Table 3 CERQual assessments of relevance in the context of a review finding––examples of no or very minor concerns
Review question: what are the experiences of African women regarding medically assisted birth in public hospitals in African countries?a | ||||
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Finding 1: women feel that they are forced into having a medically assisted birth by medical staff in hospital settings | ||||
Dimensions of context to consider as specified in the question and protocol | Assessment of relevance of each study contributing to the finding mapped against the review question context | |||
Direct relevance | Indirect relevance | Partial relevance | Uncertain relevance | |
Time: 2000––present | Study 1 Study 2 Study 3 Study 4 Study 5 Study 6 | |||
Place (country): African countries | Study 1 Study 2 Study 3 Study 4 Study 5 Study 6 | |||
Phenomenon of interest: African women’s experiences of medically assisted birth in public hospitals in African countries | Study 1 Study 2 Study 3 Study 4 Study 5 Study 6 | |||
Health system: publicly funded health services | Study 1 Study 2 Study 3 Study 5 Study 6 | – | Study 4 Health system unclear | |
Population/perspective: African women’s perspectives | Study 1 Study 2 Study 4 Study 5 Study 6 | Study 3 Participants include non-African women giving birth in African countries | ||
CERQual assessment of relevanceb | No or very minor concerns about relevance because in one study the setting was unclear. A small number of women whose views contributed to the synthesis were not African but they experienced the same issues giving birth in hospitals in African countries as African women. | |||