Content Posted in 2025
A 3-month pilot crossover study in 24 US couples to compare adherence, preference and acceptability of 3 non-medicated silicone intravaginal rings (IVRs) of different external diameters, each used for 30 days, Marlena Gehret Plagianos and Barbara Friedland
Abortion and unintended pregnancy in Pakistan: New evidence for 2023 and trends over the past decade, Zeba Sathar, Susheela Singh, Iqbal Shah, Rehan M. Niazi, Tahira Parveen, Octavia Mulhern, and Ali M. Mir
Abriendo Oportunidades—Community-based group mentoring to promote indigenous adolescent girls’ well-being: Impact findings from a cluster-RCT in Guatemala, Kelly Hallman, Angel del Valle, Alejandra Aponte, Alejandra Colom, Elizabeth Vásquez, Sarah Blake, and Corinne White
Acceptability and preference for 3-month versus 1-month vaginal rings for HIV-1 risk reduction among participants in a Phase 1 trial, Sarah Roberts, Imogen Hawley, Ellen Luecke, Barbara Mensch, Theresa Wagner, Craig Hoesley, Tara McClure, Clara P. Dominguez Islas, Jeanna Piper, Albert Y. Liu, and Ariane van der Straten
Acceptability of a dapivirine levonorgestrel vaginal ring in two Phase 1 trials (MTN-030/IPM 041 and MTN-044/IPM 053/CCN019): Implications for multipurpose prevention technology development, Barbara Friedland, Holly Gundacker, Sharon Achilles, Beatrice A. Chen, Craig Hoesley, Barbra A. Richardson, Clifton W. Kelly, Jeanna Piper, Sherri Johnson, Brid Devlin, John Steytler, Kyle Kleinbeck, Bindi Dangi, Chantel Friend, Mei Song, Barbara Mensch, Ariane van der Straten, Cindy Jacobson, Craig W. Hendrix, Jill Brown, Diana Blithe, Sharon L. Hiller, and on behalf of the MTN-030/IPM 041 and MTN-044/IPM 053/CCN019 Protocol Teams for the Microbicide Trials Network and the Contraceptive Clinical Trials Network
Acceptability of the dapivirine vaginal ring and daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) during pregnancy in Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, Alinda M. Young, Marie Stoner, Florence Mathebula, Rebone Mohuba, Alejandro Baez, Linly Seyama, Prisca Mutero, Juliane Etima, Zayithwa Fabiano, Lee Fairlie, Ashley Mayo, Jennifer E. Balkus, Mei Song, Katherine Bunge, Jeanna Piper, Ivan C. Balan, Ariane van der Straten, and Elizabeth T. Montgomery
Acceptance of the Advocacy Core Group approach in promoting integrated social and behaviour change for MNCH+N in Nigeria: A qualitative study, Adetayo Adetunji, Mayokun Adediran, Eno-Obong Etim, and Alessandra N. Bazzano
A comparison of acceptability of contraceptive vaginal rings, pills, and injectables among cisgender women in Kenya and Zimbabwe: Protocol for a mixed-methods study, Chelsea Polis, Francis Obare, Irene Bruce, Cynthia Banda, Lisa Haddad, Antwanette Heyns, Petros Isaakidis, Mercy Kamupira, et al., Sanyukta Mathur, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Bruce Variano, Brady Zieman, and George Odwe
Adolescent school retention post COVID-19 school closures in Kenya: A mixed-methods study, Ruth Nanjekho Wafubwa, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Eva Ireri Muluve, Daniel Osuka, and Karen Austrian
A drug-drug interaction study to evaluate the effects of strong CYP3A induction and inhibition on the pharmacokinetics of Segesterone Acetate and Ethinyl Estradiol from the Annovera® contraceptive vaginal system, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Narender Kumar, and Harvey Kushner
Advancing global equity and justice through evidence and innovation—Annual report 2022–2023, Population Council
Africa Regional Report—Pathways to Prosperity for Adolescent Girls in Africa: Kenya Focus, Evalin Karijo and Estelle Koussoubé
A Randomized, Phase 1, Open-Label Study in Healthy HIV-Negative Women to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Bleeding Patterns Associated with 90-Day Use of Matrix Vaginal Rings Containing 200 mg Dapivirine and 320 mg, Barbara Friedland and Holly Gundacker
Asking and telling in humanitarian contexts: A feasibility assessment of para-social worker-led screening for sexual violence against children in Uganda, Abir Nur, Gloria Seruwagi, George Odwe, Peter Kisaakye, Stella Muthuri, Prosmolly Ayebale, Monicah Rwotmon, Dagim Habteyesus, Yadeta Dessie, Francis Obare, Yohannes Wado Dibaba, Bonnie Wandera, Chi-Chi Undie, and et al.
