Table 1 Search terms and definitions
Concept | Definition | Exemplar terms |
|---|---|---|
Capacity building | The development of knowledge, skills, commitment, structures, systems, and leadership to enable effective health promotion ... [with] actions to improve health at three levels: the advancement of knowledge and skills among practitioners; the expansion of support and infrastructure for health promotion in organizations; and the development of cohesiveness and partnerships for health in communities [26] | Search capacity building[MeSh:noexp] OR healthcare literacy[tw] OR health literacy[tw] OR program literacy[tw] OR teaching[tw] OR teachings[tw] OR teachback[tw] OR teach-back[tw] OR course[tw] OR courses[tw] OR webinar[tw] OR webinars[tw] OR e-learning[tw] OR e-learning[tw] OR learning[tw] OR learnings[tw] OR online-learning[tw] OR education[tw] OR educational material*[tw] OR healthcare information[tw] OR health information[tw] OR health promotion[tw] OR healthcare promotion[tw] OR health programs[tw] OR health program[tw] OR health, etc. |
Health research | Research that focuses on health-related topics | Search "Dual Use Research"[MeSh:noexp] OR "Research Subjects"[MeSh:noexp] OR "Genetic Research" [MeSh:noexp] OR Research[MeSh] OR "Research Support as Topic" [MeSh:noexp] OR "Ethics, Research" [MeSh:noexp] OR "Stem Cell Research" [MeSh:noexp] OR Research*[tw] OR medicine-investigation*[tw] OR ((Health*[tw] OR retrospective[tw] OR cohort[tw] OR prospective[tw]) AND (Volunteer*[tw] OR participant*[tw])) |
Fragile and conflict-affected settings (FCASs) | According to the World Bank, these countries include: 1) High-intensity conflict countries: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Libya, Somalia, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen Republic; 2) Medium-intensity conflict countries: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan; and 3) High institutional and social fragility countries: Chad, Comoros, Congo Republic, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kosovo, Kiribati, Lebanon, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, West Bank, and Gaza [37] | Search Afghanistan*[tw] OR Central-African-Republic[tw] OR Libya*[tw] OR Somalia*[tw] OR South-Sudan*[tw] OR Syria*[tw] OR syrie*[tw] OR Yemen*[tw] OR Burkina-Faso*[tw] OR Burundi*[tw] OR Cameroon*[tw] OR Congo*[tw] OR Iraq*[tw] OR irak*[tw] OR Mali*[tw] OR Niger*[tw] OR Nigeria*[tw] OR Sudan*[tw] OR Chad*[tw] OR Eritrea*[tw] OR Gambia*[tw] OR Guinea-Bissau*[tw] OR Haiti*[tw] OR Kosovo*[tw] OR Leban*[tw] OR liban*[tw] OR lubnan*[tw] OR lobnan*[tw] OR Liberia*[tw] OR Myanmar*[tw] OR (Papua adj New adj Guinea*)[tw], etc. |
Health workers | According to WHO, health workers are all paid workers employed in organizations or institutions whose primary intent is to improve health and can be divided into two groups. The first group comprises the people who deliver services—whether personal or nonpersonal—who are called “health service providers”; the second covers people not engaged in the direct provision of services, under the term “health management and support workers”. [27] | Search ((Health Personnel[MeSh] OR Students, Health Occupations[MeSh] OR health workforce[MeSh:noexp]) OR (Health examiner*[tw] OR medical examiner*[tw] OR clinic examiner*[tw] OR clinical examiner*[tw] OR Health assistant*[tw] OR hospital assistant*[tw] OR medical assistant*[tw] OR clinic assistant*[tw] OR clinical assistant*[tw] OR Health administrator*[tw] OR hospital administrator*[tw] OR medical administrator*[tw] OR clinic administrator*[tw] OR clinical administrator*[tw] OR Health supervisor*[tw] OR hospital supervisor*[tw], etc. |