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dc.contributor.authorKostrzynska, E.B.
dc.contributor.authorMohammadnezhad, Masoud
dc.contributor.authorHagan, V.M.
dc.contributor.authorNwankwo, B.
dc.contributor.authorGaratsa, C.
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-17T10:26:41Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-28T11:42:56Z
dc.date.available2023-06-17T10:26:41Z
dc.date.available2023-06-28T11:42:56Z
dc.date.issued2023-05
dc.identifier.citationKostrzynska EB, Mohammadnezhad M, Hagan VM et al (2023) Ramifications of Covid-19 pandemic mitigation measures on sexual reproductive health services utilization among women and adolescent girls in Kenya. MedCrave Online Journal of Public Health. 12(2): 95-104.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/19490
dc.descriptionYes
dc.description.abstractWomen and the adolescents girls in low-middle income countries continue to be the most vulnerable individuals in times of disasters such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with emphasis on their Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH); yet hardly many studies choose to identify gaps that could improve and bring about well-informed interventions during crisis that do not affect other essential services. Hence, this study aimed to identify the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic mitigation measures on access and utilization of sexual reproductive health services and its related SRH outcomes among women and female adolescents in Kenya. Methods: A systematic literature review was performed to collate findings on the given study using 8 databases. Total of 1352 presumably pertinent publication were retrieved of which 20 studies met the study’s inclusion criteria which included studies with quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods study designs in full text and in English without duplicates. Using a data extraction table, thematic analysis was carried out to yield the study findings. Results: Two themes were identified including; service access related outcomes with the sub-themes of maternal health services and HIV/AIDS services and pandemic specific stressors with the sub-themes of Covid-19 mitigation stressors and socio-economic stressors. The findings implied that, women of reproductive age SRH access and utilization was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic’s mitigation responses with adverse SRH health outcomes. Conclusion: In conclusion, the Covid-19 pandemic adversely affected sexual reproductive health services among women and female adolescents in Kenya. The given main findings indicated and recognized the existence of improper set policies and mitigative measures during crisis management, affecting essential services such as SRH.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rights© 2023 The Authors. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
dc.subjectSexual and reproductive health
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectGirls
dc.subjectKenya
dc.titleRamifications of Covid-19 pandemic mitigation measures on sexual reproductive health services utilization among women and adolescent girls in Kenya
dc.status.refereedYes
dc.date.application2023-05-19
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.versionPublished version
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.15406/mojph.2023.12.00416
dc.rights.licenseCC-BY-NC
dc.date.updated2023-06-17T10:26:42Z
refterms.dateFOA2023-06-28T11:43:36Z
dc.openaccess.statusopenAccess
dc.date.accepted2023-05


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