Journal articles
As a programme cosponsored by four UN agencies and the World Bank, HRP fills a unique and critical niche as a global authority for evidence on issues of human reproduction, sexual health and sexual rights. It is embedded in WHO which provides it with a close link to the authority that defines global norms and standards in the health sector and supports countries in their application, while the co-sponsorship and distinct funding model provides a greater degree of freedom from political influence in the pursuit of evidence. (External evaluation 2013-2017 )
Abortion
2024
Karna P, Sharma KA, Grossman A, et al. Landscape assessment of the availability of medical abortion medicines in India. Reprod Health. 2024;20(Suppl 1):193. Published 2024 Jun 5. doi:10.1186/s12978-024-01774-5
Upadhyay MT, Fusire T, Loi UR, et al. Strengthening regional commitment to ensuring access to medical abortion medicines in WHO's South-East Asia region: report of a participatory assessment and workshop. Reprod Health. 2024;20(Suppl 1):191. Published 2024 May 17. doi:10.1186/s12978-024-01791-4
2023
Sorhaindo AM, Castle S, Flomen L, et al. Adaptations to comprehensive abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic: case studies of provision in Bolivia, Mali, Nepal, and the occupied Palestinian territory. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2023;31(1):2249694. doi:10.1080/26410397.2023.2249694
Rehnström Loi U, Sorhaindo A, Embo M, Kabra R, Kiarie J, Ganatra B. Aligning health worker education and learning approaches with population health needs: WHO's Family Planning and Comprehensive Abortion Care Toolkit for the primary healthcare workforce. BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(Suppl 4):e013256. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013256
Footman K, Goel K, Rehnström Loi U, Mirelman AJ, Govender V, Ganatra B. Inclusion of abortion-related care in national health benefit packages: results from a WHO global survey. BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(Suppl 4):e012321. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012321
Chakravarty D, Mishtal J, Grimes L, et al. Restrictive points of entry into abortion care in Ireland: a qualitative study of expectations and experiences with the service. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2023;31(1):2215567. doi:10.1080/26410397.2023.2215567
Macleod CI, Reuvers M, Reynolds JH, Lavelanet A, Delate R. Comparative situational analysis of comprehensive abortion care in four Southern African countries. Glob Public Health. 2023;18(1):2217442. doi:10.1080/17441692.2023.2217442
Grossman A, Prata N, Williams N, et al. Correction: Availability of medical abortion medicines in eight countries: a descriptive analysis of key findings and opportunities. Reprod Health. 2023;20(1):160. Published 2023 Oct 26. doi:10.1186/s12978-023-01691-z
Lal BK, Pandav RS, Hyder MKA, et al. Policy change to improve access to safe abortion care in federal Nepal. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2024;164 Suppl 1:61-66. doi:10.1002/ijgo.14729
Grimes L, Mishtal J, Reeves K, et al. ‘Still travelling’: Access to abortion post-12 weeks gestation in Ireland. Women's Studies International Forum, Volume 98, 2023, 102709, ISSN 0277-395, doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2023.102709
Ambast S, Atay H, Lavelanet A. A global review of penalties for abortion-related offences in 182 countries. BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(3):e010405. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010405
Mahipala PG, Afzal S, Uzma Q, et al. An assessment of facility readiness for comprehensive abortion care in 12 districts of Pakistan using the WHO Service Availability and Readiness Assessment tool. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2023;31(1):2178265. doi:10.1080/26410397.2023.2178265
de Londras F. Corrigendum to 'The Impact of 'Conscientious Objection' on Abortion-Related Outcomes: a synthesis of legal and health evidence'. Health Policy. 2023;131:104757. doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104757
Rehnström Loi U, Prata N, Grossman A, Lavelanet A, Williams N, Ganatra B. In-country availability of medical abortion medicines: a description of the framework and methodology of the WHO landscape assessments. Reprod Health. 2023;20(Suppl 1):20. Published 2023 Jan 24. doi:10.1186/s12978-022-01530-7
2022
de Londras F, Cleeve A, Rodriguez MI, Farrell A, Furgalska M, Lavelanet A. The impact of criminalisation on abortion-related outcomes: a synthesis of legal and health evidence. BMJ Glob Health. 2022;7(12):e010409. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010409
Sorhaindo A, Rehnstrom Loi U. Interventions to reduce stigma related to contraception and abortion: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 2022;12(11):e063870. Published 2022 Nov 17. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063870
Cassinath N, Titulaer P, Läser L, et al. Disruptions to the procurement of medical abortion medicines during COVID-19: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 2022;12(10):e064848. Published 2022 Oct 27. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064848
Cecatti JG, Bahamondes L, Ali M, et al. Issues related to pregnancy, pregnancy prevention and abortion in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a WHO qualitative study protocol. BMJ Open. 2022;12(10):e063317. Published 2022 Oct 6. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063317
Sorhaindo AM, Lavelanet AF. Why does abortion stigma matter? A scoping review and hybrid analysis of qualitative evidence illustrating the role of stigma in the quality of abortion care. Soc Sci Med. 2022;311:115271. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115271
de Londras F, Cleeve A, Rodriguez MI, Farrell A, Furgalska M, Lavelanet A. The impact of mandatory waiting periods on abortion-related outcomes: a synthesis of legal and health evidence. BMC Public Health. 2022;22(1):1232. Published 2022 Jun 21. doi:10.1186/s12889-022-13620-z
Duffy D, Mishtal J, Grimes L, et al. Information flow as reproductive governance. Patient journey analysis of information barriers and facilitators to abortion care in the republic of Ireland. SSM Popul Health. 2022;19:101132. Published 2022 May 19. doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101132
de Londras F, Cleeve A, Rodriguez MI, Lavelanet AF. The impact of 'grounds' on abortion-related outcomes: a synthesis of legal and health evidence. BMC Public Health. 2022;22(1):936. Published 2022 May 10. doi:10.1186/s12889-022-13247-0
Mishtal J, Reeves K, Chakravarty D, Grimes L, Stifani B, Chavkin W, Duffy D, Favier M, Horgan P, Murphy M, Lavelanet AF. Abortion policy implementation in Ireland: Lessons from the community model of care. PLoS One. 2022 May 9;17(5):e0264494. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264494. PMID: 35533193; PMCID: PMC9084516.
