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Submissions from 2023
Understanding the effects of universal test and treat on longitudinal HIV care outcomes among South African youth: A retrospective cohort study, Lindsey M. Filiatreau, Jessie K. Edwards, Nkosinathi Masilela, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Nicole Haberland, Brian Wells Pence, Joanna Maselko, Kathryn E. Muessig, Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabudula, Mi-Suk Kang Dufour, Sheri A. Lippman, Kathleen Kahn, and Audrey Pettifor
Unique profile of inflammation and immune activation in pregnant people with HIV in the United States, Stephanie Shiau, Denise L. Jacobson, Yanling Huo, Deborah Kacanek, Lynn M. Yee, David B. Williams, Lisa Haddad, Lena Serghides, Kathleen M. Powis, Rhoda Sperling, Paige L. Williams, Jennifer Jao, and Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS)
Using the Confidante method to measure new or recent cases of female genital mutilation: Insights from Narok County, Kenya, Francis Obare, Dennis Matanda, Tchaiwe Zulu, and Stephen Kizito
Utilisation des approches de segmentation du public pour renseigner les programmes intégrés de planification familiale et de santé maternelle au Niger, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Utilizing implementation research to influence parents’ experiences of care for their hospitalized newborns and young children in Kenya, Chantalle Okondo, Charity Ndwiga, Timothy Abuya, Pooja Sripad, and Charlotte E. Warren
Vaginal microbiome, antiretroviral concentrations, and HIV genital shedding in the setting of hormonal contraception initiation in Malawi, Alyssa M. Lantz, Mackenzie L. Cottrell, Amanda H. Corbett, Lameck Chinula, Athena P. Kourtis, Julie A.E. Nelson, Gerald Tegha, Stacey Hurst, Pawel Gajer, Jacques Ravel, Lisa Haddad, Jennifer H. Tang, and Melanie R. Nicol
Validating indicators for monitoring availability and geographic distribution of emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmoNC) facilities: A study triangulating health system, facility, and geospatial data, Jewel Gausman, Veronica Pingray, Richard M. Adanu, Delia Bandoh, Mabel Berrueta, Jeff Blossom, Suchandrima Chakraborty, Winfred Dotse-Gborgbortsi, Ernest Kenu, Nizamuddin Khan, Ana Langer, Carolina Nigri, Magdalene Odikro, Sowmya Ramesh, Niranjan Saggurti, Paula Vázquez, Caitlin R. Williams, and R. Rima Jolivet
Validating midwifery professionals' scope of practice and competency: A multi-country study comparing national data to international standards, Suchandrima Chakraborty, Niranjan Saggurti, Richard M. Adanu, Delia Bandoh, Mabel Berrueta, Jewel Gausman, Ernest Kenu, Nizamuddin Khan, Ana Langer, Carolina Nigri, Magdalene Odikro, Veronica Pingray, Sowmya Ramesh, Paula Vázquez, Caitlin R. Williams, Charlotte E. Warren, and R. Rima Jolivet
Validation of a measure to assess decision-making autonomy in family planning services in three low- and middle-income countries: The Family Planning Autonomous Decision-Making scale (FP-ADM), 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
“We are their eyes and ears here on the ground, yet they do not appreciate us”—Factors influencing the performance of Kenyan community health volunteers working in urban informal settlements, Michael O. Ogutu, Eric Kamui, Timothy Abuya, and Kui Muraya
Webinar—Advancing Social and Behavior Change Measurement in Family Planning, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Webinar—Costing for Family Planning Social and Behavior Change, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Webinar—Faire progresser la mesure des CSC pour la planification familiale, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Webinar—Provider Behavior Change: Social and Behavior Change Approaches to Quality of Care in Family Planning, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Webinar—Social and Behavior Change and the Enabling Environment for Family Planning, Breakthrough RESEARCH
