Disinfection of Stethoscope and Non-Infrared Thermometer: Practices of Physicians in Ethiopia in the Era of COVID-19
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SciScore for 10.1101/2020.08.14.20174433: (What is this?)
Please note, not all rigor criteria are appropriate for all manuscripts.
Table 1: Rigor
Institutional Review Board Statement Consent: Study Design and Setting: This was a cross-sectional online survey conducted in Ethiopia from June 1 to 20, 2020 using Google form with a consent form appended to it. Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Sex as a biological variable not detected. Table 2: Resources
No key resources detected.
Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:Limitations: This study has a number of limitations. First, …
SciScore for 10.1101/2020.08.14.20174433: (What is this?)
Please note, not all rigor criteria are appropriate for all manuscripts.
Table 1: Rigor
Institutional Review Board Statement Consent: Study Design and Setting: This was a cross-sectional online survey conducted in Ethiopia from June 1 to 20, 2020 using Google form with a consent form appended to it. Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Sex as a biological variable not detected. Table 2: Resources
No key resources detected.
Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:Limitations: This study has a number of limitations. First, recall bias may have affected our results. Second, external validation survey responses regarding direct observation on the physician’s disinfection practices were not executed. Third, the potential for social desirability biases among survey respondents are present, although the low reported stethoscope and non-infrared thermometer disinfections after ever use suggest that responses may not reflect the physicians’ actual behaviors. Fourth, the cross-sectional nature of the survey does not allow the cause-and-effect relationship between the dependent and independent variables. Fifth, the sample size was conducted into account the proportion of stethoscope disinfection practice but not for the associations of this disinfection practice, so in some cases, the power of the sample may not sufficient. And finally, this study should be generalizable for the physicians working in the healthcare facilities of this country.
Results from TrialIdentifier: No clinical trial numbers were referenced.
Results from Barzooka: We did not find any issues relating to the usage of bar graphs.
Results from JetFighter: We did not find any issues relating to colormaps.
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- No protocol registration statement was detected.
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