FRED H. BIXBY
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Mentor Research Interests

Sandra G. García, Sc.M., Sc.D.

Sandra García's current research includes:

• Building the social science evidence base on abortion in Mexico;
• Analysis of findings from a recent longitudinal study of the acceptability of female-controlled barrier methods and comprehension of hierarchical STI risk-reduction messages among sex workers in the Dominican Republic;
• Collaborative study on mainstreaming emergency contraception among vulnerable populations in a US/Mexico border city;
• Package of public opinion studies in Mexico City regarding the April 2000 reform in abortion legislation;
• Collaborative study with Guttmacher Institute and the Colegio de México to update national estimates of the incidence of unsafe abortion, including a complementary study on self-use of misoprostol in Mexican pharmacies; and
• Package of studies on barriers to Mexican physician's uptake of magnesium sulfate for the prevention and treatment of severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia.

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