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Submissions from 2018
Assessing the feasibility, acceptability, and costs of diagnosing HIV at birth in Lesotho and Rwanda, Michelle M. Gill, Heather Hoffman, Majoalane Mokone, Lynne Mofenson, Michel Tchuenche, and Steven Forsythe
Assessing the feasibility and acceptability of community health extension workers to treat hypertension associated with pregnancy: An analysis of post-intervention findings, Salisu Mohammed Ishaku
Associations between intimate partner violence and married women's condom and other contraceptive use in rural India, Anindita Dasgupta, Niranjan Saggurti, Mohan Ghule, Elizabeth Reed, Balaiah Donta, Madhusudana Battala, Saritha Nair, Julie Ritter, Gajanan Velhal, Jay G. Silverman, and Anita Raj
Asymptomatic lymphogranuloma venereum among Nigerian men who have sex with men, Trevor A. Crowell, Justin Hardick, Kara Lombardi, Zahra Parker, Afoke Kokogho, Senate Amusu, Sunday Odeyemi, Andrew Ivo, Stefan Baral, Rebecca G. Nowak, Sylvia Adebajo, Manhattan E. Charurat, Julie Ake, Charlotte A. Gaydos, and TRUST/RV368 Study Group
Attitudes towards help-seeking for sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian settings: The case of Rwamwanja refugee settlement scheme in Uganda, George Odwe, Chi-Chi Undie, and Francis Obare
Balancing paid work and child care in a slum of Nairobi, Kenya: The case for centre-based child care, Shelley Clark, Midanna De Almada, Caroline W. Kabiru, Stella Muthuri, and Milka Wanjohi
Baseline evaluation of Project Mesha in Bihar: Factsheet results 2017-2018, Population Council
Benchmark assessment of orphaned and vulnerable children in areas of the Zambia Family (ZAMFAM) Project, Michael Mbizvo, Paul C. Hewett, Nkomba Kayeyi, Lyson Phiri, Saziso N. Mulenga, Bwalya Mushiki, and Mwelwa Chibuye
Benchmark assessment of orphaned and vulnerable children in areas of the Zambia Family (ZAMFAM) Project—Brief, Michael Mbizvo and Paul C. Hewett
Building the evidence base on the HIV programme in India: An integrated approach to document programmatic learnings, Deepika Ganju, Bidhubhusan Mahapatra, Rajatashuvra Adhikary, Sangram Kishor Patel, Niranjan Saggurti, and Gina Dallabetta
Can a gender equity and family planning intervention for men change their gender ideology? Results from the CHARM intervention in rural India, Paul Fleming, Jay G. Silverman, Mohan Ghule, Julie Ritter, Madhusudana Battala, Gajanan Velhal, Saritha Nair, Anindita Dasgupta, Balaiah Donta, Niranjan Saggurti, and Anita Raj
Can depression screening be integrated into busy HIV clinics in Malawi? Early results demonstrate its feasibility and acceptability, Project SOAR—Malawi Mental Health
Cesarean section deliveries in Egypt: Trends, practices, perceptions, and cost, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Doaa Oraby, Nevine Hassanein, and Shatha El-Nakib
Challenges to and opportunities for the adoption and routine use of early warning indicators to monitor pediatric HIV drug resistance in Kenya, Nanlesta Pilgrim, Jerry Okal, James K. Matheka, Irene Mukui, and Sam Kalibala
Changes in FGM/C in Somaliland: Medical narrative driving shift in types of cutting, Richard A. Powell and Mohamed Yussuf
Changes in household well being and resilience: The role of population, family planning and reproductive health in the Tuungane Project, Kristen P. Patterson
Characterizing the unmet HIV prevention needs and HIV risk vulnerabilities of adolescent girls and young women in Ethiopia, Project SOAR
Closing the gap between people and programs: Lessons from implementation of social accountability for family planning and reproductive health in Uganda, Victoria Boydell, Stella Neema, Kelsey Wright, and Karen Hardee
