2025

Bahamondes L, Cecatti JG, Munezero A, et al. Disruption and recovery of family planning, contraception and other sexual and reproductive health services in Brazil with COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods approach. Reprod Health. 2025;22(Suppl 3):143. Published 2025 Aug 8. doi:10.1186/s12978-025-02088-w

Sothornwit J, Lumbiganon P, Jampathong N, et al. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on family planning and sexual transmitted infection services in Thailand: results from WHO survey. Reprod Health. 2025;22(Suppl 3):165. Published 2025 Sep 30. doi:10.1186/s12978-025-02092-0

Diamond-Smith NG, Gopalakrishnan L, Wawire S, et al. Does family planning use empower women? A systematic review of the evidence. Reprod Health. 2025;22(1):230. Published 2025 Nov 12. doi:10.1186/s12978-025-02146-3

Ti A, Ayieko S, Gaffield ME, Ali M. The safety of intrauterine devices during breastfeeding: an updated systematic review. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2025;51(Suppl 1):s18-s29. Published 2025 Nov 3. doi:10.1136/bmjsrh-2025-202838

Kabra R, Joshi B, Elisaria E, et al. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Contraceptive Services at Selected Primary Health Care Facilities in India, Nigeria, and Tanzania: Cross-Sectional Study. Interact J Med Res. 2025;14:e59874. Published 2025 Dec 2. doi:10.2196/59874

Kidula N, Kiarie J N, WHO Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use 6th Edition, and Selected Practice Recommendations 4th Edition: Special Issue on Evidence that Informed the Update, BMJ & Sexual and Reproductive Health, November 2025 - Volume 51 - Suppl 1. doi.:10.1136/bmjsrh-2025-202836

Zaneva M, Thatte N, Philpott A, Maliwa C, Mills R, Gonsalves L. The sex effect: the prevalence of sex life reasons for contraceptive discontinuation. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2025;33(1):2552589. doi:10.1080/26410397.2025.2552589

Kabra R, Allagh KP, Akande TM, et al. Access to contraceptive services during the COVID-19 pandemic: clients' perspective at primary health care level from India, Nigeria and Tanzania. Reprod Health. 2025;22(Suppl 3):159. Published 2025 Sep 7. doi:10.1186/s12978-025-02123-w

Khan S, Tandon D, Prusty R, et al. Trends in Utilization of Contraceptive and Pregnancy-Related Services around COVID-19 Pandemic through Public Health Facilities: A Secondary Data Analysis. Indian Journal of Community Medicine 50(5):p 854-857, Sep–Oct 2025. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_193_24 

Ali M, Shah IH, Habib N, et al. Task sharing in family planning services: findings from 2023 WHO survey of 64 member states of Africa, Eastern Mediterranean, and South-East Asia regions. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. Published online June 27, 2025. doi:10.1080/13625187.2025.2513889

Castro A, Kabra R, Coates A, Kiarie J. Successful strategies that address gender-related barriers and promote bodily autonomy within efforts to scale up and sustain postpregnancy contraception: a scoping review. BMJ Glob Health. 2025;10(2):e016638. Published 2025 Feb 16. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016638

Kidula N, Nguyen BT, Habib N, Kiarie J. The impact of male contraception on global sexual and reproductive health and rights. Contraception. Published online January 7, 2025. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2025.110811

Habib N, Ali M. Contraceptive equity: insights from the progress in 48 FP2030 countries. Lancet Glob Health. 2025;13(1):e2-e3. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00502-3

2024

Kabra R, Church K, Allagh KP, et al. Protocol to assess bottlenecks inhibiting the scaling up of evidence-based family planning practices in low-income and middle-income countries using mixed methods. BMJ Open. 2024;14(12):e087191. Published 2024 Dec 22. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087191

Jahanfar S, Mortazavi J, Lapidow A, et al. Assessing the impact of contraceptive use on reproductive cancer risk among women of reproductive age-a systematic review. Front Glob Womens Health. 2024;5:1487820. Published 2024 Nov 13. doi:10.3389/fgwh.2024.1487820

Kidula N, Nguyen BT, Habib N, Festin M, Toskin I, Kiarie J. The role of the World Health Organization in male contraceptive development. Andrology. 2024;12(7):1501-1505. doi:10.1111/andr.13675

Joshi B N, Bhavya M K, Prusty R K, Tandon D, Kabra R, Allagh K P, Khan S L Knowledge, perception and practices adapted during COVID-19: A qualitative study in a district in Maharashtra, India. The Journal of community health management : JCHM, 28 Sep 2024, Vol. 11, Issue 3, pages 157 - 164.

