Heterogeneity

How it works

Comparisons

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• The review will assess heterogeneity both graphically and statistically. — Accuracy of epilepsy screening tools in community and primary care settings across countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
• Subgroup analyses will examine variation by setting, demographics, tool type, administration mode, administrator type, and epilepsy subtype. — Accuracy of epilepsy screening tools in community and primary care settings across countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
• The I² statistic will classify heterogeneity from unimportant to considerable across predefined percentage ranges. — Accuracy of epilepsy screening tools in community and primary care settings across countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
• Formal subgroup pooling will require at least five studies in a subgroup. — Accuracy of epilepsy screening tools in community and primary care settings across countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
• Analyses will be performed in Stata with the metandi command. — Accuracy of epilepsy screening tools in community and primary care settings across countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol