Table 2. Summary of study design and methods used in the included articles (n=84).
Study design | Methods (number of articles) | Study ID ** |
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Quantitative studies (n=42) | Descriptive surveys (n=18) | 1,4,11,13,26, 31, 36,37, 49, 53, 55, 73, 76, 87, 103, 104, 109,105 |
Longitudinal survey (n=1) | 27 | |
Compliance checklist (n=22) | 6,8,7,14,15,16,20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 32, 36, 41, 46, 47, 52, 56, 58, 81, 64 | |
Geographical Information System (n=1) | 84 | |
Not mentioned (n=1) | 2 | |
Qualitative studies (n=26) | Phenomenological approach | 10,59, 61 |
In-depth interviews (Telephonic/face-to-face) | 12, 34, 39,44, 31, 49, 53, 66, 67, 68, 75, 76 | |
Photovoice | 29, 63 | |
Guided visits, and move-through interviews | 34, 43, 66, 67, 76, 79 | |
Focused group discussions | 33, 51, 11 | |
Mixed Methods * (n=16) | Interviews (n=15) | 21, 42, 48,50, 54,57,72,78, 82, 83, 65, 74, 77, 80, 37 |
Focused Group Discussion (n=1) | 45 | |
Checklists (n=2) | 42, 54 | |
Survey/Likert-scale/Observations/Audits (n=13) | 21, 45, 48, 50,57, 78, 82, 83, 74,65, 77, 80, 37 | |
Document review (n=6) | 57, 72, 82, 83, 77,37 | |
Pareto chart and Failure assessment, Photographs, Travel diary (n=3) | 72, 65, 80 |
Authors used multiple methods for data collection.
Study ID: The details of the articles can be found in extended data file 3. 115