What interventions are effective to prevent or respond to female genital mutilation? A review of existing evidence from 2008–2020, Dennis Matanda, Nina Van Eekert, Melanie Croce-Galis, Jill Gay, Maria Johanna Middelburg, and Karen Hardee
Where there is a will, there is a way: Enhancing contraceptive uptake in Pakistan, Ali M. Mir, Steve Pearson, and Irfan Masood
Which intervention synergies maximize AGYW's HIV outcomes? A classification and regression tree analysis of layered HIV prevention programming, Sanyukta Mathur, Bidhubhusan Mahapatra, Raman Mishra, Craig Heck, and Michael Mbizvo
Women's beliefs about methods and contraceptive discontinuation: Results from a prospective study from Nairobi and Homa Bay counties in Kenya, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Martin Kavao Mutua, George Odwe, Francis Obare Onyango, Kazuyo Machiyama, John B. Casterline, and John C. Cleland
Women’s empowerment and uptake of sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy: Results from a cross-sectional baseline survey in the Lake endemic region, Kenya, George Odwe, Dennis Matanda, Tchaiwe Zulu, Stephen Kizito, Oscar Okoth, and Beth Kangwana
Women want choices: Opinions from the Share.Learn.Shape global internet survey about multipurpose prevention technology (MPT) products in development, Barbara Friedland, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Craig Savel, Virginia Kallianes, C. Martinez, Lorna Begg, K.M. Guthrie, D. Venkatasetty, J. Pickett, and Lisa Haddad
Submissions from 2022
Acceptability and preference for 3-month versus 1-month vaginal rings for HIV-1 risk reduction among participants in a Phase 1 trial, Sarah Roberts, Imogen Hawley, Ellen Luecke, Barbara Mensch, Theresa Wagner, Craig Hoesley, Tara McClure, Clara P. Dominguez Islas, Jeanna Piper, Albert Y. Liu, and Ariane van der Straten
Acceptability of PC-1005 gel administered rectally to HIV-1 seronegative adults at three different volume levels (MTN-037), José A. Bauermeister, Ryan C. Tingler, Ken Ho, Rachel Scheckter, Tara McClure, Jontraye Davis, Jeanna Piper, Barbara Friedland, Stacey Edick, Mei Song, Yuqing Jiao, Craig W. Hendrix, and Craig Hoesley
Access to HIV/AIDS or TB care among refugees in Kampala, Uganda: Exploring the enablers and barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic, George Palattiyil, Peter Kisaakye, Hadijah Mwenyango, Simon Katongole, Francis Mulekya, Dina Sidhva, Harish Nair, and Paul Bukuluki
A community mobilisation intervention to improve engagement in HIV testing, linkage to care, and retention in care in South Africa: A cluster-randomised controlled trial, Sheri A. Lippman, Audrey Pettifor, Mi-Suk Kang Dufour, Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabudula, Rhian Twine, Dean Peacock, Rhandzekile Mathebula, Aimée Julien, Rebecca West, Torsten B. Neilands, Ryan Wagner, Ann Gottert, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Dumisani Rebombo, Nicole Haberland, Julie Pulerwitz, Louis Pappie Majuba, Stephen Tollman, and Kathleen Kahn
A content analysis of Reddit users’ posts about challenges to contraceptive care-seeking during COVID-19-related restrictions in the United States, Zoe H. Pleasure, Lori F. Frohwirth, Naomi Li, and Chelsea Polis
Addressing communication taboos motivates social and behavioral changes in Niamey and Abidjan: Evaluation of the Merci Mons Héros media campaign, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Age-of-consent requirements and adolescent HIV testing in low-and middle-income countries: Multinational insights from 51 population-based surveys, Joseph G. Rosen, Elizabeth M. Stone, and Michael Mbizvo
A mixed-methods study of factors influencing postpartum intrauterine device uptake after family planning counseling among women in Kigali, Rwanda, Mariama S. Tounkara, Rosine Ingabire, Dawn L. Comeau, Etienne Karita, Susan Allen, Julien Nyombayire, Rachel Parker, Lisa Haddad, Vanessa Da Costa, Amanda Tichacek, Amelia Mazzei, Jeannine Mukamuyango, and Kristin M. Wall
