Table 1. The Crowe Critical Appraisal Tool quality assessment.
Category | [25] | [23] | [22] | [27] | [24] | [26] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Preliminary | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
2. | Introduction | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
3. | Design | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
4. | Sampling | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
5. | Data Collection | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
6. | Ethics | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
7. | Results | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
8. | Discussion | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
9. | Total score (/40) | 29 | 34 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 35 |
10. | Percentage | 73% | 85% | 68% | 83% | 78% | 88% |