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    Men’s social networks, social norms, & family planning in Benin

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    Turned away and at risk: Denial of family planning services to women in Malawi

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    Effective communication about pregnancy, birth, lactation, breastfeeding and newborn care: The importance of sexed language

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    Expanding equity measurements of family planning beyond wealth status and contraceptive use

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    Effect of self-administration versus provider-administered injection of subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate on continuation rates in Malawi: A randomised controlled trial

    The authors found that women who self-administered subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-SC) led to a more than 50 percent increase in pregnancy protection through 12 months compared with provider-administered injection. The findings demonstrate that self-injection can address the stubborn problem of early contraceptive discontinuation and that community health workers can safely train women to self-inject. Malawi plans to introduce DMPA-SC self-injection based on these positive findings.
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    Evaluation of a male engagement intervention to transform gender norms and improve family planning and HIV service uptake in Kabale, Uganda

    Evaluating men’s understanding of family planning and gender norms in Uganda revealed that, overall, the intervention did not achieve programmatically meaningful changes in gender attitudes among men, but it did show some improvements in men’s health-seeking behaviors. The authors suggest that future interventions require higher peer educator qualifications, longer intervention duration and more frequent supervision.
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    Balancing workload, motivation and job satisfaction in Rwanda: Assessing the effect of adding family planning service provision to community health worker duties

    Human resource shortages, particularly in rural areas, have prompted developing country governments to turn to community health workers (CHWs), a group that normally provides a range of health care services. This paper describes the findings of a pilot project that found no adverse effects on workloads by adding family planning services to CHW duties. The findings will pave the way to scale up community-based family planning services to all health districts in Rwanda.
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    Understanding the broader sexual and reproductive health needs of female sex workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Survey data were collected from female sex workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on the use of condoms and other contraceptive methods, experiences with gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health service needs and preferences on where to receive services. The results found condom use was inconsistent, contraceptive methods were not used effectively and gender-based violence was common. Sex workers would prefer that reproductive health services integrate into drop-in centers where they go for sexually transmitted infections and HIV-related care.
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    Adolescent/Youth Reproductive Mobile Access and Delivery Initiative for Love and Life Outcomes (ARMADILLO) Study: Formative protocol for mHealth platform development and piloting

    Adolescents and youth have a high unmet need for sexual and reproductive health information and services. This paper describes the formative study — Adolescent/Youth Reproductive Mobile Access and Delivery Initiative for Love and Life Outcomes (ARMADILLO) — that will inform the development of a scalable platform for delivering text messages about sexual and reproductive health information to young people.