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Strengthening the integration of family planning and HIV services at the community level in Kenya

Implementation science study reveals that many Kenyan women living with HIV are comfortable receiving family planning (FP) services from community health volunteers and with proper training and support, community health volunteers have the potential to provide integrated FP/HIV services. Community-based integrated FP/HIV services could help connect women living with HIV who want to prevent or […]

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Not all women who experience side effects discontinue their contraceptive method: Insights from a longitudinal study in India

Side effects are a primary reason why women stop using contraception, even though they may still want to avoid a pregnancy. However, women’s experiences with side effects is not well documented, especially among current users. The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and other nationally representative surveys only ask about side effects in the context of […]