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Submissions from 2016
Barriers to fistula repair in Uganda: A formative study, Population Council
Building a national pro-choice alliance in Mexico: Evaluation of the Alliance media campaign to promote access to safe, free, and legal abortion services, Population Council
Building evidence to guide PrEP introduction for adolescent girls and young women, Nanlesta Pilgrim, Sanyukta Mathur, Ann Gottert, Naomi Rutenberg, and Julie Pulerwitz
Can surveys of women accurately track indicators of maternal and newborn care? A validity and reliability study in Kenya, Katharine McCarthy, Ann K. Blanc, Charlotte E. Warren, James Kelly Kimani, Brian Mdawida, and Charity Ndwiga
Changes in optimal childcare practices in Kenya: Insights from the 2003, 2008-9 and 2014 demographic and health surveys, Dennis Matanda, Helga Bjørnøy Urke, and Maurice B. Mittelmark
CHARM, a gender equity and family planning intervention for men and couples in rural India: Protocol for the cluster randomized controlled trial evaluation, Jennifer Yore, Anindita Dasgupta, Mohan Ghule, Madhusudana Battala, Saritha Nair, Jay G. Silverman, Niranjan Saggurti, Balaiah Donta, and Anita Raj
Climate change and climate-induced disasters in Odisha, eastern India: Impacts, adaptation and future policy implications, Sangram Kishor Patel
Cluster randomized controlled trial evaluation of a gender equity and family planning intervention for married men and couples in rural India, Anita Raj, Mohan Ghule, Julie Ritter, Madhusudana Battala, Gajanan Velhal, Saritha Nair, Anindita Dasgupta, Jay G. Silverman, Balaiah Donta, and Niranjan Saggurti
Comment créer des programmes de vasectomie réussist, Brian Perry, Catherine Packer, Dawn S. Chin-Quee, Trinity Zan, and Dominick Shattuck
Community collectivization and consistent condom use among female sex workers in southern India: Evidence from two rounds of behavioral tracking surveys, Shanti Vejella, Sangram Kishor Patel, Niranjan Saggurti, and Parimi Prabhakar
Conditional and unconditional cash transfers to improve use of contraception in low and middle income countries: A systematic review, M.E. Khan, Avishek Hazra, Aastha Kant, and Moazzam Ali
Condoms, lubricants and rectal cleansing: Practices associated with heterosexual penile-anal intercourse amongst participants in an HIV prevention trial in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe, Zoe Duby, Miriam Hartmann, Elizabeth T. Montgomery, Christopher J. Colvin, Barbara Mensch, and Ariane van der Straten
Considerations on the use and interpretation of survey data on FGM/C, Bettina Shell-Duncan
Contraceptive method choice among women in slum and non-slum communities in Nairobi, Kenya, Rhoune Ochako, Chimaraoke O. Izugbara, Jerry Okal, Ian Askew, and Marleen Temmerman
Contraceptive use dynamics in India: Cohort study of modern spacing contraceptive users, Population Council
Contribution of a large-scale HIV prevention program on condom use by long-distance truck drivers in India: A decomposition analysis, Damodar Sahu, Niranjan Saggurti, Ram Manohar Mishra, Deepika Ganju, Laxmikant Chavan, and Arvind Pandey
Corrective equations to self-reported height and weight for obesity estimates among U.S. adults: NHANES 1999–2008, Arupendra Mozumdar and Gary Liguori
Delivering contraceptive vaginal rings to breastfeeding women, Population Council
Developing an implementation science research agenda to improve the treatment and care outcomes among adolescents living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, Julie Denison, Audrey Pettifor, Lynne Mofenson, and Deanna Kerrigan
Development: Slow down population growth, John Bongaarts
Does integration of HIV and sexual and reproductive health services improve technical efficiency in Kenya and Swaziland? An application of a two-stage semi parametric approach incorporating quality measures, Carol Dayo Obure, Rowena Jacobs, Lorna Guinness, Susannah H. Mayhew, Anna Vassall, and Integra Initiative
Does mass-media public communication campaign normalize discussion, attitude and behavior about condom use among married men in India?, Dipak Suryawanshi, Sangram Kishor Patel, Rajatashuvra Adhikary, and Shalini Bharat
Does shifting gender norms on the community level lead to increased HIV services uptake?, Project SOAR
Editorial: It is time for new male contraceptives!, Christina Wang, Régine Sitruk-Ware, and David Serfaty
