Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria for the Selection Process on Interventions to Improve the Reproductive Health of Undocumented Female Migrants and Refugees in Protracted Situations
| Category | Included | Excluded |
|---|---|---|
| Population of interest | Undocumented female migrants and female refugees in a protracted situation, as defined by the International Organization for Migration (2019) | Internally displaced populations, documented migrants and/or refugees already resettled in a host country |
| Intervention | Any reproductive health-related intervention seeking to improve contraceptive care, safe abortion, prenatal care, childbirth care and/or postnatal care | |
| Control | Presence of at least 1 group likely to access the same reproductive health services were considered control or comparison | |
| Outcomes of interest | Primary outcomes on the reduction of barriers to care for reproductive health services (improvement in the availability, accessibility, and acceptability of reproductive health services received) | Studies that do not quantify or qualify health outcomes |
| Primary maternal health outcomes reported as prevalence, incidence, rates, odds, and any other estimator that indicates the improvement (or lack) of health conditions of pregnant women | ||
| Primary outcome on short-term and long-term contraceptive use, reduction of unintended pregnancies, access to safe abortion services, reduction in unmet need for family planning among women of reproductive age, coverage of contraceptive services and contraceptive prevalence | Studies aimed solely at describing HIV and other sexually transmitted infections | |
| Study design | Study designs included should: (1) have a time frame of implementation; (2) have clear outcome indicators; (3) mention a change in one or more of the reproductive health outcomes of interest for this study; and (4) be reported in qualitative, observational, or impact evaluation studies. | Studies that do not separately analyze data from undocumented female migrants or female refugees |
| Study designs included were randomized control trials, nonrandomized controlled trials, controlled before-after studies, post-intervention studies, and qualitative studies | Studies that do not report results separately between undocumented female and male migrants and refugees | |
| Publication date | January 1, 2000–December 31, 2019 | |
| Language | English, Spanish, and Portuguese |