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Table 2 Quality assessment of RCTs studies (Jada Scores)

From: Does the use of hernia mesh in surgical inguinal hernia repairs cause male infertility? A systematic review and descriptive analysis

Study ID

Registration no.

Adequate sequence generation/scores(point)

Allocation concealment/scores(point)

Blinding/scores (point)

Follow-up/withdraw/scores(point)

Total Jada scores

Bansal 2017 [13]

CTRI009469

Yes(2)

Yes(2)

No(0)

Yes(1)

5

Peeters 2014 [28]

NCT00925067

Yes(2)

Yes(2)

No(0)

Yes(1)

5

Singh 2012 [29]

NS

Yes (2)

Yes(2)

No(0)

Yes(1)

5

Peeters 2010 [10]

NCT00925067

Yes (2)

Yes(2)

No(0)

Yes(1)

5

Sucullu 2010 [35]

NS

Yes(2)

Yes(2)

No(0)

Yes(1)

5

Akbulut 2003 [44]

NS

Yes (1)

Unclear(1)

No(0)

Yes(1)

3

Aydede 2003 [45]

NS

Yes (2)

Yes(2)

No(0)

Yes(1)

5

  1. 1–3 points considered as low quality; 4–7 points considered as high quality