Editorial—Lessons learned and study results from HIVCore: An HIV implementation science initiative, Naomi Rutenberg, Waimar Tun, and Nagesh N. Borse
Effectiveness of a community-based SGBV prevention model in emergency settings in Uganda: Testing the 'Zero Tolerance Village Alliance' intervention, Chi-Chi Undie, Harriet Birungi, Francis Obare, George Odwe, Jane Harriet Namwebya, Paul Orikushaba, Prosmolly Ayebale, William Onen, Fiona Nicholson, Rachel Chisinga-Francis, Peter Netshabako, Anne Katahoire, David Apollo Kazungu, Darlson Kusasira, Zahra Mirghani, and Joanina Karugaba
Empowering adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa to prevent unintended pregnancy and HIV: A critical research gap, Sharon J. Phillips and Michael Mbizvo
Ending the medicalization of female genital mutilation/cutting in Egypt, Sarah Ghattass, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, and Salma Abou Hussein
Ending the medicalization of female genital mutilation/cutting in Egypt [Arabic], Sarah Ghattass, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, and Salma Abou Hussein
Estimating the costs of providing voluntary medical male circumcision in South Africa, Project SOAR
Evaluating the impact of integrated microfinance and reproductive (MF/RH) services on household wellbeing and reproductive health behaviors of women in Nigeria, Population Council
Evaluation de la mise en oeuvre et des réalisations de l’Approche 3D au sein du Plan d’Action National de Planification Familiale (PANPF) au Sénégal—Technical Brief, Population Council
Evaluation of the impact of strengthening Union Health and Family Welfare Centers for providing 24/7 normal delivery services in Bangladesh, Md. Noorunnabi Talukder, A.K.M. Zafar Ullah Khan, Mohammed Sharif, Forhana Rahman Noor, Surojit Kundu, Shongkour Roy, Afsana Fatema Noor, and Ubaidur Rob
Evidence to End FGM/C Research Programme: Presentation at the sixtieth session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, Jacinta Muteshi-Strachan
Evidence to end FGM/C: Research to help girls and women thrive, Population Council
Evidence to end FGM/C: Research to help girls and women thrive [Arabic], Population Council
Examining progress and equity in information received by women using a modern method in 25 developing countries, Anrudh K. Jain
Experiences in implementation and publication of operations research interventions: Gaps and a way forward, Sam Kalibala, Godfrey Woelk, Stephen S. Gloyd, Nrupa Jani, Lynnette Kay, Avina Sarna, Jerry Okal, Charity Ndwiga, Nicole Haberland, and Irit Sinai
Factors associated with HIV testing among male injecting drug users: Findings from a cross-sectional behavioural and biological survey in Manipur and Nagaland, India, Deepika Ganju, Sowmya Ramesh, and Niranjan Saggurti
Factors associated with long-term antiretroviral therapy attrition among adolescents in rural Uganda: A retrospective study, Stephen Okoboi, Livingstone Ssali, Aisha I. Yansaneh, Celestin Bakanda, Josephine Birungi, Sophie Nantume, Joanne Lyavala Okullu, Alana R. Sharp, David M. Moore, and Sam Kalibala
Factors associated with the likelihood of further movement among mobile female sex workers in India: A multinomial logit approach, Dipak Suryawanshi, Varun Sharma, Niranjan Saggurti, and Shalini Bharat
Factors contributing to maternal mortality in relatively resource-endowed urban contexts of developing countries: The case of Nairobi, Kenya, Francis Obare, Wilson Liambila, Dan Okoro, Robert Ayisi, and Sam Ochola
Fact sheet—How does quality of care relate to a rights-based approach to family planning programs?, Jan Kumar
Fact sheet—Measuring quality of care: A review of methodologies and indicators, Katherine Tumlinson
Family, community, and health system considerations for reducing the burden of pediatric sickle cell disease in Uganda through newborn screening, Nancy S. Green, Sanyukta Mathur, Sarah Kiguli, Julie Makani, Victoria Fashakan, Philip LaRussa, Magdalena Lyimo, Elaine J. Abrams, Lukia Mulumba, and Ezekiel Mupere
Family planning vouchers in low and middle income countries: A systematic review, Benjamin Bellows, Carol Bulaya, Sophie Inambwae, Craig L. Lissner, Moazzam Ali, and Ashish Bajracharya
Family violence and maltreatment of women during the perinatal period: Associations with infant morbidity in Indian slum communities, Jay G. Silverman, Balaiah Donta, Michele R. Decker, Sabrina Boyce, Julie Ritter, Dattaram D. Naik, Saritha Nair, Niranjan Saggurti, and Anita Raj
