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Table 1 Quality Assessment of Included Systematic Reviews

From: Community engagement interventions for communicable disease control in low- and lower- middle-income countries: evidence from a review of systematic reviews

Author, year

Is there a well-defined Question?

Is there a defined search strategy?

Are inclusion/exclusion criteria stated?

Are the primary study designs and number of studies clearly stated?

Have the primary studies been quality assessed?

Have the studies been appropriately synthesized?

Has more than one author been involved at each stage of the review process?

Overall score (out of 7)

Cornish et al., 2014) [7]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

6

Prost et al., 2014) [23]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

7

Skevington et al., 2013) [20]

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Unclear

4

Farnsworth et al., 2014) [2]

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Unclear

3

Atkinson et al., 2011 [25]

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

4

Kerrigan et al., 2013 [8]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

7

Kerrigan et al., 2015 [9]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

6

Nachega et al., 2016 [21]

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

4

Musa et al., 2014 [27]

No

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Unclear

4

Gilmore and McAuliffe, 2013 [24]

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

5

Medley et al., 2009 [22]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

7

Salimi et al., 2012 [28]

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

4

Okwundu et al., 2013 [26]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

6

Total

6/13

12/13

11/13

11/13

11/13

12/13

4/13

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