Table 3 Criteria for inclusion and exclusion
Category | Inclusion | Exclusion |
|---|---|---|
Concept | - Articles on climate or climate change impacts on disease emergence, transmission or spread AND/OR policy responses, interventions or climate change adaptation measures related to disease emergence, transmission or spread - Articles on malaria and/or dengue | - Articles on disease prevention and control interventions for malaria and/or dengue that are not explicitly related to climate change (e.g. RCTs) - Articles on climate impacts or interventions related to mosquito species with no mention of implications for malaria and/or dengue emergence, transmission or spread |
Type of evidence sources | - Systematic reviews and reviews with some description of a systematic approach to study selection (e.g. systematic review OR scoping review OR scoping study OR rapid review OR critical review) | - Reviews without some description of a systematic approach to study selection (e.g. opinion piece OR editorial) |
Language | - Articles in English or French | - Other languages |
Timeframe | - Articles published in 2007 or later | - Articles published prior to 2007 |
Publication status | - Articles published or in press | - Pre-print articles (i.e. prior to peer review) |