Data extraction framework
| Main category | Subcategory | Description |
| 1. Author | – | |
| 2. Title | – | |
| 3. Journal | – | |
| 4. Year of publication | – | |
| 5. Aim/objectives | Describe the stated aim and objectives | |
| 6. Year of research | - | |
| 7. Location | Indicate the country(ies) where the study was conducted | |
| 8. Study setting | Specify the location of the study sites (eg, district(s) in which study was conducted) | |
| 9. Policy change | ||
| Content of policy change | Describe the maternal health policy being evaluated | |
| Date of policy change | Note the month/year in which the policy change was implemented | |
| 10. Approach to health policy analysis | ||
| Framework and theories | Indicate analytical framework used (if any) to evaluate maternal health policies | |
| Scope of analysis | Indicate stages of policy process included (eg, agenda setting, policy development, policy implementation, policy outcomes) | |
| 11. Methodology to evaluate health outcomes | ||
| Study design | Specify study design adopted (eg, case study, cross-sectional design, pre–post study design) | |
| Population | Describe specific characteristics of target population | |
| Data source | Specify data sources (eg, primary, secondary) | |
| Sampling strategy | Describe how sampling (if any) was done | |
| Data collection | Describe the methods of data collection (none if secondary) | |
| Data analysis | Specify how data were analysed | |
| No of years of data | Specify period of time of data analysis (prepolicy and postpolicy implementation) | |
| Outcome measures | Indicate outcome measures adopted (eg, use of maternal health services, proportion of deliveries attended by skilled health personnel) | |
| 12. Results | Policy process | Describe findings of analysis of policy process relating to introduction of maternal health policy |
| Reported outcomes | Discuss change in selected outcome measures of maternal health | |
| Patient and public perspective | Discuss any reporting of perspectives of patients or the public with regard to the policy, its implementation or its impact | |
| 13. Conclusion | Impact | Indicate conclusion of study regarding overall impact of maternal health policy |
| Facilitators | Describe factors that support implementation of the maternal health policy | |
| Barriers | Describe factors that inhibit implementation of the maternal health policy | |
| 14. Limitations | Describe shortcomings of the study |