Assessing feasibility and acceptability of increasing access to sexual and reproductive health and rights through pharmacy outlets and community health volunteers, Wilson Liambila, Francis Obare, Saumya RamaRao, Monica Oguttu, Carol Nyandat, Benedict Denga, and Zeka Wekesa
Assessing geographical and contextual vulnerability of reproductive, maternal, child and adolescent health in North East India, Anchal Purbey, AJ Francis Zavier, Punit Mishra, Rajib Acharya, Niranjan Saggurti, Subrato Mondal, and Debendra Kumar Nayak
Assessing per-sex-act HIV-1 risk reduction among women using the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring, Randy Stalter, Tracy Q. Dong, Craig W. Hendrix, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Ariane van der Straten, Sharon L. Hillier, Flavia Matovu Kiweewa, Nyaradzo M. Mgodi, Mark A. Marzinke, Linda-Gail Bekker, Lydia Soto-Torres, Jared M. Baeten, Elizabeth R. Brown, and MTN-020-ASPIRE Study Team
Assessing the role of law in reducing the practice of FGM/C in Kenya, Agnes K. Meroka-Mutua, Daniel Mwanga, and Charles Owuor Olungah
A study on the feasibility and acceptability of pericoital Levonorgestrel 1.5mg in Nairobi County and Kiambu County, George Odwe and Brent McCann
A study to evaluate the effects of Annovera® and tampon co-usage on the pharmacokinetics of Segesterone Acetate and Ethinyl Estradiol, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Narender Kumar, and Harvey Kushner
Barriers and facilitators of acceptability and uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptives in Ethiopia: A systematic review using the COM-B model, Tariku Shimels, Zewdneh Shewamene, and Getachew Teshome
Big data and AI in sexual and reproductive health: A comment, Mahesh Karra and Saumya RamaRao
Bridging the gaps: Advancing preconception nutrition in South Asia through evidence, policy, and action, Faith Miller, Vani Sethi, Avishek Hazra, Danielle Schoenaker, Ranadip Chowdhury, Jane Hirst, Zivai Murira, and Naomi M. Saville
Bridging the gaps: Mental health support for out of school adolescents in urban slums in Kenya, Beth Kangwana and Manasi Kumar
Building a rights-based approach to nutrition for women and children: Harnessing the potential of women’s groups and rights-based organizations in South Asia, Monica Shrivastav, Vani Sethi, Avishek Hazra, Zivai Murira, Roopal Jyoti Singh, Krishna Wagh, Anuradha Nair, Veronica Kamanga Njikho, and Sapna Desai
Building resilience among adolescent girls in the Sahel: Regional summary report of a mixed-methods participatory research, Sarah Engebretsen and Karen Austrian
Case study of prospects of Digital Health for Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, Pauline Bakibinga, Dennis Matanda, and Elizabeth Bakibinga
Childhood exposure to intimate partner violence against women and its association with violence against children in refugee settlements in Uganda, George Odwe, Francis Obare, Stella Muthuri, Peter Kisaakye, Dagim Habteyesus, Gloria Seruwagi, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Yadeta Dessie, Bonnie Wandera, Caroline W. Kabiru, and Chi-Chi Undie
Climate change and mental health among young people, Population Council
Climate change and migration, Population Council
Climate change and sexual and reproductive health, Population Council
Climate change impact on health in Bangladesh, Md. Noorunnabi Talukder and Ubaidur Rob
Coercion versus facilitation: Context and the implementation of anti-FGM/C law, Agnes K. Meroka-Mutua, Daniel Mwanga, Susan L. Ostermann, and Josephine Wouango
