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Contraceptives

Understanding contraceptive use in Pakistan: The role of individual and community contextual factors

Asifa Kamal, Lamia Alyami, Sadaf Malik, Maryam Siddiqa, Muhammad Ijaz, Afza Rasul, Jamal Abdul Nasir

published 03 Feb 2026

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Standardizing postpartum family planning counseling guidance in Ghana: A stepped-wedge cluster randomized implementation effectiveness trial

Sarita Sonalkar, Ernest Maya, Chris Guure, Arden McAllister, Dzifa Puplampu, Roseline Doe, Robert Gallop, James Kiarie, Mary Eluned Gaffield

published 30 Jan 2026

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The role of individual and community empowerment as drivers of contraceptive use among reproductive aged women in Bangladesh: Insights from multilevel analysis using BDHS 2022

Bikash Pal, Md. Abdus Salam Akanda

published 21 Jan 2026

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Insights into long-acting reversible contraceptive practices in Sub-Saharan Africa: A machine learning perspective

Abraham Keffale Mengistu, Kerebih Getinet, Sefefe Birhanu Tizie, Mengistu Abebe Messelu, Ashagrie Anteneh, Meron Asmamaw Alemayehu, Andualem Enyew Gedefaw

published 20 Jan 2026

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The role of sex education in withdrawal use: Prevalence and correlates among a nationally representative sample of adolescents and young adults

John L. Ferrand, Arthur H. Owora, Alexandra T. Hughes-Wegner, Eric R. Walsh-Buhi

published 16 Jan 2026

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Association between serum γ-Glutamyltransferase and the risk of cervical cancer: Evidence from the national health and nutrition examination survey

Lu Qiu, Yuanfu Xie, Yimin Li, Jianli Huang, Youjia Wang, Yanhong Zhuo

published 02 Jan 2026

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Does it hold weight? The perceived effects of contraceptive use on weight status in females: A mixed-methods study

Leonie Bass, Tamara Prostináková, Kathelijne Gabrielle Silang, Alyssia Griffiths-Gray, Stephen McQuilliam, Elizabeth Mahon, Amy Whitehead, Kelsie Olivia Johnson

published 29 Dec 2025

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Unlocking insights from complex data: Leveraging heat maps for decision-making in LMIC

Muhammad Ibrahim, Olan Naz, Amal Fatima Mohiuddin, Habib Ur Rehman, Adnan Ahmad Khan

published 26 Sep 2025

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Facilitators and barriers to contraceptive uptake and use: Perspectives of female students in South Africa and lessons for quality provision of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis

Patience Shamu, Nicola J. Christofides, Saiqa Mullick

published 24 Sep 2025

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Improving Contraception Outreach through Human-Centered Design: A Pilot Study of the Ndingathe (“I Can”) Intervention in Rural Malawi

Janelli Vallin, Martha Kamanga, Beth Phillips, Mandayachepa Nyando, Tamanda Jumbe, Innocencia Mtalimanja, Address Malata, Alfred Maluwa, Katherine Greenberg, Jenny X. Liu, Kelsey Holt

published 24 Sep 2025

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Hormonal contraceptives and body composition by use of stable isotope dilution techniques among women of reproductive age in Nyeri County, Kenya

Purity Chepkorir Lang'at, Dorcus Mbithe David-Kigaru, Zipporah W. Ndung'u, Pamela Kimeto

published 12 Sep 2025

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A meta-analysis of the prevalence, genotype distribution and risk factors for human papillomavirus infection in Nepal

Prayash Paudel, Asutosh Sah

published 12 Sep 2025

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Integrated economic and sexual and reproductive health programming among married and unmarried adolescent girls in Nigeria: Results from a quasi-experimental cohort study

Mary Phillips, Roselyn Odeh, Meghan Cutherell, Abednego Musau, Claire W. Rothschild, Albert Tele, Jenna Grzeslo, Alexis Coppola, Yusuf H. Wada, Noel Tonka, Alhaji Alhassan Bulama, Kehinde Atoloye, Olusesan A. Makinde

published 25 Aug 2025

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