Table 2. Characteristics of included interventions.
| Characteristic |
Total (n = 575) |
Levels of intervention scope | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National (n = 287)2 |
Sub-national (n = 317)2 |
Facility (n = 266)2 |
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| Region 1 | n (% column) | n (% column) | n (% column) | n (% column) | ||
| Africa | 371 (64.5) | 175 (61.0) | 235 (74.1) | 196 (73.7) | ||
| Outside Africa | 110 (19.1) | 47 (16.4) | 58 (18.3) | 38 (14.3) | ||
| Africa and outside | 94 (16.3) | 65 (22.6) | 24 (7.6) | 32 (12.0) | ||
| Evidence of efficacy or effectiveness 1 | n (% column) | n (% column) | n (% column) | n (% column) | ||
| Established | 495 (86.1) | 246 (85.7) | 273 (86.1) | 238 (89.5) | ||
| Unknown | 80 (13.9) | 41 (14.3) | 44 (13.9) | 28 (10.5) | ||
| Health system element covered 2 | n (% row) 2 | n (% row) 2 | n (% row) 2 | n (% row) 2 | ||
| Tangible software | 512 (89.0) | 259 (90.2) | 285 (89.9) | 251 (94.4) | ||
| Service delivery processes | 445 (77.4) | 225 (78.4) | 245 (77.3) | 226 (85.0) | ||
| Health governance processes | 214 (37.2) | 126 (43.9) | 113 (35.6) | 115 (43.2) | ||
| Health information systems | 208 (36.2) | 108 (37.6) | 124 (39.1) | 129 (48.5) | ||
| Financial management systems | 107 (18.6) | 61 (21.3) | 61 (19.2) | 60 (22.6) | ||
| Tangible hardware | 450 (78.3) | 229 (79.8) | 253 (79.8) | 230 (86.5) | ||
| Health workforce | 377 (65.6) | 192 (66.9) | 222 (70.0) | 189 (71.1) | ||
| Health infrastructure | 175 (30.4) | 82 (28.6) | 96 (30.3) | 104 (39.1) | ||
| Health products | 173 (30.1) | 84 (29.3) | 96 (30.3) | 112 (42.1) | ||
| Intangible software | 269 (46.8) | 130 (45.3) | 153 (48.3) | 134 (50.4) | ||
| Practices | 202 (35.1) | 94 (32.8) | 117 (36.9) | 113 (42.5) | ||
| Values and norms | 113 (19.7) | 55 (19.2) | 69 (21.8) | 74 (27.8) | ||
| Relationships and power | 104 (18.1) | 59 (20.6) | 54 (17.0) | 49 (18.4) | ||
| Organizational culture | 100 (17.4) | 49 (17.1) | 55 (17.4) | 64 (24.1) | ||
| Interests and networks | 84 (14.6) | 48 (16.7) | 48 (15.1) | 44 (16.5) | ||
| Beliefs | 84 (14.6) | 35 (12.2) | 55 (17.4) | 64 (24.1) | ||
| Number of elements covered | ||||||
| Median ± interquartile range | 3.0 ± 4.0 | 3.0 ± 4.0 | 3.0 ± 4.0 | 3.0 ± 4.0 | ||
Notes:1Percentages in the column may add up to ± 100% because of rounding error.
2The numbers or percentages in the row or in the column do not add up since they are not mutually exclusive.