Table 2.

Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for analytical cross-sectional studies, 2020.

Studies	Clear criteria for inclusion	Detail description of study subject and setting	Reliability and validity of study tools	Used standard criteria or objective	Identify cofounding factor	Strategy dealing with cofounders	Outcome measured in a valid way	Appropriate statistical analysis used	Overall score (%)
Belete et al. [40]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	100
Erku et al. [37]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	87.5
Shiferaw et al. [38]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	87.5
Solomon et al. [42]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes0	Yes	Yes	Yes	100
Nega et al. [41]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	100
Kantelhardt et al. [39]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	87.5
Lielt et al. [36]	Yes	No	Yes	Unclear	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	75