Self-care intervention using mobile apps for sexual and reproductive health in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Inform Health Soc Care
; 48(4): 333-352, 2023 Oct 02.
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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.
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MEDLINE
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Telemedicina
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
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En
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Inform Health Soc Care
Assunto da revista:
INFORMATICA MEDICA
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
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Marrocos