Table 2 Joanne Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal of Prevalence Studies
Criteria | Factors associated with severity of road traffic injuries (Mogaka et al. 2011 [31]) | Motorcycle injuries in a developing country and the vulnerability of riders, passengers, and pedestrians (Solagberu et al. 2006 [19]) | Motorcycle injuries in North-Central Nigeria (Nwadiaro et al. 2011 [8]) | Motorcycle-related maxillofacial injuries among Nigerian intracity road users (Oginni et al. 2006 [32]) | Patterns of morbidity and mortality amongst motorcycle riders and their passengers in Benin-City Nigeria: one-year review (Nzegwu et al. 2008 [37]) | Road traffic injuries in Kenya: a survey of commercial motorcycle drivers (Matheka et al. 2015 [33]) |
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1. Was the sample frame appropriate to address the target population? | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
2. Were study participants recruited in an appropriate way? | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
3. Was the sample size adequate? | No | No | No | No | No | Unclear |
4. Were the study subjects and setting described in detail? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
5. Was data analysis conducted with sufficient coverage of the identified sample? | Yes | No | Unclear | No | No | Yes |
6. Were valid methods used for the identification of the condition? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
7. Was the condition measured in a standard, reliable way for all participants? | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | Yes |
8. Was there appropriate statistical analysis? | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Yes |
9. Was the response rate adequate, and if not, was the low response ate managed appropriately? | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Yes |
Overall Rating | 7 out of 9 | 4 out of 9 | 3 out of 9 | 5 out of 9 | 2 out of 9 | 5 out of 9 |
Overall Appraisal | Include | Exclude | Exclude | Include | Exclude | Include |