Table 7 Joanna Briggs Institute’s critical appraisal checklist of quasi-experimental studies for study quality assessment. [26]
From: Peer counselling as an approach to improve complementary feeding practices: a narrative review
Selected quasi experimental studies strengths and limitations (n = 3) | |||||||||
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Studies | Is it clear in the study what is the cause’ and what is the ‘effect’ (i.e., there is no confusion about which variable comes first)? | Were the participants included in any comparisons similar? | Were the participants included in any comparisons receiving similar treatment/care, other than the exposure or intervention of interest? | Was there a control group? | Were there multiple measurements of the outcome both pre- and post-intervention/exposure? | Was follow up complete and if not, were differences between groups in terms of their follow up adequately described and analysed? | Were the outcomes of participants included in any comparisons measured in the same way? | Were outcomes measured in a reliable way? | Was appropriate statistical analysis used? |
Kushwaha KP et al. 2014 [29] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Singh et al. 2018 [31] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Abdullahi et al. 2019 [32] | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |