Table 2 Critical appraisal for cross sectional studies (n = 4)
From: A scoping review on the association of early childhood caries and maternal gender inequality
Author (Publication year) | Were the criteria for inclusion in the sample clearly defined? | Were the study subjects and the setting described in detail? | Was the exposure measured in a valid and reliable way? | Were objective, standard criteria used for measurement of the condition? | Were confounding factors identified? | Were strategies to deal with confounding factors stated? | Were the outcomes measured in a valid and reliable way? | Was appropriate statistical analysis used? | Overall (Include, exclude, seek further) Comment for exclude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Meedani et al. [24] (2016) | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Include |
Kato et al. [21] (2017) | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Include |
Sun [23] (2020) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Include |
Schüler et al. [20] (2020) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Include |