Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the record selection process
| Â | Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|---|
Concept | • Integrated primary-secondary health care model | • Article lacking evidence or discussion on the primary-secondary care integration (Example: A study may report the prevalence of obesity-related comorbidity and then recommending an integrated primary-secondary health care model as a recommendation. This will be excluded during the selection process) |
Context and population | • 31 low-income countries and 47 lower-middle-income countries based on the World Bank's classificationa |  |
Document type | • Peer-reviewed journal articles • Grey literature (such as policy brief or programmatic reports) • Quantitative, qualitative, mixed or multimethod research, policy analysis, methodology paper | • Chart reviews, opinion papers, case reports, editorials • Conference proceedings and posters |
Time frame | • 2000 - 2020 |  |
Reporting characteristics | • Articles are written in English • Complete articles that have been published | • Article not published in English |