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In 2019, WHO developed a consolidated guideline on self-care interventions for SRH; this study used a global web-based values and preferences survey to inform that work. Among 825 participants, 360 were healthcare providers (HCP). Results assessed awareness, access, uptake, referral and linkage behaviors, and provider confidence, needs for further information, and interest in training.","Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized  \nAUTHOR ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT  \nFINAL PUBLICATION INFORMATION  \nSexual and Reproductive Health Mobile Apps  \nResults from a Cross-sectional Values and Preferences Survey to Inform  \nWorld Health Organization Normative Guidance on Self-care Interventions  \nThe definitive version of the text was subsequently published in  \nGlobal Health Action, 13(1), 2020-08-11  \nPublished by Taylor and Francis and found at [http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1796346](http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1796346)  \nTHE FINAL PUBLISHED VERSION OF THIS MANUSCRIPT IS AVAILABLE ON THE PUBLISHER’S PLATFORM  \nThis Author Accepted Manuscript is copyrighted by World Bank and published by Taylor and Francis. It is posted here by agreement between them. 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Your license is limited by the following restrictions:  \n(1) You may use this Author Accepted Manuscript for noncommercial purposes only under a CC BY-NC-ND  \n3.0 IGO license [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo).  \n(2) The integrity of the work and identification of the author, copyright owner, and publisher must be preserved in any copy.  \n(3) You must attribute this Author Accepted Manuscript in the following format: This is an Author Accepted Manuscript by Logie, Carmen H.; Okumu, Moses; Abela, Heather; Wilson, David; Narasimhan, Manjulaa Sexual and Reproductive Health Mobile Apps © World Bank, published in the Global Health Action13(1) 2020-08-11 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo) [http://](http://)[ ](http://)[dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1796346](dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1796346)  \n© 2021 World Bank  \n1 Short communication: 2  \n3  \n4 Sexual and reproductive health mobile apps: Results from a cross-sectional values and  \n5 preferences survey to inform World Health Organization normative guidance on self-care  \n6 interventions 7  \n8 Running head: SRH mobile apps  \n9  \n10 Carmen H. Logie* 1, Moses Okumu2, Heather Abela 1, David Wilson3, Manjulaa Narasimhan4 11  \n12  \n13 1: Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada  \n14 2: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States  \n15 3: Health, Nutrition, and Population Global Practice, World Bank, Washington D.C., United  \n16 States  \n17 4: Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, 18 Geneva, Switzerland  \n19  \n20 CHL:carmen.logie@utoronto.ca  \n21 [MO: ](MO: mokumu@email.unc.edu)[mokumu@email.unc.edu](MO: mokumu@email.unc.edu)  \n22 [HA: ](HA: heather.abela@mail.utoronto.ca)[heather.abela@mail.utoronto.ca](HA: heather.abela@mail.utoronto.ca)  \n23 DW: [dwilson@worldbank.org](dwilson@worldbank.org)  \n24 [MN: ](MN: narasimhanm@who.int)[narasimhanm@who.int](MN: narasimhanm@who.int)[ ](MN: narasimhanm@who.int)25  \n26 § Corresponding author:  \n27 Carmen H. Logie  \n28 Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, 246 Bloor Street East  \n29 Toronto, ON, M5S 1V4, Canada  \n30 Phone: 1 (647) 454 4203  \n31 Fax: 416-978-7072  \n32  carmen.logie@utoronto.ca  \n33  \n34 Keywords: sexual health; reproductive health; mHealth; healthcare provider; mobile app;  \n35 healthcare training; access  \n36 Short communication: 37  \n38 Sexual and reproductive health mobile apps: Results from a cross-sectional values and  \n39 preferences survey to inform WHO normative guidance on self-care interventions 40  \n41  \n42 Abstract 43  \n44 Mobile application (app) platforms have the potential to advance sexual and reproductive health  \n45 (SRH). 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