Jahanfar S, Mortazavi J, Lapidow A, et al. Assessing the impact of hormonal contraceptive use on menstrual health among women of reproductive age - a systematic review. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. Published online July 15, 2024. doi:10.1080/13625187.2024.2373143

Tripathi V, RamaRao S, Kabra R, et al. Strengthening the family planning component of maternal health care: A new call to action to seize the opportunity provided by universal health coverage and primary healthcare frameworks. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2024;166(2):479-482. doi:10.1002/ijgo.15732

Jahanfar S, Mortazavi J, Lapidow A, et al. Assessing the impact of contraceptive use on mental health among women of reproductive age - a systematic review. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2024;24(1):396. Published 2024 May 30. doi:10.1186/s12884-024-06587-9

Tran NT, Ali M, Azmat SK, et al. Strengthening contraceptive counselling services to empower clients and meet their needs: protocol for a two-stage, multiphase complex intervention in Pakistan and Nigeria. BMJ Open. 2024;14(6):e081967. Published 2024 Jun 5. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081967

Jahanfar S, Maurer O, Lapidow A, Oberoi AR, Steinfeldt M, Ali M. A meta-analysis into the mediatory effects of family planning utilization on complications of pregnancy in women of reproductive age. PLoS One. 2024;19(3):e0294475. Published 2024 Mar 18. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0294475

Lassi ZS, Rahim KA, Stavropoulos AM, et al. Use of contraceptives, empowerment and agency of adolescent girls and young women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2024;50(3):195-211. Published 2024 Jul 12. doi:10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202151

Kabra R, Allagh KP, Kini BN, Kanke RM, Kiarie J. Scaling postpartum family planning services in the Democratic Republic of Congo: outcomes and lessons learned. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2024;50(2):146-149. Published 2024 Apr 11. doi:10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202114

2023

Ali M, Kiarie J, Shah I. Priorities for research on family planning impact: recommendations of a WHO Think Tank meeting. Fam Med Community Health. 2023;11(4):e002406. doi:10.1136/fmch-2023-002406

Millogo T, Chomi E, Kouanda S, Ali M. Getting Up to Date with What Works: A Systematic Review on the Effectiveness and Safety of Task Sharing of Modern Methods in Family Planning Services. Biomed Res Int. 2023;2023:8735563. Published 2023 Feb 7. doi:10.1155/2023/8735563

Boydell V, Steyn PS, Cordero JP, et al. The role of social accountability in changing service users' values, attitudes, and interactions with the health services: a pre-post study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023;23(1):957. Published 2023 Sep 6. doi:10.1186/s12913-023-09971-x

Rehnström Loi U, Sorhaindo A, Embo M, Kabra R, Kiarie J, Ganatra B. Aligning health worker education and learning approaches with population health needs: WHO's Family Planning and Comprehensive Abortion Care Toolkit for the primary healthcare workforce. BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(Suppl 4):e013256. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013256

Milford, C., Cordero, J., Nai, D., Shamba, D., Fuseini, K., Boydell, V., Tarimo, A., McMullen, H., & Steyn, P. (2023). The Methodological Approach to a Process Evaluation of a Community and Provider-Driven Social Accountability Intervention to Increase Contraceptive Uptake and Use. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22. doi:10.1177/16094069231169890

Steyn PS, Cordero JP, Nai D, et al. The impact of community and provider-driven social accountability interventions on contraceptive use: findings from a cohort study of new users in Ghana and Tanzania. Int J Equity Health. 2023;22(1):167. Published 2023 Aug 28. doi:10.1186/s12939-023-01928-0

Azmat SK, Ali M, Rahman MM. Assessing the sustainability of two independent voucher-based family planning programs in Pakistan: a 24-months post-intervention evaluation. Contracept Reprod Med. 2023;8(1):43. Published 2023 Aug 22. doi:10.1186/s40834-023-00244-w

Nabhan A, Kabra R, Allam N, et al. Implementation strategies, facilitators, and barriers to scaling up and sustaining post pregnancy family planning, a mixed-methods systematic review. BMC Womens Health. 2023;23(1):379. Published 2023 Jul 19. doi:10.1186/s12905-023-02518-6

Gonsalves L, Kamuyango A, Chandra-Mouli V. Pharmacies: an important source of contraception for some adolescents, but not a panacea for all. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2023;31(1):2221883. doi:10.1080/26410397.2023.2221883

