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Table 1 Risk bias assessment of included 22 studies

From: Adherence to evidence-based implementation of antimicrobial treatment guidelines among prescribers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author and publication year

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

Total

%

Boonstra et al., 2005

9

9

7

9

8

9

9

9

9

78

96

Boonstra et al., 2002

9

7

9

7

9

9

8

9

8

75

93

Mashalla et al., 2017

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

80

99

Borchert et al., 1999

9

9

8

8

9

8

8

9

8

76

94

Eticha and Gemechu, 2021

9

9

9

9

8

9

8

7

8

76

94

Prah et al., 2017

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

80

99

Sefah et al., 2021

7

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

79

98

Owusu et al., 2022

9

9

9

8

9

9

9

9

8

79

98

Bosibori , 2016

9

8

9

9

8

9

9

9

9

79

98

Bello, 2021

9

9

9

8

9

9

9

9

9

80

99

Sibande et al., 2022

7

9

9

8

9

9

8

9

9

78

96

Niaz et al., 2020

9

9

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

80

99

Akpabio et al., 2014

9

9

9

8

9

8

9

9

9

79

98

Govender, Suleman and Perumal-Pillay., 2021

9

9

9

8

9

9

9

8

9

79

98

Gasson, Blockman and Willems , 2018

7

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

78

96

Mayiste et al., 2017

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

81

100

Otim et al ., 2021

9

9

9

9

 

9

9

9

8

79

98

Musa, Harron and Maatoug., 2019

9

9

9

7

8

9

8

9

9

74

91

Wiedenmayer et al., 2021

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

81

100

Budimu et al., 2020

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

77

95

Obakiro et al., 2021

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

81

100

Miyanda, Siame and Chisulo., 2022

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

9

9

76

94

ROB in % is

         

97%