Table 1.

Data extraction framework

Main category	Subcategory	Description/notes/hypotheses
Bibliometric data
Author		Last name, first name
Author affiliation
Title
Link/DOI
Year of publication
Year study conducted		(if available)
Time frame under study		Years of studies included
Country/ies of focus
Setting definition	HIC MIC LIC
Study method classification	Qualitative Mixed-methods Document analysis	Primary vs secondary studies
Study sample
Objectives/purpose		Stated objectives of the study
Policy/reform of focus
Data on stakeholder engagement at key stages of the research process
Funding	Who commissioned and/or funded the PEA?
Design	Were stakeholders involved in the design of the study and definition of the research questions? If yes, who/which stakeholders? How were they involved?
	Is the study a retrospective or prospective design?
	What is the envisaged “audience” of the research?
Data collection	Were stakeholders involved in data collection? If yes, who/which stakeholders, and how were they were involved?	For example (who), were stakeholders from other sectors, or non-state stakeholders involved? For example (how), as key informants, or to provide key documentation, etc.
Data analysis	Were stakeholders involved in data analysis? If yes, who/which stakeholders, and how were they were involved?	For example, brainstorming, feedback of preliminary data and/or “respondent validation” of results with key informants
Communication/dissemination of findings	How were findings shared and with whom?	Hyp. is that often findings are not disseminated locally, as seen as sensitive
	Did the study include policy-related recommendations for local change?	Versus methodological reflections or recommendations for donors or external actors
Monitoring and evaluation of research uptake	Did the study track any uptake or impact of their work/findings?