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MEASURE Evaluation is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under terms of Cooperative Agreement GHA-A-00-08-00003-00 and implemented by the Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partnership with Futures Group, ICF International, John Snow, Inc., Management Sciences for Health, and Tulane University. The views expressed in this e-mail do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States government.
MEASURE Evaluation, a USAID-funded project, supports improvements in monitoring and evaluation population, health and nutrition worldwide. Please find announcements of new publications below.
An Assessment of the Policy and Programmatic Evolution of the Community-Based Distribution of Family Planning Program in Kenya and Prospects for its Sustainability (http://t.e2ma.net/click/gc3eo/kfcngl/gs3dsd)
In order to gain insights into the evolution of policies that govern the community health worker (CHW) program in Kenya, this study explores several research questions that are grouped under five thematic areas: policies, policy implications, outcomes, sustainability, and external lessons/knowledge sharing.
Assessment of Primary Health Care Facilities for Decentralization of HIV/AIDS Services in Nigeria (http://t.e2ma.net/click/gc3eo/kfcngl/wk4dsd)
This report presents findings from an assessment of 268 Nigerian primary health facilities selected from 17 States and the Federal Capital Territory implementing HIV/AIDS programs as part of the scale-up plan for universal access to services for those infected or affected by HIV.
Child, Caregiver and Household Well-being Survey Tools for Orphan and Vulnerable Children Programs: Analysis Guidance (http://t.e2ma.net/click/gc3eo/kfcngl/cd5dsd)
This data analysis guidance is a part of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) orphans and other vulnerable children (OVC) program evaluation tool kit developed by MEASURE Evaluation. The document gives broad guidance focused on areas of interest for program evaluation.
Compendium of Gender Equality and HIV Indicators (http://t.e2ma.net/click/gc3eo/kfcngl/s55dsd)
The compendium of indicators is the result of an international collaboration of multi and bilateral donors (including UN Women, UNAIDS, WHO, USAID, PEPFAR, GFATM), civil society, NGOs, researchers and other experts who came to agreement on a set of standardized indicators to measure programmatic areas vital to the intersection of gender and HIV that may be used at national, regional or programmatic levels.
Evaluating Orphans and Vulnerable Children Outcomes (http://t.e2ma.net/click/gc3eo/kfcngl/8x6dsd)
New indicators and tools developed by MEASURE Evaluation, with support from the OVC technical working group of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), simplify and standardize the data needed to set measurable goals for an OVC intervention.
Existing Gap between Preferred and Actual Birth Intervals in Bangladesh: Relation to Fertility and Child Health. Analysis from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2011 (http://t.e2ma.net/click/gc3eo/kfcngl/oq7dsd)
This paper looks into the existing gap between actual and preferred birth intervals in Bangladesh and examines the degree to which the interval varies in different geographical locations – namely urban and rural.
GIS and HIV: Linking HIV Databases in Rwanda. A Case Study (http://t.e2ma.net/click/gc3eo/kfcngl/4i8dsd)
This case study describes the process of developing, implementing, and evaluating a geographic information system (GIS) project in Rwanda. The document describes Rwanda’s HIV epidemic; gives an overview of GIS and its relevance to Rwanda, HIV monitoring and evaluation, and international goals and guidance; and details the process of implementing a GIS workshop for tracking Rwanda's HIV epidemic.
Homonegatividad Internalizada y sus Consecuencias Relacionadas con la Salud para los HSH en San Salvador (http://t.e2ma.net/click/gc3eo/kfcngl/kb9dsd)
La homonegatividad internalizada (HI) se refiere a las actitudes negativas que los hombres gay pueden tener hacia la homosexualidad en general y hacia su propia orientación sexual. El análisis de la HI es una manera de aumentar nuestra comprensión acerca de la forma en que la salud de un hombre puede verse afectada; esto, como consecuencia de la aflicción que puede experimentar debido a la atracción que siente hacia otros hombres o mujeres trans, en lugares en donde esa atracción está estigmatizada.
Integration Opportunities for HIV and Family Planning Services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: An Organizational Network Analysis (http://t.e2ma.net/click/gc3eo/kfcngl/039dsd)
Organizational network analysis can reveal how organizations interact with each other and provide insights into means of realizing better public health results from the resources already deployed. The objective of this study was to identify missed opportunities for the integration of HIV care and family planning services and to inform future network strengthening.
Internalized Homonegativity and Its Health-Related Consequences for MSM in San Salvador (http://t.e2ma.net/click/gc3eo/kfcngl/gwaesd)
In this research brief, the authors examine internalized homonegativity and its relationship to health among men who have sex with men in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Spatial Patterns in Domestic Violence and HIV Prevalence in Nigeria (http://t.e2ma.net/click/gc3eo/kfcngl/wobesd)
Authors explore the spatial patterns of domestic violence and HIV prevalence in Nigeria using the 2008 Demographic and Health Survey and the 2010 ANC sentinel Surveillance survey. The analysis revealed a sizeable number of women in Nigeria suffer physical and sexual violence which occurs across the social strata and ethnic groups in Nigeria.
The Evolution of Community-Based Distribution of Family Planning in Kenya (http://t.e2ma.net/click/gc3eo/kfcngl/chcesd)
The African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) was awarded a small grant from the MEASURE Evaluation PRH project to evaluate family planning policy and program changes in Kenya.
The Provision of Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria in Antenatal Care Clinics in Malawi: Views of Health Care Providers (http://t.e2ma.net/click/gc3eo/kfcngl/s9cesd)
This study focused on providers of antenatal health care in Malawi and their understanding and actions in the routine administration of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) for malaria. Study results show that the lack of clear, detailed guidelines for providing antimalarial drugs is the weakest aspect of Malawi antenatal services.
Women’s Health in the Russian Federation: The Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, 2012 (http://t.e2ma.net/click/gc3eo/kfcngl/81desd)
This paper examines patterns of contraceptive use and changing sexual behaviors of young Russian women using 2012 data from the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey. Understanding these patterns remains important in the Russian context where programs and policies are continually evolving.
MEASURE Evaluation has produced hundreds of publications about monitoring and evaluation in health program areas such as family planning and HIV/AIDS. (http://t.e2ma.net/click/gc3eo/kfcngl/oueesd)
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