A qualitative study of how stigma influences HIV services for transgender men and women in Nigeria, Waimar Tun, Julie Pulerwitz, Elizabeth Shoyemi, Anita Fernandez, Adepeju Adeniran, Franklin Ejiogu, Olusegun Sangowawa, Krista Granger, Osasuyi Dirisu, and Adebola A. Adedimeji
A research agenda to strengthen evidence generation and utilisation to accelerate the elimination of female genital mutilation, Dennis Matanda and Esther Lwanga Walgwe
Assessing effectiveness of a person-centered group ANC-PNC model among first-time young mothers and their partners for improving quality and use of MNCH-FP services, Sharif M.I. Hossain, Shongkour Roy, Sigma Ainul, Abdullah Al Mahmud Shohag, A.T.M. Rezaul Karim, and Ubaidur Rob
Assessing engagement of adolescents and young adults (AYA) in HIV research: A multi-method analysis of a crowdsourcing open call and typology of AYA engagement in sub-Saharan Africa, Kadija M. Tahlil, Laura Rachal, Titi Gbajabiamila, Ucheoma Nwaozuru, Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, Takhona Hlatshwako, Mandikudza Tembo, Nicola Willis, Carine Oum Nyagog, Susan Vorkoper, Rachel Sturke, Nora E. Rosenberg, Victor Ojo, Isaac Moses, Nadia Ahmed, Kristin Beima-Sofie, Sarah Roberts, Brenda Kateera, Eleanor Namisoke-Magongo, Michael Mbizvo, Juliet Iwelunmor, Oliver Ezechi, and Joseph D. Tucker
Assessing layered HIV prevention programming: Optimizing outcomes for adolescent girls and young women, Sanyukta Mathur, Raman Mishra, Bidhubhusan Mahapatra, Craig Heck, and Jerry Okoth Okal
Asset and consumption gradient of health estimates in India: Implications for survey and public health research, Sanjay Kumar Mohanty, S.K. Singh, Santosh Kumar Sharma, Kajori Banerjee, and Rajib Acharya
Association between the place of abortion and post-abortion contraceptive adoption and continuation: The case of India, Kirti Gaur, Ankita Shukla, and Rajib Acharya
Association of traditional marital practices with contraceptive decision-making, couple communication, and method use among couples in rural Maharashtra, India, Anvita Dixit, Nicole E. Johns, Mohan Ghule, Madhusudana Battala, Shahina Begum, Niranjan Saggurti, Jay G. Silverman, Elizabeth Reed, Susan M. Kiene, Tarik Benmarhnia, Sarah Averbach, and Anita Raj
Associations between contraceptive decision-making and marital contraceptive communication and use in rural Maharashtra, India, Melody Nazarbegian, Sarah Averbach, Nicole E. Johns, Mohan Ghule, Jay G. Silverman, Rebecka Lundgren, Madhusudana Battala, Shahina Begum, and Anita Raj
Barriers and facilitators of access to maternal, newborn and child health services during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria: Findings from a qualitative study, Godwin O. Akaba, Osasuyi Dirisu, Kehinde Okunade, Eseoghene Adams, Jane Ohioghame, Obioma O. Obikeze, Emmanuel Izuka, Maryam Sulieman, and Michael Edeh
Behavioral tactics to support providers in offering quality care: Insights from provider behavior change research and practice, Emily Zimmerman and Jana Smith
Behavioural barriers and perceived trade-offs to care-seeking for tuberculosis in the Philippines, Emily Zimmerman, Jana Smith, Rachel Banay, Madeline Kau, and Anna Marie Celina G. Garfin
Biomimetic targeted theranostic nanoparticles for breast cancer treatment, Suphalak Khamruang Marshall, Pavimol Angsantikul, Zhiqing Pang, Norased Nasongkla, Rusnah Syahila Duali Hussen, and Soracha Dechaumpahi Thamphiwatana
Bone, Brain, Heart study protocol: A resilient nested, tripartite prospective cohort study of the role of estrogen depletion on HIV pathology, C. Christina Mehta, Kimberly S. Hagen, Anna A. Rubtsova, Cecile D. Lahiri, Vasiliki Michopoulos, Caitlin A. Moran, Lisa Haddad, Kehmia Titanji, Lauren F. Collins, Arshed A. Quyyumi, Gretchen Neigh, Leslee J. Shaw, M. Neale Weitzmann, Lance Waller, and Ighovwerha Ofotokun
Breakthrough RESEARCH's evaluation of Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria’s community capacity strengthening approach, Martha Silva, Nrupa Jani, Adetayo Adetunji, and Mayokun Adediran