Mishtal J, Reeves K, Chakravarty D, et al. Abortion policy implementation in Ireland: Lessons from the community model of care. PLoS One. 2022;17(5):e0264494. Published 2022 May 9. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0264494
de Londras F, Cleeve A, Rodriguez MI, Farrell A, Furgalska M, Lavelanet AF. The impact of provider restrictions on abortion-related outcomes: a synthesis of legal and health evidence. Reprod Health. 2022;19(1):95. Published 2022 Apr 18. doi:10.1186/s12978-022-01405-x
Bearak JM, Popinchalk A, Beavin C, et al. Country-specific estimates of unintended pregnancy and abortion incidence: a global comparative analysis of levels in 2015-2019. BMJ Glob Health. 2022;7(3):e007151. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007151
Kouanda S, Qureshi Z. Quality of care for abortion-related complications: Insights from the WHO Multi-Country Survey on Abortion-related Morbidity across 11 African countries. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2022;156 Suppl 1:4-6. doi:10.1002/ijgo.14079
2021
Burris S, Ghorashi AR, Cloud LF, Rebouché R, Skuster P, Lavelanet A. Identifying data for the empirical assessment of law (IDEAL): a realist approach to research gaps on the health effects of abortion law. BMJ Glob Health. 2021;6(6):e005120. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005120
Rossier C, Marchin A, Kim C, Ganatra B. Disclosure to social network members among abortion-seeking women in low- and middle-income countries with restrictive access: a systematic review. Reprod Health. 2021;18(1):114. Published 2021 Jun 7. doi:10.1186/s12978-021-01165-0
Gill RK, Cleeve A, Lavelanet AF. Abortion hotlines around the world: a mixed-methods systematic and descriptive review. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2021;29(1):1907027. doi:10.1080/26410397.2021.1907027
Kim C, Nguyen AT, Berry-Bibee E, Ermias Y, Gaffield ME, Kapp N. Systemic hormonal contraception initiation after abortion: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Contraception. 2021;103(5):291-304. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2021.01.017
Qureshi Z, Mehrtash H, Kouanda S, et al. Understanding abortion-related complications in health facilities: results from WHO multicountry survey on abortion (MCS-A) across 11 sub-Saharan African countries. BMJ Glob Health. 2021;6(1):e003702. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003702
2020
Tufa TH, Prager S, Lavelanet AF, Kim C. Drugs used to induce fetal demise prior to abortion: a systematic review. Contracept X. 2020;2:100046. Published 2020 Nov 9. doi:10.1016/j.conx.2020.100046
Bearak J, Popinchalk A, Ganatra B, et al. Unintended pregnancy and abortion by income, region, and the legal status of abortion: estimates from a comprehensive model for 1990-2019. Lancet Glob Health. 2020;8(9):e1152-e1161. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30315-6
Abubeker FA, Lavelanet A, Rodriguez MI, Kim C. Medical termination for pregnancy in early first trimester (≤ 63 days) using combination of mifepristone and misoprostol or misoprostol alone: a systematic review. BMC Womens Health. 2020;20(1):142. Published 2020 Jul 7. doi:10.1186/s12905-020-01003-8
Gambir K, Kim C, Necastro KA, Ganatra B, Ngo TD. Self-administered versus provider-administered medical abortion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020;3(3):CD013181. Published 2020 Mar 9. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD013181.pub2
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights
2024
(Supp) Improving the lives of adolescents and young adults, Journal of Adolescent Health. October 2024, Vol 75, Issue 4, p525-690.
Chalasani S, Rumble L, Banati P, Bastien S, Luna JR, Petroni S. Adolescents and the International Conference on Population and Development at 30. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. Published online September 11, 2024. doi:10.1016/S2352-4642(24)00235-9
Lassi ZS, Rahim KA, Stavropoulos AM, et al. Use of contraceptives, empowerment and agency of adolescent girls and young women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2024;50(3):195-211. Published 2024 Jul 12. doi:10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202151
Javadi D, Sacks E, Brizuela V, et al. Factors that influence the uptake of postnatal care among adolescent girls: a qualitative evidence synthesis. BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(Suppl 2):e011560. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-011560
Barua A, Chandra-Mouli V, Mehta R, et al. Lessons learned from conceptualising and operationalising the National Adolescent Health Programme or Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram's Learning Districts Initiative in six districts of India. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2023;31(1):2283983. doi:10.1080/26410397.2023.2283983
2023
Plesons M, De Meyer S, Amo-Adjei J, et al. Protocol for a multi-country implementation research study to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of context-specific actions to train and support facilitators to deliver sexuality education to young people in out-of-school settings. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2023;31(2):2204043. doi:10.1080/26410397.2023.2204043
Gonsalves L, Kamuyango A, Chandra-Mouli V. Pharmacies: an important source of contraception for some adolescents, but not a panacea for all. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2023;31(1):2221883. doi:10.1080/26410397.2023.2221883
Maceira D, Oizerovich S, Perrotta G, et al. Acceptability and continuation of use of the subdermal contraceptive implant among adolescents and young women in Argentina: a retrospective cohort study. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2023;31(1):2189507. doi:10.1080/26410397.2023.2189507
Ramaiya A, Chandra-Mouli V, Both R, et al. Assessing the health, social, educational and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a rapid review of the literature. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2023;31(1):2187170. doi:10.1080/26410397.2023.2187170
2022
Adebayo E, Essiet A, Plesons M, et al. "Commitment, Concessions and Compromise. Experiences of building support for and addressing resistance to sexuality education from Nigeria" Open Health, vol. 3, no. 1, 2022, pp. 155-167. https://doi.org/10.1515/openhe-2022-0027
Akwara E, Worknesh K, Oljira L, et al. ASRHR in Ethiopia: reviewing progress over the last 20 years and looking ahead to the next 10 years [published correction appears in Reprod Health. 2022 Aug 4;19(1):173. doi: 10.1186/s12978-022-01474-y]. Reprod Health. 2022;19(Suppl 1):123. Published 2022 Jun 13. doi:10.1186/s12978-022-01434-6
Sardinha L, García-Moreno C, Guthold R. Global Estimated Prevalence of Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence Against Ever-Partnered Women, by Age, 2018. J Adolesc Health. 2022;70(6):846-847. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.12.019
