Table 3.

Worked example of a guideline question formulation using the PerSPEcTiF framework (adapted from Booth and colleagues) [42]

Per	S	P	E	(C)	Ti	F
Perspective	Setting	Phenomenon of interest or problem	Environment	Comparison (optional)	Time / timing	Findings
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?