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Table 2 Overview of study focus, by country setting and study type

From: How and under what circumstances do quality improvement collaboratives lead to better outcomes? A systematic review

Focus

Total

Country setting

Internal or independent programme review

Before and after (controlled or uncontrolled)

Qualitative

Cross-sectional

Mixed methods

High-income

Low or middle income

Mechanism

12

10

2

1

0

7

3

1

Context

6

6

0

0

3

0

2

1

Context and implementation

3

2

1

0

2

0

1

0

Implementation and mechanism

5

3

2

2

0

1

0

2

All

6

2

4

4

0

0

1

1

Total

32

23

9

7

5

8

7

5