Breakthrough RESEARCH—Social and Behavior Change Costing Community of Practice Series Brief #5: Are integrated social and behavior change interventions cost-effective? A methodological approach, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Can community pharmacists and patent proprietary medicine vendors retain family planning knowledge over time? Findings from the IntegratE Project in Kaduna and Lagos States, Nigeria, Sikiru Baruwa, Emeka Okafor, Kayode Afolabi, Toyin Akomolafe, Osimhen Ubuane, Jennifer Anyanti, and Aparna Jain
Causal mechanisms linking education with fertility, HIV, and child mortality: A systematic review, Fatima Zahra, Nicole Haberland, and Stephanie Psaki
Challenges and measures to improve interviewers’ bias in large-scale demographic surveys in India: Some suggestions based on analysis of NFHS-4 data, Tarun K. Roy and Rajib Acharya
Changes in clients' perceptions of family planning quality of care in Kaduna and Lagos States, Nigeria: A mixed methods study, Toyin O. Akomolafe, Funmilola Olaolorun, Emeka Okafor, Sikiru Baruwa, Kayode Afolabi, and Aparna Jain
Changes in prevalence of violence and risk factors for violence and HIV among children and young people in Kenya: A comparison of the 2010 and 2019 Kenya Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys, Francis B. Annor, Laura F. Chiang, Patricia Oluoch, Vivienne Mang'oli, Marygorret Mogaka, Mary Mwangi, Anne Ngunjiri, Francis Obare Onyango, Thomas Achia, Pragna Patel, Greta M. Massetti, Linda L. Dahlberg, Thomas R. Simon, and James A. Mercy
Changing the script: Intergenerational communication about sexual and reproductive health in Niamey, Niger, Martha Silva, Sethson Kassegne, Robert-Hugues Y. Nagbe, Lorimpo Babogou, Rebecca Ezouatchi, Abdou Louche Ado, Farida Moussa, and Leanne Dougherty
Childhood vaccinations and demographic transition: Long-term evidence from India, Arindam Nandi, Amit Summan, Thoai Ngo, and David E. Bloom
Client experiences in a mobile-phone counseling intervention for enhancing access to prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services in Kenya, Jerry Okoth Okal, Avina Sarna, Daniel Lango, James K. Matheka, Danmark Owuor, Eunice Auma Kinywa, and Sam Kalibala
Comment utiliser une théorie du changement pour assurer le suivi des programmes de changement social et comportemental et les évaluer, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Community directed approaches to promote uptake of Sulfadoxine Pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: Baseline findings from Kisumu and Migori counties, Dennis Matanda, Wilson Liambila, and Beth Kangwana
Comparative analysis of contraceptive use in Punjab and Manipur: Exploring beyond women’s education and empowerment, Anjali Sharma, Abhishek Kumar, S.K. Mohanty, and Arupendra Mozumdar
Comparing the attitudes, norms, and beliefs of husbands and wives for reproductive, maternal, and child health—Evidence that drives effective social behavior change programming in Kebbi State, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Conducting a Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) Among Humanitarian-Affected Populations in Uganda: Fieldwork Strategies and Challenges, Peter Kisaakye, Francis Obare Onyango, George Odwe, Yohannes Wado, and Chi-Chi Undie
Confirming—and testing—bonds of trust: A mixed methods study exploring community health workers’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh, Haiti and Kenya, Pooja Sripad, Ann Gottert, Timothy Abuya, Alain Casseus, Sharif M.I. Hossain, Smisha Agarwal, and Charlotte E. Warren
Costing Repository: Excel workbook, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Crisis upon crisis: A qualitative study exploring the joint effect of the political, economic, and pandemic challenges in Lebanon on Syrian refugee women's fertility preferences and behaviour, Rima Mourtada and Andrea J. Melnikas
