Table 5 Characteristics of excluded studies
# | Authors (year) | Reason for exclusiona |
|---|---|---|
1 | Agee & Gates (2012) | Not focused on LMIC |
2 | Allen, Nobel & Burton (2012) | Not focused on LMIC |
3 | Awoonor-Williams (2013) | Main focus not on PBF intervention |
4 | Baral (2012) | Not an economic evaluation |
5 | Bernstein (2014) | Not an empirical study |
6 | Blecker (2014) | Not focused on LMIC |
7 | Blumenthal, Song, Jena & Ferris (2013) | Not focused on LMIC |
8 | Broughton et al. (2013) | Main focus not on PBF intervention |
9 | Chee (2003) | Main focus not on PBF intervention |
10 | Cheng, Lee & Chen (2012) | Not focused on LMIC |
11 | Eichler et al. (2013) | Not an empirical study |
12 | Falisse, Meessen, Ndayishimiye & Brossuyt (2012) | Not an economic evaluation |
13 | Gerber-Grote & Windeler (2014) | Main focus not on PBF intervention |
14 | Ginsburg (2013) | Not focused on LMIC |
15 | Greene, Hibbard & Overton (2014) | Not focused on LMIC |
16 | Higgs,Stammer, Roth & Balster (2013) | Not an empirical study |
17 | Himmelstein, Ariely & Woolhandler (2014) | Not focused on LMIC |
18 | Holcombe (2014) | Not focused on LMIC |
19 | Hupp (2014) | Not focused on LMIC |
20 | Ireland, Paul & Dujardin (2011) | Not an empirical study |
21 | Jeong (2012) | Not an economic evaluation |
22 | Johnson & Higgins (2014) | Not an empirical study |
23 | Karash (2013) | Not an empirical study |
24 | Lee, Cheng, Chen & Lai (2010) | Not focused on LMIC |
25 | Lorincz, Lawson & Long (2013) | Not focused on LMIC |
26 | Maynard (2011) | Not focused on LMIC |
27 | McMahon & Chopra (2012) | Not focused on LMIC |
28 | Moore & DeBuono (2013) | Not focused on LMIC |
29 | Peabody et al. (2010) | Main focus not on PBF intervention |
30 | Rajkumar, Conway & Tavenner (2014) | Not focused on LMIC |
31 | Ran, Luo, Wu, Yao & Feng (2013) | Not an economic evaluation |
32 | Robeznieks (2012) | Not an economic evaluation |
33 | Rosenau, Lal & Lako (2012) | Not focused on LMIC |
34 | Ryan (2013) | Not focused on LMIC |
35 | Saronga et al. (2014) | Main focus not on PBF intervention |
36 | Swensen, Dilling, Mc Carty, Bolton & Harper (2013) | Not focused on LMIC |
37 | Tan, Pwu, Chen & Yang (2014) | Not focused on LMIC |
38 | Tummers, Schrijvers & Visser-Meily (2013) | Not focused on LMIC |
39 | VanLare, Blum & Conway (2012) | Not focused on LMIC |
40 | Wilson (2013) | Not focused on LMIC |
41 | Wranik (2012) | Not focused on LMIC |
42 | Yip et al. (2014) | Not an economic evaluation |
43 | Zeng, Rwiyereka, Amico, Avila-Figueroa & Shepard (2014) | Not an economic evaluation |