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Table 2 Key descriptive characteristics of studies (from 85 published research articles) included for data charting (n = 158)

From: Feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against infectious diseases among crisis-affected populations: a scoping review

Study design

n (%)

Case study

57 (36.1%)

Cross-sectional

38 (24.1%)

Pre-post

38 (24.1%)

Controlled intervention

17 (10.8%)

Case–control

5 (3.2%)

Cohort

3 (1.9%)

Disease transmission type

 

 Water-borne

52 (32.9%)

 Vector-borne

46 (29.1%)

 Air-borne

24 (15.2%)

 Sexually-transmitted

16 (10.1%)

 Blood-borne

10 (6.3%)

 Multiple

7 (4.4%)

 Vehicle-borne

2 (1.3%)

 Not specified

1 (0.6%)

NPI type

 

 Community

53 (33.5%)

 Surveillance and response

42 (26.6%)

 Individual

38 (24.1%)

 Environmental

21 (13.3%)

 Physical distancing

2 (1.3%)

 Travel

2 (1.3%)

Measure

 

 Effectiveness

81 (51.3%)

 Feasibility

53 (33.5%)

 Acceptability

24 (15.2%)

Research type

 

 Quantitative

94 (59.5%)

 Qualitative

64 (40.5%)

Quality rating

 

 Good

29 (18.4%)

 Fair

38 (24.1%)

 Poor

91 (57.6%)

Total

158 (100%)

  1. The greater number of studies than articles is due to the possibility of multiple studies and interventions being reported from individual articles
  2. NPI Non-pharmaceutical intervention