Reproductive Health/Family Planning

Retention and performance of peer educators and sustainability of HIV prevention services for adolescents in the Zimbabwe Smart-LyncAges project: an ecological study

In this ecological study, researchers evaluated the Smart-LyncAges project, an initiative that encouraged peer educators in Zimbabwe to teach adolescent sexual and reproductive health while promoting voluntary medical male circumcision services. Fifty-eight peer educators from the Bulawayo and Darwin districts were involved in Smart-LyncAges. Researchers assessed peer educator … [Read more...] about Retention and performance of peer educators and sustainability of HIV prevention services for adolescents in the Zimbabwe Smart-LyncAges project: an ecological study

To better understand reproductive justice theory, identify changes necessary for using a reproductive justice theoretical framework in your public health practice, and identify definitive resources for reproductive justice … [Read more...] about Reproductive Justice: A Paradigm Shift for Women of Color

Maternal depression affects one in four women in sub-Saharan Africa, yet evidence on effective and scalable interventions is limited. The authors evaluate the effect of a community health worker (CHW) delivered home visit responsive stimulation, health and nutrition intervention, and conditional cash transfers (CCTs) for antenatal care and child growth monitoring attendance on … [Read more...] about Effects of a community health worker delivered intervention on maternal depressive symptoms in rural Tanzania

Person-centered decision making for family planning care has been gaining increased attention, yet few interventions have measured associations between person-centered quality for family planning and family planning outcomes (uptake, continuation, etc.). In India, the first point of contact for family planning is often the community health care worker, in this case, Accredited … [Read more...] about A mixed-methods evaluation of the impact of a person-centered family planning intervention for community health workers on family planning outcomes in India

CHW programs demonstrate strong potential for preventing and managing HIV in European countries, but limited research describes the connection between CHWs and HIV prevention among men who have sex with men (MSM) due to varying usage of the term “CHW” and sparse documentation of their role. Nicolas Lorente and colleagues assessed CHW knowledge, attitudes, and practices in 28 … [Read more...] about The Role of Community Health Workers Within the Continuum of Services for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and Other STIs Amongst Men Who Have Sex with Men in Europe