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Table 2 Methodological quality of the included studies based on the AMSTAR tool

From: The state of child nutrition in Ethiopia: an umbrella review of systematic review and meta-analysis reports

Author, year

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

Q10

Q11

Total

Habtewold (2018) [21]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

10

Abdurahman (2019) [17]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

9

Temesgen (2019) [23]

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Alebel (2017) [18]

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

5

Abdulahi(2017) [4]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

10

Alebel (2018) [19]

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

5

Habtewold (2019) [22]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

10

Habtewold (2019) [20]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

10

Abate (2019) [16]

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

5

  1. AMSTAR Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews
  2. Q1: A priori design; Q2: Duplicate study selection and data extraction; Q3: Search comprehensiveness; Q4: Inclusion of grey literature; Q5: Included and excluded studies provided; Q6: Characteristics of the included studies provided; Q7: Scientific quality of the primary studies assessed and documented; Q8: Scientific quality of included studies used appropriately in formulating conclusions; Q9: Appropriateness of methods used to combine studies’ findings; Q10: Likelihood of publication bias was assessed; Q11: Conflict of interest – potential sources of support were clearly acknowledged in both the systematic review and the included studies