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. 2019 Apr 1:365:l1083.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.l1083.

Self care interventions could advance sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian settings

Carmen H Logie  1   2 , Kaveh Khoshnood  3 , Moses Okumu  1 , Sabina Faiz Rashid  4 , Fidan Senova  5 , Hamza Meghari  6 , Claire Uwase Kipenda  7
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Self care interventions could advance sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian settings

Carmen H Logie et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Forcibly displaced people often lack access to adequate sexual and reproductive health services. Carmen Logie and colleagues examine the role of self care interventions in filling the gap

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: We have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and have no relevant interests to declare.

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