[HTML][HTML] Trends in contraceptive prevalence rates in sub-Saharan Africa since the 2012 London Summit on Family Planning: results from repeated cross-sectional …

S Ahmed, Y Choi, JG Rimon, S Alzouma… - The Lancet Global …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) initiative, launched at the 2012
London Summit on Family Planning, aims to enable 120 million additional women to use …

Pre-referral rectal artesunate: no cure for unhealthy systems

MW Hetzel, P Awor, A Tshefu, E Omoluabi… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Pre-referral rectal artesunate suppositories can save the lives of children with severe
malaria if patients receive adequate post-referral care. A multi-country randomised …

[HTML][HTML] 'I am the master key that opens and locks': Presentation and application of a conceptual framework for women's and girls' empowerment in reproductive health

C Karp, SN Wood, H Galadanci, SPS Kibira… - Social Science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rationale: A renewed focus on women's and girls' empowerment in the era of Sustainable
Development Goals reflects the belief that empowerment is central to health and …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of rectal artesunate as pre-referral treatment for severe malaria in children under 5 years of age: a multi-country observational study

MW Hetzel, J Okitawutshu, A Tshefu, E Omoluabi… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background To prevent child deaths from severe malaria, early parenteral treatment is
essential. Yet, in remote rural areas, accessing facilities offering parenteral antimalarials …

Unmet need for family planning and barriers to contraceptive use in Kaduna, Nigeria: culture, myths and perceptions

I Sinai, E Omoluabi, A Jimoh… - Culture, health & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In 2017, just one-fifth of all married women of reproductive age reported using contraception
in Kaduna state, Nigeria, while many more experienced unmet need for contraception …

[HTML][HTML] Covert use of contraception in three sub-Saharan African countries: a qualitative exploration of motivations and challenges

SPS Kibira, C Karp, SN Wood, S Desta, H Galadanci… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background The balance between increasing men's participation in family planning and
rights-based initiatives favoring women's empowerment is highlighted with the issue of …

[HTML][HTML] Inequities in the incidence and safety of abortion in Nigeria

SO Bell, E Omoluabi, F OlaOlorun, M Shankar… - BMJ global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Background We know little about the frequency, correlates and conditions under which
women induce abortions in Nigeria. This study seeks to estimate the 1-year induced …

Self-injected contraceptives: does the investment reflect women's preferences?

SN Wood, S Magalona, LA Zimmerman… - BMJ Global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-SC) is an innovative
contraceptive method aimed at meeting women's unique circumstances and needs, largely …

[HTML][HTML] Community access to rectal artesunate for malaria (CARAMAL): a large-scale observational implementation study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo …

C Lengeler, C Burri, P Awor, P Athieno… - PLOS Global Public …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The key to reducing malaria deaths in highly endemic areas is prompt access to quality case
management. Given that many severe cases occur at peripheral level, rectal artesunate …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between household sanitation and women's experience of menstrual hygiene: Findings from a cross-sectional survey in Kaduna State …

J Hennegan, L Zimmerman, AK Shannon… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Global efforts to improve sanitation have emphasized the needs of women and girls.
Managing menstruation is one such need, yet there is scarce research capturing current …