Databases, variables, and data extraction procedures
The current review used data from two World Health
Organization (WHO) nutrition databases and the World
Bank database. The nutrition databases were the Global
database on the Implementation of Nutrition Actions
(GINA) and the Nutrition Landscape Information System
(NLiS).
Three reviewers (BS, KO, SD) independently extracted
data from the three databases based on the registered
protocol [26]. We used the World Bank dataset to select
countries that fit the definition of LAMICs [27].