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Table 2 Methodological quality assessment

From: Men’s perspectives on HIV self-testing in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-synthesis

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

Q10

Q11

Q12

Score

Chipungu et al., 2017

y

y

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

y

y

y

y

y

100%

Choko et al., 2011

y

y

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

y

y

y

y

n

86%

Indravudh et al., 2017

y

y

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

y

y

y

y

y

100%

Ritchwood et al., 2019

y

y

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

y

y

y

y

y

100%

Burke et al., 2017

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

100/%

Choko et al., 2017

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

100%

Conserve et al., 2018

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

100%

Conserve et al., 2018

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

100%

Harichund et al., 2018

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

100%

Jennings et al., 2017

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

100%

Kelvin et al., 2016

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

100%

Knight et al., 2017

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

100%

Makusha et al., 2015

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

100%

Martinez Perez et al., 2016

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

100%

Matovu et al., 2018

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

100%

Ngure et al., 2017

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

100%

  1. *Y yes; *N no; C can’t tell
  2. Screening questions (for all types)
  3. Q1: Are there clear research questions?
  4. Q2: Do the collected data allow to address the research questions?
  5. Qualitative
  6. Q3: Is the qualitative approach appropriate to answer the research question?
  7. Q4: Are the qualitative data collection methods adequate to address the research question?
  8. Q5: Are the findings adequately derived from the data?
  9. Q6: Is the interpretation of results sufficiently substantiated by data?
  10. Q7: Is there coherence between qualitative data sources, collection, analysis and interpretation?
  11. Mixed methods
  12. Q8: Is there an adequate rationale for using a mixed methods design to address the research question?
  13. Q9: Are the different components of the study effectively integrated to answer the research question?
  14. Q10: Are the outputs of the integration of qualitative and quantitative components adequately interpreted?
  15. Q11: Are divergences and inconsistencies between quantitative and qualitative results adequately addressed?
  16. Q12: Do the different components of the study adhere to the quality criteria of each tradition of the methods involved?