ArticleBMJ open2026
Sexual and reproductive health literacy among East Asian women: a scoping review protocol using an intersectionality lens.
Article in BMJ open, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
introductionSexual and reproductive health (SRH) is essential to women's overall well-being, and promoting SRH depends largely on improving SRH literacy. However, existing research is predominantly situated in Western contexts and often lacks intersectional perspectives, resulting in the under-representation of the SRH experience of non-Western women, particularly those from East Asia. The aim of this scoping review is to provide an overview of the current literature on SRH literacy among East Asian women, focusing on how they access, understand, appraise and apply SRH information and services. To achieve this, we will examine how SRH literacy is conceptualised and addressed across healthcare, disease prevention and health promotion; map the characteristics of existing evidence and the population subgroups represented; compare patterns across different populations; and identify gaps, including overlooked or under-represented groups. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This review will be structured according to the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) recommended framework. Keywords related to 'sexual health', 'reproductive health', 'health literacy' and 'East Asian women' will be used. A comprehensive search will be performed from database inception to August 2026 across English-language, Chinese-language, Japanese-language and Korean-language electronic databases. Screening and study selection will be conducted by reviewers who are proficient in the language of the records being assessed. Data extraction and reporting will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist. The findings will be synthesised and reported using the PAGER framework (Patterns, Advances, Gaps, Evidence for practice and Research recommendations). ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: As this scoping review involves the analysis of publicly available data, ethics approval is not required. The findings are expected to identify gaps in research on SRH literacy and inform the future development of tailored SRH promotion interventions among women especially in East Asia. Results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: The protocol of this review has been registered within the Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/f8r69) on 23 March 2026.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.