Aderoba AK, Steyn PS, Kiarie JN. Implementation strategies to scale up self-administered depot medroxyprogesterone acetate subcutaneous injectable contraception: a scoping review. Syst Rev. 2023;12(1):114. Published 2023 Jul 4. doi:10.1186/s13643-023-02216-2

Kabra R, Chikvaidze P, Mubasher A, Allagh KP, Gholbzouri K, Kiarie J. Scaling-up post-pregnancy family planning services: experiences and challenges from Afghanistan. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2023;49(3):222-224. doi:10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-201820

Allagh KP, Triulzi I, Kiarie J, Kabra R. Scoping review on the use of South-South learning exchange to scale up evidence-based practices in family planning. BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(6):e011635. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-011635

Kabra R, Joshi B, Elisaria E, et al. Determining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Availability, Use, and Readiness of Family Planning and Contraceptive Services at Selected Primary Health Care Facilities in Africa and Asia: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023;12:e43329. Published 2023 May 10. doi:10.2196/43329

Maceira D, Oizerovich S, Perrotta G, et al. Acceptability and continuation of use of the subdermal contraceptive implant among adolescents and young women in Argentina: a retrospective cohort study. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2023;31(1):2189507. doi:10.1080/26410397.2023.2189507

Allagh KP, Kiarie J, Triulzi I, Kabra R. Scoping review protocol to map evidence on South-South learning exchange in family planning. BMJ Open. 2023;13(3):e061685. Published 2023 Mar 24. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061685

Borg SA, Narasimhan M, Wuliji T. Mobile learning to support health workers in pharmacies in expanding access to over-the-counter contraceptives: The World Health Organization Academy Learning Programme. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2022;30(1):2089084. doi:10.1080/26410397.2022.2089084

2022

Duminy J, Owolabi OO, Ali M, Tetui M. Editorial: Understanding Urban Health Disparities: Family Planning Access and Use Among the Urban Poor in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Front Glob Womens Health. 2022;3:855435. Published 2022 Jun 22. doi:10.3389/fgwh.2022.855435

Steyn PS, Cordero JP, Nai D, et al. Impact of community and provider-driven social accountability interventions on contraceptive uptake in Ghana and Tanzania. Int J Equity Health. 2022;21(1):142. Published 2022 Sep 28. doi:10.1186/s12939-022-01736-y

Pyra M, Heffron R, Haberer JE, Kiarie J. HIV prevention metrics: lessons to be learned from contraception. J Int AIDS Soc. 2022;25(8):e25958. doi:10.1002/jia2.25958

WHO Special Issue: Contraceptive Values & Preferences, Contraception,  Volume 111, Pages 1-70 (July 2022)

Gómez Ponce de Leon R, Bahamondes MV, Hellwig F, et al. Potential of LARC to recover loss in satisfied demand for modern contraception after the COVID-19 pandemic: a case scenario analysis of Brazil and Mexico. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2022;46:e41. Published 2022 Jun 3. doi:10.26633/RPSP.2022.41

Kabra R, Danansuriya M, Moonesinghe L, et al. Improving access to quality family planning services in Nepal and Sri Lanka: insights from a South-South learning exchange. BMJ Glob Health. 2022;7(5):e008691. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-008691

Bearak JM, Popinchalk A, Beavin C, et al. Country-specific estimates of unintended pregnancy and abortion incidence: a global comparative analysis of levels in 2015-2019. BMJ Glob Health. 2022;7(3):e007151. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007151

Gichangi P, Gonsalves L, Mwaisaka J, et al. Busting contraception myths and misconceptions among youth in Kwale County, Kenya: results of a digital health randomised control trial. BMJ Open. 2022;12(1):e047426. Published 2022 Jan 6. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047426

2021

Ouedraogo L, Nkurunziza T, Muriithi A, et al. The WHO African Region: research priorities on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Adv Reprod Sci. 2021;9(01), 13-23. doi:10.4236/arsci.2021.91002

Azmat SK, Lashari T, Ali M, Awan MA, Karim A. Contraceptive access, choices, and discontinuation among the urban users in Karachi, Pakistan: Findings from a comparative analysis of Pakistan demographic and health survey 2012-12 and 2017-18. J Pak Med Assoc. 2021;71(Suppl 7)(11):S38-S44.

Azmat SK, Temmerman M, Ali M. Accessibility and uptake of modern contraceptive methods in Pakistan - a critical view on what works?. J Pak Med Assoc. 2021;71(Suppl 7)(11):S20-S32.