Communities started the end of the HIV epidemic: Experiences with and recommendations for conducting community-engaged HIV implementation research, Carlos E. Rodriguez-Diaz, Mamaswatsi Kopeka, Waimar Tun, Edda I. Santiago-Rodriguez, José J. Mulinelli Rodríguez, DeMarc A. Hickson, Dana Watnick, and Donaldson F. Conserve
Community-based approaches to promote uptake of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: Midline findings from Kisumu and Migori Counties—Evidence brief, Zoe Nakuya and Dennis Matanda
Comparison of the penile microbiome in infant male circumcision: Mogen clamp versus Shangring, Juan E. Salazar, Daniel E. Park, Nahid Punjani, Tony Pham, Maliha Aziz, Godfrey Kigozi, Ronald H. Gray, Stephen Kiboneka, Marc Goldstein, Philip S. Li, Richard Lee, and Cindy M. Liu
Conclusions: Pathways to Prosperity for Adolescent Girls in Africa, Kehinde Ajayi, Estelle Koussoubé, and Fatima Zahra
Consensus recommendations for measuring the impact of contraception on the menstrual cycle in contraceptive clinical trials, Amelia C.L. Mackenzie, Stephanie Chung, Emily Hoppes, Nora Miller, Anne E. Burke, Sharon Achilles, C. Leigh Allen, Luis Bahamondes, Diana Blithe, et al., Lisa Haddad, and Regine Sitruk-Ware
Construire la résilience des adolescentes au Sahel : Rapport de synthèse régional d’une recherche participative à méthodes mixtes, Sarah Engebretsen and Karen Austrian
Creating a Sustainable Platform for Indigenous Girls’ and Women’s Empowerment, Population Council
Current status of mannose receptor-targeted drug delivery for improved anti-HIV therapy, Satish Rojekar, Amol D. Gholap, Namdev Togre, Priyanka Bhoj, Clement M. Haeck, Navnath Hatvate, Nidhi Singh, Jyotsna Vitore, Sagar Dhoble, Snehal Kashid, and Vandana Patravale
Cytokine concentration and T cell subsets in the female genital tract in the presence of bacterial vaginosis and Trichomonas vaginalis, Marisa R. Young, Lisa Haddad, Lyle McKinnon, Walter Ochieng, Marta Rowh, Amanda Gill, Igho Ofotokun, and Supriya D. Mehta
Demographic, social and health system factors associated with maternal mortality in Pakistan: A nested case-control study, Ahsan Maqbool Ahmad, Iqbal Shah, Ali M. Mir, Maqsood Sadiq, and Muddassir Altaf Bosan
Design, adaptation, and diffusion of an innovative tool to support contraceptive decision-making: Balanced Counseling Strategy Plus, Charlotte E. Warren, Tracy McClair, Karen Kirk, Charity Ndwiga, and Eileen Yam
Developing and validating measures of unintended pregnancy and reasons for contraceptive non-use, Francis Obare and George Odwe
Development and biophysical characterization of a humanized FSH-blocking monoclonal antibody therapeutic formulated at an ultra-high concentration, Satish Rojekar, Anusha R. Pallapati, Judit Gimenez-Roig, Funda Korkmaz, Farhath Sultana, Damini Sant, Clement M. Haeck, Anne Macdonald, Se Min Kim, Clifford J. Rosen, Orly Barak, Marcia Meseck, John Caminis, Daria Lizneva, Tony Yuen, and Mone Zaidi
Development and validation of a multidimensional intravaginal ring acceptability scale among US women and their male partners, Ann Gottert, Barbara Friedland, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Brady Zieman, Jessica M. Sales, Jessica Atrio, Shakti Shetty, Caio Sant'Anna Marinho, Nicole Roselli, Ruth Merkatz, Irene Bruce, and Lisa Haddad
Development of a transdermal gel for reversible male contraception, Régine Sitruk-Ware, Diana Blithe, Stephanie T. Page, and Christina Wang
Donor Roundtable—Sustaining Progress: Investing in adolescent girls amidst global challenges, Coalition for Adolescent Girls
Do women with disabilities exercise their reproductive rights? An exploratory study in Egypt and Jordan, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Monica Maher, Anni Mazagobian, and Tarek Alam El Din
