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WHO Consolidated Guideline on Self-Care Interventions for Health: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2019.

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WHO Consolidated Guideline on Self-Care Interventions for Health: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.

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Acronyms and Abbreviations

ART

antiretroviral therapy

CESCR

United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

CSE

comprehensive sexuality education

DMPA

depot medroxyprogesterone acetate

DMPA-IM

DMPA in its intramuscular form

DMPA-SC

DMPA in its subcutaneous form

DOI

declaration of interest

ERG

External Review Group

GDG

Guideline Development Group

GPS

good practice statement

GRADE

Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation

GRC

Guidelines Review Committee

GVPS

Global Values and Preferences Survey

HIVST

HIV self-testing

HPV

human papillomavirus

HPVSS

HPV self-sampling

HRP

The UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction

IPCHS

Integrated People-Centred Health Services framework

MEC

Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use (WHO publication)

OCP

oral contraceptive pill

OPK

ovulation predictor kit

OTC

over the counter

PHC

primary health care

PICO

population, intervention, comparator, outcome(s)

RCT

randomized controlled trial

REC

recommendation

SCS

self-collection of samples

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal

SG

WHO Guideline Steering Group

SRH

sexual and reproductive health

SRHR

sexual and reproductive health and rights

STI

sexually transmitted infection

UHC

universal health coverage

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund

UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund

WHO

World Health Organization

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