SynthesisReproductive health2021
Reproductive justice in the time of COVID-19: a systematic review of the indirect impacts of COVID-19 on sexual and reproductive health.
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41 citing papers in PubMed.
- Reproductive Health Outcomes Associated With Domestic Violence Among Iranian Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Limited method choice, contraceptives access and use during Lebanon's political-economic crisis: a mixed-methods, longitudinal study.Conflict and health · 2025Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Contraceptive Services at Selected Primary Health Care Facilities in India, Nigeria, and Tanzania: Cross-Sectional Study.Interactive journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Knowledge and use of emergency contraceptives amid women seeking termination of pregnancy in the North West province.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2025Article
- Sex and Gender Influences on the Impacts of Disasters: A Rapid Review of Evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Access to contraceptive services during the COVID-19 pandemic: clients' perspective at primary health care level from India, Nigeria and Tanzania.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Adolescents' Sexual Health During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Systematic Review.Health science reports · 2025Review
- Perceived Access to HIV Prevention Services Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) and MSM Sex Workers in France, Russia, and Türkiye.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Sexual and reproductive health service delivery innovations and adaptations during COVID-19: A systematic review and crowdsourcing open call.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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- Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to sexual and reproductive health services for women and gender-diverse people with disabilities in Canada: a qualitative study.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2024Article
- Nimble adaptations to sexual and reproductive health service provision to adolescents and young people in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2024Article
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- Impact of COVID-19 on essential service provision for reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health in the Southeast Asia region: a systematic review.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2024Article
- Perspectives from the pandemic epicenter: Sexual and reproductive health of immigrant women in New York City.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2024Article
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- Disparities in adult women's access to contraception during COVID-19: a multi-country cross-sectional survey.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Assessing changes in adolescent girls' and young women's sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini.Global health action · 2023Article
- Assessing the health, social, educational and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a rapid review of the literature.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2023Review
- Restrictive points of entry into abortion care in Ireland: a qualitative study of expectations and experiences with the service.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveDespite gendered dimensions of COVID-19 becoming increasingly apparent, the impact of COVID-19 and other respiratory epidemics on women and girls' sexual and reproductive health (SRH) have yet to be synthesized. This review uses a reproductive justice framework to systematically review empirical evidence of the indirect impacts of respiratory epidemics on SRH.
methodsWe searched MEDLINE and CINAHL for original, peer-reviewed articles related to respiratory epidemics and women and girls' SRH through May 31, 2021. Studies focusing on various SRH outcomes were included, however those exclusively examining pregnancy, perinatal-related outcomes, and gender-based violence were excluded due to previously published systematic reviews on these topics. The review consisted of title and abstract screening, full-text screening, and data abstraction.
resultsTwenty-four studies met all eligibility criteria. These studies emphasized that COVID-19 resulted in service disruptions that effected access to abortion, contraceptives, HIV/STI testing, and changes in sexual behaviors, menstruation, and pregnancy intentions.
conclusionsThese findings highlight the need to enact policies that ensure equitable, timely access to quality SRH services for women and girls, despite quarantine and distancing policies. Research gaps include understanding how COVID-19 disruptions in SRH service provision, access and/or utilization have impacted underserved populations and those with intersectional identities, who faced SRH inequities notwithstanding an epidemic. More robust research is also needed to understand the indirect impact of COVID-19 and epidemic control measures on a wider range of SRH outcomes (e.g., menstrual disorders, fertility services, gynecologic oncology) in the long-term.
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