TABLE 1.

Framework for the determination of eligibility of the review question.

Criteria	Determinants
Population	Healthcare workers (professional nurses, doctors, pharmacists, any gender and age) and people of childbearing age, including women, men and adolescents (any age from 10 to 49 years). These are the providers who should benefit from PCC.
Concept	Preconception care OR preconception health
Context	Sub-Saharan African country grouping according to African Union, including Sudan.

Source: Adapted form Peters M, Godfrey C, McInerney P, Soares CB, Khalil H, Parker D. Methodology for JBI scoping reviews. The Joanna Briggs Institute reviewers manual 2015. Adelaide: The Joanna Briggs Institute, 2015; p. 3–24.

PCC, preconception care.