Strengthening self-care agency in pregnancy: A new approach to improve maternal health outcomes in low-and middle-income countries

Feroz, Anam Shahil

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.968375

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“…The WHO also explored research gaps in the process of developing SRH self-care guidelines—but the published guidelines included a set of illustrative research questions, and these were not intended to be a comprehensive list of topics that merit further research ( 4 ). Moreover, the WHO did not undertake a prioritization process to identify the evidence gaps that are most critical to fill.…”

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“…Self-care interventions are well-suited for the delivery of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care because individuals, especially those in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), may lack access to affordable, accessible care or may avoid using facility-based services for fear of being stigmatized (3,4). Self-care interventions in this space include, but are not limited to HIV self-testing, self-injection of subcutaneous injectable contraception (DMPA-SC), self-managed medical abortion, and antenatal self-care in accordance with WHO guidelines (5)(6)(7).…”

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Identifying and prioritizing evidence needs in self-care interventions for sexual and reproductive health

Sedgh¹,

Sorhaindo

2023

Front. Glob. Womens Health

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BackgroundSelf-care as an extension of health care systems can increase access to care. The development of programs and generation of evidence to support self-care in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is a relatively nascent field. We undertook a study to identify and prioritize evidence gaps for SRH self-care.MethodsWe used the CHNRI methodology and administered two online surveys to stakeholders affiliated with major self-care networks. The first survey was used to identify evidence gaps, and the second to prioritize them using predetermined criteria.ResultsWe received 51 responses to the first survey and 36 responses to the second. Many evidence gaps focused on awareness of and demand for self-care options and best mechanisms for supporting users of self-care with information, counseling and linkages to care.ConclusionA priority area of work ahead should be determining which aspects of the learning agenda reflect gaps in evidence and which reflect a need to effectively synthesize and disseminate existing evidence.

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