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. 2015 Dec 18;5(12):e008226. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008226

TableĀ 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Category Included Excluded
Population of interest Crisis-affected populations receiving humanitarian assistance or aid in low-income or middle-income countries (as defined by World Bank, 2012): including refugees and internally displaced persons Studies on preparedness or resilience if not linked to an intervention which evaluates effectiveness
Health outcomes or outputs Primary outcomes (changes in morbidity, mortality, STI diagnosis, gender-based violence), secondary outcomes (reported condom use, skilled attendance at birth) and primary outputs (condoms distributed, education courses taught) Studies which do not quantify health outcomes or outputs
Intervention Any health-related intervention seeking to improve SRH outcomes
Comparison Measurements taken before or after an intervention or with use of a control group not receiving an intervention
Phase of humanitarian crises Studies conducted during the acute, chronic and early recovery phases of a humanitarian crisis Studies conducted before or after a crisis has stabilised
Study types and designs All quantitative study designs measuring change in health outcomes over time Qualitative studies and quantitative studies which do not measure changes in health outcomes or outputs
Publication date 1 January 1980 to 30 April 2013
Language English, French Other languages

SRH, sexual reproductive health; STI, sexually transmitted infection.