Table 3.

Study settings of tools based on the WHO regions and World Bank category

WHO regions	Number of tools	%
Americas	63	43
Africa	39	26
Western Pacific	34	23
South-East Asia	9	6
Eastern Mediterranean	1	1
Europe	1	1
Sub total	147a	100

Category of country		%
High income countries (HIC)	85	59
Middle income countries (MIC)	43	29
Low income countries (LIC)	17	12
Sub total	145b	100
Total	144	100

- Nursing Community Apgar Questionnaire (NCAQ) [11, 12]: America and Western Pacific.

- Virtual Community of Practice (VCoP) [13–15]: Africa and Western Pacific.

- Community-Centred Practice Framework (CCPF) [16]: America and Western Pacific.

^aThree tools were identified in two different regions: - NCAQ [11, 12], - VCoP [13–15], - CCPF [16]

^bOne tool was developed in HIC and LMIC (VCoP): [13–15].