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Submissions from 2016
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
Lifestyle health risk factors and multiple non-communicable diseases among the adult population in India: A cross-sectional study, Gopal Agrawal, Sangram Kishor Patel, and Ashok Agarwal
Limited accessibility to HIV services for persons with disabilities living with HIV in Ghana, Uganda and Zambia, Waimar Tun, Jerry Okal, Katie D. Schenk, Selina F. Esantsi, Felix Mutale, Rita Kyeremaa, Edson Ngirabakunzi, Hilary Asiah, Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, and Grimond Moono
Managing Health at the Workplace: A Guidebook, Evidence Project
« Manifesto » de Paris : le temps est venu de disposer de nouvelles méthodes contraceptives masculines, David Serfaty, Régine Sitruk-Ware, Christina Wang, and Eberhard Nieschlag
Maternal morbidity associated with violence and maltreatment from husbands and in-laws: Findings from Indian slum communities, Jay G. Silverman, Balaiah Donta, Julie Ritter, Anindita Dasgupta, Sabrina Boyce, Michele R. Decker, Dattaram D. Naik, Saritha Nair, Niranjan Saggurti, and Anita Raj
Measuring and monitoring quality of care in family planning: Are we ignoring negative experiences?, Shannon Harris, Laura Reichenbach, and Karen Hardee
Measuring progress in maternal and newborn health care in Mexico: Validating indicators of health system contact and quality of care, Ann K. Blanc, Claudia Diaz, Katharine McCarthy, and Karla Berdichevsky
Measuring quality of care: A review of previously used methodologies and indicators, Katherine Tumlinson
Men as contraceptive users: Programs, outcomes and recommendations, Karen Hardee, Melanie Croce-Galis, and Jill Gay
Modern contraceptive use among migrant and non-migrant women in Kenya, Rhoune Ochako, Ian Askew, Jerry Okal, John Oucho, and Marleen Temmerman
Monitoring and evaluating FGM/C abandonment programs, Jacinta Muteshi-Strachan and Carolyne Njue
Myths and misinformation: An analysis of text messages sent to a sexual and reproductive health Q&A service in Nigeria, Ann K. Blanc, Kimberly Glazer, Uju Ofomata-Aderemi, and Fadekemi Akinfaderin-Agarau
Non-uptake of HIV testing in children at risk in two urban and rural settings in Zambia: A mixed-methods study, Sonja Merten, Harriet Ntalasha, and Maurice Musheke
Obstetric knowledge of nurse-educators in Nigeria: Levels, regional differentials and their implications for maternal health delivery, Salisu Mohammed Ishaku, Babatunde A.O. Ahonsi, Ayodeji Oginni, Jamilu Tukur, and Gloria Adoyi
Operationalizing national protocol for preventing and managing PE/E in community facilities in Bangladesh, Population Council
Opportunities and challenges in conducting secondary analysis of HIV programmes using data from routine health information systems and personal health information, Stephen S. Gloyd, Bradley H. Wagenaar, Godfrey Woelk, and Sam Kalibala
Perceptions and experiences of integrated service delivery among women living with HIV attending reproductive health services in Kenya: A mixed methods study, Manuela Colombini, Susannah H. Mayhew, Richard Mutemwa, Jackline Kivunaga, Charity Ndwiga, and The Integra Research Team
Pharmacy workers in Kenya need training and support on medical abortion information and referrals to prevent unsafe service provision, Jesse Njunguru, A. Finnie, Katharine Footman, Wilson Liambila, and Kate Reiss
Pharmacy workers’ knowledge and provision of medication for termination of pregnancy in Kenya, Kate Reiss, Katharine Footman, Vitalis Akora, Wilson Liambila, and Thoai Ngo
Planning Guide for a Total Market Approach to Increase Access to Family Planning—Module 1: Landscape Assessment, Christopher Brady, Laura Weeden, Jane Hutchings, and Jerry Parks
Planning Guide for a Total Market Approach to Increase Access to Family Planning—Module 2: In-depth Analyses of the Family Planning Market, Dominique Meekers, Sarah C. Haynes, and Kathryn Kampa
