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 […]
Moving beyond talk: A practical guide to integrating economic empowerment and sexual reproductive health into programs for adolescent girls
By Meghan Cutherell (A360), Dharini Bhuvanendra (Kore Global) and Katherine Nichol (Kore Global) The resonance of A360’s interventions have always been aided by our ability to offer more than just contraceptive service provision to girls. Including a life and/or vocational skills component in our SRH-focused programs allowed us to respond to what girls said they […]
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 […]
Making Space for Girls to be Part of the Solution
By Meghan Cutherell, A360 Senior Program Manager, Sexual and Reproductive Health, PSI Girls’ agency is a prerequisite for effective action against climate change. Implementers and policymakers, therefore, need a simple framework now to center girls – their voices and experiences – as we collectively adapt to a changing climate. The climate crisis is a problem […]
Applying Human-Centered Design to Replicate an Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Intervention: A Case Study of Binti Shupavu in Kenya
By Nancy Njoki, Meghan Cutherell, Abednego Musau, David Mireri, Alex Nana-Sinkam and Mary Phillips If something works in one place, it should work in another…right? In public health, it’s not usually that simple. Different people, different health systems, and different challenges mean evidence-based practices do not always translate easily. In a new article from Global Health Science and Practice, we share […]
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, […]
Effect and cost-effectiveness of human-centred design-based approaches to increase adolescent uptake of modern contraceptives in Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania: Population-based, quasi-experimental studies
By Catarina Krug et al. Around half of adolescent pregnancies in low- and middle-income countries are unintended, contributing to millions of unsafe abortions per year. Adolescents 360 (A360), a girl-centred initiative, aimed to increase voluntary uptake of modern contraceptives among adolescents in Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania. This article, published in Plos Global Public Health presents […]