The Prevalence of low back pain in Africa: a systematic review

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Table 6

Critical appraisal of epidemiological studies

Criterion no.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	%	MA
Mulimba 1990¹⁹	√	X	X	√	√	√	NA	NA	X	X	X	X	40	N
Bezzaoucha 1992²¹	√	X	√	√	√	√	X	NA	NA	√	X	√	70	Y
Bwanahali et al 1992²²	X	X	√	X	X	√	x	NA	NA	x	x	x	20	N
Harris 1993²⁰	X	X	√	√	√	√	X	NA	NA	X	√	√	60	N
Schierhout et al 1993²⁹	√	√	√	√	√	√	X	NA	NA	X	X	√	70	Y
Mijiyawa et al 2000²⁴	X	X	√	X	X	√	X	NA	NA	X	X	√	30	N
Omokhodion et al 2000²⁵	√	X	√	√	√	√	X	NA	NA	X	√	√	70	Y
Worku 2000¹¹	√	X	√	X	√	√	X	NA	NA	X	√	√	60	N
Wallner-Scholtfeldt et al 2000³⁰	X	√	√	√	√	√	X	NA	NA	√	√	√	80	Y
Omokhodion 2002²⁶	√	√	√	√	√	√	X	NA	NA	√	√	√	90	Y
Mbaye et al 2000²³	X	X	√	√	√	√	X	NA	NA	X	√	√	60	N
Omokhodion et al 2003¹⁵	√	√	√	√	√	√	X	NA	NA	X	X	√	70	Y
Igumbor et al 2003³¹	√	√	√	√	√	√	X	NA	NA	X	√	√	80	Y
Omokhodion 2004¹⁶	√	√	√	√	√	√	X	NA	NA	X	√	√	90	Y
Go√ender 2004³²	√	√	√	√	√	√	X	NA	NA	√	√	√	90	Y
Puckree et al 2004³³	X	X	√	X	√	√	√	NA	NA	X	X	√	50	N
Prista et al 2004²⁷	√	X	√	√	√	√	√	NA	NA	√	√	√	90	Y
Fabunmi et al 2005⁴¹	√	X	X	√	√	√	√	NA	NA	√	√	√	80	Y
Sanya et al 2005⁴²	√	x	√	√	√	√	X	NA	NA	X	√	√	70	Y
Bejia (Adol) et al 2005³⁴	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	NA	NA	√	√	√	100	Y
Jordaan et al 2005²⁸	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	NA	NA	√	√	√	100	Y
Adedoyin et al 2005³⁵	X	√	√	X	√	√	X	NA	NA	X	√	√	60	N
Bejia (hosp) et al 2005³⁶	√	√	√	√	√	√	X	NA	NA	√	√	√	90	Y
Van Vuuren et al 2005³⁷	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	NA	NA	X	√	√	90	Y
Galukande et al 2005³⁸	X	√	√	√	√	√	X	NA	NA	√	√	√	80	Y
Van Vuuren et al 2005³⁹	X	X	√	√	√	√	X	NA	NA	X	√	√	60	N
Van Vuuren et al 2006⁴⁰	√	X	√	√	√	√	X	NA	NA	X	√	√	70	Y

√ = criterion fulfilled Y = Yes MA = methodologically accepted

X = criterion not fulfilled N = No NA = not applicable