Driving local solutions with regional impact—PC Kenya 2023 highlights, Population Council Kenya
Effects of preconception nutrition interventions on pregnancy and birth outcomes in South Asia: A systematic review, Naomi M. Saville, Sophiya Dulal, Faith Miller, Danielle Schoenaker, Ranadip Chowdhury, Avishek Hazra, Jane Hirst, Zivai Murira, and Vani Sethi
Ending child marriage in Zambia: Implications and considerations for accelerating progress in the context of Zambia’s Marriage (Amendment) Act No. 13 of 2023, Population Council
Enhancing reproductive health among adolescent girls in India: Results of an individualized RCT to study the efficacy of the go Nisha go mobile game, Aparna Raj, Lalita Shankar, Anvita Dixit, Ananya Saha, Madhusudana Battala, Nizamuddin Khan, Kavita Ayyagari, Niranjan Saggurti, and Susan Howard
Estimating incidence of induced abortion and unintended pregnancy among women in refugee settlements in Uganda, George Odwe, Peter Kisaakye, Francis Obare, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Bonnie Wandera, Stephanie Küng, Caitlin Rich, and Margaret Giorgio
Ethiopia Humanitarian Violence Against Children and Youth Survey, 2024: Data-to-Action workshop report, Yadeta Dessie, Dagim Habteyesus, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Abir Nur, Stella Muthuri, Peter Kisaakye, Bonnie Wandera, Gloria Seruwagi, Francis Obare, Andres Villaveces, Michelle Hynes, Misrak Mohammed, Mulualem Desta, and Chi-Chi Undie
Ethiopia Humanitarian Violence Against Children and Youth Survey, 2024: Summary report, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Yadeta Dessie, Francis Obare, George Odwe, Dagim Habteyesus, Bonnie Wandera, Peter Kisaakye, Stephen Kizito, Stella Muthuri, Gloria Seruwagi, et al., and Chi-Chi Undie
Evaluation of differentiated service delivery models on HIV treatment retention among key populations in Nigeria: A prospective cohort analysis, George I. Eluwa, Scott Geibel, Steve Callens, Lung Vu, and Isa Iyortim
Evaluation of the NISITU Program: A quasi-experimental study to determine the effect of a gender attitudes and gender-based violence program for adolescents in Nairobi, Kenya, Karen Austrian and Beth Kangwana
Exploring the intersection of young men's mobile-internet use, gender attitudes and intimate relationship dynamics: A mixed-methods study, Julie Pulerwitz, Pamela Keilig, Cherie Cawood, David Khanyile, Bhekumusa Lukhele, and Ann Gottert
Facilitators and barriers to maternal immunization and strategies to improve uptake in low-income and lower-middle income countries: A systematic review, Tila Khan, Simran Malik, Liya Rafeekh, Sayantan Halder, Sapna Desai, and Sangeeta Das Bhattacharya
Family planning and contraception in people with multiple sclerosis: Perspectives for obstetricians, gynaecologists, and other health care professionals involved in reproductive planning, Gabriele S. Merki-Feld, Riley Bove, Lisa Haddad, Kerstin Hellwig, Jan Hillert, Maria Houtchens, Melinda Magyari, Scott Montgomery, Manuela Simoni, Egon Stenager, Heidi Thompson, Zeliha Tulek, Kurt Marhardt, and Rossella E. Nappi
GIRL Center special feature: 2024 impact report, GIRL Center
Girl Innovation, Research, and Learning (GIRL) Center: Innovation Hub Overview 2025, Population Council
Girls and Boys Clubs Self-Administered Tool, Francis Obare and Chi-Chi Undie
Governmental influence on childbearing: What's really at stake?, Rana Hajjeh, Cai Yiping, Joan Kaufman, Judith Bruce, Shelley Clark, Kelly Hallman, and Vladimira Kantorova
Governmental influence on childbearing: What's really at stake?—Slide deck, Population Council
How and what do women learn about contraception? A latent class analysis of adolescents and adult women in Delaware, Monica L. Caudillo, Fatima Zahra, and Michael S. Rendall
