Accelerating sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) self-care interventions among underserved populations

Overview

This two-year generic implementation research protocol has been developed to build the evidence base on how self-care interventions for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) can be effectively introduced, scaled, and sustained among underserved individuals and communities. Grounded in an ecological and realist evaluation approach, this implementation study aims to generate further evidence to inform the WHO global normative guideline on self-care interventions.

Specifically, the research aims to:

1. Understand context-specific enabling and constraining mechanisms that facilitate or constrain access to SRHR self-care interventions for underserved individuals and communities; and
2. Gain insights into how context-specific and priority, selected self-care interventions for SRHR can enhance the ability of selected communities to self-care and thereby enable better health and well-being.