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
Article Type Editorial
Article Subtype Comment/letter
First Author Country United States
Aim A letter highlighting limitations of one published systematic review with a meta-analysis of anal human papillomavirus among men.
Level of Investigation Descriptive
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,
Number of systematic reviews included 1
Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed 1
Treatment impacted No
Treatment impacted description
Interpretation impacted Not Applicable
Interpretation impacted description