Method, Rules and Sources

Methodological Rules

Rule	Requirement
Functional classification	Every entry must have a primary functional category, based on its original purpose and authoritative description.
Multiple applications	Assign a framework to every PHC and immunization domain it serves.
Primary and secondary domains	Identify one principal application domain and additional relevant domains.
Theoretical provenance	Distinguish original disciplinary theories from frameworks developed specifically for implementation science.
Framework type	Clearly identify whether an entry is a theory, model, framework, strategy taxonomy, assessment instrument or reporting guideline.
Evidence of application	Document whether anyone has applied it in PHC, immunization or other health services, or only in broader theoretical literature.
Practical utility	Describe the implementation problem it helps address and how to apply it.
Limitations	Document conceptual limitations, measurement challenges and circumstances where the approach does not fit.

Some entries are not independent frameworks. COM-B is a behavioural model, the Behaviour Change Wheel is an intervention design framework, and the TDF is a synthesis of behavioural determinants. They are related but not interchangeable. The Health Equity Implementation Framework and the Equity-Based Framework for Implementation Research are also distinct, so keep them separate.

Framework Inventory Profile Template

Each inventory entry follows this standardised profile.

Field	Description
Framework ID	Unique identifier
Framework name	Official name
Acronym	Common abbreviation
Original author(s)	Developers
Publication year	Original publication
Original discipline	Psychology, sociology, implementation science, health systems, etc.
Framework type	Theory, model, framework, strategy taxonomy, assessment tool, guideline
Nilsen category	One of the five functional categories, where applicable
PHC/immunization domain	Primary and secondary domains
Key constructs	Main concepts and variables
Level of application	Individual to health-system level
Implementation phase	Exploration, preparation, implementation, sustainment
Research application	Determinants, planning, explanation, evaluation, etc.
Immunization application	Specific use cases
PHC application	Specific use cases
Measurement instruments	Available validated instruments, if any
Strengths	What the framework does well
Limitations	Conceptual and practical limitations
Evidence of use	Relevant PHC and immunization publications
Source	Original publication and authoritative references

Verification Statuses

Status	Meaning
Source-verified profile	Author, year, constructs and key claims checked against the original publication or an authoritative summary while building this site. Source links provided.
Standard-reference profile	Author, year and core constructs taken from widely cited standard descriptions. Verify against the original before citing in research.
Catalogue entry	Placed in the architecture by its classification only. Its profile fields still need filling from authoritative sources.

Site Additions and Adaptations

The selection guide adds a sixteenth row for Penta1 to Penta3 dropout. It follows the dropout pathway and the Planner mapping.
BeSD (WHO, 2022), COM-B, WHO RED and WHO TIP sit outside the numbered catalogue. The selection guide and the Priority 15 include all four, so the inventory gives each a profile. PRISM appears in the catalogue twice, as items 20 and 59.
Where the architecture lists two rows sharing one source (Proctor's outcomes, and the Dynamic Sustainability Framework and Theory), the inventory holds one profile with a note.
Nigerian examples marked illustrative are teaching examples, not real facilities. Real Nigerian programme facts link to their sources.
Crosswalks marked as site adaptations are teaching aids, not published mappings.