Table 2

Description of the units

Characteristics
Organizations producing CPGs (n = 31)
Organizations producing HTAs (n = 19)
Organizations producing CPGs and HTAs (n = 45)
Organizations supporting government policymaking (n = 57)
All (n = 152)

Source from which units identified

GIN
13
0
13
3
29

INAHTA
1
17
7
1
26

INCLEN
5
0
5
4
14

Personal contacts
11
2
20
49
82

Other
1
0
0
0
1

Economic classification of the countries in which they units are based

Low-income
0
0
2
6
8

Lower-middle income
8
1
9
18
36

Upper-middle income
3
0
5
11
19

High income
20
18
27
20
85

Region in which they units are based

Africa
1
0
1
5
7

Asia
4
1
9
18
32

Australia and New Zealand
1
2
4
2
9

Eastern Europe
0
0
1
0
1

Western Europe
13
12
15
9
49

Latin America and the Caribbean
6
0
6
9
21

Middle East
0
1
0
3
4

North America
6
3
8
8
25

International
0
0
1
2
3

Lavis et al. Implementation Science 2008 3:54   doi:10.1186/1748-5908-3-54

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