Table 1 Final search terms and syntax for the Ovid online database search platform

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community health worker* or village health worker* or village health team* or CHW* or VHT* or community health promoter* or community health aide* or community based* or community manage* or community health or CMAM or lay health worker* or lady health worker or volunteer health worker* or community health volunteer*

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identif* or diagnos* or determin* or screen* or manag* or treat* or regulat* or handl* or administ* or address* or interven* or improv* or deliver*

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child* or infant* or under five or paediatric

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malnutrition or malnourish* or undernutrition or undernourish* or MAM or SAM or wasting or kwashiorkor

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conflict* or fragile or war or combat or violen*

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1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5