Bastien S, Ferenchick E, Mbassi SM, Plesons M, Chandra-Mouli V. Improving health worker motivation and performance to deliver adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in the Democratic Republic of Congo: study design of implementation research to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a package of interventions. Glob Health Action. 2022;15(1):2022280. doi:10.1080/16549716.2021.2022280
2021
Muthengi E, Olum R, Chandra-Mouli V. Context Matters-One Size Does Not Fit All When Designing Interventions to Prevent Child Marriage. J Adolesc Health. 2021;69(6S):S1-S3. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.09.018
Odimba SO, Squires F, Ferenchick E, et al. A collaborative learning approach to improving health worker performance in adolescent sexual and reproductive health service provision: a descriptive feasibility study in six health zones in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Glob Health Action. 2021;14(1):1985228. doi:10.1080/16549716.2021.1985228
Guthold R, Carvajal-Velez L, Adebayo E, et al. The Importance of Mental Health Measurement to Improve Global Adolescent Health. J Adolesc Health. 2023;72(1S):S3-S6. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.03.030
Plesons M, Travers E, Malhotra A, et al. Updated research gaps on ending child marriage and supporting married girls for 2020-2030. Reprod Health. 2021;18(1):152. Published 2021 Jul 20. doi:10.1186/s12978-021-01176-x
Newby H, Marsh AD, Moller AB, et al. A Scoping Review of Adolescent Health Indicators. J Adolesc Health. 2021;69(3):365-374. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.04.026
Chandra-Mouli V, Plesons M. A Groundbreaking Systematic Review, but That Alone Is Not Enough to Change the Course of Programming on Child Marriage Prevention. J Adolesc Health. 2021;68(5):833-835. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.02.016
Chandra-Mouli V, Neal S, Moller AB. Adolescent sexual and reproductive health for all in sub-Saharan Africa: a spotlight on inequalities. Reprod Health. 2021;18(Suppl 1):118. Published 2021 Jun 17. doi:10.1186/s12978-021-01145-4
Igras S, Plesons M, Chandra-Mouli V. Building evidence on what works (and what does not): practical guidance from the World Health Organization on post-project evaluation of adolescent sexual and reproductive health projects. Health Policy Plan. 2021;36(5):594-605. doi:10.1093/heapol/czab028
Hennegan J, Winkler IT, Bobel C, et al. Menstrual health: a definition for policy, practice, and research. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2021;29(1):1911618. doi:10.1080/26410397.2021.1911618
Vanderkruik R, Gonsalves L, Kapustianyk G, Allen T, Say L. Mental health of adolescents associated with sexual and reproductive outcomes: a systematic review. Bull World Health Organ. 2021;99(5):359-373K. doi:10.2471/BLT.20.254144
Plesons M, Patkar A, Babb J, et al. The state of adolescent menstrual health in low- and middle-income countries and suggestions for future action and research. Reprod Health. 2021;18(1):31. Published 2021 Feb 8. doi:10.1186/s12978-021-01082-2
Mwaisaka J, Gonsalves L, Thiongo M, et al. Young People's Experiences Using an On-Demand Mobile Health Sexual and Reproductive Health Text Message Intervention in Kenya: Qualitative Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2021;9(1):e19109. Published 2021 Jan 15. doi:10.2196/19109
2020
Plesons M, Khanna A, Ziauddin M, Gogoi A, Chandra-Mouli V. Building an enabling environment and responding to resistance to sexuality education programmes: experience from Jharkhand, India. Reprod Health. 2020;17(1):168. Published 2020 Oct 30. doi:10.1186/s12978-020-01003-9
Bash-Taqi R, Watson K, Akwara E, Adebayo E, Chandra-Mouli V. From commitment to implementation: lessons learnt from the first National Strategy for the Reduction of Teenage Pregnancy in Sierra Leone. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2020;28(1):1818376. doi:10.1080/26410397.2020.1818376
Neal S, Channon AA, Chandra-Mouli V, Madise N. Trends in adolescent first births in sub-Saharan Africa: a tale of increasing inequity?. Int J Equity Health. 2020;19(1):151. Published 2020 Sep 4. doi:10.1186/s12939-020-01251-y
Guerrero F, Lucar N, Garvich Claux M, et al. Developing an SMS text message intervention on sexual and reproductive health with adolescents and youth in Peru. Reprod Health. 2020;17(1):116. Published 2020 Jul 31. doi:10.1186/s12978-020-00943-6
Chandra-Mouli V, Akwara E. Improving access to and use of contraception by adolescents: What progress has been made, what lessons have been learnt, and what are the implications for action?. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2020;66:107-118. doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2020.04.003
Barua A, Watson K, Plesons M, Chandra-Mouli V, Sharma K. Adolescent health programming in India: a rapid review. Reprod Health. 2020;17(1):87. Published 2020 Jun 3. doi:10.1186/s12978-020-00929-4
Gonsalves L, Wyss K, Gichangi P, Hilber AM. Pharmacists as youth-friendly service providers: documenting condom and emergency contraception dispensing in Kenya. Int J Public Health. 2020;65(4):487-496. doi:10.1007/s00038-020-01348-9
Desrosiers A, Betancourt T, Kergoat Y, Servilli C, Say L, Kobeissi L. A systematic review of sexual and reproductive health interventions for young people in humanitarian and lower-and-middle-income country settings. BMC Public Health. 2020;20(1):666. Published 2020 May 12. doi:10.1186/s12889-020-08818-y
Chandra-Mouli V, Akwara E, Engel D, et al. Progress in adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights globally between 1990 and 2016: what progress has been made, what contributed to this, and what are the implications for the future?. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2020;28(1):1741495. doi:10.1080/26410397.2020.1741495
Cervical cancer
2022
Prudden HJ, Achilles SL, Schocken C, et al. Understanding the public health value and defining preferred product characteristics for therapeutic human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines: World Health Organization consultations, October 2021-March 2022. Vaccine. 2022;40(41):5843-5855. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.08.020
2021
Nishimura H, Yeh PT, Oguntade H, Kennedy CE, Narasimhan M. HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening: a systematic review of values and preferences. BMJ Glob Health. 2021;6(5):e003743. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003743
Climate change and sexual and reproductive health and rights
2025
Logie CH, Loutet M, MacKenzie F, et al. Experiences of drought, heavy rains, and flooding and linkages with refugee youth sexual and reproductive health in a humanitarian setting in Uganda: qualitative insights. Glob Public Health. 2025;20(1):2503863. doi:10.1080/17441692.2025.2503863
Aujla M, Logie CH, Hardon A, Narasimhan M. Environmental impact of menstrual hygiene products. Bull World Health Organ. 2025;103(3):223-225. doi:10.2471/BLT.24.291421
2024
Ochieng Arunda M, Sorcher R, Finatto Canabarro AP, et al. Climate change and sexual and reproductive health and rights research in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review BMJ Public Health 2024;2:e001090.
