Table 3.

PubMed/Medline search strategy

i. Intervention terms

(“IMF”[Title/Abstract] OR “International Monetary Fund”[Title/Abstract] OR “World Bank”[Title/Abstract] OR “structural adjustment”[Title/Abstract] OR “structural adjustments”[Title/Abstract] OR “adjustment”[Title/Abstract] OR “austerity”[Title/Abstract] OR “African Development Bank”[Title/Abstract] OR “AfDB”[Title/Abstract] OR “neoliberal*”[Title/Abstract] OR “austerity”[Title/Abstract] OR “privatization”[MeSH Terms] OR “currency devaluation”[Title/Abstract] OR “Washington Consensus”[Title/Abstract] OR “International Financial Institution”[Title/Abstract] OR “International Organisation”[Title/Abstract])

ii. Outcome terms

AND ("fetal mortality"[MeSH Terms] OR "infant mortality"[MeSH Terms] OR "child mortality"[MeSH Terms] OR "maternal mortality"[MeSH Terms] OR "perinatal mortality"[MeSH Terms] OR "perinatal death"[MeSH Terms] OR "infant welfare"[MeSH Terms] OR "child welfare"[MeSH Terms] OR "maternal welfare"[MeSH Terms] OR "pregnancy complications"[MeSH Terms] OR "fetal nutrition disorders"[MeSH Terms] OR "infant nutrition disorders"[MeSH Terms] OR "child nutrition disorders"[MeSH Terms] OR “immunization”[MeSH Terms] OR “Infant Health”[MeSH Terms] OR “Child Health”[MeSH Terms] OR “Maternal Health”[MeSH Terms] OR “disease”[MeSH Terms] OR "Infant, Low Birth Weight"[Mesh Terms] OR “Infant, Postmature”[MeSH Terms] OR “Infant, Premature”[MeSH Terms] OR “HIV”[MeSH Terms] OR “Absenteeism”[MeSH Terms] OR “insurance coverage”[MeSH Terms])

iii. Setting terms

AND ("developing countries"[MeSH Terms] OR "africa south of the sahara"[MeSH Terms] OR "asia"[MeSH Terms] OR "latin america"[MeSH Terms] OR "europe, eastern"[MeSH Terms]) AND (("2000/01/01"[PDAT] : "3000/12/31"[PDAT]) AND "humans"[MeSH Terms] AND English[lang])