Table 1

Checklist for quality of studies included in systematic review of evidence on prevalence, aetiology, treatment, and prevention of anxiety and depressive disorders in Pakistan

Study	Explicit aims	Sample size justification or adequate	Justification sample representative of population	Inclusion and exclusion criteria stated	Reliability and validity of measures justified	Response rate and drop out specified	Data adequately described	Statistical significance assessed	Discussion of generalisability	Null findings interpreted
Ali et al 1993^w1	Yes	Yes	No	In part	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Ali et al 2000^w2	Yes	Yes	Yes	In part	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Bender 2001^w3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dodani et al 2000^w4	Yes	No	No	In part	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Gadit et al 1998^w5	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	NA	Yes	NA
Gadit 2001^w6	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	In part	NA	Yes	NA
Hussain et al 2000^w7	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Javed et al 1991^w8	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	NA	No	No	No	No
Javed 1994^w9	Yes	No	No	In part	Yes	NA	No	No	Yes	No
Malik et al 1999^w10	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	NA	Yes	NA	Yes	NA
Malik et al 2000^w11	Yes	NA	NA	NA	Yes	NA	No	NA	NA	NA
Minhas et al 2001^w12	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	NA	In part	NA	Yes	NA
Mumford et al 1996^w13	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mumford et al 1997^w14	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mumford et al 2000^w15	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Naeem 1992^w16	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	NA	In part	Yes	No	Yes
Rabbani 1999^w17	Yes	NA	Yes	In part	NA	Yes	Yes	NA	In part	NA
Rabbani et al 2000^w18	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Saeed et al 2000^w19	Yes	No	No	In part	Yes	Yes	In part	NA	No	NA
Saeed et al 2000^w20	Yes	No	No	In part	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No

NA=Not applicable.