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Table 3 Characteristics of included studies and findings

From: Supply chain management and accessibility to point-of-care testing in resource-limited settings: a systematic scoping review

Author and date

Country

Geographical area

Study setting

Study design

Alemnji et al., 2011 [56]

Developing countries

Rural

Resource limited settings

Expert review

Ansbro et al., 2015 [51]

Zambia

Rural

Antenatal clinic

Mix method

Bonawitz et al., 2015 [47]

Zambia

Urban and Rural

Antenatal clinic

Quasi-experimental evaluation

Hamer et al., 2012 [43]

Zambia

Rural

Children clinic

Cluster-randomised controlled trial

Hasselback et al., 2014 [48]

Mozambique

Urban and Rural

General clinics

Mix method

Kyabayinze et al., 2012 [45]

Uganda

Rural

General clinic

Cross-sectional survey

Mabey et al., 2012 [49]

Tanzania, Uganda, China, Peru and Zambia and Brazil

Urban and Rural

Antenatal clinics and Community-based

Mix Method

McGuire et al., 2014 [55]

Developing Countries

Urban and Rural

Primary and secondary health facilities

Narrative review

Peeling, 2015

Developing Countries

Urban and Rural

Resource limited settings

Expert review

Peeling and Ronald, 2009 [54]

Developing Countries

Urban and Rural

Resource limited settings

Narrative Review

Shott et al., 2012 [53]

Sub-Sahara Africa

Urban and rural

Resource limited settings

Expert review

Smith et al., 2015 [53]

Guatemala

Rural

Antenatal clinics and Community-based

Cross-sectional survey

Stevens et al., 2014 [52]

Developing countries

Urban and rural

Resource limited settings

Expert review

Thairu et al., 2011 [50]

Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe

Rural

Hospital and community-based clinic

Cohort study

Jaya et al., 2017 [46]

South Africa

Rural

Primary Healthcare Clinics

Cross-sectional (Audit)