Table 3.
Quality Criteria | 1 point | 0 points | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Was there a well-defined comparison group? | Yes (1) | No (0) |
2 | Was the comparison group selected appropriately? | Yes (1) | No or answer to question 1 = 0 (0) |
3 | Was there an explicit link to appropriate health behavior theory? (An appropriate theory is one that targets the appropriate level of audience of individual, community, children, or adults) | Yes (1) | No (0) |
4 | Was there an adequate description of educational activities? | Yes (1) | No (0) |
5 | Were the educational activities equitable for diverse learners? (Equitable activities include the implementation of multiple types of activities such as audio, visual, interpersonal, etc) | Yes (1) | No (0) |
6 | Was there hypothesis testing of the differences between groups pertaining to net care knowledge and/or practices? | Yes (1) | No (0) |