Sorcher R, Ochieng Arunda M on behalf of the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Climate Change Consultation Group. Key considerations for research into how climate change affects sexual and reproductive health and rights. Lancet Planet Health. 2024;8(6):e347-e348. doi:10.1016/S2542-5196(24)00093-7
Digital innovations
2025
Agarwal S, Chin WY, Vasudevan L, et al. Digital tracking, provider decision support systems, and targeted client communication via mobile devices to improve primary health care. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025;4(4):CD012925. Published 2025 Apr 7. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD012925.pub2
Nkangu M, Tangang B, Pessa A, et al. Integrating WHO's digital adaptation kit for antenatal care into BornFyne-PNMS: insights from Cameroon. Front Pharmacol. 2025;16:1474999. Published 2025 Mar 26. doi:10.3389/fphar.2025.1474999
2024
Glenton C, Paulsen E, Agarwal S, et al. Healthcare workers' informal uses of mobile phones and other mobile devices to support their work: a qualitative evidence synthesis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024;8(8):CD015705. Published 2024 Aug 27. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD015705.pub2
Tamrat T, Zhao Y, Schalet D, AlSalamah S, Pujari S, Say L. Exploring the Use and Implications of AI in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Protocol for a Scoping Review. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024;13:e53888. Published 2024 Apr 9. doi:10.2196/53888
2023
Narasimhan M, Duvall S, Tamrat T. Expanding people-centred primary health care with digital adaptation kits for self-care interventions. Lancet Digit Health. 2023;5(10):e643-e645. doi:10.1016/S2589-7500(23)00178-4
Pretty F, Tamrat T, Ratanaprayul N, et al. Experiences in aligning WHO SMART guidelines to classification and terminology standards. BMJ Health Care Inform. 2023;30(1):e100691. doi:10.1136/bmjhci-2022-100691
NAMAI Research Group. New Antenatal Model in Africa and India (NAMAI) study: implementation research to improve antenatal care using WHO recommendations. Health Res Policy Syst. 2023;21(1):82. Published 2023 Aug 10. doi:10.1186/s12961-023-01014-5
Festo C, Vannevel V, Ali H, et al. Accuracy of a smartphone application for blood pressure estimation in Bangladesh, South Africa, and Tanzania. NPJ Digit Med. 2023;6(1):69. Published 2023 Apr 17. doi:10.1038/s41746-023-00804-z
2022
Tamrat T, Chandir S, Alland K, et al. Digitalization of routine health information systems: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan. Bull World Health Organ. 2022;100(10):590-600. doi:10.2471/BLT.22.287816
Tamrat T, Ratanaprayul N, Barreix M, et al. Transitioning to Digital Systems: The Role of World Health Organization's Digital Adaptation Kits in Operationalizing Recommendations and Interoperability Standards. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2022;10(1):e2100320. Published 2022 Feb 28. doi:10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00320
Muliokela R, Uwayezu G, Tran Ngoc C, et al. Integration of new digital antenatal care tools using the WHO SMART guideline approach: Experiences from Rwanda and Zambia. Digit Health. 2022;8:20552076221076256. Published 2022 Feb 2. doi:10.1177/20552076221076256
Gichangi P, Gonsalves L, Mwaisaka J, et al. Busting contraception myths and misconceptions among youth in Kwale County, Kenya: results of a digital health randomised control trial. BMJ Open. 2022;12(1):e047426. Published 2022 Jan 6. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047426
2021
Vasudevan L, Glenton C, Henschke N, et al. Birth and death notification via mobile devices: a mixed methods systematic review. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021;7(7):CD012909. Published 2021 Jul 16. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD012909.pub2
Agarwal S, Glenton C, Tamrat T, et al. Decision-support tools via mobile devices to improve quality of care in primary healthcare settings. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021;7(7):CD012944. Published 2021 Jul 27. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD012944.pub2
Mehl G, Tunçalp Ö, Ratanaprayul N, et al. WHO SMART guidelines: optimising country-level use of guideline recommendations in the digital age. Lancet Digit Health. 2021;3(4):e213-e216. doi:10.1016/S2589-7500(21)00038-8
2020
Agarwal S, Glenton C, Henschke N, et al. Tracking health commodity inventory and notifying stock levels via mobile devices: a mixed methods systematic review. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020;10(10):CD012907. Published 2020 Oct 28. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD012907.pub2
Haddad SM, Souza RT, Cecatti JG, et al. Building a Digital Tool for the Adoption of the World Health Organization's Antenatal Care Recommendations: Methodological Intersection of Evidence, Clinical Logic, and Digital Technology [published correction appears in J Med Internet Res. 2020 Oct 13;22(10):e24891. doi: 10.2196/24891]. J Med Internet Res. 2020;22(10):e16355. Published 2020 Oct 1. doi:10.2196/16355
Guerrero F, Lucar N, Garvich Claux M, et al. Developing an SMS text message intervention on sexual and reproductive health with adolescents and youth in Peru. Reprod Health. 2020;17(1):116. Published 2020 Jul 31. doi:10.1186/s12978-020-00943-6
Palmer MJ, Henschke N, Villanueva G, et al. Targeted client communication via mobile devices for improving sexual and reproductive health. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020;8(8):CD013680. Published 2020 Jul 14. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD013680
2019
Ames HM, Glenton C, Lewin S, Tamrat T, Akama E, Leon N. Clients' perceptions and experiences of targeted digital communication accessible via mobile devices for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health: a qualitative evidence synthesis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019;10(10):CD013447. Published 2019 Oct 14. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD013447
Gonsalves L, Njeri WW, Schroeder M, Mwaisaka J, Gichangi P. Research and Implementation Lessons Learned From a Youth-Targeted Digital Health Randomized Controlled Trial (the ARMADILLO Study). JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2019;7(8):e13005. Published 2019 Sep 27. doi:10.2196/13005
2016
Agarwal S, LeFevre AE, Lee J, et al. Guidelines for reporting of health interventions using mobile phones: mobile health (mHealth) evidence reporting and assessment (mERA) checklist. BMJ. 2016;352:i1174. Published 2016 Mar 17. doi:10.1136/bmj.i1174
Family planning and contraception
2025
Castro A, Kabra R, Coates A, Kiarie J. Successful strategies that address gender-related barriers and promote bodily autonomy within efforts to scale up and sustain postpregnancy contraception: a scoping review. BMJ Glob Health. 2025;10(2):e016638. Published 2025 Feb 16. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016638
