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Table 2 Quality Assessment of Included Quasi-Experimental Studies

From: Structural interventions that affect racial inequities and their impact on population health outcomes: a systematic review

Study

JBI Checklist for Quasi-Experimental Studies

1. Clear cause and effect

2. Similar participants in comparisons

3. Participants received similar treatment

4. Control group

5. Multiple outcome measurements

6. Follow up complete or differences described

7. Outcomes measured in same way

8. Reliable outcome measurement

9. Appropriate statistical analysis

Overall scorea/Possible score

Ratingb

Arons, 2016 [49]

Yes

Unclear

No

No

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

5/8

Moderate

Averett, 2012 [39]

Yes

Unclear

No

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

6/8

Moderate

Balan-Cohen, 2009 [40]

Yes

Unclear

No

No

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

5/8

Moderate

Booshehri, 2021 [50]

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

6/8

Moderate

Braga, 2020 [41]

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

6/8

Moderate

Bruckner, 2013 [42]

Yes

Unclear

No

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

6/8

Moderate

Bruzelius, 2019 [54]

Yes

N/A

Yes

No

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

6/6

High

Cloud, 2019 [64]

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

No

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

5/8

Moderate

Clough, 2017 [43]

Yes

N/A

N/A

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

4/7

Moderate

Coles, 2010 [61]

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

No

No

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

4/8

Low

Conrad, 2017 [51]

Yes

No

No

No

Unclear

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

4/8

Low

Feir, 2016 [65]

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

6/8

Moderate

Furzer, 2020 [67]

Yes

Unclear

No

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

6/8

Moderate

Goldstein, 2020 [44]

Yes

Unclear

No

No

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

5/8

Moderate

Hamad, 2019 [62]

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

6/8

Moderate

Hamilton, 2020 [55]

Yes

No

Unclear

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

7/8

Moderate

Hatzenbuehler, 2017 [56]

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

Yes

No

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

5/9

Moderate

Hoynes, 2015 [45]

Yes

Unclear

No

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

6/8

Moderate

Jia, 2020 [52]

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Unclear

Yes

5/8

Moderate

Komro, 2019 [47]

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

7/8

High

Kong, 2014 [53]

Yes

No

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

5/9

Moderate

Larson, 2019 [66]

Yes

N/A

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Yes

4/8

Low

Potochnick, 2017 [57]

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

7/8

Moderate

Rosenquist, 2020 [48]

Yes

Unclear

No

No

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

5/9

Moderate

Sudhinaraset, 2020 [63]

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

5/8

Moderate

Torche, 2019 [58]

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

7/8

High

Vargas, 2017 [59]

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

Yes

No

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

5/8

Moderate

Venkataramani, 2017 [60]

Yes

No

Unclear

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

6/8

Moderate

  1. N/A not applicable
  2. aOnly items that received a “Yes” were counted toward the overall score
  3. bRatings were based on the proportion of possible criteria met by the study (≤50% Low; 51–75% Moderate, > 75% High)
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