Respondents’ background knowledge on systematic reviews
| Question | Yes |
| Do you know what is systematic review? | |
| Yes | 181 (100.0%) |
| No | 0 (0.0%) |
| Have you published any systematic review before? | |
| Yes | 160 (88.4%) |
| No | 21 (11.6%) |
| Are you aware of the PRISMA guidelines? | |
| Yes | 166 (91.7%) |
| No | 15 (8.3%) |
| Do you follow the PRISMA guidelines when conducting and reporting your systematic review? | |
| Yes | 140 (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 response | 15 (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.