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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

From: A systematic review of strategies to increase access to health services among children in low and middle income countries

Variable

Number

Percent

Location

 Urban or periurban

14

25

 Rural or semi rural

34

59

 Mixed

9

16

Decade of publication

 1990

2

4

 2000

15

26

 2010

40

70

Study design

 RCT

44

77

 Non-RCT

2

4

 Controlled before-after study

8

14

 Historical controlled study

2

4

 Interrupted time series

1

2

Region

 Latin America/Caribbean

4

7

 East Asia/Pacific

3

5

 Sub-Saharan Africa

28

49

 South Asia

21

37

 Middle East/North Africa

1

2

Outcome category

 Immunisation

20

35

 Health care utilisation

27

47

 Compliance

2

4

 Combination

8

14

Intervention category

 Delivery of services closer to or at home

7

12

 Health promotion/education programme

23

40

 Service level improvements

10

18

 Text messages

5

9

 Financial or other incentives

12

21