DOI: 10.5683/sp3/rtlixv
title: Search strategies retrieving publications about Cesarean sections performed by non-physicians in Low- and Middle- Income Countries (LMICs)

description: This dataset contains search strategies adapted to Medline (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), the Cochrane Library (Wiley), Web of Science, and LILACS. When executed in their respective databases, these strategies retrieve articles on cesarean sections which also contain terms indicating non-physicians, and which also indicate a country on the World Bank's list of Low to Middle Income Countries (as of Jan 2022). The date indicated in this description is the date the searches were performed (search date). The notes field contains the full MEDLINE (Ovid) search strategy, with result numbers removed. Result numbers are included in the rtf files.
description: 1 exp Cesarean Section/
2 *Obstetric Surgical Procedures/
3 (abdominal* adj1 deliver*).tw,kf.
4 c-section*.tw,kf.
5 csection*.tw,kf.
6 caesarean*.tw,kf.
7 cesarean*.tw,kf.
8 postcesarean*.tw,kf.
9 postcaesarean*.tw,kf.
10 or/1-9
11 Physician Assistants/
12 Community Health Workers/
13 Health Workforce/
14 (physician* adj1 assistant*).tw,kf.
15 (medical* adj1 assistant*).tw,kf.
16 (clinical adj1 assistant*).tw,kf.
17 (doctor* adj1 assistant*).tw,kf.
18 (physician* adj1 technician*).tw,kf.
19 (medical* adj1 technician*).tw,kf.
20 (clinical adj1 technician*).tw,kf.
21 non-physician*.tw,kf.
22 nonphysician*.tw,kf.
23 (associate adj1 physician*).tw,kf.
24 (associate adj1 clinician*).tw,kf.
25 community health.tw,kf.
26 clinical officer*.tw,kf.
27 Birth* Attend*.tw,kf.
28 (task* adj2 shift*).tw,kf.
29 (task* adj2 shar*).tw,kf.
30 surgery assistant*.tw,kf.
31 surgical assistant*.tw,kf.
32 or/11-31
33 10 and 32
34 developing countries/
35 ((transitional* or developing or least-develop* or less*-develop* or under-develop* or underdevelop* or underserv* or under-serv* or depriv* or poor or third-world) adj2 (country or countries or nation* or state*)).tw,kf.
36 (resource adj2 limit* adj2 (country or countries or nation* or state*)).tw,kf.
37 (low*-income or (low adj2 mid* adj2 income) or mid*-income).tw,kf.
38 global south.tw,kf.
39 lmic*.tw,kf.
40 lami.tw,kf.
41 [The following are the World Bank's Low Income Countries]
42 Afghanistan/
43 Burkina Faso/
44 Burundi/
45 Central African Republic/
46 Chad/
47 Democratic Republic of the Congo/
48 Democratic People's Republic of Korea/
49 Eritrea/
50 Ethiopia/
51 Gambia/
52 Guinea/
53 Guinea-Bissau/
54 Liberia/
55 Madagascar/
56 Malawi/
57 Mali/
58 Mozambique/
59 Niger/
60 Rwanda/
61 Sierra Leone/
62 Somalia/
63 South Sudan/
64 Sudan/
65 Syria/
66 Togo/
67 Uganda/
68 Yemen/
69 Afghanistan.tw,kf,cp.
70 Burkina Faso.tw,kf,cp.
71 Burundi.tw,kf,cp.
72 Central African Republic.tw,kf,cp.
73 Chad.tw,kf,cp.
74 Congo.tw,kf,cp.
75 (North Korea or DPRK).tw,kf,cp.
