Table 1 PICOS identifiers with keywords and additional terms used to generate data from databases
Variable | Population(P) | Intervention (I) | Comparison (C) | Outcome (O) | Study design(S) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Key words | Pregnant women and adolescent girls in Pakistan | NA | NA | Frequency, Prevalence | Iron deficiency Anemia | Cross sectional |
Additional terms searched | Sindh, Punjab*, Baluchistan, AJK**, Gilgit Baltistan | NA | NA | Rates, proportion magnitude. | Anemia, Hemoglobin, Iron deficiency | Observational |