Introduction Family planning contributes significantly to the prevention of maternal and child
mortality. However, many women still do not use modern contraception and the numbers of …

Background. Globally, family planning services are being strengthened and the range of
contraceptive choices expanded. Data on contraceptive coverage and service gaps could …

Objectives A longer-acting injectable contraceptive that lasts for 6 months would be a
valuable addition to the contraceptive method mix and ideal for women who are interested in …

Universal access to sexual and reproductive health services was included in the Millennium
Development Goals and has been carried forward in the new Sustainable Development …

Background The overwhelming uptake of contraception in Kenya at 58% suggests huge
potential for a continued increase, but discontinuation threatens efforts to achieve new …

Background The prevention of unintended pregnancies among HIV positive women is a
neglected strategy in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Women who want to avoid unintended …

In 2014, South Africa (SA) introduced the subdermal contraceptive implant with the aim of
expanding the contraceptive method mix and availability of long-acting reversible methods …

Discontinuation of contraception is a major problem in Kenya. Even though they want to
space or limit their births, over a quarter of contraceptive injectable users discontinue use of …

National surveys show a remarkable upsurge in the use of injectable contraceptives in east
and South Africa, in contrast to central and West Africa and certain other regions. Data are …

The integration of mechanistic modeling and machine learning facilitates the understanding
and engineering of drug release from controlled release systems. Here, we present hybrid …