| Author and year | Was the model a dynamic (transmission) model? | Did the authors conduct uncertainty analyses on key assumptions that may have had an impact of the conclusions? | Do the results provide estimates of the change in the burden of infection due to the intervention? | Quality |
| Becker 2005 | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Moderate concerns |
| Cao 2020 | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Moderate concerns |
| Chau 2003 | Yes | No | Unclear | Major concerns |
| Choi 2020 | Unclear | No | Unclear | Major concerns |
| Day 2006 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No concerns to minor concerns |
| Fang 2020 | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Moderate concerns |
| Ferguson 2020 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No concerns to minor concerns |
| Fraser 2004 | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Moderate concerns |
| Geng 2020 | Yes | No | Yes | Major concerns |
| Gumel 2004 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No concerns to minor concerns |
| Gupta 2005 | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Moderate concerns |
| Hamidouche 2020 | Unclear | Yes | No (only very limited) | Major concerns |
| Hoertel 2020 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No concerns to minor concerns |
| Hou 2020 | Yes | Yes | No | Major concerns |
| Hsieh 2007 | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Moderate concerns |
| Hu 2020 | Yes | Yes | No (only very limited) | Major concerns |
| Koo 2020 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No concerns to minor concerns |
| Kucharski 2020 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No concerns to minor concerns |
| Liu 2020b | Yes | Yes | No (only very limited) | Major concerns |
| Lloyd‐Smith 2003 | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Moderate concerns |
| Madubueze 2020 | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Moderate concerns |
| Mubayi 2010 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No concerns to minor concerns |
| Nishiura 2004 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No concerns to minor concerns |
| Pandey 2020 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No concerns to minor concerns |
| Peak 2017 | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Moderate concerns |
| Peak 2020 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No concerns to minor concerns |
| Pourbohloul 2005 | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Moderate concerns |
| Rocklöv 2020 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No concerns to minor concerns |
| Ryu 2020 | Yes | Unclear | No (only very limited) | Major concerns |
| Semenova 2020 | Yes | No | Yes | Major concerns |
| Shen 2020 | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Moderate concerns |
| Sjödin 2020 | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Moderate concerns |
| Su 2020 | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Moderate concerns |
| Tang 2020a | Yes | Yes | Yes | No concerns to minor concerns |
| Tang 2020b | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Moderate concerns |
| Tuite 2020 | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Moderate concerns |
| Wang 2004 | Yes | Unclear | No | Major concerns |
| Wang 2020 | Unclear (but missing compartment E is an issue) | Yes | Yes | Moderate concerns |
| Wu 2020b | Yes | No | Yes | Major concerns |
| Yip 2007 | Yes | No | Unclear | Major concerns |
| Yue 2020 | Yes | No | Yes | Major concerns |
| Zhang 2017 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No concerns to minor concerns |
| Zhao 2020a | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Moderate concerns |