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Table 2 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Addressing noncommunicable diseases among urban refugees in the Middle East and North Africa - a scoping review

Study characteristics

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Population

Refugees in urban settings.

Populations other than urban refugees.

Intervention or policy

Any NCD focused intervention implemented for refugees by a humanitarian actor or a host country health system. Any NCD relevant policy that applied to refugee populations.

Publications/reports that did not describe an intervention or policy. Repetitive publications that presented the same intervention/policy.

Setting

Urban/non-camp environments in the Middle East and North Africa.

High income countries; outside the Middle East and North Africa. Refugee camp settings.

Study design

All study designs.

Opinion pieces, commentaries, dissertations, news articles.

Publications (peer-reviewed)

English language only.

Languages other than English.