TABLE 1.

Framework determining the eligibility of the research question.

Criteria	Determinant
Sample	Parents/guardian of LBWIs utilising KMC
Phenomenon of interest	Kangaroo mother care
Design	Randomised control clinical trials; non-randomised experiments; survey; cross-sectional, case-control and cohort studies
Evaluation	Barriers, challenges, bottlenecks, enablers, experiences and facilitating factors to KMC utilisation
Research type	The qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method

Source: Adapted from Cooke A, Smith D, Booth A. Beyond PICO. Qual Health Res. 2012;22(10):1435–1443. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732312452938

LBWIs, low birthweight infants; KMC, Kangaroo mother care.