Table 3.

PRISMA study selection summary

PRISMA stageRecords/studies
Records identified via database searchn = 1,214
Records after duplicate removaln = 946
Records screened (title and abstract)n = 946
Records excluded at the screening stagen = 731 (off-topic, wrong geography, wrong publication type)
Full-text articles assessed for eligibilityn = 215
Full-text articles excludedn = 157 (insufficient focus, failed quality appraisal, no access)
Studies included in the final synthesisn = 58
Source(s): Author’s own work

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