Ali M, Tran NT. Defining counselling in contraceptive information and services: outcomes from an expert think tank. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2022;48(2):79-81. doi:10.1136/bmjsrh-2021-201132

Sarfraz M, Hamid S, Rawstorne P, Ali M, Jayasuriya R. Role of social network in decision making for increasing uptake and continuing use of long acting reversible (LARC) methods in Pakistan. Reprod Health. 2021;18(1):96. Published 2021 May 17. doi:10.1186/s12978-021-01149-0

Laporte M, Metelus S, Ali M, Bahamondes L. Major differences in the characteristics of users of the copper intrauterine device or levonorgestrel intrauterine system at a clinic in Campinas, Brazil. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2022;156(2):240-246. doi:10.1002/ijgo.13716

Ali M, Tran NT, Kabra R, Kiare J. Strengthening contraceptive counselling: gaps in knowledge and implementation research. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2022;48(4):235-237. doi:10.1136/bmjsrh-2021-201104

Kim C, Nguyen AT, Berry-Bibee E, Ermias Y, Gaffield ME, Kapp N. Systemic hormonal contraception initiation after abortion: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Contraception. 2021;103(5):291-304. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2021.01.017

2020

Bellows, B., Ali, M., & Mir, A. M. (2020). Best Bets: Vouchers for Rights-based, Voluntary Family Planning—International evidence on financing of family planning.

Steyn PS, Boydell V, Cordero JP et al. Rationale and design of a complex intervention measuring the impact and processes of social accountability applied to contraceptive programming: CaPSAI Project [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]. Gates Open Res 2020, 4:26

Marston C, McGowan CR, Boydell V, Steyn P. Methods to measure effects of social accountability interventions in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health programs: systematic review and critique. J Health Popul Nutr. 2020;39(1):13. Published 2020 Dec 7. doi:10.1186/s41043-020-00220-z

Strong K, Noor A, Aponte J, et al. Monitoring the status of selected health related sustainable development goals: methods and projections to 2030. Glob Health Action. 2020;13(1):1846903. doi:10.1080/16549716.2020.1846903

Habib N, Steyn PS, Boydell V, et al. The use of segmented regression for evaluation of an interrupted time series study involving complex intervention: the CaPSAI project experience. Health Serv Outcomes Res Methodol. 2021;21(2):188-205. doi:10.1007/s10742-020-00221-9

Boydell V, Steyn PS, Cordero JP, et al. Adaptation and validation of social accountability measures in the context of contraceptive services in Ghana and Tanzania. Int J Equity Health. 2020;19(1):183. Published 2020 Oct 15. doi:10.1186/s12939-020-01286-1

Ali M, Azmat SK, Hamza HB, Rahman MM. Assessing Effectiveness of Multipurpose Voucher Scheme to Enhance Contraceptive Choices, Equity, and Child Immunization Coverage: Results of an Interventional Study from Pakistan. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2020;13:1061-1074. Published 2020 Sep 30. doi:10.2147/JMDH.S245900

Belizan M, Maradiaga E, Roberti J, et al. Contraception and post abortion services: qualitative analysis of users' perspectives and experiences following Zika epidemic in Honduras. BMC Womens Health. 2020;20(1):199. Published 2020 Sep 12. doi:10.1186/s12905-020-01066-7

Gonsalves L, Martin Hilber A, Wyss K, Say L. Potentials and pitfalls of including pharmacies as youth-friendly contraception providers in low- and middle-income countries. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2021;47(1):6-8. doi:10.1136/bmjsrh-2020-200641

Chandra-Mouli V, Akwara E. Improving access to and use of contraception by adolescents: What progress has been made, what lessons have been learnt, and what are the implications for action?. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2020;66:107-118. doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2020.04.003

Young Holt B, Kiarie J, Kopf GS, Nanda K, Hemmerling A, Achilles SL. Bridging the gap: advancing multipurpose prevention technologies from the lab into the hands of women. Biol Reprod. 2020;103(2):286-288. doi:10.1093/biolre/ioaa085

Gonsalves L, Wyss K, Gichangi P, Hilber AM. Pharmacists as youth-friendly service providers: documenting condom and emergency contraception dispensing in Kenya. Int J Public Health. 2020;65(4):487-496. doi:10.1007/s00038-020-01348-9

Riedel EMC, Turner DT, Kobeissi LH, Karyotaki E, Say L, Cuijpers P. The impact of psychosocial interventions on condom and contraceptive use in LMICs: Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Glob Public Health. 2020;15(8):1182-1199. doi:10.1080/17441692.2020.1744679

Kennedy CE, Yeh PT, Gaffield ME. Contraception values and preferences: protocol and methods for a global systematic review. Contraception. 2020;101(2):69-73. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2018.05.006

Tran NT, Seuc A, Tshikaya B, et al. Effectiveness of post-partum family planning interventions on contraceptive use and method mix at 1 year after childbirth in Kinshasa, DR Congo (Yam Daabo): a single-blind, cluster-randomised controlled trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2020;8(3):e399-e410. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30546-7

2019

Ali M, Folz R, Farron M. Expanding choice and access in contraception: an assessment of intrauterine contraception policies in low and middle-income countries. BMC Public Health. 2019;19(1):1707. Published 2019 Dec 19. doi:10.1186/s12889-019-8080-7

Cavallaro FL, Benova L, Owolabi OO, Ali M. A systematic review of the effectiveness of counselling strategies for modern contraceptive methods: what works and what doesn't?. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2020;46(4):254-269. doi:10.1136/bmjsrh-2019-200377

Ali M, Cordero JP, Khan F, Folz R. 'Leaving no one behind': a scoping review on the provision of sexual and reproductive health care to nomadic populations. BMC Womens Health. 2019;19(1):161. Published 2019 Dec 16. doi:10.1186/s12905-019-0849-4

Akin A, Ali M. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development: A perspective from Turkey. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2020;148(2):261-262. doi:10.1002/ijgo.13029

Kabra R, Allagh KP, Ali M, Jayathilaka CA, Mwinga K, Kiarie J. Scoping review to map evidence on mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, effectiveness and side effects of centchroman as a contraceptive pill. BMJ Open. 2019;9(10):e030373. Published 2019 Oct 7. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030373

Ali M, Azmat SK, Hamza HB, Rahman MM, Hameed W. Are family planning vouchers effective in increasing use, improving equity and reaching the underserved? An evaluation of a voucher program in Pakistan. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019;19(1):200. Published 2019 Mar 29. doi:10.1186/s12913-019-4027-z

Ponce de Leon RG, Ewerling F, Serruya SJ, et al. Contraceptive use in Latin America and the Caribbean with a focus on long-acting reversible contraceptives: prevalence and inequalities in 23 countries. Lancet Glob Health. 2019;7(2):e227-e235. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30481-9

Shrestha BD, Ali M, Mahaini R, Gholbzouri K. A review of family planning policies and services in WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region Member States. East Mediterr Health J. 2019;25(2):127-133. Published 2019 Mar 19. doi:10.26719/emhj.18.023

2018

Ali M, Farron M, Ouedraogo L, Mahaini RK, Miller K, Kabra R. Research gaps and emerging priorities in sexual and reproductive health in Africa and the eastern M…. Reprod Health. 2018;15(1):39. Published 2018 Mar 5. doi:10.1186/s12978-018-0484-9

Ali M, Farron M, Azmat SK, Hameed W. The logistics of voucher management: the underreported component in family planning voucher discussions. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2018;11:683-690. Published 2018 Nov 22. doi:10.2147/JMDH.S155205

Ali, M., Farron, M., Dilip, T. R., & Folz, R. (2018). Assessment of family planning service availability and readiness in 10 African countries. Global Health: Science and Practice, 6(3), 473-483.

Azmat SK, Ali M, Hameed W, Awan MA. Assessing Family Planning Service Quality And User Experiences In Social Franchising Programme - Case Studies From Two Rural Districts In Pakistan. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2018;30(2):187-197.

Benova L, Cleland J, Daniele MAS, Ali M. Expanding Method Choice in Africa with Long-Acting Methods: IUDs, Implants or Both?. Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2017;43(4):183-191. Published 2017 Dec 1. doi:10.1363/43e5217

Bahamondes L, Brache V, Ali M, Habib N; WHO study group on contraceptive implants for women. A multicenter randomized clinical trial of etonogestrel and levonorgestrel contraceptive implants with nonrandomized copper intrauterine device controls: effect on weight variations up to 3 years after placement. Contraception. 2018;98(3):181-187. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2018.05.009

Ali M, Azmat SK, Hamza HB. Assessment of modern contraceptives continuation, switching and discontinuation among clients in Pakistan: study protocol of 24-months post family planning voucher intervention follow up. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018;18(1):359. Published 2018 May 11. doi:10.1186/s12913-018-3156-0

Reiss K, Penfold S, Alabi O, et al. Safety, Quality, and Acceptability of Contraceptive Subdermal Implant Provision by Community Health Extension Workers Versus Nurses and Midwives in Nigeria: Protocol for a Quasi-Experimental, Noninferiority Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2018;7(3):e67. Published 2018 Mar 2. doi:10.2196/resprot.8721