Resource Type: Research paper or report
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Task Sharing in Family Planning
June 2009 — This document explores the concept of task sharing. A key feature of task sharing is that health workers with less medical or paramedical training can provide some of the same services with the same quality as those with more training. While the term “task sharing” is new, the concept has been applied for…
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Symposium to Develop a Comprehensive Strategy for IUD Repositioning
2007 — With support from the U.S. Agency for International Development through the Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Technologies Research and Utilization program, FHI 360 initiated a project to revitalize family planning, especially the intrauterine device (IUD), in Uttar Pradesh, India. FHI 360 collaborated on this effort with the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the government…
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Safety and Feasibility of Community-Based Distribution of Depo Provera in Nakasongola, Uganda
June 2005 — Throughout Africa, the popularity of depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (commonly known as DMPA or Depo Provera) has increased dramatically in recent years. From its negligible availability 10 years ago, DMPA now dominates the method mix in dozens of countries worldwide, including Uganda. Given increases in both the contraceptive prevalence rates and population, the overall…
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Postpartum Family Planning: New Research Findings and Program Implications
July 2012 — FHI 360 and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) invited key partners to attend a series of end-of-project meetings convened by the Program Research for Strengthening Services (PROGRESS) project, a five-year USAID cooperative agreement awarded to FHI 360 (2008–2013). This report summarizes the end-of-project meeting on the technical area of postpartum family…
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HIV Incidence Among Women at Higher Risk in Beira, Mozambique
HIV prevention trials require recruitment and retention of populations at higher risk for HIV infection. Epidemiologic studies allow researchers to measure HIV incidence rates while strengthening site clinical research capacity. The studies can also demonstrate whether recruitment, retention and incidence rates are suitable for future prevention trials. Researchers from the Catholic University of Mozambique (UCM), FHI…
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Increasing the Uptake of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Services in a Resource-Limited Setting
January 2010 — This study sought to review uptake of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) services in a resource-limited setting following the introduction of context-specific interventions. Use of PMTCT services can be improved by providing technical assistance and provider mentorship beyond regular training courses, integrating PMTCT services into existing maternal and child health structures,…
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Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Trends in School Access and Experience in Eastern and Southern Africa
A decade after the term “orphans and vulnerable children” entered the international development lexicon, FHI 360’s Education Policy and Data Center reflects on the “orphan crisis” and the policy response. This resource examines how “vulnerability” has shaped the educational outcomes and experiences of children in eastern and southern Africa.
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Child Vulnerability and Educational Disadvantage in Uganda: Patterns of School Attendance and Performance
Produced by FHI 360’s Education Policy Data Center, this paper analyzes the extent to which Uganda’s official government “child vulnerability” indicators are associated with two important components of educational disadvantage: school attendance and 6th-grade learning outcomes.
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Assessment of Youth Reproductive Health Programs in Ethiopia
April 2004 — YouthNet completed an Assessment of Youth Reproductive Health Programs in Ethiopia, at the request of the USAID Ethiopia Mission. The report includes a background summary of reproductive health and HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia among youth, a summary of the YouthNet team visit, a summary of existing programs in the country and repeated themes that…
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Young People Most at Risk of HIV
2010 — This report calls attention to young people ages 10–24 within the populations considered most at risk of HIV infection: men who have sex with men, those who sell sex and those who inject drugs. Despite the growing attention that has been given to programming for these groups, little focus has been given to the…