Collaborative work with Somaliland stakeholders to increase evidence based decision making in FGM/C, Chantalle Okondo
Community mobilization to modify harmful gender norms and reduce HIV risk: Results from a community cluster randomized trial in South Africa, Audrey Pettifor, Sheri A. Lippman, Ann Gottert, Chirayath M. Suchindran, Amanda Selin, Dean Peacock, Suzanne Maman, Dumisani Rebombo, Rhian Twine, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Stephen Tollman, Kathleen Kahn, and Catherine MacPhail
Community organization membership, financial security, and social protection among female sex workers in India, Sangram Kishor Patel, Anrudh K. Jain, Madhusudana Battala, Bidhubhusan Mahapatra, and Niranjan Saggurti
Condom use at last sex by young men in Ethiopia: The effect of descriptive and injunctive norms, Aparna Jain, Elizabeth Tobey, Hussein Ismail, and Annabel Erulkar
Contraceptive use and unintended pregnancy among young women and men in Accra, Ghana, Kate Grindlay, Phyllis Dako-Gyeke, Thoai Ngo, Gillian Eva, Leonard Gobah, Sarah T. Reiger, Sruthi Chandrasekaran, and Kelly Blanchard
Couple perspectives on unintended pregnancy in an area with high HIV prevalence: A qualitative analysis in Rakai, Uganda, Stephanie A. Grilo, Marina Catallozzi, Craig Heck, Sanyukta Mathur, Neema Nakyanjo, and John S. Santelli
Dataset: DREAMS Implementation Science: Phase 1 Analysis Data, Kenya, Sanyukta Mathur, Jerry Okal, Nanlesta Pilgrim, James K. Matheka, Nrupa Jani, and Julie Pulerwitz
Dataset: DREAMS Implementation Science: Phase 1 Analysis Data, Zambia, Sanyukta Mathur, Maurice Musheke, Nanlesta Pilgrim, Drosin Mulenga, Lunda Banda, Nrupa Jani, and Julie Pulerwitz
Dataset: Evaluating the impact of the Parivartan project in improving maternal and child health behaviors among women in self-help groups in Bihar, Niranjan Saggurti and Laili Irani
Dataset: Evaluation of the impact of removal of user fees for maternal health services on universal health coverage in Kenya, Timothy Abuya, Dennis Matanda, Francis Obare, and Benjamin Bellows
Dataset: Male partners of young women in Uganda: Understanding their relationships and use of HIV testing, Ann Gottert, Julie Pulerwitz, Anne Katahoire, Jerry Okal, Florence Ayebare, Nrupa Jani, Pamela Keilig, and Sanyukta Mathur
Dataset: Married adolescent girls in rural Assiut and Souhag: Limited choices and unfulfilled reproductive health needs, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab
Dataset: Tathmini GBV study: Evaluation of comprehensive gender-based violence programming delivered through the HIV program platform in Tanzania, Susan K. Settergren, Stella Mujaya, Wasima Rida, Lusajo Kajula, Hussein Kamugisha, Jessie K. Mbwambo, Felix Kisanga, Mucho M. Mizinduko, Megan S. Dunbar, Isihaka Mwandalima, Hijja Wazee, Diana Prieto, Saiqa Mullick, Jennifer Erie, and Delivette Castor
Dataset: Time use patterns of women in rural Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, Laili Irani
Delivering impact for adolescent girls: Emerging findings from Population Council research, Population Council
Developing strategies to address contraceptive needs of adolescents: Exploring patterns of use among sexually active adolescents in 46 low- and middle-income countries, Amanda Kalamar, Özge Tunçalp, and Michelle J. Hindin
Does a community-based, HIV service delivery model improve female sex workers’ care and treatment outcomes in Tanzania?, Project SOAR
Does supportive legislation guarantee access to pregnancy termination and postabortion care services? Findings from a facility census in Central Province, Zambia, Jenny A. Cresswell, Onikepe Owolabi, Nachela Chelwa, Mardieh Dennis, Sabine Gabrysch, Bellington Vwalika, Michael Mbizvo, Veronique Filippi, and Oona M.R. Campbell
