Table 1.
Medline search string.
Fig 1.
PRISMA flowchart.
Table 2.
Categories of community involvement initiatives (n = 49).
Fig 2.
Study location by category.
Table 3.
Outcomes definitions.
Table 4.
Definitions of empowerment reported in studies included.
Fig 3.
Community participation outcomes framework.
Table 5.
Outcomes by study design and disease category.
Table 6.
Study characteristics, findings reported and the risk of bias assessments for studies that report on process outcomes (n = 28).
Table 7.
Study characteristics, findings reported and the risk of bias assessments for studies that report on community outcomes (n = 20).
Table 8.
Study characteristics, findings reported and the risk of bias assessments for studies that report on stakeholder perspectives.
Table 9.
Study characteristics, findings reported and the risk of bias assessments for studies that report on empowerment (n = 7).
Table 10.
Study characteristics, findings reported and the risk of bias assessments for studies that report on health outcomes (n = 12).