Table 2.
Methodological quality assessment
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | Q6 | Q7 | Q8 | Q9 | Q10 | Q11 | Q12 | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipungu et al., 2017 | y | y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | y | y | y | y | y | 100% |
| Choko et al., 2011 | y | y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | y | y | y | y | n | 86% |
| Indravudh et al., 2017 | y | y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | y | y | y | y | y | 100% |
| Ritchwood et al., 2019 | y | y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | y | y | y | y | y | 100% |
| Burke et al., 2017 | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 100/% |
| Choko et al., 2017 | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 100% |
| Conserve et al., 2018 | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 100% |
| Conserve et al., 2018 | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 100% |
| Harichund et al., 2018 | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 100% |
| Jennings et al., 2017 | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 100% |
| Kelvin et al., 2016 | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 100% |
| Knight et al., 2017 | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 100% |
| Makusha et al., 2015 | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 100% |
| Martinez Perez et al., 2016 | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 100% |
| Matovu et al., 2018 | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 100% |
| Ngure et al., 2017 | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 100% |
*Y yes; *N no; C can’t tell
Screening questions (for all types)
● Q1: Are there clear research questions?
● Q2: Do the collected data allow to address the research questions?
Qualitative
● Q3: Is the qualitative approach appropriate to answer the research question?
● Q4: Are the qualitative data collection methods adequate to address the research question?
● Q5: Are the findings adequately derived from the data?
● Q6: Is the interpretation of results sufficiently substantiated by data?
● Q7: Is there coherence between qualitative data sources, collection, analysis and interpretation?
Mixed methods
● Q8: Is there an adequate rationale for using a mixed methods design to address the research question?
● Q9: Are the different components of the study effectively integrated to answer the research question?
● Q10: Are the outputs of the integration of qualitative and quantitative components adequately interpreted?
● Q11: Are divergences and inconsistencies between quantitative and qualitative results adequately addressed?
● Q12: Do the different components of the study adhere to the quality criteria of each tradition of the methods involved?