1. Self-care intervention using mobile apps for sexual and reproductive health in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region.
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Sedrati, Hayat, Bougdira, Abdesselam, Kamal, Nabiha, Alidrissi, Najib, Sehli, Sofia, Hamdi, Salsabil, Mazti, Asmae, Elfazazi, Hicham, Aboutaib, Rachid, Rhalem, Wajih, Dini, Nezha, Assarrag, Bouchra, Bezad, Nadia, Acharai, Laila, Hachri, Hafid, Rabie, Redouane, Amzazi, Saaid, Nejjari, Chakib, Al-Shorbaji, Najeeb, and Ghazal, Hassan
- Abstract
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) concerns physical, mental, and social well-being as related to sexual and reproductive systems. Self-care, which is the ability to promote health without the support of a health-care provider, can advance SRH, especially for fragile populations. Mobile health (mHealth) solutions can be used to raise awareness about SRH. We performed a structured literature review and analysis of mHealth-based approaches for delivering self-SRH services and interventions in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). A fuzzy-based framework for assessing those mHealth apps was proposed. We identified 6 out of 737 papers, and 23 (5.7%) out of 400 mHealth apps retrieved from app-stores, describing mHealth use for self SRH with only 10 apps developed in EMR countries, namely Morocco, Pakistan, Egypt, Iran, and Jordan. Our fuzzy-based framework proposes guidelines regarding the implementation of self-care interventions to help project leaders promote their adoption in the SRH systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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