As part of a multisectoral response to GBV, Nepal is testing the feasibility of having female community health volunteers (FCHVs) play a formal role in identifying GBV survivors and referring them to specialized services at health facilities. Results of this study show that, with proper training and safety mechanisms, FCHVs can raise community awareness about GBV, facilitate support for survivors, and potentially help prevent harmful practices.Read More
Journal Article
Measurement of Maternal Functioning During Pregnancy and Postpartum: Findings From the Cross-Sectional WHO Pilot Study in Jamaica, Kenya, and Malawi
This article details the findings of a study on measuring maternal functioning outcomes during pregnancy and postpartum. In the study, data on health conditions and socio-demographic characteristics were collected through structured interviews, medical record review, and clinical examinations with Jamaican, Kenyan, and Malawi mothers. The resulting conclusions explore how to integrate functioning outcomes into routine maternal healthcare at-scale and across diverse settings.Read More
Gender, Power, and Violence: Measures and Their Association with Male Perpetration of IPV
Harmful gender norms, views on the acceptability of violence against women, and power inequities in relationships have been explored as key drivers of male perpetration of IPV. Yet such antecedents have been inconsistently measured in the empirical literature. This journal article aims to identify which measures of gender inequitable norms, views, relations, and practices are currently used in the field and which are most closely...Read More
Reproductive Autonomy and Modern Contraceptive Use at Last Sex Among Young Women in Ghana
Using data collected from a sample of 325 urban Ghanaian women (ages 15 to 24), this study examined associations between two adapted reproductive autonomy subscales—decisionmaking and communication—and women’s use of modern contraceptives at last sex. It concludes that the reproductive autonomy construct, particularly the decisionmaking subscale, demonstrates relevance for family planning outcomes among young women in Ghana and may have utility in global settings.Read More
Men on the Move and the Wives Left Behind: The Impact of Migration on Family Planning in Nepal
This study compares access to reproductive health services, fertility awareness, and decisionmaking power among a sample of Nepalese married women ages 15 to 24 with migrant husbands and with resident husbands. Decisionmaking for both groups was dominated by husbands and in-laws, but the study found that fewer women with migrant husbands felt pressure to conform to existing social norms. Married women with migrant husbands have...Read More
Prevalence and Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Conflict Affected Northern Uganda: a Cross-Sectional Study
This study aims to further understand the prevalence of IPV toward women and its associations in conflict-affected northern Uganda, where IPV prevalence is high. People residing in this region have been displaced, exposed to war and violence, and had livelihoods destroyed—context-specific risk factors that can affect IPV, yet few studies have examined IPV in this setting.Read More
