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. 2022 Jan 27;17(1):e0262833. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262833

Table 2. The quality of the included studies.

  Was the sample frame appropriate to address the target population? Were the study participants sampled in an appropriate way? Was the sample size adequate? Were the study subjects and the setting described in detail? Was the data analysis conducted with sufficient coverage of the identified sample? Were valid methods used for the identification of the condition? Was the condition measured in a standard and reliable way for all participants? Was there appropriate statistical analysis? Was the response rate adequate, and if not, was the low response rate managed appropriately? Total score
Dominguez et al. 2006 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Not clear Yes Yes Not clear 16
Cestari et al. 2006 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Not clear Yes Yes Not clear 16
Freitag et al. 2008 Yes Yes Yes Not clear Yes Not clear Yes Yes Not clear 15
Dogramaci et al. 2009 Yes Not clear Yes Yes Yes Not clear Yes Yes Not clear 15
Misery et al. 2010 Yes Not clear No Yes No Not clear Yes Yes Not clear 11
Park et al. 2013 Yes Not clear No Yes No Not clear Yes Yes Not clear 11
Yalamanchili et al. 2015 Yes Not clear Yes Yes Yes Not clear Yes Yes Not clear 15
Ikino et al. 2015 Yes No No Yes No Not clear Yes Yes Not clear 10
Harumi et al. 2016 Yes Not clear No Not clear No Not clear Yes Yes Not clear 10
Sarkar et al. 2016 Yes Not clear Yes Yes Yes Not clear Yes Yes Not clear 15
Kothari et al. 2018 Yes Not clear Yes Yes Yes Not clear Not clear Yes Not clear 14
Anderson et al. 2019 Yes Not clear No Yes No Not clear Yes Yes Not clear 11
Pollo et al. 2018 Yes Not clear Yes Yes Yes Not clear Yes Yes Not clear 15
Jusuf et al. 2019 Yes Not clear No Yes No Not clear Yes Yes Not clear 11