We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
In 22 countries, APC strengthened voluntary family planning services and acceptance by training health workers, building capacity within local NGOs, advocating for policy change, and introducing new methods desired by clients. This brief highlights how APC scaled up family planning access and choice and addressing fragmentation in community health and family planning. Also highlighted is…
Effective RI microplanning requires accurate population estimates and maps showing health facilities and locations of villages and target populations. Traditional microplanning relies on census figures to project target populations and on community estimates of distances, while GIS microplanning uses satellite imagery to estimate target populations and spatial analyses to estimate distances. This paper estimates the…
A thin but critical slice of thinking has emerged and persisted in the field of sexual health and relationships: that healthy relationships and sexuality are about not merely the absence of sexually transmitted diseases and intimate partner violence but also the presence of pleasurable and satisfying occurrences in the closest relationship that humans have with…
In 2014, APC developed the Community Health Systems Catalog to address information gaps, advance the WHO’s vision, and help ensure the inclusion of community-based family planning within national agendas. In 2016¬2017, APC updated the catalog and expanded it to include additional health areas such as nutrition and maternal, newborn, and child health. The Community Health…
The Dose Per Container Partnership (DPCP) undertook quantitative and qualitative research in Zambia between January 2017 and July 2018 to examine the effects on the immunization system of administering measles-containing vaccine (MCV) in 5-dose vials rather than the standard 10-dose vials. This document examines those effects. The Dose Per Container Partnership (DPCP) is funded by…
Drowning at open-water areas is the second leading cause of unintentional death among Washington State children. Providing written and visual safety instructions and loaned life jackets at swim sites (“loaner boards”) may reduce the risk of drowning. This study sought to understand parental perceptions regarding loaner boards and behaviors related to bringing flotation devices for…
Through the SS4RI, MCSP, and MCHIP projects, JSI applied concepts and methods from the field of quality improvement to the Reaching Every Community/Child (REC) approach already adopted by the MOH/UNEPI. This enhanced approach builds the managerial capacity of national and, especially, district and health facility teams to diagnose and prioritize problems affecting immunization service delivery…
Private drug shops and pharmacies are a widely-used source for health information, products, and services, including family planning (FP), especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Throughout Africa, however, the burgeoning private sector is generally fragmented with little coordination and negligible regulatory oversight. This document looks at the private provider landscape, particularly given that drug shops and pharmacies…
This paper examines the patterns and trends in attitudes towards wife-beating among women in Nigeria and their determinants. Using the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey datasets, the authors examined the relationships between sociocultural factors and a woman’s attitude towards being beaten by her spouse. The results indicate a significant change over time in the percentage…
From January 2017 through July 2018, the Dose Per Container Partnership (DPCP) conducted implementation research using quantitative and qualitative methods in Central and Luapula provinces in Zambia. The country was selected for this work because of Ministry of Health (MOH) interest and commitment to engaging in the implementation research; a functional supply chain; minimal regulatory…
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