Table 2 Nine aspects for further analysis of the included studies

Authors’ name and year of publication

–

Country or region

… where the HRCD activity was conducted or the participants originated from; additionally classified according to the World Banks classification in low-, lower-middle, upper-middle and high-income economies; if disclosed in article

Study participants or material analysed

Study participants are people, who received the health research capacity development activity and were part of the needs assessment and monitoring and evaluation (NaME) study; additional, sample size and professional background of participants is given; or number and description of material analysed; if disclosed in article

Objective(s) of the study

See Table 3

capacity development activity

If applicable

Study design

Study designs were differentiated between single study approaches (e.g. an intervention study) and multi-study approaches (e.g. a combination of an intervention study with a non-intervention study); see also Figure 2

Level of NaME

Individual/team and/or organizational level

Focus of NaME

According to NaME framework; see Table 1 and Figure 1

Tools and instruments used for NaME

Additional information on mode of analysis (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed)