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Submissions from 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
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
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
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
Center for Biomedical Research at the Population Council, Population Council
Climate change and sexual and reproductive health, Population Council
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
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
Developing and validating measures of unintended pregnancy and reasons for contraceptive non-use, Francis Obare and George Odwe
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
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
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
GIRL Center special feature: 2024 impact report, GIRL Center
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
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
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
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
LSHE/CSE and SRH linkages: The role of health care providers, Population Council
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
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
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
Sexual and Reproductive Health of Migrant Women in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico 2021, Lucía Vázquez Quesada, Isabel Vieitez Martínez, and Jesús Peña
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 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
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
Submissions from 2024
Acceptability of and Preferences for Long-Acting Injectable Hormonal Contraception: Results from a National Online Survey with US Women, Ann Gottert, Timothy Abuya, Elizabeth Proos, Isabella Johnson, Nathan H. Dormer, Uli Foley, Grace Saul, Lisa Haddad, and David R. Friend
Access to transition-related health care among transmasculine people in India: A mixed-methods investigation, Venkatesan Chakrapani, Heather Santos, Madhusudana Battala, Shaman Gupta, Satvik Sharma, Aditya Batavia, Sahil Jamal Siddiqui, Kelly A. Courts, and Ayden I. Scheim
Addressing Garment Factory Workers’ Needs for Family Planning Information and Services in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Egypt, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Ashish Bajracharya, and Reham Abou El-Fadl
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
A new vision for male contraception research and development, Régine Sitruk-Ware, James Sailer, David Serfaty, and Richard A. Anderson
Application of the integrated gateway model on child nutrition behaviors in Niger, Leanne Dougherty and Chaibou Dadi
A qualitative exploration of how a community engagement approach influences community and health worker perceptions related to family planning service delivery in Togo, Leanne Dougherty, Sethson Kassegne, Robert-Hugues Yaovi Nagbe, Joseph Babogou, Paula Peace, Farida Moussa, Karen Kirk, Hilaire Tokplo, Djibril Ouro-Gnao, Serge Prince Agbodjan, Dana Loll, Timothy R. Werwie, and Martha Silva
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
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 the acceptability of, adherence to and preference for a dual prevention pill (DPP) for HIV and pregnancy prevention compared to oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and oral contraception taken separately: Protocols for two randomised, controlled, cross-over studies in South Africa and Zimbabwe, Barbara Friedland, Nyaradzo M. Mgodi, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Sanyukta Mathur, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Irene Bruce, Maud Lansiaux, Caroline Murombedzi, Petina Musara, Adlight Dandadzi, Krishnaveni Reddy, Nkosiphile Ndlovu, Sihle K. Zulu, Lerato R. Shale, Brady Zieman, and Lisa Haddad
Assessing the feasibility, effectiveness, and outcomes of engaging family planning services in peri-urban/rural areas of Islamabad, Iqbal Shah, Ali M. Mir, Nauman Safdar, Saima Zubair, Mumraiz Khan, Muhammad Khalil, and Irfan Masood
Assessing the impact of CHARM2, a family planning program on gender attitudes, intimate partner violence, reproductive coercion, and marital quality in India, Sangeeta Chatterji, Nicole E. Johns, Mohan Ghule, Shahina Begum, Sarah Averbach, Madhusudana Battala, and Anita Raj
A Turning Point in Mexican Law: Insights into the Supreme Court Orders to Decriminalize Abortion at the Federal Level, Ricardo Regules and Camila Riva Palacio