Do women find the progesterone vaginal ring acceptable? Findings from Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal, Saumya RamaRao, Francis Obare, Salisu Mohammed Ishaku, Babacar Mane, Heather Clark, Wilson Liambila, Godwin Unumeri, Harriet Birungi, Nafissatou Diop, Deepa Rajamani, and John Townsend
Dynamics of injectable contraceptive use in India, The Evidence Project
Dynamics of interval IUD use in India, The Evidence Project
Dynamics of oral contraceptive pill use in India, The Evidence Project
Dynamics of postpartum IUD use in India, The Evidence Project
Effect of health intervention integration within women's self-help groups on collectivization and healthy practices around reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health in rural India, Niranjan Saggurti, Yamini Atmavilas, Akash Porwal, Janine Schooley, Rajshree Das, Narender Kande, Laili Irani, and Katherine Hay
Élargissement du choix des contraceptifs, Heather Clark, Saumya RamaRao, Catherine Unthank, Kazuyo Machiyama, and Nandita Thatte
Ending Eclampsia: PHC PH/E_plus Model, Charlotte E. Warren
Engagement des hommes dans la planification familiale au Togo: évaluation des modèles de counseling de couples, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Engaging community women's groups for improved uptake of antenatal care services in Cross River State, Nigeria: An analysis of post-intervention findings, Salisu Mohammed Ishaku
Engendering healthy masculinities to prevent sexual violence: Rationale for and design of the Manhood 2.0 trial, Kaleab Z. Abebe, Kelley A. Jones, Alison J. Culyba, Nayck B. Feliz, Heather Anderson, Irving Torres, Sarah Zelazny, Patricia Bamwine, Adwoa Boateng, Benjamin Cirba, Autumn Detchon, Danielle Devine, Zoe Feinstein, Justin Macak, Michael Massof, Summer Miller-Walfish, Sarah Elizabeth Morrow, Paul Mulbah, Zabi Mulwa, Taylor Paglisotti, Lisa Ripper, Katie A. Ports, Jennifer L. Matjasko, Aapta Garg, Jane Kato-Wallace, Julie Pulerwitz, and Elizabeth Miller
Ensuring adequate financing of family planning commodities and services, Moazzam Ali and Benjamin Bellows
Evaluating quality neonatal care, call Centre service, tele-health and community engagement in reducing newborn morbidity and mortality in Bungoma county, Kenya, Jesse Gitaka, Alice Natecho, Humphrey M. Mwambeo, Daniel Maina Gatungu, David Githanga, and Timothy Abuya
Evaluating the impact of a maternal health voucher programme on service use before and after the introduction of free maternity services in Kenya: A quasi-experimental study, Mardieh Dennis, Timothy Abuya, Oona M.R. Campbell, Lenka Benova, Angela Baschieri, Matteo Quartagno, and Benjamin Bellows
Evaluating the impact of the DREAMS partnership to reduce HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women in four settings: A study protocol, Isolde Birdthistle, Susan B. Schaffnit, Daniel Kwaro, Maryam Shahmanesh, Abdhalah Ziraba, Caroline W. Kabiru, Penelope Phillips-Howard, Natsayi Chimbindi, Kenneth Ondeng'E, Annabelle Gourlay, Frances M. Cowan, James R. Hargreaves, Bernadette Hensen, Tarisai Chiyaka, Judith R. Glynn, and Sian Floyd
"Even the fowl has feelings": Access to HIV information and services among persons with disabilities in Ghana, Uganda, and Zambia, Katie D. Schenk, Waimar Tun, Meredith Sheehy, Jerry Okal, Emmanuel Kuffour, Grimond Moono, Felix Mutale, Rita Kyeremaa, Edson Ngirabakunzi, Ugochukwu Amanyeiwe, and Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala
Examining and strengthening the role of patent and proprietary medicine vendors in the provision of injectable contraception in Nigeria, Salisu Mohammed Ishaku, Kayode Afolabi, Sara Chace Dwyer, Faizah Okunade, Chiamaka Uzomba, Adedamola Adebayo, Elizabeth Tobey, and Aparna Jain
