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6.3. The Checklist

All these sections have been explained more comprehensively in the tables below.

Section I: Self Reporting by Author

S.No. Section heads Description

1.1 Basic information

1.1.1 Title Specifies the study design, study

setting/geography, intervention/control,

disease/program of concern
1.1.2 Study year Please specify the year in which study

was undertaken.

1.1.3 Ethical approvals (Yes=1, No=2, Please mention whether necessary ethical

NA=3) approval was sought.

1.2 Need for the study

1.2.1 What is the current available Summarize the existing knowledge

evidence in this domain? regarding the topic under study and

justify the need of the present study.

1.2.2 How will the present study
additionally contribute towards

evidence generation?

1.3 Policy relevance (3 bullet points)

1.3.1 Policy implications and novelty Describe the relevance and implications

of the study from policy perspective

1.4 Study description

1.4.1 Specify the study objectives

1.4.2 Specify: For any section which has not been

considered for the analysis, please

mention "Not applicable"

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