Study category	Number of studies n (%)
Country of authorship
US	33 (44%)
Sweden	13 (18%)
Australia	10 (13%)
Netherlands	5 (7%)
UK	5 (7%)
Canada	4 (5%)
Norway	2 (3%)
New Zealand	1 (1%)
France	1 (1%)
Mixed different Western countries	1 (1%)
Native country of AIR
Mixed different Arabic countries	30 (41%)
Somalia	21 (28%)
Iraq	9 (12%)
Sudan	5 (7%)
Morocco	5 (7%)
Lebanon	3 (4%)
Tunisia	1 (1%)
Study Design
Cross-sectional survey	27 (37%)
Focus group study	23 (31%)
Qualitative interviews	9 (12%)
Focus group & interviews	7 (9%)
Mixed method study	4 (5%)
RCT	2 (3%)
Photovoice	1 (1%)
Longitudinal survey	1 (1%)
Systematic review	1 (1%)
Year of publication
2001–2007	11 (14%)
2008–2013	32 (43%)
2014–2020	32 (43%)
Investigated PA domains*
LTPA	49 (65%)
TPA	35 (47%)
DPA	17 (23%)
OPA	11 (14%)
Total PA	30 (41%)
PA assessment
Subjective only	15 (75%)
Objective only	3 (15%)
Subjective & objective	2 (10%)
Article type
Full journal article	60 (81%)
Conference proceeding	7 (9%)
Thesis/dissertation	7 (9%)
Report	1 (1%)