The benefits and challenges of using systematic reviews in international development research

Figures & data

Table 1. Number of studies included in our systematic reviews

Systematic review topic	Cash transfers and employment guarantee schemes	Employment creation	Microfinance	School feeding programmes	Water committees	Social funds	Seeds and tools	Markets for the poor
Number of studies found	35,991	46,177	3,620	128	1,225	76	2,372	482
Number of studies screened on title/abstract (after removing duplicates)	24,263	9,558	2,643	116	1,192	72	2,325	464
Number of studies screened on full text	356	191	201	45	189	29	118	55
Number of studies included in the final analysis	37	8	58	16	6	9	9	3