Content Posted in 2026
Achieving gender equality requires placing adolescents at the center, Robert W. Blum, Jo Boyden, Annabel Erulkar, Caroline W. Kabiru, and Siswanto Wilopo
A comparative analysis of social support, risk behaviors, and HIV health service use among adolescent and young males and females in Lusaka, Zambia, Sanjana Batabyal, Ronald Mungoni, Drosin Mulenga, Nachela Chelwa, Michael Mbizvo, Laura Nyblade, Yevgeniya Kaganova, Sonja Hoover, and Sujha Subramanian
A demographic explanation for the recent rise in European fertility, John Bongaarts and Tomas Sobotka
Adherence, preference, and acceptability of an overencapsulated dual prevention pill for HIV and pregnancy prevention among women in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nkosiphile Ndlovu, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Krishnaveni Reddy, Sihle K. Zulu, Reolebogile F.O. Kgoa, Irene Bruce, Lerato R. Shale, Brady Zieman, Nompumelelo S. Sigcu, Sanyukta Mathur, Lisa Haddad, and Barbara Friedland
Availability and readiness to provide postabortion care in refugee settlements in Uganda: A signal functions analysis, Bonnie Wandera, Stephanie Küng, Caitlin Rich, Francis Obare, Dagim Habteyesus, Yadeta Dessie, Peter Kisaakye, George Odwe, Caroline Kabiru, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, and Margaret Giorgio
Building Assets Toolkit: Developing Positive Benchmarks for Adolescent Girls, Judith Bruce, Sarah Engebretsen, and Kimberly Glazer
Building Assets Toolkit: Developing Positive Benchmarks for Adolescent Girls [Arabic], Judith Bruce, Sarah Engebretsen, and Kimberly Glazer
Changing lives, transforming communities: How Young Feminist Organizations create change in Mexico and Kenya, Population Council Kenya
Changing lives, transforming communities: How Young Feminist Organizations create change in Mexico and Kenya—Slide deck, Population Council Kenya
Children's schooling in sub-Saharan Africa: The role of fathers, mothers, and others, Cynthia B. Lloyd and Ann K. Blanc
Cigarette smoking, use of oral contraceptives, and myocardial infarction, Anrudh K. Jain
Community health workers’ provision of family planning services in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of effectiveness, Valerie K. Scott, Lindsey Gottschalk, Kelsey Wright, Claire Twose, Meghan A. Bohren, Megan E. Schmitt, and Nuriye Ortayli
Coordination of actin- and microtubule-based cytoskeletons supports transport of spermatids and residual bodies/phagosomes during spermatogenesis in the rat testis, Elizabeth I. Tang, Will M. Lee, and C. Yan Cheng
Côte d’Ivoire Training Session: Fundamental concepts for intentional design of girl-centered programs, Aissata Ba and Sophie Soares
Debrief reports to expedite the impact of qualitative research: Do they accurately capture data from in-depth interviews?, Jane M. Simoni, Kristin Beima-Sofie, K. Rivet Amico, Sybil Hosek, Mallory O. Johnson, and Barbara Mensch
Enablers and barriers of the Hub and Spoke Supervision Model among private sector providers in Nigeria: A theory-informed qualitative study, Emeka Emmanuel Okafor, Ene Daniel-Ebune, Sikiru Baruwa, Delafrida Ukaga, Fisayo Aderinola, Michael Alagbile, Jennifer Anyanti, Oshimhen Ubuane, and Toyin O. Akomolafe
Factors influencing contraceptive implant discontinuation among women receiving implant services from community healthcare providers (CPs/PPMVs) in Nigeria: An analysis of routine service delivery data, Sikiru Baruwa, Kolawole Oni, Toyin O. Akomolafe, Emeka Emmanuel Okafor, Rodio Diallo, Michael Alagbile, and Jennifer Ladokun
Family planning knowledge, attitudes, and practices among male and female garment factory workers in Alexandria, Egypt, Noha el Khorazaty and Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab
Family planning programs: Efforts and results, 1982–89, W. Parker Mauldin and John A. Ross
Fertility Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa, John Casterline and John Bongaarts
First impressions matter: How initial worries influence adherence to the dapivirine vaginal ring, Ariane van der Straten, Erica N. Browne, Mary Kate Shapley-Quinn, Elizabeth R. Brown, Krishnaveni Reddy, Rachel Scheckter, Lydia Soto-Torres, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Jared M. Baeten, and Barbara Mensch
