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Table 1 Search strategy

From: Effect of pay for performance to improve quality of maternal and child care in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Thematic Search

“provider performance” OR “provider incentives” OR “pay for performance” OR “performance-based financing” OR “performance-based incentives” OR “supply-side incentive” OR “provider performance” OR “results-based financing”

AND

“quality of care” OR “clinical standards” OR “structural quality” OR “process quality”

AND

“Maternal health/” [MeSH] OR “ante natal/pre natal” OR “post natal/postpartum” OR “child birth/delivery/institutionalized” OR “newborn/neonatal” OR “immunization/vaccination” OR “children/child” OR “nutrition/stunting/anemia”

Adjunct Search

“Developing countries/less developed nations/third world countries”[MeSH] OR “developing health Systems” [MeSH] OR Africa/sub-Saharan africa” [MeSH] “Central/south/latin america”[MeSH] OR “asia/central/south east Asia”[MeSH] OR “commonwealth of independent states”[MeSH] OR “indian ocean islands”[MeSH] OR “eastern europe”[MeSH] OR “south asia” OR “low income countries/low and middle income Countries”