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Review
. 2023 Oct 2;48(4):333-352.
doi: 10.1080/17538157.2023.2239914. Epub 2023 Aug 10.

Self-care intervention using mobile apps for sexual and reproductive health in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region

Hayat Sedrati  1   2 , Abdesselam Bougdira  3 , Nabiha Kamal  4 , Najib Alidrissi  5 , Sofia Sehli  5 , Salsabil Hamdi  6 , Asmae Mazti  7   8 , Hicham Elfazazi  9 , Rachid Aboutaib  9 , Wajih Rhalem  10   11 , Nezha Dini  5   12 , Bouchra Assarrag  2 , Nadia Bezad  13 , Laila Acharai  14 , Hafid Hachri  15 , Redouane Rabie  5 , Saaid Amzazi  16 , Chakib Nejjari  17 , Najeeb Al-Shorbaji  18 , Hassan Ghazal  5   19
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Review

Self-care intervention using mobile apps for sexual and reproductive health in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region

Hayat Sedrati et al. Inform Health Soc Care. .

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.

Keywords: EMR; fuzzy logic; mobile health apps; self-care; sexual and reproductive health.

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