Expanding access to family planning for married adolescent girls in the urban slums of Dhaka, Fauzia Akhter Huda and Nancy Termini LaChance
Expanding contraceptive choice, Heather Clark, Saumya RamaRao, Catherine Unthank, Kazuyo Machiyama, and Nandita Thatte
Expanding the evidence base and networks for sexual violence response in East and Southern Africa—Completion report for the period May 2014–February 2018, Population Council
Exploration du rôle potentiel des pharmacies privées dans l’offre de services de planification familiale au Sénégal: analyse secondaire es données de ADEMAS, Fatou Mbow, Amadou Korka Diallo, Nafissatou Diop, Sérigne Momar Kane, Cheikh Saad Bou Sarr, and Sara Chace Dwyer
Exploration du rôle potentiel des pharmacies privées dans l’offre de services de planification familiale au Sénégal: Recherche qualitative, Fatou Mbow, Nafissatou Diop, Sara Chace Dwyer, Fatou Ndiaye, and Bocar Mamadou Daff
Exploration du rôle potentiel des pharmacies privées dans l’offre de services de planification familiale au Sénégal: Revue documentaire sur les aspects juridiques, Fatou Mbow, Ndeye Dome Fall, Nafissatou Diop, and Sara Chace Dwyer
Exploration du rôle potentiel des pharmacies privées dans l’offre de services de planification familiale au Sénégal: Revue documentaire sur les évidences non juridiques, Alou Diaby, Fatou Mbow, Mohamadou Sall, and Sara Chace Dwyer
Exploration du rôle potentiel des pharmacies privées dans l’offre de services de planification familiale au Sénégal : Synthèse de l’étude, Fatou Mbow, Sara Chace Dwyer, and Nafissatou Diop
Exploring barriers and opportunities for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia prevention and management in Ethiopia, Pooja Sripad, Hussein Ismail, Amy Dempsey, Karen Kirk, and Charlotte E. Warren
Exploring meaning and types of trust in maternity care in peri-urban Kenya: A qualitative cross-perspective analysis, Pooja Sripad, Sachiko Ozawa, Maria W. Merritt, Larissa Jennings, Deanna Kerrigan, Charity Ndwiga, Timothy Abuya, and Charlotte E. Warren
Exploring the association between female genital mutilation/cutting and early/child marriage, Evidence to End FGM/C Programme Consortium
Exploring the association between female genital mutilation/cutting and fistula, Evidence to End FGM/C Programme Consortium
Exploring the association between female genital mutilation/cutting and HIV, Evidence to End FGM/C Programme Consortium
Exploring the Nigerian health system's response to female genital mutilation/cutting, Otibho Obianwu
Exploring the potential for private pharmacies to provide family planning services in Senegal, Fatou Mbow, Sara Chace Dwyer, and Nafissatou Diop
Facing HIV infection and unintended pregnancy: Rakai, Uganda, 2001–2013, Stephanie A. Grilo, Xiaoyu Song, Tom Lutalo, Margo Mullinax, Sanyukta Mathur, and John S. Santelli
Family planning and resilience: Associations found in a Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) project in Western Tanzania, Karen Hardee, Kristen P. Patterson, Anika Schenck-Fontaine, Sebastiaan Hess, Craig Leisher, Clive Mutunga, Cheryl Margoluis, and Cara Honzak
Family Planning Counseling E-Learning Course, Jan Kumar, Lynn Bakamjian, and Sara Chace Dwyer
Family planning/reproductive health training manual: For private sector physicians, Evidence Project
Feasibility and acceptability of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men in Nigeria, Population Council
Feasibility of patent and proprietary medicine vendor provision of injectable contraceptives: Preliminary results from implementation science research in Oyo and Nasarawa, Nigeria, Sara Chace Dwyer, Salisu Mohammed Ishaku, Faizah Okunade, Laura Reichenbach, and Aparna Jain
Female sex workers experiences of using contraceptive methods: A qualitative study in Kenya, Rhoune Ochako, Jerry Okal, Steven Kimetu, Ian Askew, and Marleen Temmerman
