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Senior Research Associate

Melissa Stillman

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Melissa Stillman joined the Guttmacher Institute in 2013. Her main research interests include adolescent sexual and reproductive health behaviors and needs, sexuality education, fertility intentions and contraceptive use among couples, and abortion in developing countries. She is a member of the Population Association of America, the Asian Population Association and the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Ms. Stillman received her master of science in public health with a focus on population, family and reproductive health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2012.

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Selected Publications

  1. September 2020 Research Article

    An Application of the Confidante Method to Estimate Induced Abortion Incidence in Java, Indonesia

    Melissa Stillman, Ellie Leong, Budi Utomo, Dadun Dadun, Riznawaty Imma Aryanty, Gilda Sedgh and Margaret Giorgio International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  2. July 2020 Research Article

    Incidence of treatment for postabortion complications in India, 2015

    Susheela Singh, Rubina Hussain, Chander Shekhar, Rajib Acharya and Melissa Stillman BMJ Global Health
  3. May 2020 Research Article

    Women’s self-reported experiences using misoprostol obtained from drug sellers: a prospective cohort study in Lagos State, Nigeria

    Melissa Stillman, Onikepe Owolabi, Adesegun O. Fatusi, Akanni I Akinyemi, Amanda Berry, Temitope P Erinfolami, Olalekan S Olagunju, Heini Väisänen and Akinrinola Bankole BMJ Open
  4. December 2019 Research Article

    Availability, practices and acceptance of postabortion contraceptive services in health facilities: A study in six states of India

    Harihar Sahoo, Melissa Stillman, Jennifer J. Frost, Rajib Acharya and Rubina Hussain Contraception
  5. July 2019 Research Article

    Provision of medical methods of abortion in facilities in India in 2015: A six state comparison

    Ann M. Moore, Melissa Stillman, Chander Shekhar, Shveta Kalyanwala, Rajib Acharya and Susheela Singh Global Public Health
  6. June 2019 Research Article

    Measuring the quality of sexuality education implementation at the school level in low- and middle-income countries

    Sarah Keogh, Melissa Stillman, Ellie Leong, Kofi Awusabo-Asare, Estelle M. Sidze, Ana Silvia Monzón and Angélica Motta Sex Education
  7. June 2019 Research Article

    Measuring the quality of sexuality education implementation at the school level in low- and middle-income countries

    Melissa Stillman, Ellie Leong, Kofi Awusabo-Asare, Estelle M. Sidze, Ana Silvia Monzón and Angélica Motta Sex Education
  8. November 2018 Report

    Abortion and Unintended Pregnancy in Six Indian States: Findings and Implications for Policies and Programs

    Susheela Singh, Rubina Hussain, Chander Shekhar, Rajib Acharya, Ann M. Moore, Melissa Stillman, Jennifer J. Frost, Harihar Sahoo, Manoj Alagarajan, Aparna Sundaram, Shveta Kalyanwala and Haley Ball
  9. November 2018 Report

    Unintended Pregnancy, Abortion and Postabortion Care in Gujarat, India–2015

    Harihar Sahoo, Melissa Stillman, Jennifer J. Frost and Shveta Kalyanwala
  10. November 2018 Report

    Unintended Pregnancy, Abortion and Postabortion Care in Assam—2015

    Manas R. Pradhan, Jennifer J. Frost, Melissa Stillman and Haley Ball

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