Table 1 Search strategy and the number of articles included for screening
Database | Search strategy | Total results | No. Article included for screening | No. Article exclude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PubMed | (((Integrated disease surveillance and response) AND (Sub Saharan Africa)) OR (IDSR[Title/Abstract])) OR (Health management information system [Title/Abstract]) AND ((ffrft [Filter]) AND (journalarticle [Filter]) AND (fft [Filter]) AND (english [Filter]) AND (1998:2020[pdat])) | 344 | 96 | 248 |
Hinari | ((Integrated disease surveillance and response) OR (TitleCombined:(IDSR))) AND ((TitleCombined:(sub Saharan Africa)) OR (Health management information system)) | 1,052 | 302 | 750 |
Google scholar | ((("Integrated disease surveillance and response" OR "IDSR" OR "Integrated disease surveillance") AND ("Health management information system" OR "district health information system")) AND "Sub Saharan Africa") | 369 | 82 | 287 |
Other source | Integrated disease surveillance and response OR Integrated disease surveillance OR IDSR AND Sub Saharan Africa Health management information system OR district health information system | 44 | 18 | 26 |
Total | Â | 1,809 | 498 | 1,311 |