Table 3: Appropriateness analysis of reviewed literatures.
| Appropriateness index | Patel 2016 | Marra 2013 | Chen 2011 | Allegranzi 2010 | Rosenthal 2005 | Kampiatu 2015 | Li 2014 | Sharma 2013 |
| Study bias | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Sample size randomisation | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Evidence attrition | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Allocation concealment | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |