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Protocol for cluster randomized evaluation of reaching married adolescents - a gender-synchronized intervention to increase modern contraceptive use among married adolescent girls and young women and their husbands in Niger

Reproductive Health, 2019
Background Early marriage and early childbearing are highly prevalent in Niger with 75% of girls married before age 18 years and 42% of girls giving birth between ages 15 and 18 years.
Sneha Challa, Stephanie M. DeLong, Nicole Carter, Nicole Johns, Holly Shakya, Sabrina C. Boyce, Ricardo Vera-Monroy, Sani Aliou, Fatouma A. Ibrahima, Mohamad I. Brooks, Caitlin Corneliess, Claire Moodie, Abdoul Moumouni Nouhou, Illa Souley, Anita Raj, Jay G. Silverman   +15 more
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The Ground on Which We All Stand: A Conversation About Menstrual Equity Law and Activism [PDF]

, 2020
This essay grows out of a panel discussion among five lawyers on the subject of menstrual equity activism. Each of the authors is a scholar, activist or organizer involved in some form of menstrual equity work.
Crawford, Bridget J., Johnson, Margaret E., Karin, Marcy L., Strausfeld, Laura, Esq., Waldman, Emily Gold   +4 more
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Mentoring in STEM higher education: a synthesis of the literature to (re)present the excluded women of color

International Journal of STEM Education, 2022
Mentoring initiatives for undergraduate and graduate women of color (WOC) have provided peer-to-peer relationships and counterspaces to disrupt the inequitable treatment of students in STEM higher education (HE).
Tara Nkrumah, Kimberly A. Scott
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Sharpening our public health lens: advancing im/migrant health equity during COVID-19 and beyond

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021
Background Differential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have brought deeply rooted inequities to the forefront, where increasing evidence has shown that racialized immigrant and migrant (im/migrant) populations face a disproportionate burden of COVID-19.
Stefanie Machado, Shira Goldenberg
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Mentorship effect on healthcare providers' adherence to postpartum haemorrhage guidelines and maternal outcomes in Rwanda. A quasi-experimental study.

NSC Nursing
Background: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Effective management of PPH heavily relies on adherence to clinical guidelines.
Benjamin David Habikigeni , Arlette Bizimana, Maxwell Mhlanga, Tsion Yohannes   +3 more
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Protocol for a matched-pair cluster control trial of ARCHES (Addressing Reproductive Coercion in Health Settings) among women and girls seeking contraceptive services from community-based clinics in Nairobi, Kenya

Reproductive Health, 2020
Background Reproductive coercion (RC) and intimate partner violence (IPV) are prevalent forms of gender-based violence (GBV) associated with reduced female control over contraceptive use and subsequent unintended pregnancy.
Jasmine Uysal, Nicole Carter, Nicole Johns, Sabrina Boyce, Wilson Liambila, Chi-Chi Undie, Esther Muketo, Jill Adhiambo, Kate Gray, Seri Wendoh, Jay G. Silverman   +10 more
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Understanding feasibility and acceptability of implementation of linking delivery of family planning and infant vaccination care in rural Maharashtra, India: a qualitative study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023
Background Linking family planning with infant vaccination care has the potential to increase contraceptive use among postpartum women in rural settings. We explored the multilevel factors that can facilitate or impede uptake of contraception at the time
Sarah Averbach, Edwin Elizabeth Thomas, Gennifer Kully, Melody Nazarbegian, Mohan Ghule, Borsika A. Rabin, Anita Raj, Nandita Bhan   +7 more
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Respectful community engagement in health research with diverse im/migrant communities

BMJ Open, 2023
Introduction Global migration and immigration are increasing, and migrants and immigrants (im/migrants) have specific health needs and healthcare experiences.
M Ruth Lavergne, Shira Goldenberg, Mei-ling Wiedmeyer, Stefanie Machado, Samira Karsiem   +4 more
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Collective efficacy measures for women and girls in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

BMC Women's Health, 2022
Background Prior research has shown collective efficacy to be a key determinant of women’s well-being. However, much of the work around measuring this construct has been done in high-income geographies, with very little representation from low- and ...
Nabamallika Dehingia, Anvita Dixit, Karen Heskett, Anita Raj   +3 more
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Factors affecting delayed and non-receipt of healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic for women in rural Maharashtra, India: Evidence from a cross-sectional studyResearch in context

EClinicalMedicine, 2022
Summary: Background: Pathways to low healthcare utilisation under the COVID-19 pandemic are not well understood. This study aims to understand women's concerns about the health system's priorities and their increased burden of domestic responsibilities ...
Arnab K. Dey, Nandita Bhan, Namratha Rao, Mohan Ghule, Sangeeta Chatterji, Anita Raj   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source