Flutamide alters the distribution of c-Src and affects the N-cadherin-β-catenin complex in the seminiferous epithelium of adult rat, Marta Zarzycka, Katarzyna Chojnacka, Dolores D. Mruk, Ewelina Gorowska, Anna Hejmej, Malgorzata Kotula-Balak, L. Pardyak, and Barbara Bilinska
Gender inequality and antibiotic consumption: Analysis of pharmaceutical sales data from 70 countries, 2000–22, Deepshikha Batheja, Divija Samria, Sonia Lewycka, and Arindam Nandi
Geopolitical aspects of population in the twenty-first century, Paul Demeny
GIRL Center special feature: 2025 impact report, Population Council
Government Learning Visit—PrEP Ring Meeting Summary, IPM South Africa
Helping Nigerians grow: Food security and nutrition impacts of safety nets interventions in Nigeria, Maheshwor Shrestha, Oyebola Okunogbe, Naira Kalra, Ayodele Fashogbon, Thomas Bossuroy, Robin Audy, and Kehinde Ajayi
Hiding in plain sight: Trafficking persons with disabilities for begging in Ethiopia, Annabel Erulkar, Galan Bekuma, Lemi Negeri, Getachew Teshome Eregata, Musie Tilahun, Getu Asnake, Getahun Semeon, and Weyneshet Gezahegn
HIV vulnerability of men who have sex with men in developing countries: Horizons studies, 2001–2008, Scott Geibel, Waimar Tun, Placide Tapsoba, and Scott E. Kellerman
Husband’s alcohol use, intimate partner violence, and family maltreatment of low-income postpartum women in Mumbai, India, Jennifer Wagman, Donta Balaiah, Julie Ritter, Dattaram D. Naik, Saritha Nair, Niranjan Saggurti, Anita Raj, and Jay G. Silverman
Implementation of Audio-Computer Assisted Self-Interview (ACASI) among adolescent girls in humanitarian settings: Feasibility, acceptability, and lessons learned, Kathryn L. Falb, Sophie Tanner, Khudejha Asghar, Samir Souidi, Stanley J. Mierzwa, Asham Assazenew, Theresita Bakomere, Pamela Mallinga, Katie Robinette, Woinishet Tibebu, and Lindsay Stark
Implementing postpartum family planning services in rural Rwanda: A mixed-methods study, Claudine Umuhoza, Mame Diarra Niang, Rosine Ingabire, Julien Nyombayire, Amelia Mazzei, Rachel Parker, Amanda Tichacek, Azhar Nizam, Jessica M. Sales, Lisa Haddad, Phaedra Corso, Susan Allen, Etienne Karita, and Kristin M. Wall
Inconsistent reporting of female genital cutting status in northern Ghana: Explanatory factors and analytical consequences, Elizabeth F. Jackson, Patricia Akweongo, Evelyn Sakeah, Abraham Hodgson, Rofina Asuru, and James F. Phillips
Launch of the Violence Against Children and Youth in Humanitarian Settings in Ethiopia Report, Baobab Research Programme Consortium
Learning and reproductive health: Do early cognitive skills contribute to better sexual and reproductive health outcomes among adolescents in Ethiopia?, Fatima Zahra, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, and Nicole Haberland
Learning deficits and early school leaving: Evidence from a longitudinal study in India, K.G. Santhya, Nicole Haberland, and A.J. Francis Zavier
Longitudinal analysis of the impact of economic empowerment on risk for intimate partner violence among married women in rural Maharashtra, India, Anita Raj, Jay G. Silverman, Jeni Klugman, Niranjan Saggurti, Donta Balaiah, and Holly B. Shakya
Mozambique Training Session: Fundamental concepts for intentional design of girl-centered programs, Sophie Soares
Multipurpose vaginal rings: preferences from a national discrete choice experiment survey among US women, Ann Gottert, Sanyukta Mathur, Barbara Friedland, Timothy Abuya, Irene Bruce, Brady Zieman, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Shakti Shetty, Michelle Nguyen, Jessica M. Sales, Matthew Quaife, and Lisa Haddad
Nestorone® as a novel progestin for nonoral contraception: Structure-activity relationships and brain metabolism studies, Narender Kumar, Jerome Fagart, Philippe Liere, Scott J. Mitchell, Alanah R. Knibb, Isabelle Petit-Topin, Marion Rame, Martine El-Etr, Michael Schumacher, Jeremy J. Lambert, Marie-Edith Rafestin-Oblin, and Régine Sitruk-Ware
No change in key HIV target cell markers following initiation of three progestin-based hormonal contraception methods: Findings from the CHIME study, Marisa R. Young, C. Christina Mehta, Tyree Staple, Gina Bailey Herring, Sakthivel Govindaraj, Chris Ibegbu, Betsy C. Herold, Vijayakumar Velu, Lisa Haddad, and Alicia K. Smith
