Effects of integrated economic and health interventions with women's groups on health-related knowledge, behaviours and outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol
| Autor: | Sapna Desai, Gary L. Darmstadt, Thomas de Hoop, Osasuyi Dirisu, Allie K. Westley, Kala M. Mehta, Wong Connie C, Roopal Jyoti Singh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities Clinical Sciences Psychological intervention Context (language use) law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine law Clinical Research Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans health economics Women 030212 general & internal medicine Developing Countries Poverty Qualitative Research Reproductive health Microfinance Health economics Other Medical and Health Sciences international health services business.industry 030503 health policy & services Public health Prevention public health General Medicine Institutional review board Family medicine Income Public Health and Health Services Medicine 3.1 Primary prevention interventions to modify behaviours or promote wellbeing Female Public Health Generic health relevance 0305 other medical science business Systematic Reviews as Topic |
| Zdroj: | BMJ open, vol 11, iss 7 BMJ Open, Vol 11, Iss 7 (2021) BMJ Open |
| Popis: | IntroductionEconomic groups, such as microfinance or self-help groups are widely implemented in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Women’s groups are voluntary groups, which aim to improve the well-being of members through activities, such as joint savings, credit, livelihoods development and/or health activities. Health interventions are increasingly added on to existing women’s economic groups as a public health intervention for women and their families. Here, we present the protocol for a mixed-methods systematic review we will conduct of the evidence on integrated economic and health interventions on women’s groups to assess whether and how they improve health-related knowledge, behaviour and outcomes in LMICs.Methods and analysisWe will search seven electronic databases for published literature, along with manual searches and consultation. The review will include (1) randomised trials and non-randomised quasiexperimental studies of intervention effects of integrated economic and health interventions delivered through women’s groups in LMICs, and (2) sibling studies that examine factors related to intervention content, context, implementation processes and costs. We will appraise risk of bias and study quality using standard tools. High and moderate quality studies will be grouped by health domain and synthesised without meta-analysis. Qualitative evidence will be thematically synthesised and integrated into the quantitative synthesis using a matrix approach.Ethics and disseminationThis protocol was reviewed and deemed exempt by the institutional review board at the American Institutes for Research. Findings will be shared through peer-reviewed publication and disseminated with programme implementers and policymakers engaged with women’s groups.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42020199998. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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