Table 1.

List of criteria based on the critical appraisal skills programme tool for descriptive/cross-sectional studies to assess the quality of articles on domestic violence against infertile women23

Value	Study participants
A	Was the sample representative of a defined population?
B	A description is included of at least two socio-demographic variables (e.g. age, sex, economical status, educational status, etc.)
C	Inclusion and/or exclusion criteria are provided
D	Participation rates (defined as the % age of eligible patients who gave their informed consent) are included and these rates exceed 70%
E	Information is given about the ratio between non-responders versus responders
	Violence assessment
F	A standard questionnaire is used
G	Are measurement tools available or described?
H	Is the method of reliability and its measures justified?
	Study design
I	Is the setting for data collection justified?
J	Is the sample size sufficient?
K	Is the method of sampling justified?
L	A primary objective of the study is to examine the DV in infertile women
M	It is clear how the data were collected (e.g. interview, questionnaire)
	Results
N	Are the results significant and meaningful (P value)?
O	Is there a summary of the bottom-line result of the trial in one sentence (key findings)?
P	Is there an in-depth description of the analytic process?
Q	Is sufficient data presented to support the findings?
R	Are the findings explicit?

DV = domestic violence.