Œstrogènes, traitement hormonal, et vieillissement, Régine Sitruk-Ware
On selecting an appropriate customizable electronic self-report survey research technology, Stanley J. Mierzwa, Samir Souidi, and Craig Savel
On the potential, feasibility, and effectiveness of chat bots in public health research going forward, Stanley J. Mierzwa, Samir Souidi, Terry Conroy, Mohammad Abusyed, Hiroki Watarai, and Tammy Allen
Provider-initiated family planning within HIV services in Malawi: Did policy make it into practice?, Erin K. McGinn and Laili Irani
Responding to sensitive survey questions on violence and sexual behavior: Experiences of children and young people in two humanitarian settings in sub-saharan Africa, Francis Obare, Abir Nur, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, George Odwe, Dagim Habteyesus, Yadeta Dessie, Peter Kisaakye, Stella Muthuri, and Chi-Chi Undie
Safety, quality, and acceptability of contraceptive subdermal implant provision by community health extension workers versus nurses and midwives in Nigeria: Protocol for a quasi-experimental, noninferiority study, Kate Reiss, Suzanne Penfold, Olalere Alabi, Moazzam Ali, Kristen Hopkins, Thoai Ngo, Kingsley Odogwu, Megan Douthwaite, Onoriode Ezire, Uko Udoh, Effiom Effiom, and Erik S. Munroe
Screening for sexual violence against children in humanitarian settings: A feasibility study of a para-social worker-led intervention in Uganda, Abir Nur, Gloria Seruwagi, George Odwe, Peter Kisaakye, Stella Muthuri, Dagim Habteyesus, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Bonnie Wandera, Yadeta Dessie, Hilda Namakula, Francis Obare, and Chi-Chi Undie
Strengthening Kenya's public health response to reproductive coercion and intimate partner violence in family planning clinics: Applying the FRAME + IS approach, Jamie Menzel, Jasmine Uysal, Erin Pearson, Jane Namwebya, Mary Gathitu, Alice Mwangangi, Clarice Okumu, Betty Chirchir, Wilson Liambila, George Odwe, Edward Serem, Chi-Chi Undie, and Jay G. Silverman
Strengthening the use of sexual and reproductive health and rights evidence in refugee and humanitarian settings, Baobab Research Programme Consortium
Survey of unsafe abortion in selected health facilities in Ethiopia, Tekle-Ab Mekbib, Yirgu G. Hiwot, and Misganaw Fantahun
The effects of centering pregnancy on maternal and fetal outcomes in northern Nigeria: A prospective cohort analysis, George I. Eluwa, Sylvia Adebajo, Kwasi Torpey, Oladapo Shittu, Shittu Abdu-Aguye, Daniel Pearlman, Umma Bawa, Aira Olorukooba, Hadiza Khamofu, and Robert Chiegli
The Shang Ring device for adult male circumcision: A proof of concept study in Kenya, Mark Barone, Frederick Ndede, Philip S. Li, Puneet Masson, Quentin Awori, Jairus Oketch, Peter Cherutich, Nicholas Muraguri, Paul Perchal, Richard K. Lee, Howard H. Kim, and Marc Goldstein
The Src non-receptor tyrosine kinase paradigm: New insights into mammalian Sertoli cell biology, Katarzyna Chojnacka and Dolores D. Mruk
Trends and patterns of inequality in modern contraceptive use in urban and rural India: Are family planning programmes increasingly reaching the marginalized?, Abhishek Kumar, Subrato Mondal, Ashita Munjral, Rajib Acharya, and Niranjan Saggurti
Violence against Children and Youth in Humanitarian Settings: Findings from a 2024 survey of refugee camps in Ethiopia, Refugees and Returnees Service, UNHCR Regional Bureau for the East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes, and Baobab Research Programme Consortium
Voces para la Educación: Booklet Educación Socios, Voces Para La Educación
Voces para la Educación: Reporte de observación participante sobre la experiencia de talleres dirigidos a docentes del Distrito de Educación 3, Sololá, Voces Para La Educación
Voces Para La Educación—Video (extended version), Population Council
Voces para la Educación: Voces desde la experiencia del apoyo comunitario al sistema educativo, Voces Para La Educación
Walking together and leading change: Shaping global solutions to end violence against children, Stella Muthuri
Welfare and Redistributive Effects of Social Assistance in the Global South, Miguel Niño-Zarazúa
Women’s interest in their partners using hypothetical male contraceptive options: Findings from an online survey in the United States, Hallie N. Nelson, Ann Gottert, and Lisa Haddad