Between worlds: Cis-and trans-identifying diaspora Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) women in Ontario, Canada on the intersections of gender, sexuality and sexual health, Roula Kteily-Hawa, Olesya Falenchuk, Bessma Momani, Vijaya Chikermane, Susan Bartels, Praney Anand, Rania Younes, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Nadia N. Abuelezam, Lina Hammad, Tina Pahlevan, Rama Eloulabi, Ahmad Ezzeddine, Anmar Al-Ezzawi, Mohammad Akel, and Mona Loutfy
Biobehavioral survey using time location sampling among female sex workers living in Ghana in 2020, Samuel Dery, Chris Guure, Seth Afagbedzi, Augustine Ankomah, William Ampofo, Stephen Kyeremeh Atuahene, Comfort Asamoah-Adu, Ernest Kenu, Sharon Stucker Weir, Waimar Tun, Daniel Arhinful, and Kwasi Torpey
Biomimetic ghost nanomedicine-based optotheranostics for cancer, Rajendra Prasad, Vaskuri G.S. Jyothi, Nagavendra Kommineni, Ravi Teja Bulusu, Barbara B. Mendes, Jonathan F. Lovell, and João Conde
Borophene: An emerging nanomaterial for biomedical applications, Sagar Salave, Nimeet Desai, Siddharth Salve, Dhwani Rana, Shreya Pande, Pranav Patel, Shubhangi Khode, Derajram Benival, and Nagavendra Kommineni
Building locally anchored implementation science capacity: The case of the adolescent HIV implementation science alliance-supported local iS alliances, Susan Vorkoper, Kawango Agot, Dorothy E. Dow, Michael Mbizvo, Cyrus Mugo, Nadia A. Sam-Agudu, Fred Semitala, Brian C. Zanoni, and Rachel Sturke
Cementing key partnerships to foster the use of evidence in humanitarian settings: Baobab Case Study Three, The Baobab Research Programme Consortium
Community-based approaches to promote uptake of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: Midline findings from Kisumu and Migori Counties, Dennis Matanda, Zoe Nakuya, Stephen Kizito, and Francis Obare
Community Engagement: A Bridge to Increasing Uptake of IPTp-SP to Prevent Malaria in Pregnancy, Zoe Nakuya
Community Midwives Plus Project in Sindh: Introducing Group Antenatal Care (GANC) at the community level through community midwives, Population Council Pakistan
Community Midwives Plus Project in Sindh: Strengthening the community-based healthcare system, Population Council Pakistan
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
Correcting the scientific record on abortion and mental health outcomes, Julia H. Littell, Kathryn M. Abel, M. Antonia Biggs, Robert W. Blum, Diana Greene Foster, Lisa Haddad, Brenda Major, Trine Munk-Olsen, Chelsea Polis, Gail Erlick Robinson, Corinne H. Rocca, Nancy Felipe Russo, Julia Steinberg, Donna E. Stewart, Nada Logan Stotland, Ushma D. Upadhyay, and Jenneke van Ditzhuijzen
Correlates of adherence to oral and vaginal pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) participating in the MTN-034/REACH Trial, Kenneth Ngure, Erica N. Browne, Krishnaveni Reddy, Barbara Friedland, Ariane van der Straten, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Rita Nakalega, Brenda Gati, Hadijah N. Kalule, Bekezela Siziba, Lydia Soto-Torres, Gonasagrie Nair, Morgan Garcia, Connie Celum, and Sarah T. Roberts
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
Dapivirine Levonorgestrel Vaginal Ring: A multipurpose prevention ring for HIV and contraceptive protection, IPM South Africa
Data-driven decision making for health and population: The Integrated Health and Population Dashboard (IHPD)—Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Population Council Pakistan
Data-driven decision making for health and population: The Integrated Health and Population Dashboard (IHPD)—Sindh, Population Council Pakistan
Development of a pharmacy-based HIV PrEP service delivery intervention for Washington, District of Columbia (DC): A study protocol, Waimar Tun, Mamaswatsi Kopeka, Donaldson F. Conserve, Jennifer Gomez-Berrospi, Samuel Janson, Courtney Johnson, Adedotun Ogunbajo, Ngozi Joy Idika, Jenesis Duran, Arianna Lendino, Bezawit Bekele, Maya Rezende Tsao, Sumaiya Nezam, Arona Dieng, Naana Koranteng-Yorke, and Bridget Martin
Development of generic liposome products for drug delivery, Sagar Salave, Dhwani Rana, Pranav Patel, Raghav Gupta, Derajram Benival, and Nagavendra Kommineni
Differential expression of HIV target cells CCR5 and a4b7 in tissue resident memory CD4 T cells in endocervix during the menstrual cycle of HIV seronegative women, Sakthivel Govindaraj, Tyree Staple, Gina Bailey Herring, Sadia J. Rahman, Hemalatha Babu, Chris Ibegbu, Marisa R. Young, C. Christina Mehta, Lisa Haddad, Alicia K. Smith, and Vijayakumar Velu
