- Framework of problems / Comprehensive
- Insufficient literature searches
- HPV vaccine requirements, opt-outs and providers' support: Key studies missing from a recent systematic review
| Ref ID | 734 |
| First Author | W. Calo |
| Journal | HUMAN VACCINES AND IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS |
| Year Of Publishing | 2020 |
| URL | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31339803/ |
| Keywords |
Missing data Error Vaccination Public health Searching |
| Problem(s) |
Errors in study inclusion or omission of relevant studies Insufficient literature searches |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 1 |
| Summary of Findings | The authors of the letter highlight limitations of a systematic review of knowledge, attitudes and beliefs towards compulsory vaccination published in 2019 report that insufficient search terms were used to capture immunisation literature, with no synonyms or MesH terms and across just two databases. The authors of the letter performed an adjusted search in alternative databases and retrieved eight apparently relevant studies omitted from the systematic review, which are referenced and described in the letter. |
| Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? | Not Applicable |
| Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? | No |