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2025
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Diaz V, Gialdini C, Chamillard M, et al. Evidence-based medical procedures to optimise caesarean outcomes: an overview of systematic reviews. EClinicalMedicine. 2025;83:103212. Published 2025 Apr 30. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103212
Schröder D, Sorano S, Shipitsyna E, et al. Prevalence and epidemiology of Mycoplasma genitalium and the absence of macrolide resistance in M. genitalium among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Zambia. Front Public Health. 2025;13:1576376. Published 2025 May 9. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2025.1576376
Nkangu M, Tangang B, Pessa A, et al. Integrating WHO's digital adaptation kit for antenatal care into BornFyne-PNMS: insights from Cameroon. Front Pharmacol. 2025;16:1474999. Published 2025 Mar 26. doi:10.3389/fphar.2025.1474999
Gallos ID, Yunas I, Devall AJ, et al. Uterotonic agents for preventing postpartum haemorrhage: a network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025;4(4):CD011689. Published 2025 Apr 16. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD011689.pub4
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Dey T, Widmer M, Coomarasamy A, et al. Advancing maternal and perinatal health through clinical trials: key insights from a WHO global consultation. Lancet Glob Health. 2025;13(4):e740-e748. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00512-6
Sorano S, Chaponda EB, Mirandola M, et al.Diagnostic accuracy of an antigen-based point-of-care test versus nucleic acid amplification testing for genital trichomoniasis among pregnant women attending antenatal care facilities in Zambia.BMC Infect Dis.2025;24(Suppl 1):1482. Published 2025 Mar 13. doi:10.1186/s12879-025-10698-9
Cresswell JA, Alexander M, Chong MYC, et al.Global and regional causes of maternal deaths 2009-20: a WHO systematic analysis.Lancet Glob Health..Published online March 7, 2025. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00560-6
Meghan A Bohren, Suellen Miller, Kristie-Marie Mammoliti, et al. Early detection and a treatment bundle strategy for postpartum haemorrhage: a mixed-methods process evaluation.The Lancet Global Health,Volume 13, Issue 2,2025,doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00454-6.
Verónica Pingray, Karen Klein, Juan Pedro Alonso, et al. A core outcome set for maternal and neonatal health research and surveillance of emerging and ongoing epidemic threats (MNH-EPI-COS): a modified Delphi-based international consensus.eClinicalMedicine,Volume 80,2025, doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.103025.
2024
Williams CR, Adnet G, Gallos ID, et al. Research agenda for ending preventable maternal deaths from postpartum haemorrhage: a WHO research prioritisation exercise. BMJ Glob Health. 2024;9(11):e015342. Published 2024 Nov 7. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015342
Cavalari CAA, Mehrtash H, Brizuela V, et al. Prevalence and management of ectopic and molar pregnancies in 17 countries in Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean: a secondary analysis of the WHO multi-country cross-sectional survey on abortion. BMJ Open. 2024;14(10):e086723. Published 2024 Oct 14. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086723
Ramson JA, Williams MJ, Afolabi BB, et al. Pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period: opportunities to improve lifetime outcomes for women with non-communicable diseases. Med J Aust. 2024;221(7):350-353. doi:10.5694/mja2.52452
Rahman MM, Rouyard T, Khan ST, et al. Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health intervention coverage in 70 low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-30: trends, projections, and inequities. Lancet Glob Health. 2023;11(10):e1531-e1543. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00358-3
Dunlop CL, Kilpatrick C, Jones L, et al. Adapting the WHO hand hygiene 'reminders in the workplace' to improve acceptability for healthcare workers in maternity settings worldwide: a mixed methods study.BMJ Open. 2024;14(9):e083132. Published 2024 Sep 17. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083132
Supplement: Beyond the numbers: quality of perinatal care for mothers and babies in Nigerian referral level facilities. Editors: Charles Ameh and Aris Papageorghiou.(2024), Issue Information. BJOG: Int J Obstet Gy, 131: 1-2.https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17921
Supplement: Evidence based algorithms for intrapartum care decision-making. Guest Editor: Shireen Meher.(2024), Issue Information. BJOG: Int J Obstet Gy, 131: 1-2.https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17917
Ciapponi A, Berrueta M, Argento FJ, et al. Safety and Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines During Pregnancy: A Living Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Drug Saf. 2024;47(10):991-1010. doi:10.1007/s40264-024-01458-w
Tripathi V, RamaRao S, Kabra R, et al.Strengthening the family planning component of maternal health care: A new call to action to seize the opportunity provided by universal health coverage and primary healthcare frameworks.Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2024;166(2):479-482. doi:10.1002/ijgo.15732
Gialdini C, Chamillard M, Diaz V, et al. Evidence-based surgical procedures to optimize caesarean outcomes: an overview of systematic reviews.EClinicalMedicine. 2024;72:102632. Published 2024 May 19. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102632
Williams EV, Goranitis I, Oppong R, et al. A cost-effectiveness analysis of early detection and bundled treatment of postpartum hemorrhage alongside the E-MOTIVE trial.Nat Med. 2024;30(8):2343-2348. doi:10.1038/s41591-024-03069-5
WHO ACTION Trials Collaborators. The World Health Organization Antenatal CorTicosteroids for Improving Outcomes in preterm Newborns (ACTION-III) Trial: study protocol for a multi-country, multi-centre, double-blind, three-arm, placebo-controlled, individually randomized trial of antenatal corticosteroids for women at high probability of late preterm birth in hospitals in low- resource countries.Trials. 2024;25(1):258. Published 2024 Apr 12. doi:10.1186/s13063-024-07941-0
Okwaraji YB, Krasevec J, Bradley E, et al. National, regional, and global estimates of low birthweight in 2020, with trends from 2000: a systematic analysis.Lancet. 2024;403(10431):1071-1080. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01198-4
Whiting-Collins L, Serbanescu F, Moller AB, et al. Maternal death surveillance and response system reports from 32 low-middle income countries, 2011-2020: What can we learn from the reports?.PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024;4(3):e0002153. Published 2024 Mar 5. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0002153
