Table 6.

Statistics of quality appraisal of records in this study.

	Yes		Partial		No		Unclear		NA
	Frequency	(%)	Frequency	(%)	Frequency	(%)	Frequency	(%)	Frequency	(%)
Power Calculation Reported	2	5	0	0	39	95	0	0	0	0
Inclusion/exclusion Criteria Reported	20	49	0	0	21	51	0	0	0	0
Individual Level Allocation	26	63	0	0	8	20	3	7	4	10
Random Allocation to Groups/Condition/Order	25	61	0	0	6	15	6	15	4	10
Randomization Procedure Appropriate	2	5	0	0	0	0	30	73	9	22
Groups Similar (Sociodemographic)	19	46	2	5	0	0	20	49	0	0
Group Balanced at Baseline	15	37	1	2	0	0	25	61	0	0
Participants Blind to Research Question	11	27	0	0	3	7	27	66	0	0
Clear Description of Intervention and Control	37	90	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	7
Consistency of Intervention (within and between groups)	16	39	0	0	22	54	0	0	3	7
Outcome Assessors Blind to Group Allocation	1	2	0	0	6	15	33	80	1	2
Baseline Measures Taken before the Intervention	22	54	1	2	14	34	1	2	3	7
Consistency of Data Collection	39	95	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0
All Outcomes Reported (Means and SD/SE)	14	34	0	0	27	66	0	0	0	0
All Participants Accounted for (i.e., losses/exclusions)	32	78	0	0	9	22	0	0	0	0
ITT Analysis Conducted (all data included after allocation)	0	0	0	0	6	15	31	76	4	10
Individual Level Analysis	40	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Statistical Analysis Methods Appropriate for Study Design	32	78	0	0	8	20	1	2	0	0
Sample Representative of Target Population	0	0	0	0	41	100	0	0	0	0