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 Gallery Posters

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, male interpersonal communication agents (IPCAs) engage husbands using visually appealing assets called ANC Gallery to help them understand the benefits of […]

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 […]

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, […]

Pregnancy intentions and contraceptive use among married adolescents in northern Nigeria

This poster presentation, shared at the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in 2021 presents the results of a cross-sectional survey conducted by A360 to explore the influence of future pregnancy intention on contraceptive adoption among adolescent girls visiting sites offering girl-centered, contraception services in northern Nigeria at A360 Amplify sites offering the Matasa Matan […]