Translating diagnostics and drug delivery technologies to low-resource settings

EM Euliano, AA Sklavounos, AR Wheeler… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Diagnostics and drug delivery technologies engineered for low-resource settings aim to
meet their technical design specifications using strategies that are compatible with limited …

[HTML][HTML] “She told me no, that you cannot change”: understanding provider refusal to remove contraceptive implants

L Senderowicz, A Kolenda - SSM-Qualitative Research in Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Enthusiasm for long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) is growing among donors and
NGOs throughout the global reproductive health field. There is an emerging concern …

[HTML][HTML] “When it comes to time of removal, nothing is straightforward”: a qualitative study of experiences with barriers to removal of long-acting reversible …

LE Britton, CR Williams, D Onyango, D Wambua… - Contraception: X, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Barriers to removal of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) threaten
reproductive self-determination, but their influence on contraceptive behaviors is not well …

Women's experiences with family planning under COVID-19: a cross-sectional, interactive voice response survey in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and Uganda

A Brunie, G Austin, J Arkin, S Archie… - … Health: Science and …, 2022 - ghspjournal.org
Introduction: We conducted an assessment in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and Uganda to
document access-related reasons for not using contraceptive methods during the COVID-19 …

Incorporating method dissatisfaction into unmet need for contraception: implications for measurement and impact

CW Rothschild, W Brown… - Studies in family planning, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
While unmet need for contraception is commonly used to assess programmatic needs, it
inadequately captures the complexity of fertility and contraceptive preferences, including …

[HTML][HTML] Facility readiness to remove subdermal contraceptive implants in 6 sub-Saharan African countries

L Senderowicz, C Karp, BW Bullington, K Tumlinson… - AJOG global Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE This study aimed to estimate the proportion of health facilities without the
capability to remove contraceptive implants and those that have the capability to insert them …

[HTML][HTML] Ensuring sufficient service capacity for removals of long-acting reversible contraceptives: a mixed-method study of provider experiences in Senegal

A Brunie, MM Lydon, S Ndiaye, FNRS Aw… - Gates Open …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: As the number of implants and intrauterine devices (IUD) used in sub-Saharan
Africa continues to grow, ensuring sufficient service capacity for removals is critical. This …

Clinical, logistic, and geographic factors in ensuring adequate access to implant removals: A cross-sectional survey of public facilities and GIS modeling of geographic …

A Brunie, C Parker, S Ndiaye, FNR Sarr Aw… - Frontiers in global …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Ensuring adequate access to contraceptive implant removal services requires
an understanding of potential clinical, logistical, and geographic challenges. Methods We …

Contraceptive Care Visit Objectives and Outcomes: Evidence From Burkina Faso, Pakistan, and Tanzania

C Moucheraud, A Wollum, M Brooks… - Studies in Family …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, care experiences of the growing population of contraceptive users are not well‐
understood. We leverage a large client dataset (n= 71,602) from three countries (Burkina …

Mobilizing stakeholders for implant removals in Burkina Faso using landscape assessment data

J Tiendrebeogo, B Arnold, Y Ouedraogo, R Haws… - BMC Women's …, 2024 - Springer
Background Successful efforts to encourage uptake of subdermal contraceptive implants,
with a lifespan of three to five years, necessitate planning to ensure that quality removal …