Content Posted in 2026
Accelerating adolescent girls’ education in West and Central Africa, Mame Soukeye Mbaye, Sarah Engebretsen, Maty Dia, and Karen Austrian
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
Adaptations in Crisis: Stress Testing Our Intentional Design Model for Girls’ Programs—Slide deck, Annabel Erulkar, Rima Mourtada, Sajeda Amin, Alexandra Machado, Katia Almeida, Angel del Valle, and Kelly Hallman
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
Are maternal and neonatal death reviews a feasible approach to study gaps in care: Findings from a case study, Sowmya Ramesh, Jitender Nagpal, Swapnil Rawat, Suchandrima Chakraborty, Alison McFadden, Paridhi Jha, Bharati Sharma, Sowmya Thota, Neha S. Singh, Joyce Marshall, Radha Reddy, Inderjeet Kaur, and Andrew Symon
A review of the Population Council Community of Practice’s Theory of Change: Why investments in girls should be prioritized in human security, economic, and social inclusion initiatives—Slide deck, Judith Bruce and Sophie Soares
Assessment of family planning referrals by community pharmacists and patent and proprietary medicine vendors in Nigeria: A mixed methods study, Kolawole Oni, Sikiru Baruwa, Toyin O. Akomolafe, Oshimhen Ubuane, Ukamaka G. Okafor, Emeka Emmanuel Okafor, Rodio Diallo, and Michael Alagbile
Asset-based approaches: Building and protecting assets for AGYW, Judith Bruce
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
Cross-sector lessons on supporting frontline workers in conflict, Paul Harvey, Becky Carter, Abdirisak Dalmar, Muna Jama, Chi-Chi Undie, Shatha Elnakib, Hawa Abdullahi, Lual Agok Luka, Olya Homonchuk, Joanna Raven, Sophie Witter, Naoko Kozuki, and Stella Muthuri
Dapivirine vaginal ring for PrEP: Findings and lessons learned from a pilot program in Mozambique, Hélder Macul, Aleny Couto, Eduardo De Gusmão, Thais Ferreira, Sérgio Chiale, Katia Ngale, Maria Gonçalves, Afonso Manuel, Danielle Resar, and Wafaa El-Sadr
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
Eliminating female genital mutilation by 2030, Wisal Ahmed, Christina Pallitto, Dennis Matanda, and Abdul Rashid
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
Evidence-based approaches to protecting adolescent girls at risk of HIV, Judith Bruce, Miriam Temin, and Kelly Hallman
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
Feasibility and acceptability of a digital family planning monitoring tool in women’s routine service visits: A mixed method formative pilot study, Oshimhen Ubuane, Sikiru Baruwa, Toyin O. Akomolafe, Ruby Ahaiwe, Oluwatobi Morakinyo, Emeka Emmanuel Okafor, Dayyabu Yusuf, Kolawole Oni, and Rodio Diallo
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
Girls in Emergencies Collaborative—Catalyzing Action-Learning: Meeting summary, Girls in Emergencies Collaborative
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
Homes divided, Judith Bruce
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
Implementing the user perspective, Judith Bruce
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
Jhpiego Transition to Scale PrEP Ring, IPM South Africa, JHPIEGO (Botswana), Rinda Ubuzima (Rwanda), GENESIS Analytics, and Flourish51
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
Married adolescent girls: Human rights, health, and developmental needs of a neglected majority, Judith Bruce
Mozambique Training Session: Fundamental concepts for intentional design of girl-centered programs, Sophie Soares
Multilevel correlates of childhood violence in refugee settings: Findings from the Ethiopia humanitarian violence against children and youth survey, Yadeta Dessie, Bonnie Wandera, George Odwe, Francis Obare, Dagim Habteyesus, Stella Muthuri, Gloria Seruwagi, Ushuu Namaara, Abir Nur, Peter Kisaakye, Caroline W. Kabiru, Chi-Chi Undie, and Yohannes Dibaba Wado
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
Pathways to care and service preferences, and experiences of women who self-manage abortion through community pharmacies in two counties of Kenya, Francis Obare, Steve Biko Sigu, Wilson Liambila, Beatrice Otieno, Lucy Nyamwaro, and Kristen M. Shellenberg
