Results from a maternal, newborn and child health program targeting pregnant, married adolescent girls in northern Nigeria
Erica Felker-Kantor, Mary Phillips, Meghan Cutherell, Roselyn Odeh, Stacy Lois, Alhaji Bulama, Abednego Musau First published: 2 February 2026 | Results from a maternal, newborn and child health program targeting pregnant, married adolescent girls in northern Nigeria | PLOS Global Public Health Abstract Adolescent pregnancy is a significant public health concern in Nigeria where adolescent […]
Psychosocial determinants of contraceptive desire and use among sexually-active adolescent girls in Kenya and Nigeria: implications for girl-centered contraceptive programs
Abednego Musau, Sophie Schlingemann, Roselyn Odeh, Lydiah Ndungu, Alhassan Bulama, Harmon Momanyi, Meghan Cutherell, Albert Tele, Regien Biesma, and Jelle Stekelenburg First published: 8 December 2025 | Psychosocial determinants of contraceptive desire and use among sexually-active adolescent girls in Kenya and Nigeria: implications for girl-centered contraceptive programs | Contraception and Reproductive Medicine | Springer Nature […]
“I’m saving money to make some changes in my life”: A qualitative study of a combined economic empowerment and SRH program for married girls in Ethiopia
Mary Phillips, Grace Jaworski, Jenna Grzeslo, Angelica Mercado, Abednego Musau, Andenet Haile, Ruth Asfaw First published: 26 November 2025 | “I’m saving money to make some changes in my life”: A … | VeriXiv This article published as a preprint in the Gates Foundation gateway on VeriXiv. Abstract Background Addressing the intersecting needs of married […]
Advancing Knowledge Translation Practices to Accelerate Change in Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Practice: A scoping review
Abednego Musau, Lindsey Reynolds, Nabeel Petersen, Matthew Wilson, Mary Phillips, Meghan Cutherell First published:3 September 2025 | Advancing Knowledge Translation Practices to Accelerate … | VeriXiv This article published as a preprint in the Gates Foundation gateway on VeriXiv. Abstract More effective knowledge translation (KT) in the field of adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) […]
Integrated economic and sexual and reproductive health programming among married and unmarried adolescent girls in Nigeria: Results from a quasi-experimental cohort study
Authors:Mary Phillips, Roselyn Odeh, Meghan Cutherell, Abednego Musau, Claire W. Rothschild, Albert Tele, Jenna Grzeslo, Alexis Coppola, Yusuf H. Wada, Noel Tonka, Alhaji Alhassan Bulama, Kehinde Atoloye, Olusesan A. Makinde First Published in: PLOS One – August 25, 2025 | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0330420 Background:Adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa face economic and health disadvantages, including early marriage, […]
Pathways to Empowerment: A Qualitative Exploration of the Effects of Income Generating Activities on Economic and Contraceptive Empowerment and Decision-Making among Adolescent Girls in Nigeria
Roselyn Odeh, Mary Phillips, Grace Jaworski, Alhaji Bulama, Jenna Grzeslo, Margaret Chat Michael, Abednego Musau, Joy Ede, Mohammed Kabir, Farouk Umar Abdullahi, Angelica Mercado, Olusesan Ayodeji Makinde First published:17 July 2025 | Pathways to Empowerment: A Qualitative Exploration of the … | VeriXiv This article published as a preprint in the Gates Foundation gateway on […]
Adolescent Girls’ Agency in an Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health and Economic Empowerment Intervention Pilot
Meghan Cutherell, Roselyn Odeh, Seyoum Atlie, Jenna Grzeslo, Mary Phillips, Olusesan Ayodeji Makinde, Kehinde Atoloye, Andenet Haile, Albert Tele, Joy Ede, Simileoluwa Ashimolowo, Aderaw Anteneh, Claire W. Rothschild, Fifi Ogbondeminu, Abednego Musau First published: 25 June 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70015
Person-Centered Measurement: Ensuring Prioritization of Individuals’ Values, Needs, and Preferences Within the Global Contraceptive Measurement Ecosystem
Claire W. Rothschild, Kelsey Holt, Funmilola M. OlaOlorun, Julius Njogu, Abednego Musau, Christine Dehlendorf First published: 23 June 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1111/sifp.70023 Claire W. Rothschild, Population Services International, Washington, DC 20036, USA. Email: [email protected]. Kelsey Holt, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Funmilola M. OlaOlorun, Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. […]