Abstract
PROTOCOL: Involving men and boys in family planning: A systematic review of the effective components and characteristics of complex interventions in low- and middle-income countries.
Highlights
The logic model was built based on: (a) the research team's own expertise, drawing on evidence on achieving desired family size identified in our previous World Health Organisation (WHO) reviews (Ruane‐McAteer et al, 2019; Ruane‐McAteer et al, 2020); (b) a rapid review of theories used in Family planning (FP) interventions involving men and boys (Robinson et al, 2020); and (c) consultation with our expert advisory group
3.2 | Relevance of the review findings to policy and practice including DFID, WHO, UNICEF, UNESCO, OCED, UNFPA, UNWOMEN and The World Bank; (c) global sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and FP service providers and partnerships such as The International Federation for Planned Parenthood and Family Planning 2020 (FP2020); and (d) decision‐makers at Ministries of Health, Medical Research Councils/ Institutes for Medical Research and local FP service providers in the nine participating countries as well as other LMICs seeking to accelerate the use of FP
The following review questions were developed in consultation with our international advisory group: The proposed evidence synthesis addresses priority health challenges and outcomes that are directly relevant to global development policy
Summary
1.1 | The problem of change, it will take 200 years (nine generations) to reach the SDG 5 goal of achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls (Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development, 2019). The logic model was built based on: (a) the research team's own expertise, drawing on evidence on achieving desired family size identified in our previous WHO reviews (Ruane‐McAteer et al, 2019; Ruane‐McAteer et al, 2020); (b) a rapid review of theories used in FP interventions involving men and boys (Robinson et al, 2020); and (c) consultation with our expert advisory group It provides a visual representation of how and under what circumstances, FP interventions might work to increase uptake of FP, help people attain their desired family size and result in improvements in maternal and child health, gender equality, SRH and rights, quality of life and improved livelihoods for all. 3.2 | Relevance of the review findings to policy and practice including DFID, WHO, UNICEF, UNESCO, OCED, UNFPA, UNWOMEN and The World Bank; (c) global SRH and FP service providers and partnerships such as The International Federation for Planned Parenthood and Family Planning 2020 (FP2020); and (d) decision‐makers at Ministries of Health, Medical Research Councils/ Institutes for Medical Research and local FP service providers in the nine participating countries as well as other LMICs seeking to accelerate the use of FP
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