Table 1.
Summary table of measures with number of measures categorized by concept and counted by qualitative or qualitative data collection method
| Social participation theme | Sub theme | Concept | Qualitative measures (n) | Quantitative measures (n) | Total measures (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacities | Government communication skills | Ability to listen | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Capacities | Government communication skills | Ability to negotiate with civil society | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Capacities | Government communication skills | Ability to provide feedback | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Capacities | Government communication skills | Clarity of communication | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Capacities | Government communication skills | Public awareness of the participatory space | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Capacities | Government recognition skills | Perceived added value of participation | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Capacities | Government technical skills | Participant perception of facilitation | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Capacities | Government technical skills | Participant perception of space design | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Capacities | Population communication skills | Ability to negotiate | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Capacities | Population communication skills | Ability to speak publicly | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Capacities | Population recognition skills | Perceived usefulness of participation | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Capacities | Population recognition skills | Perception of empowerment | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Capacities | Population technical skills | Capacity to engage | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Capacities | Population technical skills | Technical knowledge of the issue | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Legal framework | N/A | Documented procedures and strategies for participation | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Legal framework | N/A | Participatory spaces delineated in laws and programs | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Policy uptake | N/A | Documented impact on decision-making | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Policy uptake | N/A | Link to downstream changes | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Policy uptake | N/A | Perceived impact on decision-making | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| Representativeness | N/A | Diversity | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Representativeness | N/A | Participant perception of clarity of roles | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Representativeness | N/A | Participant perception of the quality of representation | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Representativeness | N/A | Proportion of different stakeholder groups | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Sustainability | N/A | History of participation | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sustainability | N/A | Political will | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sustainability | N/A | Resources for participation | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Sustainability | N/A | Sustained attendance | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 90 | 82 | 172 |