| LMIC | Low-to-Middle-Income-Country |
| MMAT | Mixed Method Appraisal Tool |
| PCC | Population: Concept, Context |
| PICO | Population: Intervention, Comparator and Outcome |
| PRISMA-P | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-Analysis Protocols |
| SSA | sub-Saharan Africa |
| UKZN | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |