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Austrian, Karen, 2018, "Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program (AGEP)", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CFIUC6, Harvard Dataverse, V2, UNF:6:hv10ozq2P1r7Dh81gDg0lw== [fileUNF]
Through the Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program (AGEP), the Population Council and partners implemented a social, health, and economic asset-building program for vulnerable adolescent girls in Zambia. Council researchers also conducted a rigorous four-year impact evaluation of the program using a randomized cluster design. The study followed girls... |
Oct 6, 2020
Vu, Lung; Zieman, Brady; Stoman, Lizl; Luu, Minh; Mdala, Johnface; Granger, Krista; Forsythe, Steven; Zegeye, Abeje; Geibel, Scott, 2020, "Effects of the implementation of the HIV Treat All guidelines on key ART treatment outcomes in Namibia", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/JEJW1U, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:ZJQDf2nuCfnTVy8ONl77MQ== [fileUNF]
We collected clinical records from two separate cohorts (before and after treat-all) of ART patients in 10 high- and medium-volume facilities in 6 northern Namibia districts. Each cohort contains 12-month data on patients’ scheduled appointments and visits, health status, and viral load results. We also measured patients’ wait time and perceptions... |
del Valle, Angel; Briggs, Hannah; Chang, Benjamin; Chew, Aiken; Medina, Brian; Muñoz, Gabriela; Ngo, Thoai D.; Vásquez, Elizabeth; White, Corinne; Zamora, Ramón, 2020, "COVID-19-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices among decisionmakers of indigenous municipalities in Guatemala", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/30MVD1, Harvard Dataverse, V6
Indigenous communities are often socially and economically marginalized which makes them particularly vulnerable to the impact of COVID-19. The Population Council has a longstanding partnership with indigenous communities in Guatemala through the "Abriendo Oportunidades" program. To understand the knowledge, perspectives, and needs related to the C... |
Acharya, Rajib; Gundi, Mukta; Ngo, Thoai D.; Pandey, Neelanjana; Patel, Sangram K.; Pinchoff, Jessie; Rampal, Shilpi; Saggurti, Niranjan; Santhya, K.G.; White, Corinne; Zavier, A.J.F., 2020, "COVID-19-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices among adolescents and young people in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/8ZVOKW, Harvard Dataverse, V6, UNF:6:Jy+eunYfXHAF/Z0IU6xZdg== [fileUNF]
To control the spread of COVID-19 in India and to aid the efforts of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), the Population Council and other non-governmental organizations are conducting research to assess residents’ ability to follow sanitation and social distancing precautions under a countrywide lockdown. The Population Council COVID... |
Vieitez, Isabel; Larrea, Silvana; Romero, Fabiola; Cicolella, Ludivine, 2020, "COVID-19-related knowledge, attitudes and practices in rural indigenous communities in Mexico", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/1C6HYC, Harvard Dataverse, V3
Indigenous communities are often socially and economically marginalized which makes them particularly vulnerable to the impact of COVID-19. The Population Council has a longstanding partnership with indigenous communities in Mexico through the "Abriendo Futuros" program. To understand the knowledge, perspectives, and needs related to the COVID-19 p... |
Blake, Sarah C.; Temin, Miriam, 2020, "Evidence review: Promoting adolescent girls’ health and well-being in low-resource settings in the era of COVID-19", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/B3FZ6O, Harvard Dataverse, V1
Adolescent girls are among the groups intended to benefit from measures governments enact to control COVID-19, such as travel restrictions and business and school closures. However, given the dual disadvantage adolescent girls face due to age and gender, even approaches that effectively reduce the threat of COVID-19 transmission may exacerbate othe... |
Jun 26, 2020 - Project SOAR Dataverse
Yam, Eileen A.; Kahabuka, Catherine; Mbita, Gaspar; Winani, Koheleth; Apicella, Lou; Casalini, Caterina; Mbuguni, Zuhura, 2020, "Family planning and safer conception among female sex workers living with HIV in Dar es Salaam", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/OZNISB, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:9E1YMX988gnlpgERZq6Bhw== [fileUNF]
Family planning (FP) services tend to focus solely on addressing contraceptive need, but women living with HIV—including female sex workers—often plan to have children someday. Various “safer conception” strategies are now available to support women living with HIV achieve fertility intentions. At integrated community-based HIV/family planning serv... |
Briggs, Hannah E.; Ngo, Thoai D., 2020, "The health, economic, and social effect of COVID-19 and its response on gender and sex: A literature review", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/BOI0MD, Harvard Dataverse, V1
Large-scale emergencies, like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrate pervasive effects across multiple sectors. There is a continually growing body of evidence demonstrating gender and sex differences in COVID-19 disease, as well as its health, social, and economic impacts. While online resources have worked to compile this evidence, there is a... |
Loewen, Samantha; Pinchoff, Jessie; Ngo, Thoai D.; Hindin, Michelle J., 2020, "The impact of disaster events on sexual and reproductive health service provision and outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/YEX1MV, Harvard Dataverse, V1
Acute events, including natural disasters and epidemics, can strain the already-fragile health systems in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Disasters introduce unique circumstances in which resources may be diverted away from essential sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, disruptions to the supply chain may occur, and individ... |
Ahmad, Danish; Mohanty, Itismita; Irani, Laili; Mavalankar, Dileep; Nivonseng, Theo, 2020, "Participation and membership in microfinance based self help groups in India", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/KSRVL6, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:4FWgXnUlsjxM/Ho+Nbiu4Q== [fileUNF]
In the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, the Population Council and partners evaluated the effect of an integrated microfinance and health literacy program on household access to credit and maternal, neonatal health outcomes, and adoption of desired health behaviors. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the community program was implemente... |