Discussion of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections with sex partners of Nigerian men who have sex with men and transgender women: Implications for interventions to promote safer sex practices, Abdulwasiu B. Tiamiyu, Fengming Hu, Afoke Kokogho, Manhattan E. Charurat, Charles Ekeh, Sylvia Adebajo, Elizabeth Shoyemi, Michael Iroezindu, Julie Ake, Stefan Baral, Rebecca G. Nowak, and Trevor A. Crowell
Document d‘orientation sur l’utilisation de l’outil confidentiel ou sécurisé pour suivre les cas nouveaux ou récents de mutilation génitale féminine, Francis Obare Onyango, Dennis Matanda, and Chi-Chi Undie
Document d'orientation sur l'utilisation de sondages d'opinion et de vignettes pour mesurer l'opinion, les attitudes et les intentions comportementales du public à l'égard des mutilations génitales féminines, Dennis Matanda, Francis Obare Onyango, and Chi-Chi Undie
Editorial: Multipurpose prevention technologies for HIV, STIs and pregnancies, Barbara Friedland, Andrea Ries Thurman, Harriet Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, and R. Karl Malcolm
Engaging community health workers to enhance modern contraceptive uptake among young first-time parents in five cities of Uttar Pradesh, Mukesh Kumar Sharma, Emily Das, Hitesh Sahni, Jessica Mirano, Kate Graham, Abhishek Kumar, and Clea Finkle
Engaging private sector family physicians to expand family planning services in Pakistan, Iqbal Shah, Ali M. Mir, Nauman Safdar, Saima Zubair, and Mumraiz Khan
Evaluation findings from a group model intervention among first-time mothers in an urban area of Bangladesh, Sharif M.I. Hossain, Zakaria Hossain, Sabbir Hossain, Sigma Ainul, Abdullah Al Mahmud Shohag, Farzana Islam, A.T.M. Rezaul Karim, and Anjuman Begum
Evaluation of emergency contraceptive pill use with health management information systems data in Pakistan, Shiza Farid, Khan Mohammed, Kristin Bietsch, and Priya Emmart
Examining concordance of sexual-related factors and PrEP eligibility with HIV risk perception among adolescent girls and young women: Cross-sectional insights from DREAMS sites in Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia, Craig Heck, Domonique M. Reed, Jerry Okoth Okal, Effie Chipeta, Michael Mbizvo, and Sanyukta Mathur
Examining the association between men's gender equitable attitudes and contraceptive outcomes in rural Maharashtra, India, Mohan Ghule, Anvita Dixit, Nicole Johns, Madhusudana Battala, Shahina Begum, Sarah Averbach, Jay G. Silverman, Niranjan Saggurti, and Anita Raj
Experiences of young mothers with the uptake of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: A cross-sectional study in the Lake endemic region, Kenya, Dennis Matanda, Tchaiwe Zulu, George Odwe, Oscar Okoth, and Zoe Nakuya
Expert opinion on the use of contraception in people with multiple sclerosis, Jan Hillert, Riley Bove, Lisa Haddad, Kerstin Hellwig, Maria Houtchens, Melinda Magyari, Gabriele S. Merki-Feld, Scott Montgomery, Rossella E. Nappi, Egon Stenager, Heidi Thompson, Zeliha Tulek, Elisabetta Verdun Di Cantogno, and Manuela Simoni
Exploring the implementation of an SMS-based digital health tool on maternal and infant health in informal settlements, Sharon Ochieng, Nisha Hariharan, Timothy Abuya, Chantalle Okondo, Charity Seruwagi, Charlotte E. Warren, Anneka Wickramanayake, and Sathyanath Rajasekharan
Ex vivo colonic tissue susceptibility to HIV-1 in cisgender men and women, Patrick Barnable, Sampurna Mukhopadhyay, Larisa Kizima, Narender Kumar, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Saurabh Mehandru, and Natalia Teleshova
Factors associated with the acceptability of self-injection training by clients receiving DMPA-SC services from community pharmacies and Patent and Proprietary medicine Vendors in Nigeria, Toyin O. Akomolafe, Emeka Okafor, Sikiru Baruwa, Osimhen Ubuane, Michael Alagbile, Delafreda Ukaga, Ijeoma Nwankwo, and Rodio Diallo
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
Genome editing and its role in vaccine, diagnosis, and therapeutic advancement, Deepanker Bisht, Sagar Salave, Nimeet Desai, Purnima Gogoi, Dhwani Rana, Prachurya Biswal, Gautami Sarma, Derajram Benival, Nagavendra Kommineni, and Dhruv Desai
Girls and Boys Clubs Self-Administered Tool, Francis Obare and Chi-Chi Undie
Guidance document on the use of opinion polls and vignettes to measure public opinion, attitudes and behavioural intentions related to female genital mutilation, Dennis Matanda, Francis Obare, and Chi-Chi Undie
Health Outcomes around Pregnancy and Exposure to HIV/Antiretrovirals (HOPE) study protocol: A prospective observational cohort study of reproductive-aged women living with HIV, Deborah Kacanek, Lynn M. Yee, Tzy Jyun Yao, Jessica Lee, Ellen G. Chadwick, Paige L. Williams, Emily A. Barr, Claire A. Berman, Mariam Davtyan, Alex Diperna, Amanda Flores, Jennifer Green, Lisa Haddad, and et al.