Planning Guide for a Total Market Approach to Increase Access to Family Planning: Toolkit and Glossary, Christopher Brady, Laura Weeden, Jane Hutchings, and Jerry Parks
Pregnancy history and current use of contraception among women of reproductive age in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda: Analysis of demographic and health survey data, Pauline Bakibinga, Dennis Matanda, Rogers Ayiko, Joseph Rujumba, Charles Muiruri, Djesika Amendah, and Martin Atela
PrEP introduction for adolescent girls and young women, Sanyukta Mathur, Nanlesta Pilgrim, and Julie Pulerwitz
Progesterone vaginal ring: Beneficial role in supporting breastfeeding, Population Council
Programme de recherche pour mettre fin aux MGF/E, Population Council
Project SOAR's approach to research utilization, Project SOAR
Project SOAR's voluntary medical male circumcision portfolio, Project SOAR
Promoting Respectful Maternity Care Resource Package: Community flipchart, Population Council
Promoting vasectomy services in Ethiopia, Brian Perry, Catherine Packer, Dawn S. Chin-Quee, Trinity Zan, and Dominick Shattuck
Promoting vasectomy services in Kenya, Brian Perry, Catherine Packer, Dawn S. Chin-Quee, Trinity Zan, and Dominick Shattuck
Promoting vasectomy services in Malawi, Brian Perry, Catherine Packer, Dawn S. Chin-Quee, Trinity Zan, and Dominick Shattuck
Promoting vasectomy services in Rwanda, Brian Perry, Catherine Packer, Dawn S. Chin-Quee, Trinity Zan, and Dominick Shattuck
Promoting vasectomy services in the Philippines, Brian Perry, Catherine Packer, Dawn S. Chin-Quee, Trinity Zan, and Dominick Shattuck
Promoting vasectomy services in Uganda, Brian Perry, Catherine Packer, Dawn S. Chin-Quee, Trinity Zan, and Dominick Shattuck
Promouvoir les services de vasectomie au Burundi, Brian Perry, Catherine Packer, Dawn S. Chin-Quee, Trinity Zan, and Dominick Shattuck
Promouvoir les services de vasectomie en Haïti, Brian Perry, Catherine Packer, Dawn S. Chin-Quee, Trinity Zan, and Dominick Shattuck
Randomized evaluation and cost-effectiveness of HIV and sexual and reproductive health service referral and linkage models in Zambia, Paul C. Hewett, Mutinta Nalubamba, Fiammetta Bozzani, Jean Digitale, Lung Vu, Eileen Yam, and Mary Nambao
Reasons for preference of home delivery with traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in rural Bangladesh: A qualitative exploration, Bidhan Krishna Sarker, Musfikur Rahman, Tawhidur Rahman, Jahangir Hossain, Laura Reichenbach, and Dipak Kumar Mitra
Recent experiences and lessons learned in vasectomy programming in low-resource settings: A document review, Brian Perry, Catherine Packer, Dawn S. Chin-Quee, Trinity Zan, Lisa Dulli, and Dominick Shattuck
Reducing HIV-related risk and mental health problems through a client-centred psychosocial intervention for vulnerable adolescents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Nrupa Jani, Lung Vu, Lynnette Kay, Kassahun Habtamu, and Sam Kalibala
Reducing provider-held stigma and improving young client satisfaction in Bangladesh: Findings from a Link Up evaluation, Population Council
Relationship between community collectivization and financial vulnerability of female sex workers in southern India, Sangram Kishor Patel, Parimi Prabhakar, Anrudh K. Jain, Niranjan Saggurti, and Rajatashuvra Adhikary
Relationship between mobility, violence and major depression among female sex workers: A cross-sectional study in southern India, Sangram Kishor Patel, Deepika Ganju, Parimi Prabhakar, and Rajatashuvra Adhikary
Relationship between socio demographic characteristics and HIV indicators among women in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia and Malawi based on DHS data, Sam Kalibala, Erick Oweya, and Lyson Phiri