76 Eritrea.tw,kf,cp.
77 Ethiopia.tw,kf,cp.
78 Gambia.tw,kf,cp.
79 Guinea.tw,kf,cp.
80 Guinea-Bissau.tw,kf,cp.
81 Liberia.tw,kf,cp.
82 Madagascar.tw,kf,cp.
83 Malawi.tw,kf,cp.
84 Mali.tw,kf,cp.
85 Mozambique.tw,kf,cp.
86 Niger.tw,kf,cp.
87 Rwanda.tw,kf,cp.
88 Sierra Leone.tw,kf,cp.
89 Somalia.tw,kf,cp.
90 South Sudan.tw,kf,cp.
91 Sudan.tw,kf,cp.
92 Syria.tw,kf,cp.
93 Togo.tw,kf,cp.
94 Uganda.tw,kf,cp.
95 Yemen.tw,kf,cp.
96 [The following are the World Bank's Low-Mid Income Countries]
97 Angola/
98 Algeria/
99 Bangladesh/
100 Belize/
101 Benin/
102 Bhutan/
103 Bolivia/
104 Cabo Verde/
105 Cambodia/
106 Cameroon/
107 Comoros/
108 Congo/
109 Cote d'Ivoire/
110 Djibouti/
111 Egypt/
112 El Salvador/
113 Eswatini/
114 Ghana/
115 Haiti/
116 Honduras/
117 India/
118 Indonesia/
119 Iran/
120 Kenya/
121 Kiribati/
122 Kyrgyz Republic/
123 Laos/
124 Lesotho/
125 Mauritania/
126 Micronesia/
127 Mongolia/
128 Morocco/
129 Myanmar/
130 Nepal/
131 Nicaragua/
132 Nigeria/
133 Pakistan/
134 Papua New Guinea/
135 Philippines/
136 Samoa/
137 Sao Tome and Principe/
138 Senegal/
139 Solomon Islands/
140 Sri Lanka/
141 Tanzania/
142 Tajikistan/
143 Timor-Leste/
144 Tunisia/
145 Ukraine/
146 Uzbekistan/
147 Vanuatu/
148 Vietnam/
149 Middle East/ [West Bank & Gaza]
150 Zambia/
151 Zimbabwe/
152 Angola.tw,kf,cp.
153 Algeria.tw,kf,cp.
154 Bangladesh.tw,kf,cp.
155 Belize.tw,kf,cp.
156 Benin.tw,kf,cp.
157 Bhutan.tw,kf,cp.
158 Bolivia.tw,kf,cp.
159 Cabo Verde.tw,kf,cp.
160 Cambodia.tw,kf,cp.
161 Cameroon.tw,kf,cp.
162 Comoros.tw,kf,cp.
163 [Omitted Congo - searched above]
164 (Cote d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast).tw,kf,cp.
165 Djibouti.tw,kf,cp.
166 Egypt.tw,kf,cp.
167 El Salvador.tw,kf,cp.
168 Eswatini.tw,kf,cp.
169 Ghana.tw,kf,cp.
170 Haiti.tw,kf,cp.
171 Honduras.tw,kf,cp.
172 India.tw,kf,cp.
173 Indonesia.tw,kf,cp.
174 Iran.tw,kf,cp.
175 Kenya.tw,kf,cp.
176 Kiribati.tw,kf,cp.
177 Kyrgyz*.tw,kf,cp.
178 Laos.tw,kf,cp.
179 Lesotho.tw,kf,cp.
180 Mauritania.tw,kf,cp.
181 Micronesia.tw,kf,cp.
182 Mongolia.tw,kf,cp.
183 Morocco.tw,kf,cp.
184 Myanmar.tw,kf,cp.
185 Nepal.tw,kf,cp.
186 Nicaragua.tw,kf,cp.
187 Nigeria.tw,kf,cp.
188 Pakistan.tw,kf,cp.
189 Papua New Guinea.tw,kf,cp.
190 Philippines.tw,kf,cp.
191 Samoa.tw,kf,cp.
192 Sao Tome.tw,kf,cp.
193 Senegal.tw,kf,cp.
194 Solomon Islands.tw,kf,cp.
195 Sri Lanka.tw,kf,cp.
196 Tanzania.tw,kf,cp.
197 Tajikistan.tw,kf,cp.
198 Timor-Leste.tw,kf,cp.
199 Tunisia.tw,kf,cp.
200 Ukraine.tw,kf,cp.
201 Uzbekistan.tw,kf,cp.
202 Vanuatu.tw,kf,cp.
203 Vietnam.tw,kf,cp.
204 (Gaza* or West Bank).tw,kf,cp.
205 Zambia.tw,kf,cp.
206 Zimbabwe.tw,kf,cp.
207 or/34-206
208 33 and 207