A systematic review on factors influencing Middle Eastern women's utilization of healthcare services: The promise of mHealth.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda stresses a feminist approach for healthcare services. Cultural and religious influences impact utilization of healthcare services by Muslim women within the Middle East, posing unique challenges. This paper aimed to investigate the factors influencing Middle Eastern women's utilization of healthcare services within the region.

Methods

In the year 2024, a systematic review was conducted. PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched for this purpose. The quality of the included articles was assessed using the Accuracy, Coverage, Objectivity, Date, Significance (ACODS) checklist. Subsequently, the Joffe method of thematic analysis was employed to analyze the data obtained from the revi

SUBMITTER: Khosravi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11367701 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature