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. 2024 May 17;19(5):e0293197. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293197

Table 1. Research question and FINER criteria.

FINER Criteria Explanation
Feasible (F) Adequate number of published papers with adequate sample sizes
Presence of review team (Principal reviewer, Co-reviewer and Supervisor)
Affordable in 3 months of study duration
Exclude the purchased papers because this dissertation work was done by student’s fund.
Manageable in summarizing all possible influencing factors of MMR
Interesting (I) Investigated the reasons for the very low improvement of MMR
Explored different concepts of maternal deaths
Support all complete and comprehensive information necessary for making the right decisions on maternal health- and mortality reduction-related policies and strategies
Novel (N) Provided the complex issues of maternal deaths in a collective manner
Provided updated and scientific evidence
Ethical (E) Approved by the Ethics Committee of the School of Society Community and Health of the University of Bedfordshire, UK
Relevant (R) No previous similar review
Familiar with search engines and strategies
Current
Basic of future research
Reflect on the clinical and public health policies