Gender
- Applying the iDARE Methodology in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania to Improve Health Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The iDARE methodology was implemented in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania during the COVID-19 pandemic to help build the capacity of local governments, facilities, and communities to identify, design, and implement local solutions to health problems. These solutions can be adapted and applied in any context with low-cost implications.
- Uptake and Short-Term Retention in HIV Treatment Among Men in South Africa: The Coach Mpilo Pilot Project
In this pilot project, providing peer support to men living with HIV retained a high proportion of men living with HIV in the early stages of HIV treatment and successfully supported men in returning to care after a treatment interruption.
- Findings and Implications From an Evaluation of the Gold Star Campaign in Post-Ebola Guinea: The Role of Gender and Education
During public health crises, such as an Ebola epidemic, people may lose trust in local health facilities. Short-duration mass media campaigns can improve attitudes about the quality of health facilities for men and women and can play an important role in encouraging future health service utilization.
- Examining Masculinities to Inform Gender-Transformative Violence Prevention Programs: Qualitative Findings From Rakai, Uganda
While the majority of men in rural Uganda upheld 2 conflicting masculine norms that are conceptualized as reputation (“cool man”) and respectability (“responsible man”), men in younger age groups who participated in a gender-transformative program expressed gender-equitable beliefs and attitudes.
- Design and Implementation of the Amenah Early Marriage Pilot Intervention Among Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
We document the design, implementation, and evaluation of an early marriage intervention among Syrian refugee adolescents in Lebanon and describe the adaptations made to address a range of factors related to the vulnerability and mobility of the refugee population.
- Using Human-Centered Design to Develop a Program to Engage South African Men Living With HIV in Care and Treatment
Human-centered design (HCD) is a useful methodology for understanding the lived realities, needs, and preferences of men living with HIV and engaging them in the design and pilot of a peer-support program to support their engagement in care.
- Young People’s Experiences With an Empowerment-Based Behavior Change Intervention to Prevent Sexual Violence in Nairobi Informal Settlements: A Qualitative Study
This study indicates that an empowerment-based, behavioral intervention can contribute to equipping both adolescent girls and boys with concrete skills to recognize and resist sexual violence and can promote positive, nonviolent masculinities among adolescent boys.
- Effects of a Community-Based Program on Voluntary Modern Contraceptive Uptake Among Young First-Time Parents in Cross River State, Nigeria
Among young first-time mothers, participation in a comprehensive, community-based program led to a 3-fold increase in voluntary modern contraceptive use and other positive changes. These results demonstrate the importance of investing in interventions for this youth population that ideally address a range of priorities across the first-time parent lifestage.
- Close to Home: Evidence on the Impact of Community-Based Girl Groups
Available evidence, though limited, shows that programs can use community-based girl groups to help adolescent girls improve attitudes toward gender roles and norms, early pregnancy, and child marriage; evaluations indicate they have suboptimal performance on health behavior and health status.
- Unmet Need for Family Planning and Experience of Unintended Pregnancy Among Female Sex Workers in Urban Cameroon: Results From a National Cross-Sectional Study
Female sex workers (FSWs) in Cameroon have unmet need for effective contraception, and experience of unintended pregnancy and pregnancy termination is common. Reducing barriers to accessing high-quality, voluntary family planning services in FSW-focused community services is a key strategy to promote client-centered care, promote informed choice, reduce unintended pregnancies, and improve quality of life for FSWs.