How climate change is shaping young people’s health: A participatory, youth co-led study from Bangladesh, Guatemala and Nigeria, Jessie Pinchoff, Eno-Obong Etim, Damilola Babatunde, Eleanor Blomstrom, Sigma Ainul, Toyin O. Akomolafe, Brian Medina Carranza, Angel del Valle, and Karen Austrian
i2i: Interventions to engage men and boys as clients, partners, and agents of change to improve SRHR, South-to-South HIV Prevention Learning Network
Impact of Covid-19 on antenatal care: Evidence from Madagascar Demographic and Health Survey, Monica A. Magadi, Francis Obare, Neema Kaseje, and Pensee Wu
Impact of digital exposure on premarital sex and contraception use among unmarried Indian youth, Pragati Dattatraya Ubale, Punit Mishra, Aditi, Rajib Acharya, and T.V. Sekher
Impact of implementing digital enabled interventions for community health workers on maternal, newborn and child health in Kisumu County, Timothy Abuya, Alice Koimur, Tabither Gitau, Ganda O.C. Gregory, Lena Kan, Angela Kairu, and Smisha Agarwal
Improving health outcomes by strengthening public sector capacity in social and behaviour change programming in Nigeria: A qualitative study, Adetayo Adetunji, Bright Addo, Dele Abegunde, Amanda Kalamar, Nrupa Jani, Pooja Sripad, Foyeke Oyedokun-Adebagbo, and Augustine Ankomah
Intergenerational (im)mobility in a developing economy context: Is the social elevator broken?, Zubaria Andlib, Maqsood Sadiq, and Sergio Scicchitano
Introduction: Pathways to Prosperity for Adolescent Girls in Africa, Estelle Koussoubé, Kehinde Ajayi, and Fatima Zahra
In vitro drug release, mechanical performance and stability testing of a custom silicone elastomer vaginal ring releasing dapivirine and levonorgestrel, Diarmaid J. Murphy, Yahya H. Dallal Bashi, Clare F. McCoy, Peter Boyd, Leeanne Brown, François Martin, Nicole McMullen, Kyle Kleinbeck, Bindi Dangi, Patrick Spence, Bashir Hansraj, Brid Devlin, and R. Karl Malcolm
Is economic inequality in maternal and child healthcare decreasing in India? Trends between 2005–2006, 2015–2016 and 2019–2021, Rimjhim Bajpai, Abhishek Kumar, Rajib Acharya, and Niranjan Saggurti
Is ethical review a barrier to the publication of research on violence against women and children for low- and middle-income country researchers?, Elizabeth Dartnall, Sarah Homan, Kevin Lalor, Mpho Silima, and Chi-Chi Undie
“It’s everyone’s problem”: Institutionalising multisectoral action for maternal health in Meghalaya, India, Sapna Desai, Sharmada Sivaram, S. Ramkumar, Patricia Dohtdong, Ankit Nanda, Sowmya Ramesh, and Sampath Kumar
Le Questionnaire pour etre Administre aux Filles et aux Garçons dans les Clubs, Francis Obare and Chi-Chi Undie
Lessons learned from engaging healthcare providers in research on implementation of HIV preexposure prophylaxis, Raiza M. Beltran, Anna-Sophia Katomski, Stephen Bonett, Rosina Cianelli, Amy Corneli, Donaldson F. Conserve, Joseph P. De Santis, Danielle Estes, Susan M. Graham, Laura Hoyt D'Anna, Naana Koranteng-Yorke, Kathryn M. Nowotny, Tam Phan, Carlos E. Rodriguez-Diaz, Waimar Tun, Stefan Baral, Sheree Schwartz, and Julia L. Marcus
“Let’s chat!” Piloting a digital chatbot for HIV prevention among cisgender women and transgender men in Nigeria, Sanyukta Mathur, Anita Fernandez Eromhonsele, Zachary Vallarino, Craig Savel, Edward Oche, Olisa Ononye, Elizabeth Shoyemi, and Waimar Tun
Leveraging health financing, digital health and self-care approaches to strengthen maternal health journeys in India: Perspectives from Assam, Sowmya Ramesh, Charlotte E. Warren, Benjamin Bellows, Himanshi Dwivedi, Himani Gupta, Ashita Munjral, Swapnil Rawat, David Tresner-Kirsch, and Jitender Nagpal
