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. 2023 Sep 26;23:1029. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09935-1

Table 2.

Study designs, methodologies, and approaches

Design/Methodology/Approach n %
Case study 35 20.1
Commentary 26 14.9
Qualitative study 25 14.4
Review (not systematic) 21 12.1
Mixed quali/quantitative method 15 8.6
Theoretical development 13 7.5
Cross-sectional quantitative 10 5.7
Longitudinal 7 4
Critical debate 6 3.4
Systematic review or scoping review 5 2.9
Before-after study 3 1.7
Policy insight 2 1.1
Editorial 2 1.1
Letter 1 0.6
Others 3 1.7
Total 174 100