Fatherhood, marriage and HIV risk among young men in rural Uganda, Sanyukta Mathur, Jenny A. Higgins, Nityanjali Thummalachetty, Mariko Rasmussen, Laura Kelley, Neema Nakyanjo, Fred Nalugoda, and John S. Santelli
Findings from landscape analysis in Bangladesh on pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, Population Council
Findings from landscape analysis in Bauchi on pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, Population Council
Findings from landscape analysis in Cross River on pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, Population Council
Findings from landscape analysis in Ebonyi on pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, Population Council
Findings from landscape analysis in Katsina on pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, Population Council
Findings from landscape analysis in Kogi on pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, Population Council
Findings from landscape analysis in Nigeria on pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, Population Council
Findings from landscape analysis in Ondo on pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, Population Council
Findings from landscape analysis in Sokoto on pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, Population Council
Food insufficiency, violence and HIV risk behaviors among female sex workers in India, Sangram Kishor Patel, Madhusudana Battala, and Rajatashuvra Adhikary
Formative research on assessing barriers to fistula care and treatment in Nigeria, Charlotte E. Warren, Rachel Agbonkhese, and Salisu Mohammed Ishaku
Formative research on factors influencing access to fistula care and treatment in Uganda, Pooja Sripad and Charlotte E. Warren
Gender-based violence in rural Uttar Pradesh, India: Prevalence and association with reproductive health behaviors, Jaleel Ahmad, M.E. Khan, Arupendra Mozumdar, and Deepthi S. Varma
Handbook for Research on the Family Planning Market—Volume 1: Using Data to Inform a Total Market Approach to Family Planning, Dominique Meekers, Sarah C. Haynes, and Kathryn Kampa
Handbook for Research on the Family Planning Market—Volume 2: Tool and Resources for an In-depth Analysis of the Family Planning Market, Dominique Meekers, Sarah C. Haynes, and Kathryn Kampa
Health impacts of female genital mutilation/cutting: A synthesis of the evidence, Samuel Kimani, Jacinta Muteshi-Strachan, and Carolyne Njue
High prevalence of HIV, chlamydia and gonorrhoea among men who have sex with men and transgender women attending trusted community centres in Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria, Babajide Keshinro, Trevor A. Crowell, Rebecca G. Nowak, Sylvia Adebajo, Sheila Peel, Charlotte A. Gaydos, Cristina Rodriguez-Hart, Stefan Baral, Melissa J. Walsh, Ogbonnaya S. Njoku, Sunday Odeyemi, Teclaire Ngo-Ndomb, William A. Blattner, Merlin L. Robb, Manhattan E. Charurat, Julie Ake, and TRUST/RV368 Study Group
Hormonal contraception and thrombosis, Régine Sitruk-Ware
How to create successful vasectomy programs, Brian Perry, Catherine Packer, Dawn S. Chin-Quee, Trinity Zan, and Dominick Shattuck
How to reduce HIV risk among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa? Implementation science around the DREAMS Initiative, Population Council
Impact of a community-based, HIV intervention on antiretroviral treatment retention and adherence in Tanzania, Project SOAR
Impact of peer education and on-site clinical services for female sex workers in Bangladesh brothels: A Link Up evaluation study, Population Council
Impact on hepatic estrogen-sensitive proteins by a 1-year contraceptive vaginal ring delivering Nestorone® and ethinyl estradiol, David F. Archer, M.A. Thomas, Jacqueline Conard, Ruth Merkatz, George W. Creasy, Kevin Roberts, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Diana Blithe, and Régine Sitruk-Ware
Implementation science approaches to family planning and reproductive health: Experiential learning and sharing for implementers, policy-makers, researchers, and advocates, Laura Reichenbach, Carolyn Rodehau, Emily Peca, and John Stanback
Increased coverage of maternal health services among the poor in western Uganda in an output-based aid voucher scheme, Francis Obare, Peter Okwero, Leslie Villegas, Samuel Mills, and Benjamin Bellows