Reliability and validity of an interviewer-administered adaptation of the Youth Self-Report for mental health screening of vulnerable young people in Ethiopia, Scott Geibel, Kassahun Habtamu, Gebeyehu Mekonnen, Nrupa Jani, Lynnette Kay, Julyata Shibru, Lake Bedilu, and Sam Kalibala
Rencontre de partage sur la problématique des grossesses non désirées chez les adolescents/jeunes au Sénégal : Compte rendu de rencontre, Babacar Mane, Marie-Jesus Buabey, Nafissatou Diop, and Patrick Mugirwa
Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health: Key messages from Disease Control Priorities 3rd Edition, Robert Black, Carol Levin, Neff Walker, Doris Chou, Li Liu, Marleen Temmerman, and Karen Hardee
Results from a rapid national assessment of services for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Côte d’Ivoire, S. Adam Granato, Stephen S. Gloyd, Julia Robinson, Serge A. Dali, Irma Ahoba, David Aka, Seydou Kouyate, Doroux A. Billy, Sam Kalibala, and Ahoua Kone
Retrospective review of task-shifting community-based programs supporting ARV treatment and retention in Uganda, Sam Kalibala, Jerry Okal, Brady Zieman, Nrupa Jani, Lung Vu, Josephine Birungi, Stephen Okoboi, Jonathan Wangisi, Christine Nabiryo, Joanne Lyavala Okullu, Michael Etukoit, Lydia Buzaalirwa, Augustine Lubanga, Paul Kiyingi, Jonathan Ikapule, Syson Nakyeyune, Stephen Nakibinge, Penninah Lutung, Samuel Waliggo, Joseph Nsamba, Yashien Wamanga, Joseph Kamya, Robina Sentongo, and Robert Yiga
Risk of pregnancy in breastfeeding mothers: Role of the progesterone vaginal ring on birth spacing, Régine Sitruk-Ware, Saumya RamaRao, Ruth Merkatz, and John Townsend
Root causes and persistent challenges in accelerating the abandonment of FGM/C, Jacinta Muteshi-Strachan
Routine screening for intimate partner violence: A guide for trainers, Odongo Odiyo, Chi-Chi Undie, and Margaret Mak'anyengo
Scaling up family planning in Zambia—Part 1: Assessment and feasibility of maintaining an innovative program, Benjamin Bellows, Mary Nambao, Luigi Jaramillo, Roz Fanaiayan, Mardieh Dennis, and Karen Hardee
Scaling up family planning in Zambia—Part 2: The cost of scaling up family planning services, David Collins and Colin Gilmartin
Screening for sexual and gender-based violence in emergency settings in Uganda: An assessment of feasibility, Chi-Chi Undie, Harriet Birungi, Jane Harriet Namwebya, Wossen Taye, Lilian Maate, Margaret Mak'anyengo, Anne Katahoire, David Apollo Kazungu, Darlson Kusasira, Zahra Mirghani, and Joanina Karugaba
Senegal: The impact of a study on misoprostol use and knowledge among pharmacists, Eva Burke, E. Robinson, Nafissatou Diop, Kate Reiss, Katharine Footman, Maaike Van Min, Barbara Reichwein, and Ian Askew
Sexual and reproductive health and rights needs of young men who live in the streets in Dhaka City: A Link Up exploratory study, Population Council
Sexual and reproductive health knowledge, attitudes, and practices among early adolescents and young adults in Uganda: Findings from a Link Up exploratory study, Population Council
Situational analysis of the private sector in the delivery of family planning services in Egypt: Current status and potential for increased involvement, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Doaa Oraby, and Benjamin Bellows
Strengthening community-based services for children and families affected by HIV: An evaluation of the Zambia Family program, Project SOAR
Strengthening factory health systems under Levi Strauss & Co.'s worker well-being initiative in Egypt, Population Council and The Evidence Project
Stroke-attributable death among older persons during the great recession, April Falconi, Alison Gemmill, Deborah Karasek, Julia Goodman, Beth Anderson, Murray Lee, Benjamin Bellows, and Ralph A. Catalano
The Africa Regional SGBV Network Learning Brief Series: Learning updates from Kenya (Brief #2), Population Council