Sexual health and COVID-19: protocol for a scoping review

Navin Kumar, Kamila Janmohamed, Kate Nyhan, Laura Forastiere, Wei Hong Zhang, Anna Kågesten, Maximiliane Uhlich, Sarah S.M. Van de Velde, Joel J.M. Francis, Jennifer Toller Erausquin, Elin E.C. Larsson, Denton Callander, John Scott, Victor Minichiello and Joseph J.D. Tucker

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Abstract: Background: Global responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have exposed and exacerbated existing socioeconomic and health inequities that disproportionately affect the sexual health and well-being of many populations, including people of color, ethnic minority groups, women, and sexual and gender minority populations. Although there have been several reviews published on COVID-19 and health disparities across various populations, none has focused on sexual health. We plan to conduct a scoping review that seeks to fill several of the gaps in the current knowledge of sexual health in the COVID-19 era. Methods: A scoping review focusing on sexual health and COVID-19 will be conducted. We will search (from January 2020 onwards) CINAHL, Africa-Wide Information, Web of Science Core Collection, Embase, Gender Studies Database, Gender Watch, Global Health, WHO Global Literature on Coronavirus Disease Database, WHO Global Index Medicus, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, and Sociological Abstracts. Grey literature will be identified using Disaster Lit, Google Scholar, governmental websites, and clinical trials registries (e.g. ClinicalTrial.gov, World Health Organization, International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, and International Standard Randomized Controlled Trial Number Registry). Study selection will conform to the Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers’ Manual 2015 Methodology for JBI Scoping Reviews. Only English language, original studies will be considered for inclusion. Two reviewers will independently screen all citations, full-text articles, and abstract data. A narrative summary of findings will be conducted. Data analysis will involve quantitative (e.g. frequencies) and qualitative (e.g. content and thematic analysis) methods. Discussion: Original research is urgently needed to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 on sexual health. The planned scoping review will help to address this gap. Systematic review registrations: Systematic Review Registration: Open Science Framework osf/io/PRX8E.

Keywords: COVID-19; LGBT; Sexual health; Sexual minority; Women (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-12
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Published in: Systematic Reviews (2021) v.10 n° 1

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