Population Council

Sex work or male-with-male sexual activity and the risks of HIV and hepatitis C acquisition among people who inject drugs: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

Background People who inject drugs (PWID) may engage in sexual behaviours that increase their HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) risk, including sex work and male-with-male sexual activity. We undertook a global systematic review to assess whether PWID who engage in these behaviours...

Adaptation of a maternal and child mHealth programme: an example from Aotearoa New Zealand

INTRODUCTION: Evidence for mHealth in the delivery of public health messages is growing. Cultural adaptations of existing mHealth programmes may be an efficient way to extend their reach to new target populations, but best practices for such adaptations are unclear. AIM: This pap...

Predictors of contraceptive use at first sexual intercourse among adolescent girls in Ratlou local municipality, South Africa

Adolescent girls are vulnerable to unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and sexually transmitted infections when contraception is not used at sexual debut. Understanding the factors influencing contraceptive use at first sex is important for informing adolescent sexual and r...

Mapping implementation science in Pakistan’s health sector: a scoping review of frameworks, strategies, and implementation outcomes

This scoping review mapped how implementation science and implementation-relevant research have been used in Pakistan's health sector. Searches of PubMed, Google Scholar, PakMediNet, WHO IRIS, and major Pakistani institutional repositories identified English-language studies publ...

Shifting social norms, behavioural intentions and opposition to female genital mutilation: Effectiveness of layered community interventions in a high prevalence setting in Kenya

Female genital mutilation (FGM) remains prevalent in parts of Kenya, sustained by social norms around marriageability and social belonging. Although community interventions to end FGM are widely implemented, quantitative evidence of their effectiveness remains limited. This study...

Disclosure and help-seeking experiences of childhood sexual violence survivors in refugee settings of Ethiopia and Uganda

Disclosure and help-seeking are critical to mitigating the adverse health and social outcomes of sexual violence among survivors. However, evidence regarding these experiences remains scarce in refugee settings. We aimed to examine disclosure and help-seeking experiences among su...

Extended dispensing intervals for pancreatic enzyme extract without access destabilisation: a national retrospective study evaluating supply resilience during policy changes and medicine shortages in Australia

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to describe national trends in pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) dispensing in Australia and assess changes following the introduction of 60-day prescription dispensing, in the context of medicine shortages and market changes. METHODS: Public...

“A beautiful chaos¨: a qualitative study on exploring the role of international communities of practice in knowledge translation for sexual and reproductive health and rights

Persistent knowledge-to-action gaps in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) limit the translation of evidence into policy and practice. Knowledge platform Share-Net International (SNI) uses Communities of Practice (CoPs) to support knowledge exchange, yet little is kn...