ArticleBMJ open2025
Women's Awareness in ReproDuctive 'Aafiya (WARDA): a community-based participatory research protocol for co-designing and evaluating reproductive health resources for Muslim women in Australia.
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introductionMuslim women in Australia encounter substantial reproductive health disparities. Reasons include intersecting barriers, including distinct demographic features, modesty and privacy concerns, recency of migration, stigma, discrimination, distrust of health systems, fatalistic health beliefs and lack of culturally appropriate health services. In published literature, community-based participatory research (CBPR) has been used in health promotion in hardly reached Muslim populations along with culturally and/or religiously tailored health promotion programmes to disseminate health messages in mosque settings. Despite positive evidence internationally, mosque-based reproductive health programmes remain largely unexplored in Australia. The Women's Awareness in ReproDuctive 'Aafiya (WARDA) study seeks to address this gap by co-designing reproductive health resources tailored for Muslim women in Australia. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: WARDA employs a CBPR methodology, actively involving Muslim women aged 18-45 years, community stakeholders and Muslim health professionals in New South Wales. The study comprises two phases: Phase 1 involves co-designing reproductive health promotion resources through participatory workshops, online surveys and semi-structured interviews, followed by the creation of resources. Phase 2 entails delivering the resources through peer educators, and evaluating the acceptability, usability and perceived benefits of these resources through mosque-based community sessions. Qualitative and quantitative data collected during both phases will undergo thematic analysis and descriptive statistical analysis, respectively, ensuring iterative refinement of interventions based on participant feedback. A sustainable version of the resources will be made available online for continued community use. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethics approval has been granted by Western Sydney University Human Research Ethics Committee (approval number H16274). Findings from WARDA will be disseminated through grassroots community organisations involved in the project.
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