Table 2

Data-based studies by level of the Ecological Model of Health Promotion and world region*

Ecological model levelArab regionAmericasEuropeAfricaAsiaGlobal
IntrapersonalN=23N=48N=5N=6N=1
InterpersonalN=38N=35N=1N=2N=10N=1
Institutional/organisationalN=4N=4N=1
CommunityN=4N=5N=1
PolicyN=3N=7N=2
  • *The total N is greater than 131 as several articles include more than one level. The level of each of the data-based articles is listed in the reference list. References30–67 were coded as part of the methodological analysis but not referenced directly in the text.