ReviewJournal of health communication2014
An evidence review of gender-integrated interventions in reproductive and maternal-child health.
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76 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Couples-based interventions and postpartum contraceptive uptake: A systematic review.Contraception · 2022Pooled it
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- A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Adherence Interventions for Women Living with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2019Pooled it
- Involving men to improve maternal and newborn health: A systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
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- Challenging gender inequity through male involvement in maternal and newborn health: critical assessment of an emerging evidence base.Culture, health & sexuality · 2015Pooled it
- Promoting gender equity in a home visits programme: a qualitative study in Northern Nigeria.BMC women's health · 2024Trial
- Engaging women and men in the gender-synchronised, community-based Mbereko+Men intervention to improve maternal mental health and perinatal care-seeking in Manicaland, Zimbabwe: A cluster-randomised controlled pragmatic trial.Journal of global health · 2022Trial
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- Involving male partners in maternity care in Burkina Faso: a randomized controlled trial.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2018Trial
- Assessing progress in gender-transformative sexual and reproductive health interventions: how does practice-based knowledge compare with published evidence in sub-Saharan Africa?Global health action · 2026Article
- The PRO-GRESS model: A conceptual framework for gender-responsive reproductive health promotion among survivors of child marriage.Dialogues in health · 2026Article
- Advancing gender equity in primary health care: Lessons from integrating gender-responsive strategies into service delivery in Ethiopia.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Support or Interference: Relational Influences on Mother's Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices in Ghana.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Article
- Four-year follow-up of CHARM2, an effective family planning intervention, on number and sex of births: Findings from an RCT in rural India.Dialogues in health · 2025Article
- How do gender transformative interventions reduce adolescent pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: a realist synthesis.Journal of global health · 2025Review
- Unmasking the complexities of healthcare access in low-resource settings: a health systems approach to obstetric and under-5 healthcare in rural settings of Eastern Uganda.Global health action · 2024Article
- Involving men in pregnancy: a cross-sectional analysis of the role of self-efficacy, gender-equitable attitudes, relationship dynamics and knowledge among men in Kinshasa.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Examining the association between men's gender equitable attitudes and contraceptive outcomes in rural Maharashtra, India.Dialogues in health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Evidence-based behavior change interventions addressing gender dynamics must be identified and disseminated to improve child health outcomes. Interventions were identified from systematic searches of the published literature and a web-based search (Google and implementer's websites). Studies were eligible if an intervention addressed gender dynamics (i.e., norms, unequal access to resources), measured relevant behavioral outcomes (e.g., family planning, antenatal care, nutrition), used at least a moderate evaluation design, and were implemented in low- or middle-income countries. Of the 23 interventions identified, 22 addressed reproductive and maternal-child health behaviors (e.g., birth spacing, antenatal care, breastfeeding) that improve child health. Eight interventions were accommodating (i.e., acknowledged, but did not seek to change gender dynamics), and 15 were transformative (i.e., sought to change gender dynamics). The majority of evaluations (n = 12), including interventions that engaged men and women to modify gender norms, had mixed effects. Evidence was most compelling for empowerment approaches (i.e., participatory action for maternal-child health; increase educational and economic resources, and modify norms to reduce child marriage). Two empowerment approaches had sufficient evidence to warrant scaling-up. Research is needed to assess promising approaches, particularly those that engage men and women to modify gender norms around communication and decision making between spouses.
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