Methodological Assessment in a Systematic Review for Anal Human Papillomavirus among Men

Ref ID 717
First Author T. Taskin
Journal JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Year Of Publishing 2019
URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiz248
Keywords • Reproductive health
• Risk of bias
• Low reporting quality
• Publication bias
• Protocols
Problem(s) • No registered or published protocol
• Low reporting (PRISMA) quality
• No quality assessment undertaken or reported
• Poor consideration of publication bias
Number of systematic reviews included 1
Summary of Findings The authors highlight low adherence to reporting guidelines, lack of a priori protocol registration, lack of pre-specification of eligibility criteria, contribution of authors, no quality assessment or risk of bias, lack of publication bias assessment,
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? N/A
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? N/A