Table 1.

Prevalence of key implementation descriptors reported in IR studies—context and intervention

Context and intervention	N=791
	n (%)
Contextual factors that influence IR described	415 (52.4)
Description of who is implementing the key activities	702 (88.7)
Deviation from initial planned intervention described	101 (12.8)
Beneficiaries described	706 (89.2)
Target audience for study findings described	366 (46.3)
Implementation period identified	368 (46.4)
	Mean (SE)
Mean duration of implementation period (in months)	24.4 (1.3)

Source: Authors’ systematic review of the literature.

IR, implementation research.