Table 3 Data abstraction form

1. Bibliographic information

 • Study ID

 • Author, year

 • Country

 • Article title

 • Language study period (start-end)

 • Data source (medical records, multiple sources, others)

 • Type of publication (Journal article, book chapter, grey literature).

 • Data sources

 • Study population/spatial unit (Household, national, province, district facility, census tract, other)

2. Aims

 Study aims and objectives (primary and secondary)

3. Methodology

 • Visualization techniques

 • Cluster detection techniques

 • Covariate(s) selection

 • Spatial-temporal modelling approach

4. Results (does the paper report data relating to the following?)

 Key findings

 Unexpected results

5. Discussion

 Key findings

 Unexpected results

 Modeling gap(s)

 Limitations

6. Conclusions and recommendations

 Modeling issues requiring further attention

 Suggestions for improved analytical approaches for future studies