Table 6 Critical appraisal of quantitative studies reporting retention
No | Study | MMAT Section 3a for quantitative non-randomized studies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
Are the participants representative of the target population? | Are measurements appropriate regarding both the outcome and intervention (or exposure)? | Are there complete outcome data? | Are the confounders accounted for in the design and analysis?b | During the study period, is the intervention administered (or exposure occurred) as intended?b | ||
S7 | Cunningham et al., 2022 [75] | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
S9 | Farid et al., 2022 [77] | Yes | No | Can't tell | No | No |
S11 | Garg et al., 2022 [79] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
S13 | Gomes et al., 2022 [81] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
S15 | Hoffman et al., 2022 [83] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
S26 | Nguyen et al., 2021 [94] | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
S31 | Roy et al., 2023 [99] | Yes | Yes | Can't tell | No | No |
# meeting quality criteria | 4/7 | 6/7 | 5/7 | 2/7 | 3/7 | |