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. 2020 Mar 14;20:65. doi: 10.1186/s12874-020-00944-w

Table 5.

Missing data methods used in the analysis

CHARACTERISTICS n %
Major methods used for analysis
 Complete case analysis 24 100
 Single imputation 2 8
 Multiple Imputation 11 46
 Instrumental variables 2 8
 Heckman’s selection model 9 38
 Other methods 13 54
Other methods used
 Age standardization 2 8
 Upper bounds and lower bounds 1 4
 Copulae models 2 8
 Logistic prediction models 1 4
 Refusal rate adjustment 1 4
 Mobility rate adjustment 1 4
 Random effect bias model 1 4
 HIV self-report imputation 1 4
 Prevalence ratio inflation factor 1 4
 HIV risk ratio adjustment 1 4
 Network imputation using recruitment chain 1 4
 Conditional probability equations 1 4
Maximum number of methods used per study
 2 14 58
 3 8 34
 4 2 8