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. 2018 May 31;13(5):e0196788. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196788

Table 1. Search terms.

Accountability terms Accountability / accountable (noun/adjective), (public) accountability, (community) accountability, (social) accountability, answerability, enforcement
Sexual and Reproductive Health Terms (Gender-based, sexual, domestic) violence, maternal mortality, maternal morbidity, sexually transmitted infection (STI), HIV, (unintended, unwanted, teenage) pregnancies, (unsafe) abortion, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, adolescent sexual and reproductive rights, obstetric care, respectful childbirth, referral, antenatal care, contraception, family planning, infertility, prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), perinatal mortality, perinatal morbidity, fistula, abuse, female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriage
Human rights-sexual and reproductive rights terms Equality, equity, stigma, non-discrimination, accountability, privacy and confidentiality, informed decision-making, participation, availability, accessibility, acceptability, quality of care, sexual rights, reproductive rights, sexual and reproductive rights, sexual and reproductive health and rights, right to health, women's rights, lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender (LGBT) rights, intersex rights, respect, disrespect
Accountability Instruments- Terms Parliamentary commissions, civil service ombudsman, professional associations, commission on administrative justice, right to information act, consumer forums, health committees, ombudsman services, health commissioners, citizen score cards, right to information, Constitution, annual health summit; public investigators; health sector review; health councils/hospital boards; professional associations (accreditation); health committees; patient/user groups; patients charter; audit bodies; budget committees; ombudsman