Table 2 Number and percentage of ‘justifying’ articles and number of justifications stated by ‘justifying’ articles
How many justifications were provided by the ‘justifying’ articles? | BMJ | BJHP | SHI | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
One justification | 6 | 17 | 19 | 42 (70%) |
Two justifications | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 (25%) |
Three justifications | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.7%) |
Four justifications | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (3.3%) |
Total N of ‘justifying’ articles | 10 | 26 | 24 | 60 |
(out of eligible articles) | (21) | (53) | (140) | (214) |
% of ‘justifying’ articles | 47.6 | 49.1 | 17.1 | 28 |