Uganda

Women's Experiences With Family Planning Under COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional, Interactive Voice Response Survey in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and Uganda.

Aurélie Brunie
Gwyneth Austin
Jamie Arkin
Samantha Archie
Dinah Amongin
Rawlance Ndejjo
Saujanya Acharya
Basant Thapa
Sarah Brittingham
Grace McLain
Philip Mkandawire
Maimouna Hallidou Doudou
Ndola Prata
2022

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 pandemic that led to unintended pregnancies, describe use of modern contraception among women in potential need of contraception compared to before the pandemic, examine method choice, and describe barriers to contraceptive access and use.

Methods: Between December 2020 and May 2021, we conducted an opt-in phone survey with 21,692 women, followed by an outbound survey with 5,124 women...

Defining Collective Priorities: Research and Learning Agendas for Family Planning Across 6 Countries

Sarah Brittingham
Trinity Zan
Kouakou Hyacinthe Andoh
Kabita Aryal
Marcos Chissano
Olivia Ferguson
Jean Christophe Fotso
Issoufa Harou
Sangita Khatri
Kadidiatou Raïssa Kourouma
Suzanne N Kiwanuka
Bibek Kumar Lal
Alda Mahumana Govo
Morrisa Malkin
Philip Mkandawire
Mary Mulombe Phiri
Charles Olaro
Ndola Prata
Shannon Pryor
Bhagawan Shrestha
Basant Thapa
Fatoumata Traoré Touré
2023

Evidence should be the foundation for a well-designed family planning (FP) program, but existing evidence is rarely aligned with and/or synthesized to speak directly to FP programmatic needs. Based on our experience cocreating FP research and learning agendas (FP RLAs) in Côte d’Ivoire, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, and Uganda, we argue that FP RLAs can drive the production of coordinated research that aligns with national priorities.

To cocreate FP RLAs, stakeholders across 6 countries conducted desk reviews of 349 documents and 106 key informant interviews, organized...

A descriptive summary of the WHO availability assessments of medical abortion medicines in eight African countries

Amy Grossman
Ndola Prata
Sarah Jones
Laurence Läser
Bela Ganatra
Antonella Lavelanet
Natalie Williams
Chilanga Asmani
Hayfa Elamin
Leopold Ouedraogo
Lucy Sejo Maribe
Dina Vladimirovna Gbenou
Yelmali Clotaire Hien
Moussa Dadjoari
Fousséni Dao
Mariette Claudia Adame Gbanzi
Robert Mulunda Kanke
Franck Biayi Kanumpepa
Dudu Dlamini
Grace Motsoanku Mefane
Sirak Hailu Bantiewalu
Mary Nana Ama Brantuo
Olive Sentumbwe-Mugisa
Richard Mugahi
Olumuyiwa Adesanya Ojo
Adeniyi Kolade Aderoba
Ulrika Rehnström Loi
2024

Background: The use of medical abortion using either a combination of mifepristone and misoprostol, or misoprostol alone has contributed to increased safety and decreased mortality and morbidity. The availability of quality medical abortion medicines is an essential component in the provision of quality abortion care. Understanding the factors that influence the availability of medical abortion medicines is important to help in-country policymakers, program planners, and providers improve availability and use of medical abortion.

Methods: Using a...

Response to Ronald Gray, Male circumcision and HIV acquisition and transmission: cohort studies in Rakai, Uganda

Daniel T Halperin
Helen A Weiss
Richard Hayes
Bertran Auvert
Robert C Bailey
Jack Caldwell
Thomas Coates
Nancy Padian
Malcolm Potts
Allan Ronald
Roger Short
Brian Williams
Jeffrey Klausner
2002

This response article discussed the potential role of male circumcision in HIV prevention

Published in AIDS, 3 29 2002, 16(5):810-2; author reply 809-10

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Partner reduction is crucial for balanced “ABC” approach to HIV prevention

James D Shelton
Daniel T Halperin
Vinand Nantulya
Malcolm Potts
Helene D Gayle
King K Holmes
2004

Behaviour change programmes to prevent HIV have mainly promoted condom use or abstinence, while partner reduction remains the neglected component of ABC

The key to preventing the spread of HIV, especially in epidemics driven mainly by heterosexual transmission, is through changing sexual behaviour. Interest has been growing in an “ABC” approach in which A stands for abstinence or delay of sexual activity, B for be faithful, and C for condom use. Although “be faithful” literally implies monogamy, it also includes reductions incasual sex and multiple sexual partnerships (and related...

Osur et al.’s Implementation of misoprostol for postabortion care in Kenya and Uganda: a qualitative evaluation

VSI
Joanna Ortega
Nuriye Nalan-Sahin Hodoglugil
Molly Moran
2013

Osur and colleagues’ article on the evaluation findings of implementing misoprostol for post- abortion care (PAC) in Kenya and Uganda provides valuable lessons learned and best practices. Venture Strategies Innovations (VSI), a global health non-profit organization, is currently introducing misoprostol for PAC with the Ministries of Health (MOH) in Rwanda and Zimbabwe, and based on our ongoing implementation experiences, we would suggest a few additional lessons.

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