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Table 2 Quality assessment of selected papers across various study designs

From: A scoping review exploring oral health inequalities in India: a call for action to reform policy, practice and research

Type of Study Design

High Quality Percentage (number)

Medium Quality Percentage (number)

Low Quality Percentage (number)

Cross sectional study

12.8% (5)

84.6% (33)

2.6% (1)

Narrative review

4.8% (1)

9.5% (2)

85.7% (18)

Content analysis/Survey

-

100% (3)

-

Commentary

-

50% (1)

50% (1)

Prospective Cohort Study

100% (1)

-

-

Short communication

-

100% (1)

-

Mixed method study

100% (1)

-

-

Case study

-

100% (1)

-

Workshop Report

-

-

100% (1)*

Program evaluation

-

100% (1)

-

  1. *- This paper was included due to its focus on health inequalities in a specific disadvantaged group and presented practical approaches for driving policies