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Table 1 Search terms used in searching electronic databases

From: Examining characteristics, knowledge and regulatory practices of specialized drug shops in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the literature

Group A: Target population [combined by ‘OR’]

 

Group B: Geographical location [combined by ‘OR’]

drug retailer* OR medicine retailer* OR pharmacy OR pharmacies OR drug shop* OR medicine shop* OR drug seller* OR medicine seller* OR drug vendor* OR medicine vendor* OR drug store* OR medicine store* OR pharmacies [MeSH] OR drug dispensing shop* OR medicine dispensing shop* OR medicine outlet* OR drug outlet* OR medicine dealer*

AND

Angola OR Benin OR Burkina Faso OR Burundi OR Cape Verde OR Central African Republic OR Chad OR Comoros OR Democratic Republic of Congo OR Djibouti OR Equatorial Guinea OR Eritrea OR Ethiopia OR Gambia OR Guinea OR Guinea-Bissau OR Lesotho OR Liberia OR Madagascar OR Malawi OR Mali OR Mauritania OR Mozambique OR Niger OR Rwanda OR Sao Tome and Principe OR Senegal OR Sierra Leone OR Somalia OR Sudan OR Tanzania OR Togo OR Uganda OR Zambia OR Cameroon OR Congo OR Côte d'Ivoire OR Ivory Coast OR Ghana OR Kenya OR Nigeria OR Zimbabwe OR Namibia OR Swaziland OR Botswana OR Gabon OR Mauritius OR South Africa OR Seychelles OR Africa South of the Sahara [MeSH] OR Sub-Saharan Africa