“Like a broom tied together”: A qualitative exploration of social cohesion and its role in community capacity strengthening to support integrated health in Nigeria, Adetayo Adetunji, Martha Silva, Nrupa Jani, and Mayokun Adediran
Linking research to action to address unintended pregnancy in refugee settings in Ethiopia, Baobab Research Programme Consortium
Linking research to action to address unintended pregnancy in refugee settings in Uganda, Baobab Research Programme Consortium
LSHE/CSE and SRH linkages: The role of health care providers, Population Council
Maintaining nutrition as a woman’s right through the life course, Sapna Desai and Sabina Rashid
Making health insurance responsive to citizens: learning from six low-income and middle-income countries, Anas Ismail, Inke Mathauer, Patricia Akweongo, Mery Concepcion Bolivar Vargas, Sapna Desai, Dinna Prapto Raharja, Modupe Adeoti Ogundimu, Stela Stojisavljevic, Manuela De Allegri, and Zubin Shroff
Measuring abortion incidence, severity of complications, and health facilities’ capacity to provide abortion care in refugee settings in Ethiopia: Technical report, Baobab Research Programme Consortium and Guttmacher Institute
Measuring abortion incidence, severity of complications, and health facilities’ capacity to provide abortion care in refugee settings in Uganda: Technical report, Baobab Research Programme Consortium and Guttmacher Institute
Mifepristone as a non-emergency contraceptive among women of reproductive age: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis, Miriam Nkangu, Caroline Frisendahl, Chelsea Polis, Tracy Chen, Evan Sterling, Rebecca Gomperts, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Lisa Haddad, and Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson
Misclassification of HIV infection status among serologically diverse populations in Nigeria: Implications for test and treat program, George I. Eluwa, Scott Geibel, Steve Callens, Lung Vu, Vincent Wong, and Isa Iyortim
MTN-030/IPM-041: A Phase 1, Randomized, Double-Blind Pharmacokinetic and Safety Study of Dapivirine/Levonorgestrel Vaginal Rings, Barbara Friedland and Holly Gundacker
Outil de récits de changement, Francis Obare and Chi-Chi Undie
Pathways to prosperity for adolescent girls in Kenya, World Bank Group, Center for Global Development, and Population Council
Penile human papillomavirus prevalence in circumcised sexual minority men living with and without HIV, Nginache Nampota-Nkomba, Kareshma Mohanty, Ruxton Adebiyi, Charles Ekeh, Lisa M. Schumaker, Kareemah T. Suleiman, Laura Powell, Kara Lombardi, Nicholas P. Ambulos, Elizabeth Shoyemi, et al., and TRUST/RV368 Study Group
People, rights, and choices: Keeping the promise of the ICPD Programme of Action alive, Saumya RamaRao, Priscilla Idele, and Dakshitha Wickremarathene
Phase 1 randomized trials to assess safety, pharmacokinetics, and vaginal bleeding associated with use of extended duration dapivirine and levonorgestrel vaginal rings, Sharon Achilles, Clifton W. Kelly, Craig Hoesley, Diana Blithe, Jill Brown, Barbra A. Richardson, Brid Devlin, Craig W. Hendrix, Samuel M. Poloyac, Mark A. Marzinke, Holly Gundacker, Devika Singh, Jeanna Piper, Sherri Johnson, John Steytler, Beatrice A. Chen, and on behalf of the MTN-030/IPM 041 and MTN-044/IPM 053/CCN019 Protocol Teams for the Microbicide Trials Network and the Contraceptive Clinical Trials Network
Policies and programmes to improve preconception nutrition in South Asia, Avishek Hazra, Tasha Choedon, Monica Shrivastav, Raj Kumar Verma, Cheshta Gulati, Dhammica Rowel, Abner Daniel, Preetu Mishra, Naveen Paudyal, Naureen Arshad, and et al.