Prevalence of childhood polyvictimization, mental health outcomes, and associated risk and protective factors in Ethiopia and Uganda refugee settings, Stella Muthuri, George Odwe, Francis Obare, Peter Kisaakye, Dagim Habteyesus, Gloria Seruwagi, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Yadeta Bacha, Bonnie Wandera, Caroline W. Kabiru, and Chi-Chi Undie
Provider-initiated family planning within HIV services in Malawi: Did policy make it into practice?, Erin K. McGinn and Laili Irani
Reconsidering the rationale, scope and quality of family planning programs, Population Council
Reproductive choice: The responsibilities of men and women, Judith Bruce
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
Revitalisation of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Kenya (Revive IPTp): Focus Group Discussions, Dennis Matanda, Stephen Kizito, and Francis Obare
Rise, Lead, Thrive: A young feminist's path to leadership, Population Council Kenya and Nawiri Project
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
Setting standards of quality in family planning programs, Anrudh Jain, Judith Bruce, and Barbara Mensch
Socioeconomic and household water management determinants of malaria and other vector-borne disease prevention in Urban Gujarat, India, Deepshikha Batheja, Divija Samria, Michael C. Wimberly, Mercedes Pascual, Rajendra Kumar Baharia, Ajeet Kumar Mohanty, Vikas Kishor Desai, Keshav Vaishnav, Raj Sharma, Vijay Kohli, Sachin Sharma, Anup Anvikar, Courtney Murdock, and Arindam Nandi
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
Sustainability and funding of young feminist organizing/organization in Kenya, Chantalle Okondo, John Malkia, Ivy Kutswa, Ruth Juliet, Sar Kagendo, Stacie Akinyi, Gladys Jerop, Juma Damaris, Terry Owino, and Jerry Okal
The causes of unmet need for contraception and the social content of services, John Bongaarts and Judith Bruce
The difficulties of ‘living while girl’, Judith Bruce
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 perceived impacts of United States foreign development assistance reductions on health system building blocks at healthcare facilities in Zambia: A mixed-methods study, Lucy K. Tantum, Darcy M. Anderson, Hikabasa Halwiindi, Michael Herce, Michael Mbizvo, Miles A. Kirby, and Ryan Cronk
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
Transforming sexual and reproductive health and rights for adolescent girls in West and Central Africa, Mame Soukeye Mbaye, Sarah Engebretsen, Maty Dia, and Karen Austrian
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
Understanding impact among young feminist organizing/organizations in Kenya, Chantalle Okondo, John Malkia, Ivy Kutswa, Ruth Juliet, Sar Kagendo, Stacie Akinyi, Terry Owino, and Jerry Okal
Users' perspectives on contraceptive technology and delivery systems highlighting some feminist issues, Judith Bruce
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
Violence against children and youth in refugee settings in Ethiopia: Prevalence and associated risk factors, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Bonnie Wandera, Francis Obare, Yadeta Dessie, Dagim Habteyesus, Peter Kisaakye, Abir Nur, George Odwe, Stella Muthuri, Gloria Seruwagi, Harriet Birungi, Caroline W. Kabiru, and Chi-Chi Undie
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
‘Water is a good thing, but when it destroys it is not good’: The influence of changing weather patterns on access to antenatal care services in Western Kenya—A qualitative study, Dennis Matanda, Charlotte E. Warren, Oscar Okoth, Brenda Otieno, and Zoe Nakuya
Welfare and Redistributive Effects of Social Assistance in the Global South, Miguel Niño-Zarazúa
What do young feminists in Kenya need to thrive?, Chantalle Okondo, John Malkia, Ivy Kutswa, Ruth Juliet, Sar Kagendo, Stacie Akinyi, Gladys Jerop, Juma Damaris, Terry Owino, and Jerry Okal
Women in Asian cities: Policies, public services, and research, Siew Ean Khoo, Judith Bruce, James T. Fawcett, and Peter C. Smith
Women-oriented health care: New Hampshire Feminist Health Center, Judith Bruce
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