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Table 1 Critical appraisal of the included studies, 2021

From: Prevalence and factors associated with depression among older adults in the case of a low-income country, Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Included articles

Criterion No (items included to appraise prevalence studies).

Total (%)

Overall quality

Author

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

%

 

Yimer YM. et al. (34)

2021

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

100

High

Mulat N. et al. (33)

2021

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

100

High

Jemal K. et al. (20)

2021

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

100

High

Abate T. et al. (51)

2020

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

100

High

Mezemir Y. et al. (49)

2020

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

100

High

Amha H. et al. (19)

2020

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

100

High

Bekele GT. et al. (50)

2020

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

100

High

Abdu AO et al. (52)

2020

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

100

High

Habte E. & Takele T. (27)

2018

X

√

X

√

X

√

√

√

√

66.7%

Medium

Mirkena Y. et al. (12)

2018

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

100

High

Girma M. et al. (48)

2016

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

100

High

√ =Yes, criterion fulfilled, X = No, criterion not fulfilled

   
  1. Item 1: Was the sample frame appropriate to address the target population? Item 2: Were study participants sampled appropriately? Item 3: Was the sample size adequate? Item 4: Were the study subjects and the setting described in detail? Item 5: Was the data analysis conducted with sufficient coverage of the identified sample? Item 6: Were valid methods used for the identification of the condition? Item 7: Was the condition measured in a standard, reliable way for all participants? Item 8: Was there an appropriate statistical analysis? Item 9: Was the response rate adequate?