Figure 1
The PRISMA flow diagram illustrates the process of identifying, screening, assessing eligibility, and including studies in the systematic literature review. The procedure followed the PRISMA 2020 guidelines for transparent reporting of systematic reviews.The PRISMA flow diagram presents three stages, identification, screening, and included. In the identification stage, 499 records are identified from databases, and 379 duplicate records are removed. In the screening stage, 120 records are screened, 60 records are excluded, and 60 reports are sought for retrieval, with 12 reports not retrieved. In the included stage, 48 reports are assessed for eligibility.

PRISMA 2020 flow diagram for study selection

Source: Authors’ own work

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