Table 1. Checklist of items for animal details (Domain A).
Item No. | Checklist Items | Indian journal | International journal | Pearson Chi-square value | df | p-value | ||
A. | Animal Details | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | |||
1. | Common name of animals/Animal species | 177 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 51 (100%) | 0 (0%) | - | -* | |
2. | Strain of the animals | 169 (95.48%) | 8 (4.5%) | 46 (90.19%) | 5 (9.81%) | 0.090** | ||
3. | Sub strain of the animals | 0 (0%) | 177 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 51 (100%) | - | -* | |
4. | Sex of the animals | 162 (91.53%) | 15 (8.47%) | 43 (84.31%) | 8 (15.67%) | 2.27 | 1 | 0.132* |
5. | Age or age range | 36 (20.34%) | 141 (79.66%) | 3 (5.88%) | 48 (94.12%) | 5.836 | 1 | 0.016* |
6. | Weight (mean) | 160 (90.4%) | 17 (9.6%) | 47 (92.15%) | 4 (7.85%) | 1.000** | ||
7. | Genetic modification status | 0 (0%) | 177 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 51 (100%) | - | -* | |
8. | Genotype | 0 (0%) | 177 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 51 (100%) | - | -* | |
9. | Housing and husbandry | 148 (83.62%) | 29 (16.38%) | 51 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 9.574 | 1 | 0.002* |
10. | Source of the animals | 91 (51.41%) | 86 (48.59%) | 30 (58.82%) | 21 (41.18%) | 0.873 | 1 | 0.350 |
11. | Health and immune status of animals | 0 (0%) | 180 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 51 (100%) | - | - | |
12. | Drug used or drug naïve | 1 (0.55%) | 176 (99.44%) | 0 (0%) | 51 (100%) | 1.000** | ||
13. | Previous procedure | 0 (0%) | 177 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 51 (100%) | - | - | |
14. | Sample size calculation | 0 (0%) | 180 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 51 (100%) | - | - | |
15. | Sample size (No. of animals utilized for the study) | 150 (84.75%) | 27 (15.25%) | 47 (92.15%) | 4 (7.85%) | 1.851 | 1 | 0.174* |
16. | No. of control/ experimental groups | 154 (87.00%) | 23 (13.00%) | 48 (94.11%) | 3 (5.89%) | 1.982 | 1 | 0.159* |
17. | Randomization as per recommendation in ARRIVE guidelines | 0 (0%) | 177 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 51 (100%) | - | - |