Population Council Kenya Annual Report 2023: Amplifying the Impact of Evidence-Based Programs in Kenya and Eastern Africa, Population Council Kenya
Population growth and our caring capacity, Population Council
Preconception malnutrition among women and girls in south Asia: Prevalence, determinants, and association with pregnancy and birth outcomes, Faith Miller, Vani Sethi, Danielle Schoenaker, Ranadip Chowdhury, Raj Kumar Verma, Jane Hirst, Manisha Nair, Chiara Benedetto, Usha Sriram, Zivai Murira, and Naomi M. Saville
Preference, adherence, and acceptability of 3 nonmedicated intravaginal rings of differing external diameters: A randomized, crossover trial, Barbara Friedland, Jessica M. Sales, Jessica Atrio, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Brady Zieman, Shakti Shetty, Nicole Roselli, Renee Rolston, Ann Gottert, Karina Avila, Irene Bruce, Caio Sant'Anna Marinho, Michelle Nguyen, Ruth Merkatz, and Lisa Haddad
Quality implementation of safe spaces programs, Karen Austrian and Sara Troiano
Reproductive health education in Ghana: Perspectives of School Health Education Programme (SHEP) Coordinators, Population Council, MSI Reproductive Choices, Ghana Education Service, and Ghana Health Service
Revising the definition of "demand satisfied for modern methods of family planning:" A cross-sectional study to explore incorporating person-centered constructs of demand, choice, and satisfaction, Jewel Gausman, Niranjan Saggurti, Richard M. Adanu, Delia Bandoh, Mabel Berrueta, Suchandrima Chakraborty, Ernest Kenu, Nizamuddin Khan, Ana Langer, Carolina Nigri, Magdalene Odikro, Veronica Pingray, Sowmya Ramesh, Paula Vázquez, Caitlin R. Williams, and R. Rima Jolivet
Safe, Empowered Tech for Adolescents: A Framework for Research and Action, Miriam Temin and Evalin Karijo
SAHELI: Study and action on hysterectomy: Evidence on women’s health through the life course in India—Protocol for a mixed-methods study, Sapna Desai, Dipti Govil, Devaki Nambiar, Hemali Heidi Sinha, Archana Roy, Kranti Vora, Josyula K. Lakshmi, Archana Kumari, Gita D. Mishra, and Neerja Bhatla
Sexual and Reproductive Health of Migrant Women in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico 2021, Lucía Vázquez Quesada, Isabel Vieitez Martínez, and Jesús Peña
Silicone elastomer formulations for improved performance of a multipurpose vaginal ring releasing dapivirine and levonorgestrel, Yahya H. Dallal Bashi, Diarmaid J. Murphy, Clare F. McCoy, Peter Boyd, Leeanne Brown, Matthew Kihara, François Martin, Nicole McMullen, Kyle Kleinbeck, Bindi Dangi, Patrick Spence, Bashir Hansraj, Brid Devlin, and R. Karl Malcolm
Social relationships and adolescents' HIV counseling and testing decisions in Zambia, Julie Denison, Nalakwanji Lungu, Wendy A. Dunnett-Dagg, Ann P. McCauley, and Michael D. Sweat
Stakeholder experiences with the roll out of the inclusion of family planning into the National Health Insurance benefits package in Ghana, Population Council, MSI Reproductive Choices, National Health Insurance Authority, and Ghana Health Service
Stories of Change Tool, Francis Obare and Chi-Chi Undie
Sustaining progress: Investing in adolescent girls amidst global challenges—Slide deck, Coalition for Adolescent Girls
Systematic review of reviews on interventions to engage men and boys as clients, partners and agents of change for improved sexual and reproductive health and rights, Ann Gottert, Julie Pulerwitz, Renay Weiner, Chantalle Okondo, Jesse Werner, Sarah Magni, and Sanyukta Mathur
The challenges of measuring girls' empowerment, Henrietta Asiamah, Estelle Koussoubé, and Fatima Zahra
The implementation and costs to deliver a youth-friendly multi-component program addressing stigma, HIV, and linkage to care for adolescent girls and young women in Lusaka, Zambia, Natalie A. Blackburn, Suzannah L. Scanlon, Jenny Beizer, Nachela Chelwa, Laura Nyblade, Sarah Roberts, Lyson Phiri, Drosin Mulenga, Michael Mbizvo, and Sujha Subramanian
The International Contraceptive Access Foundation’s model for improving access to the hormonal intrauterine device, Lorna Begg, James Sailer, Kai Risse, Kendal Danna, Joanna Holopainen, Milly Kaggwa, Anne Pfitzer, Saumya RamaRao, Juhani Syrjala, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Marcel Van Valen, Maria Mercedes Vivas, Carolyn Westhoff, and Frank Strelow
