Table 2

Quality appraisal studies reporting qualitative data (CASP tool)

First author and date (listed in chronological, then alphabetical order)Was there a clear statement of aims?Is a qualitative method appropriate?Research design appropriate to research aims?Recruitment strategy appropriate to research aims?Data collected to address research issue?Relationship between researcher and participants considered?Have ethical issues been considered?Was the data analysis sufficiently rigorous?Clear statement of findings?Quality rating:
Poor≤3
Fair=4–5
Good≥6
Foggin 200623YesYesYesCannot tellYesCannot tellCannot tellCannot tellNoFair
Hemson 200726YesYesYesCannot tellCannot tellCannot tellCannot tellCannot tellYesFair
Geere 2010 and 46YesYesYesYesYesCannot tellYesCannot tellYesGood
Domènech 201247YesYesYesCannot tellYesCannot tellCannot tellCannot tellYesFair
Stevenson 201234YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesGood
Yallew, 201235YesYesYesCannot tellYesCannot tellYesCannot tellYesGood
Asaba 201331YesYesYesYesCannot tellCannot tellNoCannot tellNoFair
Robson 201332YesYesCannot tellCannot tellCannot tellCannot tellNoCannot tellYesPoor
House 201448YesYesCannot tellCannot tellCannot tellCannot tellCannot tellCannot tellYesPoor
Isoke 201449YesYesYesYesYesCannot tellCannot tellCannot tellYesGood
Mukhulani 201450YesYesYesCannot tellCannot tellCannot tellCannot tellCannot tellYesFair
Schatz 201451YesYesYesYesYesCannot tellCannot tellYesYesGood
Bisung 201552YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesGood
Sarkar 201553YesYesYesYesYesYesYesCannot tellYesGood
Subbaraman 201554YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesGood
Ghosh 201655YesYesYesYesYesCannot tellYesYesYesGood
Mbereko 201656NoYesCannot tellYesYesYesCannot tellYesYesGood
Zolnikov 201657YesYesYesYesYesCannot tellCannot tellYesYesGood
Ayoade 201758YesYesCannot tellCannot tellYesCannot tellNoCannot tellNoPoor
Mercer 201759YesYesYesYesYesCannot tellYesYesCannot tellGood
Thomas 201844YesYesCannot tellCannot tellCannot tellCannot tellNoCannot tellCannot tellPoor