Table 1.
Summary of article characteristics.
| Variable and category | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Region | |
| Africa | 4 (20%) |
| Asia | 5 (25%) |
| Central and South America | 10 (50%) |
| Middle East | 1 (5%) |
| Country | |
| Brazil | 4 (20%) |
| Colombia | 3 (15%) |
| Cuba | 1 (5%) |
| Ethiopia | 1 (5%) |
| Guatemala | 1 (5%) |
| India | 2 (10%) |
| Indonesia | 1 (5%) |
| Iran | 1 (5%) |
| Kenya | 1 (5%) |
| Malawi | 1 (5%) |
| Mexico | 1 (5%) |
| Nigeria | 1 (5%) |
| Pakistan | 1 (5%) |
| Thailand | 1 (5%) |
| Country income status | |
| Low income | 2 (10%) |
| Lower-middle income | 6 (30%) |
| Upper-middle income | 12 (60%) |
| Child impairment type | |
| Multiple | 15 (75%) |
| Visual | 3 (15%) |
| Physical | 1 (5%) |
| Not specified | 1 (5%) |
| Outcome measured | |
| Play and social skills | 9 (45%) |
| Parental wellbeing | 2 (10%) |
| Feasibility and acceptability of play interventions | 3 (15%) |
| Child development | 4 (20%) |
| Disability inclusive play | 1 (5%) |
| Study designa | |
| RCT | 3 (15%) |
| Controlled before-after | 3 (15%) |
| One group before-after, no control | 6 (30%) |
| Longitudinal mixed | 2 (10%) |
| Programme evaluation | 3 (15%) |
| Qualitative—IDI, FGD and/or observation | 8 (40%) |
| Sample size | |
| <10 | 10 (50%) |
| 11–20 | 3 (15%) |
| 21–50 | 5 (25%) |
| 51–100 | 2 (10%) |
RCT, randomized control trial; IDI, in-depth interview; FGD, focus group discussion.
a
Some studies had multiple study designs.