Table 6 Information extracted from the selected articles
From: Bibliometric trends of health economic evaluation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Category | Name of the Variable | Description |
|---|---|---|
GENERALINFORMATION: ARTICLE | Title | Title of the article |
Year (2004–2014) | Publication Year | |
Method (cost-effectiveness = 1) | In those cases in which the methodology applied can be classified as cost-effectiveness analysis the value will be equal to 1. If that is not the case, the name of the methodology applied should be included. | |
Journal | Journal name | |
GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE | Country | Countries from the list of the selected countries that are analysed in the document. |
Article focus is on Africa (YES/NO) | Yes = The article analyses only African countries. No = The analysis includes countries inside and outside Africa. In this case only those articles in which at least one of the first three authors is from Africa are included. | |
DISEASE AND TYPE OF INTERVENTION | Type of Intervention | Based on the classification use by the MRC in its document Outputs, Outcomes and Impact of MRC Research [55]: • Diagnostic Tool – Imaging • Diagnostic Tool - Non-Imaging • Health and Social Care Services • Management of Diseases and Conditions • Preventative Intervention - Behavioural risk modification • Preventative Intervention - Nutrition and Chemoprevention • Preventative Intervention - Physical/Biological risk modification • Products with applications outside of medicine • Support Tool - For Fundamental Research • Support Tool - For Medical Intervention • Therapeutic Intervention - Cellular and gene therapies • Therapeutic Intervention – Complementary • Therapeutic Intervention – Drug • Therapeutic Intervention - Medical Devices • Therapeutic Intervention – Physical • Therapeutic Intervention - Psychological/Behavioural • Therapeutic Intervention – Radiotherapy • Therapeutic Intervention – Surgery • Therapeutic Intervention - Vaccines |
Disease | The analysis is related to the treatment, diagnostic or prevention of the disease that is included in this column. | |
Main Conclusion | Use the exact quotation as appeared in the abstract. | |
AUTHORS’ INFORMATION | Authors | Name of the first three authors. |
Affiliation Country of the First, Second and Third Authors | 1) Only the first three authors. 2) In those cases in which the three authors have the same affiliation country, only one country appears in this column. |