Table 2.

Worked example of question formulation framework (PerSPectif, spice and PICO) for a qualitative synthesis

Per	S	P	E	(C)	Ti	F
From the perspective of a pregnant woman	In the setting of rural communities	How does the phenomenon of facility-based care	Within an environment of poor transport, infrastructure and geographically remote facilities	Compare with traditional birth attendants at home	In the time period up to and including childbirth	In relation to the woman's perceptions and experiences
Setting	Perpective	Interest, phenomenon of	Comparison	Evaluation		Missing
In the setting of rural communities	From the perspective of a pregnant woman	How does the phenomenon of facility-based care	Compare with traditional birth attendants at home	In relation to the woman’s perceptions and experiences?		Environment, time/timing
	Population	Intervention	Comparison	Outcome		Missing
	Pregnant women	Facility-based care	Traditional birth attendants at home	Women's perceptions and experiences		Setting environment time/timing