Table 2

Respondents’ background knowledge on systematic reviews

QuestionYes
Do you know what is systematic review?
 Yes181 (100.0%)
 No0 (0.0%)
Have you published any systematic review before?
 Yes160 (88.4%)
 No21 (11.6%)
Are you aware of the PRISMA guidelines?
 Yes166 (91.7%)
 No15 (8.3%)
Do you follow the PRISMA guidelines when conducting and reporting your systematic review?
 Yes140 (77.3%)
 No (not required by journals)10 (5.5%)
 No (other reasons)3 (1.7%)
 Not applicable (did not conduct any systematic reviews)13 (7.2%)
 No response15 (8.3%)
Importance of following PRISMA guidelines in conducting and reporting systematic review (1–10)8.66 (1.40)
95% CI 8.45 to 8.88
  • PRISMA, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.