Global Research Articles

January 2026 Research Article

“As it is about that, they do as they please”: Women’s experience of the accessibility and acceptability of postabortion care in Kaya, Burkina Faso

Rachidatou Compaoré, Clémentine Rossier, Onikepe Owolabi, Adama Baguiya, Caron Kim, Moussa Zan, Nazi Vincent Bagnoa, Martin Bangha and Seni Kouanda PLOS Global Public Health
December 2025 Research Article

Quality of medication abortion services from pharmacies and drugstores in Ethiopia: A two-stage study

Tesfaye Tufa, Stephanie Küng, Delayehu Bekele, Niguse Tadele, Mahari Yihdego, Kidist Lemma and Alice F. Cartwright BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
December 2025 Research Article

Identifying women with poor experience of post-abortion care: a cross-sectional study in two African hospitals in humanitarian settings

Estelle Pasquier, Pierre Debeaudrap, Lenka Benova, Richard Norbert Ngbale, Mariette Claudia Adame Gbanzi, Onikepe Owolabi, Timothy Williams, Veronique Filippi and Olivier Degomme BMC Public Health
November 2025 Research Article

Rohingya women’s knowledge and perceptions about pregnancy termination in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: A community-based study

Ann M. Moore, Kaosar Afsana, Pragna Paramita Mondal, Mira Tignor, Octavia Mulhern, Rubina Hussain, Altaf Hossain, Atiya Rahman and Joe Strong Global Public Health
November 2025 Research Article

Who pays and what pays off in sexual and reproductive health? A review of the cost and cost-effectiveness of interventions and implications for future funding and markets

Prof Gesine Meyer-Rath, Lise Jamieson, Edinah Mudimu, Katherine Snyman, Prof Jason J Ong, Joseph Corlis, Mitchell Warren, Prof Virginia Wiseman, Katharine Kripke, Prof Ruanne Barnabas, Prof Andrew Phillips, Jennifer Head, Karin Stenberg and Elizabeth A. Sully The Lancet
November 2025 Research Article

Biomedical innovations in contraception: gaps, obstacles, and solutions for sexual and reproductive health

Prof Deborah J Anderson, Jonathan Bearak, Frances W Grimstad, Thesla Palanee-Phillips and Ariane van der Straten The Lancet
October 2025 Research Article

Interface of perceived self-efficacy on safe abortion and lived experiences among women of reproductive age in Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study

Wakgari B. Daga, Taklu M. Mokonnon, Niguse T. Atnafu, Amene A. Kerbo, Beimnet D. Kedida and Stephanie Küng African Journal of Reproductive Health
September 2025 Research Article

[Un]met need and [un]wanted family planning: A cross-sectional study among women in Argentina, Ghana, and India examining characteristics, reasons, and alignment with fertility desires

Jewel Gausman, Niranjan Saggurti, Richard Adanu, Delia A. B. Bandoh, Mabel Berrueta, Suchandrima Chakraborty, Ernest Kenu, Nizamuddin Khan, Ana Langer, Nigri Carolina, Magdalene A. Odikro, Veronica Pingray, Sowmya Ramesh, Paula Vázquez, Caitlin R. Williams and R. Rima Jolivet Studies in Family Planning
September 2025 Research Article

Advancing new directions for family planning measurement

Ilene S. Speizer, Elizabeth A. Sully, Georgina Binstock and Niranjan Saggurti Studies in Family Planning
August 2025 Research Article

Capturing pregnancy recognition trajectories: a critical reflection of new quantitative measures tested in Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria and Zambia

Joe Strong, Ann M. Moore, Ernestina Coast, Onikepe Owolabi and Tamara Fetters Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
July 2025 Research Article

Measuring unmet need for contraception using a person-centered algorithm: An application with a community-based sample of married Rohingya women in Bangladesh

Octavia Mulhern, Rubina Hussain, Joe Strong, Ann M. Moore, Mira Tignor, Kaosar Afsana, Pragna Paramita Mondal and Altaf Hossain Studies in Family Planning
June 2025 Research Article

The state of person-centered measurement for family planning need and use: A scoping review

Ilene S. Speizer, Elizabeth A. Sully, Youmna M. Hashem and Maame Araba A. Oduro Studies in Family Planning
May 2025 Research Article

Undesired births, contraception, and abortion before and after the Cairo Consensus: Trends in conditional undesired birth rates and the impact of contraception and abortion

Jonathan Bearak, Ellie Leong, Jewel Gausman, Jessica D. Rosenberg, Mariah Menanno, Samira M. Sackietey, Octavia Mulhern, Vladimíra Kantorová and Joseph Molitoris Studies in Family Planning
March 2025 Research Article

Unintended pregnancy and gender inequality worldwide: an ecological analysis

Gilda Sedgh and Jonathan Bearak BMJ Global Health
January 2025 Research Article

Abortion and unintended pregnancy in Pakistan: New evidence for 2023 and trends over the past decade

Zeba A. Sathar, Susheela Singh, Iqbal H. Shah, Muhammad Rehan Niazi, Tahira Parveen, Octavia Mulhern and Ali Mohammad Mir BMJ Global Health

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