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Table 2 Summary of Drummond evaluation of methodological quality

From: Economic evaluation of HIV testing options for low-prevalence high-income countries: a systematic review

Drummond criteria

Cipriano LE et al., 2012 [44]

Sanders GD et al., 2010 [46]

Dowdy DW et al., 2011 [45]

Paltiel AD et al., 2005 [47]

Walensky RP et al., 2005 [48, 49]

Well-defined question?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Can’t tell

Can’t tell

Adequate description of comparators?

Yes

Yes

Can’t tell

Can’t tell

Can’t tell

Evidence of effectiveness?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Relevant costs/consequences?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Can’t tell

Can’t tell

Costs/consequences accurately measured?

No

No

Can’t tell

Can’t tell

Can’t tell

Were the valuation costs/consequences credible?

Yes

Can’t tell

Can’t tell

Can’t tell

Can’t tell

Was discounting used as appropriate?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Were incremental analyses appropriately reported?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Were sensitivity analyses reported?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Was the discussion adequate?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Percent of criteria met

90%

80%

70%

50%

50%