| QUESTIONS | YEA | PARTIALLY REPORTED | NOT |
| 1. Were the research objectives reported? | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. Is the qualitative methodology adequate? | 7 |
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| 3. Was the research design adequate to achieve the proposed objectives? | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. Was the recruitment strategy adequate to the research objectives? | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. Were the data collected in a way that addressed the research question? | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. Has the relationship between the researcher and the participants been properly considered? | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. Have ethical issues been considered? | 5 | 1 [16] | 1 [18] |
| 8. Was the data analysis rigorous enough? | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 9. Were the results reported clearly? | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10. Does the research contribute? | 7 | 0 | 0 |