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Applying Inverse Probability Weighting to Measure Contraceptive Prevalence Using Data from a Community-Based Reproductive Health Intervention in Pakistan.
CONCLUSION: IPW offers a powerful methodology for overcoming estimation challenges when using program data that are not representative of the population in settings where cost impedes collection of outcome data for an appropriate control group. PMID: 32301732 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - April 19, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Contraceptive Use Behavior Change After an Unintended Birth in Colombia and Peru.
CONCLUSIONS: Unintended birth is associated with change in contraceptive behavior. Efforts to understand postpartum contraceptive choices of women who have had an unintended birth should take into account contraceptive behavior at more than one point in women's reproductive lives. PMID: 32142469 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - March 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

The Extended Role of Health Facility Cleaners in Maternity Care in Kenya.
CONCLUSION: Cleaners' direct involvement in maternity patients' care is an alarming symptom of overburdened health facilities, insufficient staffing and inadequate training. This key yet overlooked cadre of health care staff deserves appropriate support and further research to understand and alleviate health system shortcomings, and to improve the quality of maternity health care provision. PMID: 31990643 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - January 29, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Partnering with Private Providers to Promote Long-Acting Contraceptives in Urban Bangladesh: A Mixed-Methods Feasibility Study.
CONCLUSIONS: Providing private practitioners with appropriate training on contraceptives and referral could improve Bangladeshi women's access to long-acting and other contraceptive methods in urban areas, and may be useful for other types of health workers. Further study of suitable referral systems is warranted. PMID: 31895041 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - January 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Feasibility and Safety of IUD Insertion by Mid-Level Providers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
CONCLUSIONS: The findings support task shifting of IUD insertion to mid-level providers to improve IUD access in Sub-Saharan Africa. PMID: 31859669 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 21, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Male Participation in Reproductive Health Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review.
CONCLUSIONS: Given the findings that male involvement is positively associated with improved reproductive health outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa, health providers and program planners should consider including men in reproductive health interventions, when feasible. PMID: 31859670 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 21, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Missed Opportunities: Menstruation Matters for Family Planning.
Authors: Hennegan J, Tsui AO, Sommer M Abstract Increased global attention is being paid to the importance of adolescent and adult women's experiences of menstruation in low- and middle-income countries, and the challenges these experiences present to health, education and gender equality. Although much of the focus has been on menarche as a window of opportunity for early engagement in young women's sexual and reproductive health, minimal attention has been paid to the natural linkages between menstrual health and hygiene and females' management of reproduction over their life course. PMID: 317512...
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - November 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Religion and Use of Institutional Child Delivery Services: Individual and Contextual Pathways in Mozambique.
CONCLUSIONS: Organized religion is associated with critical health outcomes in Mozambique and, potentially, in other Sub-Saharan African contexts. Policymakers should consider designing programs and interventions that promote the use of institutional delivery services among members of religious groups characterized by low use of these services and in areas where such religious groups have a strong presence. PMID: 31639079 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - October 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Drug Seller Provision Practices and Knowledge of Misoprostol in Bangladesh.
CONCLUSIONS: NGO-led training and call centers should be considered in other settings in which misoprostol alone is provided off-label for pregnancy termination. PMID: 31639080 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - October 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

A Qualitative Systematic Review of Women's Experiences Using Contraceptive Vaginal Rings: Implications for New Technologies.
CONCLUSIONS: Qualitative data have the potential to inform ring design and promotion. Future research should further explore women's expectations and experiences with the ring, the value of involving male partners in ring evaluation, and evaluation of interventions to improve patient-provider communication concerning ring choice and use. PMID: 31592770 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - October 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Closing the Poor-Rich Gap in Contraceptive Use in Rwanda: Understanding the Underlying Mechanisms.
CONCLUSIONS: The shrinking of gaps in contraceptive use by socioeconomic status coincided with narrowing of disparities in demand for children and with improvements in family planning services, suggesting that disadvantaged populations may have especially benefited from public programs to increase contraceptive access. PMID: 31592771 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - October 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Reproductive Autonomy and Modern Contraceptive Use at Last Sex Among Young Women in Ghana.
CONCLUSIONS: The reproductive autonomy construct, and the decision-making subscale in particular, demonstrated relevance for family planning outcomes among young women in Ghana and may have utility in global settings. Future research should explore reproductive autonomy communication and the potential confounding effects of social context. PMID: 31498115 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - September 11, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Contraceptive Method Attributes and Married Women's Intention to Use the Pill or the Injectable in Rural Bangladesh.
CONCLUSIONS: Negative beliefs not supported by evidence, particularly about the injectable, are associated with women's intention to use a contraceptive method. The results may be useful in improving contraceptive care, counseling and training. PMID: 31381499 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - August 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Sterilization Regret Among Married Women in India: Trends, Patterns and Correlates.
CONCLUSIONS: Efforts to increase use of reversible contraceptive methods and to reduce infant and child mortality may help reduce rising sterilization regret in India. PMID: 31381500 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - August 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

The Impact of Respondent-Interviewer Familiarity and Repeated Survey Participation on Abortion Reporting: Evidence from Rajasthan, India.
CONCLUSIONS: The findings do not support the hypothesis that respondent familiarity with the interviewer or the survey process is associated with lower reporting of sensitive behaviors, like abortion. Future studies should further explore these and other design features to identify those that provide statistically significant improvements in the reporting of abortion and other sensitive behaviors. PMID: 31294696 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - July 13, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research