Seeking synergies: understanding the evidence that links menstrual health and sexual and reproductive health and rights

LC Wilson, KH Rademacher… - Sexual and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Global efforts to improve menstrual health and sexual and reproductive health and rights
(SRHR) are fundamentally intertwined and share similar goals for improving health and well …

What have we learned? Implementation of a shared learning agenda and access strategy for the hormonal intrauterine device

KH Rademacher, T Sripipatana, K Danna… - … Health: Science and …, 2022 - ghspjournal.org
In 2015, a global learning agenda for the hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) was developed
with priority research questions regarding use of the method in low-and middle-income …

A qualitative exploration of contraceptive use and discontinuation among women with an unmet need for modern contraception in Kenya

S Ontiri, L Mutea, V Naanyu, M Kabue, R Biesma… - Reproductive health, 2021 - Springer
Background Addressing the unmet need for modern contraception underpins the goal of all
family planning and contraception programs. Contraceptive discontinuation among those in …

Side effect concerns and their impact on women's uptake of modern family planning methods in rural Ghana: a mixed methods study

LA Schrumpf, MJ Stephens, NE Nsarko, E Akosah… - BMC women's …, 2020 - Springer
Background Despite availability of modern contraceptive methods and documented unmet
need for family planning in Ghana, many women still report forgoing modern contraceptive …

Expanding long-acting contraceptive options: a prospective cohort study of the hormonal intrauterine device, copper intrauterine device, and implants in Nigeria and …

A Brunie, K Stankevitz, AA Nwala… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background 30 years after the introduction of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine
device in Europe, several sub-Saharan African countries are seeking to broaden access to …

Method-specific beliefs and subsequent contraceptive method choice: Results from a longitudinal study in urban and rural Kenya

G Odwe, YD Wado, F Obare, K Machiyama, J Cleland - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa, including Kenya, shows that negative beliefs
about contraceptive methods are associated with non-use. However, little is known about …

[HTML][HTML] Family planning method discontinuation among Nigerian women: Evidence from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2018

RD Agbana, TO Michael, TF Ojo - Journal of Taibah University Medical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives The cessation of family planning among sexually active women who do not
intend to have children increases the number of unplanned pregnancies and the risks to …

The myth of menstruation: how menstrual regulation and suppression impact contraceptive choice

AL DeMaria, B Sundstrom, S Meier, A Wiseley - BMC women's health, 2019 - Springer
Background Women in the US have access to various hormonal contraceptive methods that
can regulate menstruation. This study examined the attitudes and perceptions of …

Drivers of contraceptive use choice in Zambia

PM Nduku, D Simo-Kengne - African journal of reproductive health, 2022 - ajol.info
Modern approaches of birth control have emerged as broadly accepted family planning
methods in replacement of traditional alternatives. However, the effectiveness of modern …

A global learning agenda for the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG IUS): addressing challenges and opportunities to increase access

KH Rademacher, T Sripipatana, A Pfitzer… - … Health: Science and …, 2018 - ghspjournal.org
The LNG IUS is one of the most effective forms of reversible contraception and has important
noncontraceptive benefits but is currently not used at scale in any Family Planning 2020 …