Allotey J, Chatterjee S, Kew T, et al. SARS-CoV-2 positivity in offspring and timing of mother-to-child transmission: living systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ. 2022;376:e067696. Published 2022 Mar 16. doi:10.1136/bmj-2021-067696
Ribeiro-do-Valle CC, Bonet M, Brizuela V, et al. Aetiology and use of antibiotics in pregnancy-related infections: results of the WHO Global Maternal Sepsis Study (GLOSS), 1-week inception cohort.Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2024;23(1):21. Published 2024 Feb 24. doi:10.1186/s12941-024-00681-8
Pingray V, Klein K, Alonso JP, et al. Development of a core outcome set for maternal and perinatal health research and surveillance in light of emerging and ongoing epidemic threats.Gates Open Res. 2024;8:24. Published 2024 Aug 1. doi:10.12688/gatesopenres.15136.2
Bonet M, Babinska M, Buekens P, et al. Maternal and perinatal health research during emerging and ongoing epidemic threats: a landscape analysis and expert consultation.BMJ Glob Health. 2024;9(3):e014393. Published 2024 Mar 7. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014393
Whiting-Collins L, Serbanescu F, Moller AB, et al. Maternal death surveillance and response system reports from 32 low-middle income countries, 2011-2020: What can we learn from the reports?.PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024;4(3):e0002153. Published 2024 Mar 5. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0002153
Finlayson K, Sacks E, Brizuela V, et al. Factors that influence the uptake of postnatal care from the perspective of fathers, partners and other family members: a qualitative evidence synthesis.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(Suppl 2):e011086. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-011086
Javadi D, Sacks E, Brizuela V, et al. Factors that influence the uptake of postnatal care among adolescent girls: a qualitative evidence synthesis.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(Suppl 2):e011560. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-011560
Minckas N, Kharel R, Ryan-Coker M, et al. Measuring experience of and satisfaction with newborn care: a scoping review of tools and measures.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(Suppl 2):e011104. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-011104
Harvey CM, Smith H, Portela A, Movsisyan A. Stakeholder's perspectives of postnatal discharge: a qualitative evidence synthesis.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(Suppl 2):e011766. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2023-011766
Sacks E, Brizuela V, Javadi D, et al. Immigrant women's and families' views and experiences of routine postnatal care: findings from a qualitative evidence synthesis.BMJ Glob Health. 2024;8(Suppl 2):e014075. Published 2024 Feb 13. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014075
Wojcieszek AM, Bonet M, Portela A, et al. WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience: strengthening the maternal and newborn care continuum.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(Suppl 2):e010992. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010992
Smith H, Wojcieszek AM, Gupta S, et al. Integrating international policy standards in the implementation of postnatal care: a rapid review.BMJ Glob Health. 2024;8(Suppl 2):e014033. Published 2024 Jan 24. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014033
2023
Lancet Series: Maternal health in the perinatal period and beyond,The Lancet Global Health. PublishedDecember 6, 2023
Diaz V, Long Q, Oladapo OT. Alternative magnesium sulphate regimens for women with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia.Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023;10(10):CD007388. Published 2023 Oct 10. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD007388.pub3
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Ali MM, Bellizzi S, Shah IH. The risk of perinatal mortality following short inter-pregnancy intervals-insights from 692 402 pregnancies in 113 Demographic and Health Surveys from 46 countries: a population-based analysis.Lancet Glob Health. 2023;11(10):e1544-e1552. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00359-5
Rahman MM, Rouyard T, Khan ST, et al. Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health intervention coverage in 70 low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-30: trends, projections, and inequities.Lancet Glob Health. 2023;11(10):e1531-e1543. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00358-3
Guure C, Aviisah PA, Adu-Bonsaffoh K, et al. Mistreatment of women during childbirth and postpartum depression: secondary analysis of WHO community survey across four countries.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(8):e011705. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2023-011705
NAMAI Research Group. New Antenatal Model in Africa and India (NAMAI) study: implementation research to improve antenatal care using WHO recommendations.Health Res Policy Syst. 2023;21(1):82. Published 2023 Aug 10. doi:10.1186/s12961-023-01014-5
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Noguchi L, Bucagu M, Tunçalp Ö. Strengthening antenatal care services for all: implementing imaging ultrasound before 24 weeks of pregnancy.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(5):e011170. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-011170
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Minckas N, Kharel R, Ryan-Coker M, et al. Measuring experience of and satisfaction with newborn care: a scoping review of tools and measures.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(Suppl 2):e011104. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-011104
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World Health Organization Labour Care Guide Research Prioritization Group. Global research priorities related to the World Health Organization Labour Care Guide: results of a global consultation.Reprod Health. 2023;20(1):57. Published 2023 Apr 7. doi:10.1186/s12978-023-01600-4
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Wojcieszek AM, Bonet M, Portela A, et al. WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience: strengthening the maternal and newborn care continuum.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(Suppl 2):e010992. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010992
Show KL, Maung TM, Phyo AP, et al. Feasibility and readiness to implement Robson classification to monitor caesarean sections in public hospitals in Myanmar: Formative research.PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023;3(1):e0001388. Published 2023 Jan 30. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0001388
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2022
