Table 2.

Distribution of the Final Prioritized Research Questions for the Sexual, Reproductive and Maternal Health domains following the Delphi process

Sexual and reproductive health

What are effective strategies to implement good quality comprehensive contraceptive services (long-acting, short-acting and EC) for women and girls in humanitarian settings?

What are the effective strategies to improve SRH status (e.g. Reduce teenage pregnancy, increase contraceptive uptake) of adolescents in humanitarian settings?

What are successful strategies to deliver a full range of contraceptives including long-acting methods of contraception from the onset of a humanitarian emergency?

What are best strategies to integrate mental health/psychosocial support into SRH programming in humanitarian settings?

What capacity building approaches and support mechanisms are effective at strengthening capacity for health workers for different SRH components in humanitarian settings?

Maternal health

Which surveillance methodologies/modalities and strategies are most effective to capture and understand maternal and perinatal mortality at the population level?

What are the most effective strategies/approaches (task shifting, self-care, community health workers, mobile clinics, digital technologies) to provide maternal and perinatal health services (inclusive mental health, nutrition)?

Are unconditional cash transfers an effective strategy for reducing maternal mortality in humanitarian settings?

How effective and acceptable are existing interventions and tools (i.e. harm reduction models, task-sharing, self-management, outpatient management) to assist pregnant persons seeking an induced abortion in humanitarian settings?

EC Emergency contraception

SRH Sexual and reproductive health