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Table 3 Mean percentage compliance of studies with STARD according to geographical area of publication

From: The quality of reporting of primary test accuracy studies in obstetrics and gynaecology: application of the STARD criteria

Area of publication

Mean percentage compliance obstetrics (%) [number of studies]

Mean percentage compliance gynaecology (%) [number of studies]

Africa

66.7% [1]

No studies

Asia

49.3% [8]

41.1% [12]

Canada

56.3% [8]

No studies

Eastern europe

51.7% [16]

39/3% [5]

Japan

50% [7]

47.5% [4]

Latin America

No studies

45% [2]

Oceania

56.3% [8]

33.3% [1]

United States of America

49.7% [44]

38/7% [29]

Western Europe

49.1% [104]

42.4% [52]