Female sex workers living with HIV in Tanzania have both a need for contraception and a desire to have children in the future, Project SOAR
Fertility regulation as identity maintenance: Understanding the social aspects of birth control, Cicely Marston, Alicia Renedo, and Gertrude Nyaaba
FGM/C decision-making process and the role of gender power relations in Sudan, Ahmed Gamal Eldin, Suad Babiker, Majdi Sabahelzain, and Muna Eltayeb
Fighting FGM/C Through Social Marketing, Population Reference Bureau
Financement de la planification familiale, Moazzam Ali and Benjamin Bellows
Findings from post-intervention analysis of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia in Cross River State, Salisu Mohammed Ishaku
Findings from post-intervention analysis of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia in Ebonyi State, Salisu Mohammed Ishaku
Findings from post-intervention analysis of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia in Kogi State, Salisu Mohammed Ishaku
Findings from the WorkerHealth post-intervention qualitative assessment, Ashish Bajracharya
From fertility preferences to reproductive outcomes in the developing world, John Bongaarts and John B. Casterline
Gender norms, gender role conflict/stress and HIV risk behaviors among men in Mpumalanga, South Africa, Ann Gottert, Clare Barrington, Heath Luz McNaughton-Reyes, Suzanne Maman, Catherine MacPhail, Sheri A. Lippman, Kathleen Kahn, Rhian Twine, and Audrey Pettifor
Gender, power, and violence: A systematic review of measures and their association with male perpetration of IPV, Katharine McCarthy, Ruchi Mehta, and Nicole Haberland
Gender-transformative Bandebereho couples’ intervention to promote male engagement in reproductive and maternal health and violence prevention in Rwanda: Findings from a randomized controlled trial, Kate Doyle, Ruti G. Levtov, Gary Barker, Gautam G. Bastian, Jeffrey B. Bingenheimer, Shamsi Kazimbaya, Anicet Nzabonimpa, Julie Pulerwitz, Felix Sayinzoga, Vandana Sharma, and Dominick Shattuck
Harmonizing national abortion and pregnancy prevention laws and policies for sexual violence survivors with the Maputo Protocol: Proceedings of a 2016 regional technical meeting in sub-Saharan Africa, Jill Thompson, Chi-Chi Undie, Avni Amin, Brooke R. Johnson, Rajat Khosla, Leopold Ouedraogo, Triphonie Nkurunziza, Sara Rich, Elizabeth Westley, Melissa Garcia, Harriet Birungi, and Ian Askew
Health and socioeconomic well-being of young people living with HIV in Zambia: Evaluating the ZAMFAM Project, Project SOAR
Health Education Materials for the Workplace: Implementation guide for workplaces, David Wofford, Suzanne Brockman, and Carolyn Rodehau
Health sector inadequacies in attending to child survivors of sexual abuse in Kenya: An operations research, Carol Ajema, Chi-Chi Undie, Charity Mbugua, Jordan Kyongo, and Lina Digolo
High burden of HIV, syphilis and HSV-2 and factors associated with HIV infection among female sex workers in Tanzania: Implications for early treatment of HIV and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), Lung Vu and Kavita Misra
High rates of sexual violence by both intimate and non-intimate partners experienced by adolescent girls and young women in Kenya and Zambia: Findings around violence and other negative health outcomes, Sanyukta Mathur, Jerry Okal, Maurice Musheke, Nanlesta Pilgrim, Sangram Kishor Patel, Ruchira Bhattacharya, Nrupa Jani, James K. Matheka, Lunda Banda, Drosin Mulenga, and Julie Pulerwitz
How are educated women in Ghana regulating fertility without high levels of modern contraceptive use?, Kazuyo Machiyama, Cicely Marston, Nancy Termini LaChance, Terence Adda-Balinia, and Placide Tapsoba