Acute Pain in the African Prehospital Setting: A Scoping Review

Table 1

Included source characteristics.

Characteristics	Number ()	Percentage (%)
Publication year
2012	1	16.7
2015	2	33.3
2017	2	33.3
2018	1	16.7
Publication type
Journal article (peer reviewed)	4	66.6
Thesis dissertation	1	16.7
Grey literature	1	16.7
Countries of origin
South Africa	5	83.3
Rwanda	1	16.7
Research methods (primary and secondary research)
Mixed methods (primary research)
Sequential exploratory	1	16.7
Quasiexperimental (primary research)
Interrupted time series analysis	1	16.7
Descriptive observational studies (primary research)
Cross-sectional study	1	16.7
Survey	2	33.3
Secondary research
Evidence-based clinical practice guideline	1	16.7
Area of intervention (clinical, educational, policy, etc.)
Clinical	6	100
Language of publication
English	6	100