How migration shapes modern contraceptive use among urban young women: Evidence from six African countries, Jessie Pinchoff, Isabel Pike, Karen Austrian, Kathryn Grace, and Caroline W. Kabiru
Identifying profiles of support for legal abortion services in Zambia: A latent class analysis, Joseph G. Rosen, Michael Mbizvo, Nachela Chelwa, Lyson Phiri, Jenny A. Cresswell, Veronique Filippi, and Nkomba Kayeyi
“I have to do it in secrecy”: Provider perspectives on HIV service delivery and quality of care for key populations in Zambia, Drosin Mulenga, Joseph G. Rosen, Lunda Banda, Maurice Musheke, Michael Mbizvo, H. Fisher Raymond, Ryan Keating, Harold Witola, Lyson Phiri, Scott Geibel, Waimar Tun, and Nanlesta Pilgrim
Individual interventions, collective lessons: Developing mid-range theory on women’s groups to improve health, Sapna Desai, Neha Kumar, Lu Gram, Avishek Hazra, Kaliat Ammu Sanyal, Sharmada Sivaram, Nirmala Nair, Rajani Ved, and Audrey Prost
Individual, partner, and community variables associated with method-specific contraceptive beliefs in urban and rural Kenya, Caila Brander, Kathryn Risher, George Odwe, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Francis Obare, John C. Cleland, and Kazuyo Machiyama
Infographic: On-site provision of family planning services in factory settings in Egypt, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Reham Abou El-Fadl, Noha El-Khorazaty, and Tarek Alam Eldin
Infographic: On-site provision of family planning services in factory settings in Egypt [in Arabic], Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Reham Abou El-Fadl, Noha El-Khorazaty, and Tarek Alam Eldin
Innovations in Data Visualization: Local patterns in young people’s health equity in the U.S., Emily Pangalila, Miriam J. Temin, Sanyukta Mathur, Rene Nevarez, and Karen Austrian
In situ photo responsive biodegradable nanoparticle forming intrauterine implant for drug delivery to treat ovarian diseases: A rationale-based review, Leander Corrie, Nagavendra Kommineni, Jaskiran Kaur, Ankit Awasthi, Raghunandan Gundaram, and Latha Kukati
Integrating mental health management into empowerment group sessions for out-of-school adolescents in Kenyan informal settlements: A process paper, Joan Mutahi, Beth Kangwana, Dorcas Khasowa, Irene Muthoni, Oliver Charo, Alfred Muli, and Manasi Kumar
‘I take the drugs… to make the sickness to move out of me’: Key populations’ and service provider perspectives about facilitators and barriers to ART adherence and retention in care in Nigeria, Osasuyi Dirisu, George Eluwa, Steve Callens, Eseoghene Adams, Akinola Akinwunmi, Scott Geibel, and Isa Iyortim
“Killing two birds with one stone” – a qualitative study on women’s perspectives on the dual prevention pill in Johannesburg, South Africa, Siyanda Tenza, Lydia Mampuru, Mpho Moji, Sihle K. Zulu, Lorna Begg, Irene Bruce, Krishnaveni Reddy, Barbara Friedland, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, and Sanyukta Mathur
Knowledge of abortion legality among health facility staff in Ghana, Grace Sheehy, Chelsea Polis, Easmon Otupiri, and Caroline Moreau