Using scorecards to achieve facility improvements for maternal and newborn health
Posted on August 19, 2014 at 9:31 am
Abstract The Government of Sierra Leone launched the Free Health Care Initiative in 2010, which contributed to increased use of ...
Read MoreUnintended pregnancies among women living in urban slums: Evidence from a prospective study in Nairobi City, Kenya
Posted on August 19, 2014 at 9:27 am
Background: Despite the significant proportion of young people residing in slum communities, little attention has been paid to the sexual ...
Read MoreAccess to and Effects of Social Protection on Workers living with HIV and their Households
Posted on August 19, 2014 at 3:54 am
The report shows that even though policies do not exclude people living with HIV, they face challenges in accessing the ...
Read MoreSABPP Women’s Report 2014: Work and Women’s Reproductive Health
Posted on August 19, 2014 at 3:49 am
This Report by the South African Board for People Practices focuses on “Work and Women’s Reproductive Health” with six chapters: ...
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Reasons for Contraceptive Nonuse among Women Having Unmet Need for Contraception in Developing Countries
Posted on July 29, 2014 at 11:16 am
Increasing women’s access to modern contraceptive methods alone will not satisfy their unmet need for contraception, according to “Reasons for ...
Read MoreMSMGF New WHO Consolidated Guidelines for Key Populations
Posted on July 29, 2014 at 10:24 am
The World Health Organization (WHO) released the 2014 Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Care for Key Populations. ...
Read MoreToll free mobile communication: overcoming barriers in maternal and neonatal emergencies in Rural Bangladesh
Posted on July 29, 2014 at 10:05 am
Background Toll free mobile telephone intervention to support mothers in pregnancy and delivery period was tested in one sub district ...
Read MoreAdvance distribution of misoprostol for the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in South Sudan
Posted on July 29, 2014 at 10:03 am
Objective To determine if high uterotonic coverage can be achieved in South Sudan through a facility- and community-focused postpartum hemorrhage ...
Read MoreNewborn health: Everybody’s business
Posted on July 29, 2014 at 10:00 am
Abstract Despite advances in issue-attention and in evidence of what works to save newborn lives (e.g., kangaroo mother care, antenatal ...
Read MoreKnowledge and use of emergency contraception: A multicountry analysis
Posted on July 29, 2014 at 9:47 am
Globally, evidence on knowledge and use of emergency contraception from population-based data is limited, though such information would be helpful ...
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