Me Abu-Rmeileh N, Wahdan Y, Mehrtash H, Hamad KA, Awad A, Tunçalp Ó¦. Exploring women's experiences during childbirth in health facilities during COVID-19 pandemic in occupied palestinian territory: a cross-sectional community survey.BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022;22(1):957. Published 2022 Dec 22. doi:10.1186/s12884-022-05265-y
WHO ACTION Trials Collaborators. Effect of dexamethasone on newborn survival at different administration-to-birth intervals: A secondary analysis of the WHO ACTION (Antenatal CorticosTeroids for Improving Outcomes in Preterm Newborn)-I trial.EClinicalMedicine. 2022;53:101744. Published 2022 Nov 14. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101744
Murano M, Chou D, Costa ML, Turner T. Using the WHO-INTEGRATE evidence-to-decision framework to develop recommendations for induction of labour.Health Res Policy Syst. 2022;20(1):125. Published 2022 Nov 7. doi:10.1186/s12961-022-00901-7
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Firoz T, Pineles B, Navrange N, Grimshaw A, Oladapo O, Chou D. Non-communicable diseases and maternal health: a scoping review.BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022;22(1):787. Published 2022 Oct 22. doi:10.1186/s12884-022-05047-6
Reddy B, Thomas S, Karachiwala B, et al. A scoping review of the impact of organisational factors on providers and related interventions in LMICs: Implications for respectful maternity care.PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022;2(10):e0001134. Published 2022 Oct 11. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0001134
Jung J, Karwal EK, McDonald S, Turner T, Chou D, Vogel JP. Prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care: a systematic scoping review of clinical practice guidelines since 2011.BMC Med. 2022;20(1):305. Published 2022 Sep 20. doi:10.1186/s12916-022-02508-9
WHO ACTION Trial Collaborators. Antenatal dexamethasone for improving preterm newborn outcomes in low-resource countries: a cost-effectiveness analysis of the WHO ACTION-I trial.Lancet Glob Health. 2022;10(10):e1523-e1533. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00340-0
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Govender V, Topp SM, Tunçalp Ö. Rethinking trust in the context of mistreatment of women during childbirth: a neglected focus.BMJ Glob Health. 2022;7(5):e009490. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009490
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Vazquez Corona M, Betrán AP, Bohren MA. The portrayal and perceptions of cesarean section in Mexican media Facebook pages: a mixed-methods study.Reprod Health. 2022;19(1):49. Published 2022 Feb 22. doi:10.1186/s12978-022-01351-8
WHO ACTION Trials Collaborators. Antenatal dexamethasone for late preterm birth: A multi-centre, two-arm, parallel, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial.EClinicalMedicine. 2022;44:101285. Published 2022 Feb 12. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101285
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Berger BO, Strobino DM, Mehrtash H, et al. Development of measures for assessing mistreatment of women during facility-based childbirth based on labour observations.BMJ Glob Health. 2021;5(Suppl 2):e004080. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004080
Leslie HH, Sharma J, Mehrtash H, et al. Women's report of mistreatment during facility-based childbirth: validity and reliability of community survey measures.BMJ Glob Health. 2021;5(Suppl 2):e004822. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004822
Brizuela V, Cuesta C, Bartolelli G, et al. Availability of facility resources and services and infection-related maternal outcomes in the WHO Global Maternal Sepsis Study: a cross-sectional study.Lancet Glob Health. 2021;9(9):e1252-e1261. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00248-5
Ghosh J, Papadopoulou A, Devall AJ, et al. Methods for managing miscarriage: a network meta-analysis.Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021;6(6):CD012602. Published 2021 Jun 1. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD012602.pub2
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Research capacity strengthening
2024
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2023
Brizuela V, Chebet JJ, Thorson A. Supporting early-career women researchers: lessons from a global mentorship programme. Glob Health Action. 2023;16(1):2162228. doi:10.1080/16549716.2022.2162228
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2021
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Brizuela V, Kapilashrami A, Bonet M, et al. Sexual and reproductive health and rights of migrants: strengthening regional research capacity. Bull World Health Organ. 2021;99(5):402-404. doi:10.2471/BLT.20.270447
2020
Thorson A, Aslanyan G, Brizuela V, et al. Research and research capacity strengthening in the context of an emerging epidemic: Zika virus in Latin America. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2020;148 Suppl 2:1-3. doi:10.1002/ijgo.13040
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Research methods and protocols
2024
Lewin S, Langlois EV, Tunçalp Ö, Portela A. Assessing unConventional Evidence (ACE) tool: development and content of a tool to assess the strengths and limitations of 'unconventional' source materials. Health Res Policy Syst. 2024;22(1):2. Published 2024 Jan 2. doi:10.1186/s12961-023-01080-9
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Wainwright M, Zahroh RI, Tunçalp Ö, et al. The use of GRADE-CERQual in qualitative evidence synthesis: an evaluation of fidelity and reporting. Health Res Policy Syst. 2023;21(1):77. Published 2023 Jul 25. doi:10.1186/s12961-023-00999-3
2022
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2021
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Self-care interventions
2025
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Aujla M, Logie CH, Hardon A, Narasimhan M. Environmental impact of menstrual hygiene products. Bull World Health Organ. 2025;103(3):223-225. doi:10.2471/BLT.24.291421
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2023
Narasimhan M, Duvall S, Tamrat T. Expanding people-centred primary health care with digital adaptation kits for self-care interventions. Lancet Digit Health. 2023;5(10):e643-e645. doi:10.1016/S2589-7500(23)00178-4
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2022
Borg SA, Narasimhan M, Wuliji T. Mobile learning to support health workers in pharmacies in expanding access to over-the-counter contraceptives: The World Health Organization Academy Learning Programme. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2022;30(1):2089084. doi:10.1080/26410397.2022.2089084
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Kennedy CE, Yeh PT, Gholbzouri K, Narasimhan M. Self-testing for pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2022;12(2):e054120. Published 2022 Feb 28. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054120
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2021
