Department of Public Health, Central Institute of Science and Technology (CIST) College, Pokhara University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom.
PLoS One. 2023 May 23;18(5):e0286145. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286145. eCollection 2023.
Service user and stakeholder engagement have been widely considered as key aspects in translating knowledge into realistic policies and practices. However, there is a paucity of accumulative evidence about service user and stakeholder engagements in maternal and newborn health (MNH) research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Therefore, we aim to systematically review the existing literature that includes service user and stakeholder engagement in maternal and newborn health research in low- and middle-income countries.
The design of this protocol is guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA-P) checklist. We will systematically run the search in PubMed/MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Scopus, Science Direct, and CINAHL to obtain relevant peer-reviewed literature published between January 1990 and March 2023. The list of extracted references will be screened by applying the study inclusion criteria, and eligible studies will be processed for further evaluation before being included in the review. The quality of the selected study will be assessed using the critical appraisal skills program (CASP) checklists and the Mixed Method Appraisal Tool (MMAT) checklist. A narrative synthesis will be used to synthesised results from all the included studies.
To the best of our knowledge, this systematic review will be the first synthesised evidence on service user and stakeholder engagement in maternal and newborn health research in low- and middle-income countries. The study highlights the importance of service user and stakeholder roles in designing, implementing, and evaluating maternal and newborn health interventions in resource-poor settings. The evidence from this review is expected to be useful for national and international researchers/stakeholders for practising meaningful and effective ways of engaging users and stakeholders in maternal and newborn health research and related activities. The PROSPERO registration number is CRD42022314613.
服务用户和利益相关者的参与已被广泛认为是将知识转化为现实政策和实践的关键方面。然而，在中低收入国家（LMICs）的母婴健康研究中，关于服务用户和利益相关者参与的累积证据很少。因此，我们旨在系统地回顾现有的文献，其中包括中低收入国家母婴健康研究中的服务用户和利益相关者的参与。
本方案的设计遵循系统评价和荟萃分析的首选报告项目（PRISMA-P）检查表。我们将在 PubMed/MEDLINE、PsycINFO、Scopus、Science Direct 和 CINAHL 中系统地进行搜索，以获取 1990 年 1 月至 2023 年 3 月期间发表的相关同行评议文献。提取的参考文献列表将根据研究纳入标准进行筛选，合格的研究将在纳入综述之前进行进一步评估。将使用批判性评估技能计划（CASP）检查表和混合方法评估工具（MMAT）检查表评估选定研究的质量。将使用叙述性综合方法综合所有纳入研究的结果。
据我们所知，这是系统评价中首次综合关于中低收入国家母婴健康研究中服务用户和利益相关者参与的证据。该研究强调了服务用户和利益相关者在设计、实施和评估资源匮乏环境中的母婴健康干预措施中的作用。预计从这项研究中获得的证据对国家和国际研究人员/利益相关者来说是有用的，他们可以采用有意义和有效的方式让用户和利益相关者参与母婴健康研究和相关活动。PROSPERO 注册号为 CRD42022314613。
