Table 2.
Quality Assessment Criteria -Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tool for prevalence studies
| Author | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | Q6 | Q7 | Q8 | Q9 | Score | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anand V et.al | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Low risk of bias |
| Bhowmick S et.al | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Moderate risk of bias |
| Venugopal V C et.al | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Moderate risk of bias |
| Pandey D. et.al | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | Moderate risk of bias |
| Gopal A. et.al | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | Moderate risk of bias |
| Verma S. et.al | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Moderate risk of bias |
| Kaurani P et.al | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Moderate risk of bias |
| Kaur T. et.al | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Low risk of bias |
| Singh PS et al | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | High risk of bias |
| Nair et al | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Moderate risk of bias |
| Ramasubramaian V. et al | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Moderate risk of bias |
| Sathe, et al | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Moderate risk of bias |
| Wakode N. et al | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Moderate risk of bias |
| Nathiya D. et.al | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Low risk of bias |
| Sebastian et.al | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Moderate risk of bias |
| Hazarika M et.al | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Low risk of bias |
| Grover S et al | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Moderate risk of bias |
| Varshney M. et.al | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Moderate risk of bias |
| Nagarajan A. et.al | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Moderate risk of bias |
| Tomar S B. et.al | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Moderate risk of bias |
| Wani FA et.al | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | High risk of bias |
| Reddy V. et.al | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Moderate risk of bias |
Q1 - Sample frame to address the target population; Q2 – Sampled in an appropriate way; Q3 - Sample size adequacy; Q4 - Study subjects and the setting described in detail; Q5 - Data analysis conducted with sufficient coverage of the identified sample; Q6 - Valid methods used for the identification of the condition; Q7 - Was the condition measured in a standard, reliable way for all participants; Q8 – Appropriate statistical analysis; Q9 - Was the response rate adequate, and if not, was it managed appropriately? (1 - Yes; 0 – No)