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. 2023 Sep 11;23:593. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08585-2

Table 2.

Characteristics of included studies in the literature review

Characteristic Number Percentage of total%
(n = 46)
Study Type
Primary research paper 9 19.6%
Commentary 1 2.2%
Conceptual Analysis 3 6.5%
Cross-sectional 6 13.0%
Editorial 2 4.3%
Field Study 2 4.3%
Narrative Review 1 2.2%
Perspective 3 6.5%
Review 19 41.3%
Sector
Animal 7 15.2%
Human 37 80.4%
Human and Animal 2 4.3%
Year of publication
2000–2005 1 2.2%
2006–2010 3 6.5%
2011–2015 7 15.2%
2016–2021 35 76.1%
Scope of Articles
Challenges 46 100.0%
Successes 43 93.5%