Table 1 Search terms using participant, concept and context (PCC) framework

Participants

Studies related to health research uptake for policy and program that involve stakeholders including researchers, policymakers and funders

Concept

Status of health research evidence use, evidence translation, evidence-based policymaking

Barriers, challenges, influencing factors, bottlenecks to evidence to policy translation,

Context

Studies conducted in sub-Saharan African countries, low- and middle-income countries, developing countries, low resource settings

Studies or literature available from January 2000 to March 2023