Neha Singh|James Smith|Sarindi Aryasinghe|Rajat Khosla|Lale Say|Karl Blanchet
Evaluating the effectiveness of sexual and reproductive health services during humanitarian crises: A systematic review
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine|London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine|London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine|World Health Organization|World Health Organization|London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
background estimated 32 million women girls reproductive age living emergency situations require sexual reproductive health srh information services systematic review assessed effect srh interventions including minimum initial service package misp range health outcomes onset emergencies methods findings searched embase global health medline psychinfo databases january 1 1980 april 10 2017 review registered prospero database identifier number crd42017082102 found 29 studies meet inclusion criteria found high quality evidence support effectiveness specific srh interventions home visits peerled educational counselling training lowerlevel health care providers community health workers chws promote srh services threetiered network health workers providing reproductive maternal health services integration hiv srh services mens discussion groups reducing intimate partner violence found moderate quality evidence support transportbased referral systems communitybased srh education chw delivery injectable contraceptives wider literacy programmes birth preparedness interventions studies reported interventions related fistulae one study focused abortion services conclusions despite increased attention srh humanitarian crises sector made little progress advancing evidence base effectiveness srh interventions including misp crisis settings greater quantity quality timely research needed ascertain effectiveness delivering srh interventions variety humanitarian crises