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Study screening and selection

VK Vincent A. Kagonya
OO Onesmus O. Onyango
MM Michuki Maina
DG David Gathara
ME Mike English
AI Abdulazeez Imam
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Two reviewers (VK and OO) independently conducted literature searches in June 2022. The search results were then consolidated and screened for relevance against the eligibility criteria, initially by title and abstract then later by full text. The screening stage was done independently by two reviewers (VK and OO) with the aid of The EndNote reference manager [35]. Reasons for ineligibility were documented at the full-text screening stage and are reported in the results section (Fig. 1). Inconsistencies or disagreements on the eligibility of a paper were jointly discussed between the two reviewers at both the abstract and full-text review stages. In case inconsistencies or disagreements could not be resolved by the two reviewers, an additional third reviewer (AI) was invited to act as a tiebreaker in a joint discussion for consensus building.

Summary of search results and records screening

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