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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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Contraceptive use dynamics in India: A prospective cohort study of modern reversible contraceptive users

This report highlights the contraceptive use dynamics among 2,699 married women in India who began using one of four reversible contraceptive methods over one year. Women aged 15-49 were enrolled into the study from Odisha and Haryana states within one month of starting their reversible method—interval intrauterine device (IUD), postpartum IUD (PPIUD), injectable contraceptive, or […]

Journal Article

The relationship between attitudes towards pregnancy and contraceptive continuation: Results from a longitudinal study of married women in India

Journal: PLOS ONE Authors: Elizabeth Tobey, Aparna Jain, and Arupendra Mozumdar Abstract: To understand the relationship between pregnancy intentions and contraceptive use, a growing body of research has begun to examine various domains of women’s attitudes towards pregnancy, acknowledging that these attitudes may contradict one another, and women may be ambivalent. This study examines pregnancy […]

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Introduction of DMPA-SC self-injection in Ghana: A feasibility and acceptability study using Sayana® Press

This research report describes results from an implementation science study that explored the feasibility and acceptability of administering depot medroxyprogesterone acetate-subcutaneous (DMPA-SC) among healthcare providers and family planning (FP) clients in Ghana. DMPA-SC is an injectable contraceptive method that can be self-administered. The study, conducted by the Population Council through the USAID-funded Evidence Project in […]

Journal Article

Gender, power, and violence: A systematic review of measures and their association with male perpetration of intimate partner violence

Journal: PLOS ONE Authors: Katharine J. McCarthy, Ruchi Mehta and Nicole A. Haberland Abstract:  Introduction: Harmful gender norms, views on the acceptability of violence against women, and power inequities in relationships have been explored as key drivers of male perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV). Yet such antecedents have been inconsistently measured in the empirical literature. This systematic […]