[HTML][HTML] 'I am the master key that opens and locks': Presentation and application of a conceptual framework for women's and girls' empowerment in reproductive health

C Karp, SN Wood, H Galadanci, SPS Kibira… - Social Science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rationale: A renewed focus on women's and girls' empowerment in the era of Sustainable
Development Goals reflects the belief that empowerment is central to health and …

Associations of reproductive coercion and intimate partner violence with overt and covert family planning use among married adolescent girls in Niger

JG Silverman, S Challa, SC Boyce, S Averbach… - …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Abstract Background In Niger the prevalence of girl child marriage and low female control
over family planning (FP) has resulted in the world's highest adolescent fertility. Male control …

Covert use of contraception in three sub-Saharan African countries: a qualitative exploration of motivations and challenges

SPS Kibira, C Karp, SN Wood, S Desta, H Galadanci… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background The balance between increasing men's participation in family planning and
rights-based initiatives favoring women's empowerment is highlighted with the issue of …

The role of partner influence in contraceptive adoption, discontinuation, and switching in a nationally representative cohort of Ugandan women

DO Sarnak, SN Wood, LA Zimmerman, C Karp… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Understanding contraceptive use dynamics is critical to addressing unmet need
for contraception. Despite evidence that male partners may influence contraceptive decision …

Prevalence and factors associated with covert contraceptive use in Kenya: a cross-sectional study

C Akoth, JO Oguta, SM Gatimu - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background Family planning (FP) is a key intervention for preventing unplanned
pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and maternal death. Involvement of both women and their …

Associations of spousal communication with contraceptive method use among adolescent wives and their husbands in Niger

S Challa, HB Shakya, N Carter, SC Boyce, MI Brooks… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objectives This study aims to examine associations between spousal communication about
contraception and ever use of modern contraception, overt modern contraceptive use (with …

Development of a multi-level family planning intervention for couples in rural Uganda: key findings & adaptations made from community engaged research methods

C Muhumuza, KM Sileo, RK Wanyenze… - BMC Women's …, 2023 - Springer
Background Uganda has among the highest fertility rates in the world and multi-level
barriers contribute to the low contraceptive use. Objective The objective of this study was to …

From non-use to covert and overt use of contraception: Identifying community and individual factors informing Nigerian women's degree of contraceptive …

FM OlaOlorun, P Anglewicz, C Moreau - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objective In Nigeria, unmet need for contraception is high despite improved access to
modern contraception. To identify factors that support Nigerian women's contraceptive …

The “Family Health= Family Wealth” intervention: study protocol for a pilot quasi-experimental controlled trial of a multi-level, community-based family planning …

KM Sileo, C Muhumuza, S Sekamatte, H Lule… - Pilot and Feasibility …, 2022 - Springer
Background Uganda has one of the highest fertility rates globally, but only 30% of women
report using an effective method of contraception. Community-based, multi-level …

Couples' decision-making on post-partum family planning and antenatal counselling in Uganda: a qualitative study

ML Willcox, V Mubangizi, S Natukunda, J Owokuhaisa… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Although health workers have been trained to provide post-partum family
planning (PPFP), uptake remains low in Uganda. An important reason is that women want …