Dataset—How do changes in motivation to prevent pregnancy influence contraceptive continuation? Results from a longitudinal study with women who receive family planning services from community pharmacists and patent and proprietary medicine vendors in Nigeria, Sara Chace Dwyer, Sikiru Baruwa, Emeka Okafor, Daini Babajide Oluseyi, Osimhen Ubuane, and Aparna Jain
Design, adaptation, and diffusion of an innovative tool to support contraceptive decision-making: Balanced Counseling Strategy Plus, Charlotte E. Warren, Tracy McClair, Karen Kirk, Charity Ndwiga, and Eileen Yam
Determining a trusting environment for maternity care: A framework based on perspectives of women, communities, service providers, and managers in peri-urban Kenya, Pooja Sripad, Maria W. Merritt, Deanna Kerrigan, Timothy Abuya, Charity Ndwiga, and Charlotte E. Warren
Determining the most significant changes on intergenerational communication and young people’s family planning and reproductive health outcomes: Qualitative evaluation of the Merci Mon Héros media campaign in Niger and Côte d’Ivoire, Martha Silva, Sethson Kassegne, Robert-Hugues Yaovi Nagbe, Rebecca Ezouatchi, Lorimpo Babogou, and Farida Moussa
Developing and testing a chatbot to integrate HIV education into family planning clinic waiting areas in Lusaka, Zambia, Eileen Yam, Edith S. Namukonda, Tracy McClair, Samir Souidi, Nachela Chelwa, Nelly-Claire Muntalima, Michael Mbizvo, and Benjamin Bellows
Devolved health system capacity in the provision of care for sick newborns and young infants in four counties serving vulnerable populations in Kenya, Jesse Gitaka, Samuel Mbugua, Peter Mwaura, Daniel Gatungu, David Githanga, Charity Ndwiga, Timothy Abuya, Kezia K’Oduol, Wilson Liambila, and Fred Were
Did COVID-19 impact contraceptive uptake? Evidence from Senegal, Kamil Fuseini, Leah Jarvis, Augustine Ankomah, Fatou Mbow, and Michelle J. Hindin
Differences in HIV, STI and other risk factors among younger and older male sex workers who have sex with men in Nairobi, Kenya, Nicholas Muraguri, Jerry Okoth Okal, Marleen Temmerman, Helgar Musyoki, and Peter Gichangi
Discovery of novel HIV protease inhibitors using modern computational techniques, Sunday Okafor and Pavimol Angsantikul
Discovery of novel HIV protease inhibitors using modern computational techniques, Sunday Okafor, Pavimol Angsantikul, and Hashim Ahmed
DREAMS Implementation Science: Data from surveys with men in Eswatini (Round 2), Ann Gottert, Julie Pulerwitz, Patrick Shabangu, Bhekumusa Lukhele, Louis Apicella, and Sanyukta Mathur
DREAMS Implementation Science: Data from surveys with men in South Africa (Round 1 & 2), Ann Gottert, Julie Pulerwitz, Cherie Cawood, David Khanyile, and Sanyukta Mathur
Drug repurposing for HIV-1 protease inhibitors: High throughput virtual screening, rigid molecular docking and molecular dynamics studies, Sunday Okafor, Pavimol Angsantikul, and Hashim Ahmed
Effect of adolescent female fertility and healthcare spending on maternal and neonatal mortality in low resource setting of South Asia, Shongkour Roy and Tanjina Khatun
Effects of men’s lifetime adverse events experience on violence, HIV risk, and wellbeing: Insights from three countries, Julie Pulerwitz, Tracy McClair, Ann Gottert, Patrick Shabangu, Cherie Cawood, Effie Chipeta, and Sanyukta Mathur
Essential oils block cellular entry of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant, Luiz Torres Neto, Maria Lúcia Guerra Monteiro, José Fernández-Romero, Natalia Teleshova, James Sailer, and Carlos Adam Conte Junior
Estradiol inhibits HIV-1BaL infection and induces CFL1 expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and endocervical mucosa, Neeharika Verma, Sampurna Mukhopadhyay, Patrick Barnable, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, and Natalia Teleshova
Evaluating the impact of three progestin-based hormonal contraceptive methods on immunologic changes in the female genital tract and systemically (CHIME Study): A prospective cohort study protocol, Lisa Haddad, Gina Bailey Herring, C. Christina Mehta, Tyree Staple, Marisa R. Young, Sakthivel Govindaraj, Vijayakumar Velu, and Alicia K. Smith