The Population Council’s Center for Biomedical Research Implements an End-to-End Approach to Product Development, Anita Bhatia Garg, Lisa Haddad, Sanyukta Mathur, and Lorna Begg
The Population, Environmental Risks, and Climate Crisis (PERCC) Initiative, Population Council
The PrEP Ring Quarterly—Edition 2, March 2025, IPM South Africa
Transforming the humanitarian system, not destroying it, Paul B. Spiegel; Karl Blanchet; Chi-Chi Undie; and on behalf of the CHH-Lancet Commission on Health, Conflict, and Forced Disaplacement
Trends in the utilisation of maternal and child healthcare services from the public and private health sectors in India, 2005–2021: An analysis of cross-sectional survey data, Anchal Purbey, Abhishek Kumar, Arupendra Mozumdar, Punit Mishra, Rajib Acharya, and Niranjan Saggurti
Understanding caregivers’ and community influencers’ perspectives on the barriers to childhood immunisation in Northern Nigerian States with public-private partnerships in routine immunisation programme, Eno-Obong Etim, Angela Odiachi, Leanne Dougherty, Matthew Alabi, Adetayo Adetunji, and Adebola A. Adedimeji
Une exploration qualitative multi-perspectives des obstacles et des catalyseurs à l'accès et à la réception de services et soins de fertilité dans les établissements de santé à Dakar, au Sénégal, Fatou Bintou Mbow, Mame Soukeye Mbaye, Karen Kirk, and Thierno Souleymane Ball Anne
Use of simulated vaginal and menstrual fluids to model in vivo discolouration of silicone elastomer vaginal rings, Clare F. McCoy, Patrick Spence, Yahya H. Dallal Bashi, Diarmaid J. Murphy, Peter Boyd, Bindi Dangi, Tiffany Derrick, Brid Devlin, Kyle Kleinbeck, and R. Karl Malcolm
Using the Confidante method to measure new or recent cases of female genital mutilation: Insights from Narok County, Kenya, Francis Obare, Dennis Matanda, Tchaiwe Zulu, and Stephen Kizito
Vaginal progesterone reduces the risk of preterm birth and adverse perinatal outcomes in singleton gestations with a midtrimester sonographic short cervix (≤25 mm): An updated individual patient data meta-analysis, Roberto Romero, Agustin Conde-Agudelo, Eduardo da Fonseca, John M. O'Brien, George W. Creasy, Sonia S. Hassan, and Kypros H. Nicolaides
Violence against children and adolescents in refugee settings in Uganda, Together for Girls, Population Council, Population Council Kenya, and African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
Violence against children and youth in refugee settings in Ethiopia: Factsheet, Baobab Research Programme Consortium
Violence against children and youth in refugee settings in Uganda: Factsheet, Baobab Research Programme Consortium
Wages withheld, deferred or deflected: The case of child domestic workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Annabel Erulkar, Lemi Negeri, Eyasu Hailu Mekonnen, Elizabeth Anderson, and Yuki Lo
“We help people change harmful norms”: Working with key opinion leaders to influence MNCH+N behaviors in Nigeria, Adetayo Adetunji, Eno-Obong Etim, Mayokun Adediran, and Alessandra N. Bazzano
We move together: A realist evaluation of the Safe Motherhood Action Groups in Eastern Province, Zambia, Sara Dada, Aoife De Brún, Nachela Chelwa, Natasha Okpara, Mirriam Zulu, Bellington Vwalika, and Brynne Gilmore
What about well-being? Measuring what we really care about in sexual and reproductive health, Christine Dehlendorf, Shashi Sarnaik, April J. Bell, Alyssa Lindsey, Jamie Hart, Sheila Desai, Bilgissou Balde, Christine Galavotti, Ewenat Gebrehanna, Jennifer Hall, Renu Khanna, Anne Philpott, Lore Remmerie, Niranjan Saggurti, Zeba Sathar, Miranda van Reeuwijk, and Victoria Boydell
What does adolescent girls' empowerment mean?, Fatima Zahra, Kehinde Ajayi, Henrietta Asiamah, and Estelle Koussoubé
What do we know about improving human capital fundamentals among adolescent girls in Africa?, Ioana Botea, Kehinde Ajayi, Karen Austrian, Chiara Pasquini, and Sara Troiano
Women’s access to safe abortion and postabortion care services in Pakistan: The role of gender and related factors, Iram Kamran and Ali M. Mir