Table 1 Data extraction elements from sources

Published peer-reviewed studies and grey literature reports

Author(s), publication year, title, source type (published or grey), product of database search or hand search, objectives, study design (research, evaluation, case study), location of study (national, sub-national), population (households, children <5 years, children 0–24 months), sample size if applicable, nutrition-related outcomes measured, multi-sectoral approach if applicable, enabling environment, and lessons learned

Data sources

Citation, description, year of publication, primary or secondary analysis, sample size, geographic coverage, child nutrition-related measures, level of summary of evidence for decision-making and biases in sampling/results interpretation

Policy documents

Citation, year, government agency, department, multisectoral approaches, child nutrition-related objectives, main child nutrition-related strategies, changes from last iteration and programmatic responses