ReviewSAGE open medicine2024
A systematic review on factors influencing Middle Eastern women's utilization of healthcare services: The promise of mHealth.
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Factors Influencing the Engagement with Electronic Mental Health Technologies: A Systematic Review of Reviews.Administration and policy in mental health · 2025Pooled it
- Digital intervention for tokophobia: a randomized controlled trial of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy on fear of childbirth and self-efficacy among Egyptian pregnant women.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Trial
- Mental health chatbots and their technical features: A systematic review of reviews and a thematic analysis.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
- Pharmaceutical Care Through Women's Eyes: Insights from a Cross-Sectional Study in Jordan.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- Rare blood, rare voices: a participatory approach to advancing transfusion equity in the Bedouin community.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Incidence and burden of myocarditis in the Middle East and North Africa: a secondary analysis of global burden of diseases study 2019.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
- Understanding pregnant women's intention to use mobile health apps and its determinants: applying the UTAUT model in a mixed-methods study.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Telestroke management during the Hajj seasons 2023-2024: insights from SEHA Virtual Hospital in KSA.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Dismissed and unheard: Arab immigrant women's experiences seeking pelvic pain care in Norway.Women's health (London, England)Article
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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 review. Results: A final selection comprising 59 studies was made for inclusion in the research. The studies demonstrated a high level of quality, and the risk of bias within them was deemed acceptable. The thematic analysis revealed seven principal themes, which encompassed Demographic Factors, Level of Education and Awareness, Sources of Information, Risk Factors, Personal Factors, Level of Service Access and Quality, and Organizational Factors. Conclusions: This study highlighted key factors influencing women's utilization of healthcare in the Middle East and potentially the healthcare systems with a large number of Middle Eastern female immigrants around the globe: educational factors such as awareness campaigns and patient education, and personal barriers like fear and cultural norms. Moreover, Telehealth, particularly mHealth, was suggested to enhance women's participation and utilization of healthcare services. Further research is needed to explore this assertion with greater precision.
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