Evaluation of a gender synchronized family planning intervention for married couples in rural India: The CHARM2 cluster randomized control trial, Anita Raj, Mohan Ghule, Nicole Johns, Madhusudana Battala, Shahina Begum, Anvita Dixit, Florin Vaida, Niranjan Saggurti, Jay G. Silverman, and Sarah Averbach
Evaluation of RISE II integrated social and behavior change activities in Niger: Baseline report, Leanne Dougherty, Lynn Abu Turk, Nrupa Jani, and Chaibou Dadi
Examining roles, support, and experiences of community health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A mixed methods study, Shongkour Roy, Sarah Kennedy, Sharif M.I. Hossain, Charlotte E. Warren, and Pooja Sripad
Experience of care of hospitalized newborns and young children and their parents: A scoping review, Charity Ndwiga, Charlotte E. Warren, Chantalle Okondo, Timothy Abuya, and Pooja Sripad
Exploring awareness of obstetric fistula in eastern and northern Nigeria: Perceived causes, symptoms, and availability of treatment services, Emmanuel Nwala, Charles Nwaigwe, Pooja Sripad, Charlotte E. Warren, Salisu Mohammed Ishaku, and Solomon Kongyamba
Exposed and sequestered antigens in testes and their protection by regulatory T cell-dependent systemic tolerance, Jessica Harakal, Hui Qiao, Karen Wheeler, Claudia Rival, Alberta G.A. Paul, Daniel M. Hardy, C. Yan Cheng, Erwin Goldberg, and Kenneth S.K. Tung
Expressions of power in health care providers’ experiences and behavior, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Extramarital fertility in low- and middle-income countries, John Bongaarts and John B. Casterline
Facteurs associés aux bessoins non satisfaits en planification familiale au Sénégal : analyse approfondie des Enquêtes Démographiques et de Santé Continues 2018 et 2019, Thierno Souleymane Ball Anne, Fatou Mbow, Papa Ibrahima Ndour, Marème Mady Ndiaye, Amadou Youm, and El Hadji Yaya Ly
Family planning in factory settings: A mixed-method evaluation of a peer-led intervention, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Reham Abou El-Fadl, Aparna Jain, and Noha El-Khorazaty
Family planning services during the first wave of COVID-19 in four West African countries: Lessons from a study, Aguima Frank Tankoano, Hassane Atamo, and Dela Nai
Feasibility of e-commerce pharmacy provision and acceptability of levonorgestrel 1.5 mg for pericoital use in urban and peri-urban settings in Kenya: A prospective cohort study, George Odwe, Brent McCann, Wilson Liambila, Jessica Vandermark, Daniel Mwanga, Edna Anab, Moses Wanami, and Saumya RamaRao
Fertility Transition in the Developing World, John Bongaarts and Dennis Hodgson
Focus group discussions on Syrian refugees' access to reproductive health services in Lebanon, Rima Mourtada and Andrea J. Melnikas
Freeze-drying for the preservation of immunoengineering products, Nagavendra Kommineni, Arun Butreddy, Vaskuri G.S. Sainaga Jyothi, and Pavimol Angsantikul
Global assessments of sexual and reproductive health needs of rural-urban migrants in an urbanizing world, Leiwen Jiang and Timothy Thomas
Great Expectations: Expanding the Possibilities for Research in Refugee Settings in the East and Horn of Africa, Chi-Chi Undie
Health worker perceptions of stigma towards Zambian adolescent girls and young women: A qualitative study, Caroline Meek, Drosin Mulenga, Patrick Edwards, Sophie Inambwae, Nachela Chelwa, Michael Mbizvo, Sarah Roberts, Sujha Subramanian, and Laura Nyblade
Healthy women, healthy families: Summary of findings from baseline assessment, Sharif M.I. Hossain, Shongkour Roy, Sigma Ainul, Abdullah Al Mahmud Shohag, A.T.M. Rezaul Karim, and Ubaidur Rob
Hearing from men living with HIV: Experiences with HIV testing, treatment, and viral load suppression in four high-prevalence countries in sub-Saharan Africa, John Mark Wiginton, Sanyukta Mathur, Ann Gottert, Nanlesta Pilgrim, and Julie Pulerwitz