Table 1

Summary characteristics of included publications (n=58)

Geographic Region*n
East Asia and Pacific10
Europe and Central Asia0
Latin America and the Caribbean0
Middle East and North Africa13
South Asia10
Sub-Saharan Africa42
Publication typen
Non-research report39
Mixed methods2
Observational study14
Qualitative study1
Quasi-experimental study0
Randomised controlled trial2
Target population type *n
All/General population48
Women of reproductive age6
Adolescents (10–19 years)8
Displacement status of beneficiary population *n
Refugees36
IDPs28
Non-displaced5
Returning refugees5
Host11
Unreported3
Setting of displaced populations n
Camp27
Dispersed5
Mixed17
Unreported9
Delivery platform *n
Existing Health System14
Faith-based system1
Informal governance0
NGO/UN agencies53
Military based0
Research based2
Mass Media1
  • *Publications can be in more than one category.

  • †Only reflects publications that reported displaced status for populations (refugees, IDPs or returning refugees).

  • IDPs, internally displaced persons; NGO, Non-Governmental Organization; PLW, pregnant and lactating women; UN, United Nations.