Population Council Research that makes a difference

Wed, 12 Sep

"Experience and use of personal digital assistants for data collection for a cohort study in Kenya and Swaziland" (no. 74)

Systems and the Environment

Jackline Kivunaga, Timothy Abuya, James Kimani, Samuel Okaro, and Charlotte Warren

"Integrating family planning and HIV services in Kenya: Evidence on family planning use and fertility desires among women living with HIV" (no. 60)

Models of RH‐HIV Integration

"Peer mentoring: A strategy for capacity building in RH/HIV integration" (no. 55)

Policy and Organizational Change to Respond to RH/HIV Integration Agenda and Provider Perspectives (Room B)

"Quality of integrated HIV and postnatal care services in Zambia: Evidence from provider knowledge and training on what constitutes postnatal care period" (no. 136)

Models of RH/HIV Integration (Room A) (Charlotte Warren, session chair)

Plenary Session
8:30–9:15 am

"'Nowadays we communicate . . .' What providers think about integrating HIV and reproductive health services in Kenya and Swaziland" (no. 138)

Integration Assessment (Room A)

"Improving counseling during integrated family planning/HIV consultations: The revised Balanced Counseling Strategy Plus (BCS+) Toolkit" (no. 61)

Policy and Organizational Change

Charlotte Warren and Charity Ndwiga

Oral Presentations (Pre-formed Panels): Models of RH‐HIV Integration
1:30–2:30 pm

"High demand for family planning among postpartum women living with HIV attending integrated HIV and postnatal services" (Abstract 1)

No. 128: The Effect of Two Integration Models on Uptake of SRH and HIV Services in Kenya and Swaziland (Room A)

Charlotte Warren, Timothy Abuya, and Ian Askew

"Effect of postnatal care and HIV integration model on uptake of provider‐initiated testing and counseling and family planning services among postpartum women in Kenya" (Abstract 2)

No. 128 (Room A)

"Impact of integrated SRH services on unintended pregnancy in Kenya and Swaziland" (Abstract 3)

No. 128 (Room A)

"Screening for intimate partner violence at Kenyatta National Hospital: An assessment of acceptability" (Abstract 1)

No. 126: Emerging Evidence for Integrating Screening for Violence Against Women and Children into HIV and Primary Health Care Services in East Africa (Room B)

Chi-Chi Undie, Catherine Maternowska, Margaret Mak’anyengo, and Ian Askew

Oral Poster Presentations (Pre-formed Panels): Integration Assessment
3:00–3:30 pm

"Program science methodology for assessing SRH/HIV integration" (Abstract 1)

No. 129: Measuring the Benefits and Costs of Integrated HIV/SRH Services (Room A)

"Measuring integration: An index of efficiency and effectiveness" (Abstract 2)

No. 129 (Room A)

Susannah Mayhew, Karthryn Church, George Ploubidis, Carol Obure, Wei Wei Zhou, Charlotte Michaels, Charlotte Warren, Charlotte Watts, and Anna Vassall

Oral Poster Presentation
3:30–4:30 pm

"Male involvement in women's reproductive health in Kenya: A key approach to improving uptake of sexual and reproductive services by women" (no. 75)

Reaching Key Target Populations (Room B)

Jackline Kivunaga, Richard Mutemwa, Timothy Abuya, James Kimani, Colombini Manuela, Susannah Mayhew, and Charlotte Warren