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Table 2 Number and percentage of included studies by income level, region, delivery area, scale, institution, research role in delivery model, and condition category

From: Understanding integrated service delivery: a scoping review of models for noncommunicable disease and mental health interventions in low-and-middle income countries

Dimension and category

Number of studies (N = 188) n (%)

Income group

n (%)

 Low-income country (LIC)

29 (16)

 Lower middle-income country (L-MIC)

67 (34)

 Upper middle-income country (UMIC)

88 (48)

 Combined

4 (2)

Region

n (%)

 Sub-Saharan Africa

90 (47)

 North Africa & Middle East

4 (2)

 Europe & Central Asia

8 (5)

 South Asia

27 (16)

 East Asia & the Pacific

34 (16)

 Latin America & Caribbean

25 (14)

Delivery area

n (%)

 Rural

46 (25)

 Urban

70 (35)

 Peri-urban

4 (2)

 Mixed

31 (18)

 Not specified

37 (19)

Scale

N %

 Single center

58(30)

 Small to medium scale

88 (46)

 Large scale

31 (18)

 National

8 (5)

 Multi-country

3(2)

Institution

n (%)

 Public

112 (62)

 Public with outside support

40(21)

 Private

3 (2)

 Non-governmental organizations

8(3)

 Faith based organization

2 (2)

 Not specified

23 (11)

Was the delivery model part of routine care or a research study?

n (%)

 Theoretical research protocols (not yet implemented)

17 (10)

 Pilot and feasibility studies

57 (27)

 Experimental studies

30 (17)

 Imbedded or evaluation

84 (47)

Condition category

n (%)

 Common chronic NCDs

118 (64)

 Severe chronic NCDs

42 (21)

 Common neuropsychiatric

53 (29)

 Severe neuropsychiatric

15 (9)

 Chronic infection

49 (24)

 Acute infection

11 (6)

 Maternal and child health

23 (13)

 Conditions addressed through “primary health care” not otherwise specified

27 (15)

 Sense organ

1 (1)