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Sedrati H, Bougdira A, Kamal N, Alidrissi N, Sehli S, Hamdi S, Mazti A, Elfazazi H, Aboutaib R, Rhalem W, Dini N, Assarrag B, Bezad N, Acharai L, Hachri H, Rabie R, Amzazi S, Nejjari C, Al-Shorbaji N, Ghazal H. Self-care intervention using mobile apps for sexual and reproductive health in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. Inform Health Soc Care 2023; 48:333-352. [PMID: 37560900 DOI: 10.1080/17538157.2023.2239914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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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Affiliation(s)
- Hayat Sedrati
- ICES Team, ENSIAS College, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
- National School of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Engineering Sciences, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
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- Biochemistry Laboratory, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Department of Genomics, Bioinformatics and Digital Health, School of Medicine, Mohammed VI University of Science and Health, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Department of Genomics, Bioinformatics and Digital Health, School of Medicine, Mohammed VI University of Science and Health, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Environnemental health lab, Teaching and research department, Institut pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Department of Pathology, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco
- Faculty of Medicine, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
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- Sexual and Reproductive Health Laboratory, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Sexual and Reproductive Health Laboratory, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco
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- E2SN Research Team, ENSAM, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco
- Association Marocaine pour l'Écoute et le Dialogue, Rabat, Morocco
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- Department of Genomics, Bioinformatics and Digital Health, School of Medicine, Mohammed VI University of Science and Health, Casablanca, Morocco
- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
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- National School of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Rabat, Morocco
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- Pan African Anti-Aids Organization, Rabat, Morocco
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- Rabat Office, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Rabat, Morocco
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- Health system unit, World Health Organization (WHO), Rabat, Morocco
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- Department of Genomics, Bioinformatics and Digital Health, School of Medicine, Mohammed VI University of Science and Health, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Human Pathologies Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco, and Genomic Center of Human Pathologies, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dental Medicine, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco
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- Department of Genomics, Bioinformatics and Digital Health, School of Medicine, Mohammed VI University of Science and Health, Casablanca, Morocco
- Department of Sciences, National Centre for Scientific and Technical Research, Rabat, Morocco
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