Table 2 Summary of study findings

Self-care for mothers and newborns

(Abbas, Mirzazada et al. 2020) [24]

(Adejuyigbe, Bee et al. 2015) [25]

(Burke 2018) [29]

(Haver, Ansari et al. 2016) [34]

(Lathrop, Burke et al. 2018) [36]

(Sanghvi, Ansari et al. 2010) [40]

(Smith, Dimiti et al. 2014) [42]

(de Vries, Hamad et al. 2021) [31]

(Draiko, McKague et al. 2021) [32]

(Komakech, Lubogo et al. 2020) [35]

Self-care for HIV

(Conserve, Michel et al. 2020) [30]

(Maatouk, El Nakib et al. 2021) [38]

(O’Laughlin, He et al. 2018) [39]

(Sibanda, d’Elbee et al. 2019) [41]

(Tonen-Wolyec, Batina-Agasa et al. 2019) [44]

(Tonen-Wolyec, Batina-Agasa et al. 2019) [45]

(Tonen-Wolyec, Kayembe Tshilumba et al. 2020) [47]

(Tonen-Wolyec, Mbopi-Keou et al. 2019) [46]

(Tonen-Wolyec, Mboumba Bouassa et al. 2020) [48]

Self-care for gender-based violence

(Tol, Leku et al. 2020) [43]

Self-care for contraception

(Ammerdorffer, Laws et al. 2021) [26]

(Bertrand, Bidashimwa et al. 2018) [28]

Self-care for abortion

(Berry-Bibee, St Jean et al. 2018) [27]

(Gill and Tam 2021) [33]

Self-care and health services

(Logie, Abela et al. 2021) [37]