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Table 1 Tabulated inclusion and exclusion criteria for selecting articles for review

From: Assessing trauma care health systems in low- and middle-income countries, a protocol for a systematic literature review and narrative synthesis

 

Include

Exclude

Type of article

Primary quantitative, qualitative or mixed method study

Literature review

Report or guideline from national or international health organisation

Case reports, academic letter, correspondence or conference proceedings

Type of conditions or care setting

Trauma and injury (used interchangeably) care

Mental health

Non-urgent care, primary care, elective care as the main focus of assessment

Non-trauma emergency care

Non-accidental injury in children

Disaster management

Subject of study

Whole health system assessment

Assessment of health-seeking behaviour

Assessment of community perception of health care access and quality

Assessment of health system access

Assessment of health system care quality including technical and patient-centred care

Measurement of population health profiles and patterns

Research evaluating interventions, diagnostic tests, medicines or technologies

Study setting according to World Bank Income Classification 2018

Includes low- or lower middle- or upper middle-income country

High-income country only