Table 3 Study quality assessment
Author (year) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | Q6 | Q7 | Q8 | Q9 | Q10 | Total score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. a) Quantitative African studies (mean) | 1 | 1 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.94 | 0.40 | 0.25 | 0.13 | 0.81 | 0 | 6.06/10 |
Aandstad [45] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5/10 |
Bovet [27] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8/10 |
Croteau [38] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6/10 |
Gibson [39] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6/10 |
Guthold [6] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8/9 |
Hampshire [46] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5/10 |
Larsen [40] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5/10 |
Lennox [43] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/10 |
Muthuri [41] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7/10 |
Ojiambo [9] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7/10 |
Ojiambo [42] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5/10 |
Onywera [10] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7/10 |
Oyeyemi [29] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8/10 |
Peltzer [28] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6/10 |
Taleb [37] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5/10 |
Walker [44] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5/10 |
1. b) Qualitative African studies | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 3.25/7 |
Porter [33] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4/7 |
Porter [34] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3/7 |
Porter [35] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3/7 |
Porter [36] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3/7 |
2. Psychometric studies (mean) | 1 | 0.95 | 0.74 | 1 | 0.53 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.89 | 6.37/10 |
Bere [48] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7/10 |
Brug [49] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7/10 |
de Wit [50] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 |
Ducheyne [51] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5/10 |
Evenson [52] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7/10 |
Evenson [53] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7/10 |
Heelan [54] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 |
Hermoso [55] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5/10 |
Kelly [56] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 |
Larouche [57] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7/10 |
McDonald [58] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7/10 |
Mendoza [59] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 |
Murtagh [13] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 |
Oyeyemi [29] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5/10 |
Philippaerts [60] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6/10 |
Rodriguez [61] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7/10 |
Rosenberg [62] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7/10 |
Singh [63] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 |
Suminski [64] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8/10 |