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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... |
Gambir, Katherine; Garnsey, Camille; Necastro, Kelly Ann; Ngo, Thoai D., 2020, "Effectiveness, safety, and acceptability of medical abortion at home versus in the clinic: An updated systematic review in response to COVID-19", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/NPG1GK, Harvard Dataverse, V1
This review will compare medical abortion practiced at home and in clinics in terms of effectiveness, safety, and acceptability. We will conduct a systematic search for randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies comparing home-based and clinic-based medical abortion. Successful abortion is the main outcome of interest. Side-effects... |
Blake, Sarah; Ngo, Thoai D., 2020, "Rapid review of community engagement and social mobilization strategies for COVID-19 response", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/Q3MRQV, Harvard Dataverse, V1
This project is a rapid review of evidence on interventions intended to mobilize community-level action to control infectious disease outbreaks in low resource and humanitarian contexts. The primary aims are to provide a critical analysis of current evidence on community engagement in preparing for or responding to infectious disease outbreaks and... |
Apr 3, 2020
Partnering with national health ministries and other government agencies in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America, Population Council global and in-country scientists are conducting COVID-19 public health and social science research to produce relevant and timely evidence to support policymakers in controlling the spread of coronavirus,... |
Mar 4, 2020
Tobey, Elizabeth; Jain, Aparna; Mozumdar, Arupendra, 2020, "Replication data for: The relationship between attitudes towards pregnancy and contraceptive continuation: Results from a longitudinal study of married women in India", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/PVCVRK, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:WOXsT2ReKNTvlupMwrbY+A== [fileUNF]
To understand the relationship between pregnancy intentions and contraceptive use, a growing body of research has begun to examine various domains of women's attitudes towards pregnancy, acknowledging that these attitudes may contradict one another, and women may be ambivalent. This study examines pregnancy ambivalence and assesses the relationship... |
Blanc, Ann, 2019, "Validating Indicators of Family Planning, Maternal and Newborn Care – Cambodia, Bangladesh and Kenya", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/VRAUAH, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:aAXaP5ho/xJ6dhz2DJFxeg== [fileUNF]
The overarching objective of the study is to improve the monitoring of the quality of maternal, newborn and family planning services through identifying and validating a set of indicators that can be accurately self-reported by women. The main research question is: can accurate information on the quality and content of received maternal and newborn... |
Nov 25, 2019
Irani, Laili, 2019, "Layering a health, nutrition and sanitation program through community mobilizers within microfinance groups: An assessment from Bihar", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/PKETRB, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:2ez5a0a23jeL4KL6atMAkA== [fileUNF]
In the state of Bihar, the Population Council has been rigorously evaluating the JEEViKA Technical Support Program (JTSP) which supports JEEViKA in scaling up the layering of health, nutrition, and sanitation messaging by providing techno-managerial support across all the blocks in order to bring about system-level changes. This dataset captures el... |
Jani, Nrupa; Vu, Lung; Kalibala, Sam; Mekonnen, Gebeyehu; Lynn, Kay, 2019, "Vulnerable street boys and girls in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/ODVZPU, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:9q33j4w5TfvwtJm+/ftCWA== [fileUNF]
The Ethiopia Mental Health Study aimed to pilot test a strategy for addressing mental health problems, such as stress, anxiety, depression, and emotional and behavioral issues, as well as measure if the provision of a tailor-made psychosocial support intervention can affect HIV-related outcomes among vulnerable migrant adolescents in Addis Ababa, E... |
Psaki, Stephanie; Mensch, Barbara; Melnikas, Andrea; Chuang, Erica K., 2017, "Evidence for causal links between education and maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health, and malaria: A systematic review (materials)", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/FT2BBK, Harvard Dataverse, V5
Though there is a large body of literature that look at the associative relationship between education and health, there has not been a systematic assessment of the causal links between the two with evidence from experimental and quasi-experimental evidence, particularly with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. This study seeks to determin... |
