Table 1 Six-step framework employed in the present scoping review
Step | Description |
Research questions | What is the current status of the literature published from MENA regarding men and SRH?; How men in MENA experience SRH? These queries were broken into four specific objectives relating to clients/users, HCPs, healthcare system and sociopolitical environment. |
Search strategies | Structured literature search using electronic databases that included PubMed and WoS, limited to English language using search terms. (online supplemental Box 1) |
Charting the Data | Data extracted consisted of items relevant to specific factors examined. Articles were mapped employing the eight domains of WHO framework for operationalising SRH [19] |
Collating, Summarizing, and Reporting Results | Review team assembled, grouped, synthesized and condensed the findings. Theoretical frame work for analysis involved two interrelated schemes [20, 21] (detailed below). Potential gaps were mapped. |
Consultation Exercise | Two senior experts specialized in SRH reviewed the findings to provide opinion on and substantiate the findings |