King SE, Yeh PT, Rhee DK, Tuncalp Ö, Rogers LM, Narasimhan M. Self-management of iron and folic acid supplementation during pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and postnatal periods: a systematic review. BMJ Glob Health. 2021;6(5):e005531. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005531
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Sexual and reproductive health and rights in health emergencies
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Logie CH, Loutet M, MacKenzie F, et al. Experiences of drought, heavy rains, and flooding and linkages with refugee youth sexual and reproductive health in a humanitarian setting in Uganda: qualitative insights. Glob Public Health. 2025;20(1):2503863. doi:10.1080/17441692.2025.2503863
2024
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2022
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2021
Brizuela V, Kapilashrami A, Bonet M, et al. Sexual and reproductive health and rights of migrants: strengthening regional research capacity. Bull World Health Organ. 2021;99(5):402-404. doi:10.2471/BLT.20.270447
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Sexual health
2025
Makuch MY, Zotareli V, Bento S, de Pádua KS, Bahamondes L. Narratives of men and women from the southeastern region of Brazil on some aspects of sexual and reproductive health, sexual life and contraception: a qualitative study. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. Published online May 23, 2025. doi:10.1080/13625187.2025.2506557
2024
Calvet GA, Kara E, Gonsalves L, et al. Viral shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in body fluids associated with sexual activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2024;14(2):e073084. Published 2024 Feb 21. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073084
Blondeel K, Mirandola M, Gios L, et al. Sexual satisfaction, an indicator of sexual health and well-being? Insights from STI/HIV prevention research in European men who have sex with men. BMJ Glob Health. 2024;9(5):e013285. Published 2024 May 24. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013285
2023
Bruni L, Albero G, Rowley J, et al. Global and regional estimates of genital human papillomavirus prevalence among men: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2023;11(9):e1345-e1362. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00305-4
Schaaf M, Lavelanet A, Codjia L, Nihlén Å, Rehnstrom Loi U. A narrative review of challenges related to healthcare worker rights, roles and responsibilities in the provision of sexual and reproductive services in health facilities. BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(Suppl 4):e012421. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012421
2022
Habib N, Hughes MD, Broutet N, et al. Statistical methodologies for evaluation of the rate of persistence of Ebola virus in semen of male survivors in Sierra Leone. PLoS One. 2022;17(10):e0274755. Published 2022 Oct 5. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0274755
Kennedy CE, Yeh PT, Atkins K, Ferguson L, Baggaley R, Narasimhan M. PrEP distribution in pharmacies: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2022;12(2):e054121. Published 2022 Feb 21. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054121
ProSPeRo Network. Standardised protocol for a prospective cross-sectional multicentre clinical utility evaluation of two dual point-of-care tests in non-clinical settings for the screening of HIV and syphilis in men who have sex with men. BMJ Open. 2022;12(6):e055275. Published 2022 Jun 8. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055275
Bertagnolio S, Thwin SS, Silva R, et al. Clinical features of, and risk factors for, severe or fatal COVID-19 among people living with HIV admitted to hospital: analysis of data from the WHO Global Clinical Platform of COVID-19. Lancet HIV. 2022;9(7):e486-e495. doi:10.1016/S2352-3018(22)00097-2
Kennedy CE, Yeh PT, Li J, Gonsalves L, Narasimhan M. Lubricants for the promotion of sexual health and well-being: a systematic review. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2021;29(3):2044198. doi:10.1080/26410397.2022.2044198
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Gonsalves L, Hunter EC, Brizuela V, et al. Cognitive testing of a survey instrument to assess sexual practices, behaviours, and health outcomes: a multi-country study protocol. Reprod Health. 2021;18(1):249. Published 2021 Dec 19. doi:10.1186/s12978-021-01301-w
Stephenson R, Lesco G, Babii V, et al. Provider attitudes towards a brief behavioral intervention for sexual health in Moldova. BMC Public Health. 2021;21(1):1469. Published 2021 Jul 28. doi:10.1186/s12889-021-11490-5
Kpokiri EE, Wu D, Srinivas ML, et al. Development of an international sexual and reproductive health survey instrument: results from a pilot WHO/HRP consultative Delphi process. Sex Transm Infect. 2022;98(1):38-43. doi:10.1136/sextrans-2020-054822
Blondeel K, Dias S, Furegato M, et al. Sexual behaviour patterns and STI risk: results of a cluster analysis among men who have sex with men in Portugal. BMJ Open. 2021;11(1):e033290. Published 2021 Jan 22. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033290
2020
Gonsalves L, Cottler-Casanova S, VanTreeck K, Say L. Results of a World Health Organization Scoping of Sexual Dysfunction-Related Guidelines: What Exists and What Is Needed. J Sex Med. 2020;17(12):2518-2521. doi:10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.08.022
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Sexually transmitted infections
2024
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Kularatne R, Blondeel K, Kasaro M, et al. Clinic-based evaluation of point-of-care dual HIV/syphilis rapid diagnostic tests at primary healthcare antenatal facilities in South Africa and Zambia. BMC Infect Dis. 2024;24(Suppl 1):600. Published 2024 Jun 19. doi:10.1186/s12879-024-09463-1
Blondeel K, Mirandola M, Gios L, et al. Sexual satisfaction, an indicator of sexual health and well-being? Insights from STI/HIV prevention research in European men who have sex with men. BMJ Glob Health. 2024;9(5):e013285. Published 2024 May 24. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013285
Sherriff N, Mirandola M, Silva R, et al. Independent clinic-based evaluation of dual POCTs for screening for HIV and syphilis in men who have sex with men in Italy, Malta, Peru, and the United Kingdom. BMC Infect Dis. 2024;24(Suppl 1):192. Published 2024 Feb 29. doi:10.1186/s12879-024-09019-3
2023
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2022
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2021
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2024
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2023
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2022
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2020
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