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Table 4 Methodological quality assessment for qualitative studies

From: Should community health workers offer support healthcare services to survivors of sexual violence? a systematic review

Rating section

Barron, 2013 [47]

Itzhaky, 2001 [48]

Merkin, 1995 [50]

Rossman, 1999 [51]

Tanabe, 2013 [52]

Zraly, 2011 [53]

1.1 Is a qualitative approach appropriate?

Appropriate

Appropriate

Appropriate

Appropriate

Appropriate

Appropriate

1.2 Is the study clear in what it seeks to do?

Clear

Mixed

Mixed

Unclear

Clear

Mixed

2.1 How defensible/rigorous is the research design/methodology?

Defensible

Defensible

Not defensible

Not defensible

Defensible

Defensible

3.1 How well was the data collection carried out?

Appropriate

Appropriate

Inadequately reported

Inadequately reported

Appropriate

Appropriate

4.1 Is the context clearly described?

Clear

Clear

Unclear

Unclear

Clear

Clear

4.2 Were the methods reliable?

Reliable

Reliable

Unreliable

Unreliable

Unreliable

Unreliable

5.1 Are the data ‘rich’?

Rich

Not sure/not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Rich

Rich

5.2 Is the analysis reliable?

Reliable

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Unreliable

Reliable

5.3 Are the findings convincing?

Convincing

Not convincing

Not convincing

Convincing

Convincing

Convincing

5.4 Are the conclusions adequate?

Adequate

Adequate

Adequate

Adequate

Adequate

Adequate

6.1 Was the study approved by an ethics committee?

Yes

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Yes

Yes

6.2 Is the role of the researcher clearly described?

Clear

Not clear

Not clear

Not reported

Clear

Clear

As far as can be ascertained from the paper, how well was the study conducted?

++

+

–

–

++

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