Health systems analysis and evaluation of the barriers to availability, utilisation and readiness of sexual and reproductive health services in COVID-19-affected areas: a WHO mixed-methods study protocol

• José Guilherme Cecatti,
• Kun Tang,
• Igor Toskin,
• Moazzam Ali,
• Caron Kim,
• Stefano Uccella,
• Simone Garzon,
• Ge Yang,
• Vanessa Brizuela,
• Pisake Lumbiganon,
• Seni Kouanda,
• Alexandra Sawyer,
• Nigel Sherriff,
• Alessia Savoldi,
• Anna Thorson,
• Marleen Temmerman,
• Jörg Huber,
• Soe Soe Thwin,
• Maddalena Cordioli,
• Massimo Mirandola,
• Jaime Vera,
• Armando Seuc,
• Laila Ladak,
• Debbie Williams,
• Luis Bahamondes,
• Deda Ogum Alangea,
• Abdu Mohiddin,
• Eunice Nahyuha Chomi,
• Sothornwit Jen,
• Modey Emefa,
• Hamsadvani Kuganantham,
• Armando Humberto Seuc,
• Eunice Chomi,
• Hanxiyue Zhang,
• Yifan Zhu,
• Yueping Guo,
• Chunxiao Peng,
• Kwasi Tropsey,
• Emefa Judith Modey,
• Rozina Karmaliani,
• Jen Sothornwit,
• Ferdinand Okwaro,
• Ranieri Poli,
• Joy Jerop Chebet,
• Hugo Gamerro Abrego

Affiliations

José Guilherme Cecatti

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of Campinas Faculty of Medical Sciences, Campinas, Brazil

Kun Tang

Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Igor Toskin

UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, WHO, Geneve, Switzerland

Moazzam Ali

Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Caron Kim

Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Stefano Uccella

5 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Simone Garzon

1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ‘Filippo Del Ponte’ Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy

Ge Yang

Aff1 grid.240145.60000000122914776PediatricsMD Anderson Cancer Center Houston TX USA

Vanessa Brizuela

2 UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Pisake Lumbiganon

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Khon Kaen University, Nai Mueang, Thailand

Seni Kouanda

Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Alexandra Sawyer

School of Health Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, East Sussex, UK

Nigel Sherriff

School of Health Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK

Alessia Savoldi

Infectious Diseases, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Anna Thorson

professor in global infectious disease epidemiology

Marleen Temmerman

director

Jörg Huber

School of Health Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK

Soe Soe Thwin

UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and ResearchTraining in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Maddalena Cordioli

Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Massimo Mirandola

Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Jaime Vera

1Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton, UK

Armando Seuc

Instituto Nacional de Higiene Epidemiología y Microbiología, Habana, Cuba

Laila Ladak

Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery, Karachi, Pakistan

Debbie Williams

Luis Bahamondes

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of Campinas Faculty of Medical Sciences, Campinas, Brazil

Deda Ogum Alangea

2University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

Abdu Mohiddin

Public Health Directorate, Lambeth PCT, London, UK

Eunice Nahyuha Chomi

Reproductive Health Unit, Institute for Research in Health Sciences, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Sothornwit Jen

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Khon Kaen University, Nai Mueang, Thailand

Modey Emefa

Department of population, family and Reproductive Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana

Hamsadvani Kuganantham

Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health, World Health Organization, Geneve, Switzerland

Armando Humberto Seuc

Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health, World Health Organization, Geneve, Switzerland

Eunice Chomi

Hanxiyue Zhang

Yifan Zhu

Yueping Guo

Chunxiao Peng

Kwasi Tropsey

Emefa Judith Modey

Rozina Karmaliani

Jen Sothornwit

Ferdinand Okwaro

Ranieri Poli

Joy Jerop Chebet

Hugo Gamerro Abrego