Increasing access to magnesium sulphate in Nigeria, Population Council
Increasing uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptives in Cambodia through a voucher program: Evidence from a difference-in-differences analysis, Ashish Bajracharya, Lo Veasnakiry, Tung Rathavy, and Benjamin Bellows
Innovation in evaluating the impact of integrated service-delivery: The Integra indexes of HIV and reproductive health integration, Susannah H. Mayhew, George B. Ploubidis, Andy Sloggett, Kathryn Church, Carol Dayo Obure, Isolde Birdthistle, Sedona Sweeney, Charlotte E. Warren, Charlotte Watts, Anna Vassall, and Integra Initiative
Intimate partner violence among married couples in India and contraceptive use reported by women but not husbands, Elizabeth Reed, Niranjan Saggurti, Balaiah Donta, Julie Ritter, Anindita Dasgupta, Mohan Ghule, Madhusudana Battala, Saritha Nair, Jay G. Silverman, Arun Jadhav, Prajakta Palaye, and Anita Raj
Introducing contraceptive methods in low-resource settings: New opportunities in Kenya, Population Council
Introducing contraceptive methods in low-resource settings: New opportunities in Nigeria, Population Council
Introducing contraceptive methods in low-resource settings: New opportunities in Senegal, Population Council
Introducing the progesterone contraceptive vaginal ring in sub-Saharan Africa, Population Council
Is routine screening for intimate partner violence feasible in public health care settings in Kenya?, Chi-Chi Undie, Catherine Maternowska, Margaret Mak'anyengo, and Ian Askew
Kenya: Helping adolescent mothers remain in school through strengthened implementation of school re-entry policies, Esther Lwanga Walgwe, Nancy Termini LaChance, Harriet Birungi, and Chi-Chi Undie
Kenyan female sex workers’ use of female-controlled non-barrier modern contraception: Do they use condoms less consistently?, Eileen Yam, Jerry Okal, Helgar Musyoki, Nicholas Muraguri, Waimar Tun, Meredith Sheehy, and Scott Geibel
Knowledge and exercise of human rights, and barriers and facilitators to claiming rights: A cross-sectional study of female sex workers and high-risk men who have sex with men in Andhra Pradesh, India, Deepika Ganju, Sangram Kishor Patel, Parimi Prabhakar, and Rajatashuvra Adhikary
Landscape analysis of the family planning situation in Pakistan, Population Council
Landscape analysis of the family planning situation in Pakistan: Brief summary of findings, Population Council
Landscape analysis of the family planning situation in Pakistan—District profile: Faisalabad, Population Council
Landscape analysis of the family planning situation in Pakistan—District profile: Hyderabad, Population Council
Landscape analysis of the family planning situation in Pakistan—District profile: Karachi, Population Council
Landscape analysis of the family planning situation in Pakistan—District profile: Lahore, Population Council
Landscape analysis of the family planning situation in Pakistan—District profile: Multan, Population Council
Landscape analysis of the family planning situation in Pakistan—District profile: Peshawar, Population Council
Landscape analysis of the family planning situation in Pakistan—District profile: Rawalpindi, Population Council
Landscape analysis of the family planning situation in Pakistan—District profile: Sukkur, Population Council
Landscape analysis report on pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Pakistan, Ali M. Mir, Saleem Shaikh, Mumraiz Khan, Irfan Masood, Karen Kirk, Amy Dempsey, and Charlotte E. Warren
Lessons learned from respondent-driven sampling recruitment in Nairobi: Experiences from the field, Jerry Okal, H. Fisher Raymond, Waimar Tun, Helgar Musyoki, Sufia Dadabhai, Dita Broz, Joan Nyamu, David Kuria, Nicholas Muraguri, and Scott Geibel
L’expérience de femmes ayant subi une grossesse non désirée au Sénégal : Une étude qualitative, Fatou Mbow, Nafissatou Diop, Awa Diop Dabo, Awa Tounkara Cissé, and Seynabou Ba Diakhaté
L’expérience de femmes ayant subi une grossesse non désirée au Sénégal : Une étude qualitative, Fatou Mbow, Nafissatou Diop, Seynabou Ba Diakhaté, Awa Tounkara Cissé, and Fatou Ndiaye Turpin
L’expérience de femmes ayant subi une grossesse non désirée au Sénégal : Une étude qualitative [Compte rendu de la rencontre de partage des résultats], Fatou Mbow, Nafissatou Diop, and Babacar Mane