Table 2 Percentage of studies meeting the quality assessment criteria, by research design and by topic
Credibility (“yes”) | Description of context (“yes”) | Rigour in conduct (score 4) | Description of analysis (“yes”) | Depth detail and richness (“yes”) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Qualitative studies | |||||
TB review (n = 21) | 13 (62%) | 12(57%) | 7 (33%) | 8 (38%) | 10 (48%) |
Malaria review (n = 19) | 13 (68%) | 11 (58%) | 1 (5%) | 10 (53%) | 7 (37%) |
Total (n = 40) | 26 (65%) | 23 (58%) | 8 (20%) | 18 (45%) | 17 (43%) |
Mixed methods studies | |||||
TB review (n = 14) | 4 (29%) | 3 (21%) | 2(14%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (7%) |
Malaria review (n = 24) | 8 (33%) | 17 (71%) | 2 (8%) | 9 (38%) | 6 (25%) |
Total (n = 38) | 12 (32%) | 20 (53%) | 4 (11%) | 10 (26%) | 7 (18%) |