Reporting item | Studies not citing references | Studies citing database references | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | (n = 85) | Any type of reference (n = 137) | Published studies (n = 87) | Other type of reference (n = 66) |
Linkage between data sources, n (%) | 15(17.6) | 38(27.7) | 20(23.0) | 20(30.3) |
Type of data source reported, n (%) | 79(92.9) | 123(89.8) | 80(92.0) | 57(86.4) |
Name of database reported, n (%) | 70(82.4) | 125(91.2) | 80(92.0) | 60(90.9) |
Coverage of data source, n (%) | 77(90.6) | 134(97.8) | 86(98.9) | 64(97.0) |
Categories of specific country, n (%) | 77(90.6) | 129(94.2) | 83(95.4) | 63(95.5) |
Data resource§, n (%) | 25(29.4) | 105(76.6) | 70(80.5) | 51(77.3) |
Data collected**, n (%) | 42(49.4) | 109(79.6) | 76(87.4) | 48(72.7) |
Timeframe of database, n (%) | 18(21.2) | 63(46.0) | 47(54.0) | 26(39.4) |