Preference-aligned fertility management among married adolescent girls in Northern Nigeria: assessing a new measure of contraceptive autonomy
In this article, published in BMJ Global Health, we reflect on the value of utilizing a new measure of contraceptive autonomy through its testing in A360’s continuation cohort study in northern Nigeria. Original article published via BMJ. Abstract: Introduction Universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare—including family planning (FP)—is a global priority, yet there is […]
Preference-Aligned Fertility Management: Assessing the Feasibility of a New Measure of Contraceptive Autonomy
Authors: Claire W. Rothschild, Alhaji Bulama, Roselyn Odeh, Salome Chika-Igbokwe, Julius Njogu, Abednego Musau This poster presentation, shared during the PAA 2024 conference, shares the results of A360’s assessment of Preference-Aligned Fertility Management (PFM), a newly proposed measure defined as concordance between self-reported demand and use of contraception. This was assessed during A360’s continuation cohort […]
MMA Implementation Asset: ANC Journey Brochure by Trimester
In 2022, A360 designed an adaptation to MMA which expands LFH to pregnant girls to provide them with the information and support they need to pursue a healthy pregnancy. As part of this adaptation, pregnant married adolescent girls can attend a pre-ANC session as part of MMA’s Life Family Health (LFH) classes. During this session […]
MMA Implementation Asset: ANC Journey Poster
In 2022, A360 designed an adaptation to MMA which expands LFH to pregnant girls to provide them with the information and support they need to pursue a healthy pregnancy. As part of this adaptation, pregnant married adolescent girls can attend a pre-ANC session as part of MMA’s Life Family Health (LFH) classes. During this session […]
Determinants of high contraceptive self-efficacy among adolescent girls (15-19) from four counties in Kenya
This poster presentation, shared at the FIGO World Congress in 2023, describes the findings from a study conducted by A360 in four counties in Kenya on adolescent girls’ perceived social support, contraceptive self-efficacy, and perceived agency in reproductive decision-making.
Preference-aligned fertility management: Assessing the feasibility of a newly proposed measure of contraceptive autonomy among married adolescent girls in Kaduna and Nasarawa states, Nigeria
This poster presentation, shared at the Society for Family Planning (SFP) meeting in 2023 showcased results from field-testing of preference-aligned fertility management (PFM), a measure newly proposed by Holt et al.1 which is defined as concordance between current self-reported desire to use contraception and current contraceptive use. We fielded a simplified version of the measure, […]
The influence of context and norms on adolescent girls’ SRH experiences and choices in northern Nigeria
This poster presentation, shared at the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in 2021 presents results from a qualitative and ethnographic study of A360’s programming in northern Nigeria aimed at assessing the relevance and effectiveness of MMA’s mentorship groups and understanding how married adolescent girls in Kaduna state were experiencing MMA in light of the […]
Conceptualizing “empowerment” for adolescent girls and young women within the context of sexual and reproductive health: perspectives from a qualitative study in Nigeria and Tanzania
In this poster presentation, shared at the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in 2021, we share outcomes from a qualitative study conducted in two of A360’s geographies to conceptualize a user-led definition of empowerment.