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. 2018 Jul 6;13(7):e0199300. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199300

Table 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
Intervention Any health-related intervention seeking to improve SRH outcomes
Outcomes of interest Primary outcomes include adolescent, maternal and neonatal morbidity; adolescent, maternal and neonatal mortality; STI diagnosis; gender-based violence; and unmet need for family planning. Secondary outcomes include contraceptive prevalence rate; skilled attendance at birth; and emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) - Studies which do not quantify health outcomes
- Studies only measuring knowledge, attitudes and practice as outcomes
Study types and design Primary quantitative research studies. Study designs including randomised controlled trials, non-randomised controlled trials, controlled before-after studies, controlled interrupted time series studies, economic studies (cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-utility analysis, cost-benefit analysis, economic modelling) of public health which the outcome is measured before and after the intervention or an intervention is studied against another intervention with baseline or control group. - Studies on preparedness or resilience if not linked to an intervention evaluating the effectiveness or utilisation of SRH interventions
- Studies only targeting child sexual abuse
- Studies with no specific health intervention and no outcomes (i.e. studies examining only health needs, prevalence, health risk-factors, co-ordination).
- Review papers; references listed in review papers will be screened to find more primary data sources
Data type Must include primary data
Phase of humanitarian crises Studies conducted during the acute, chronic and early recovery phases of a humanitarian crisis
Publication date January 1, 1980 –April 10, 2017
Language English, French Other languages