Donna R McCarraher

Datos Biográficos

ID5992368
NOMBREDonna R McCarraher
NOMBRESDonna R
APELLIDOMcCarraher
FIRMAMCCARRAHER D R
AFILIACIONESFamily Health International 360
ORCID0000-0002-9963-9706
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS12
TOTAL DE CITAS2
TOTAL COMO AUTOR12
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2003
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2022
ÍNDICE H1

  • Family Connections randomized controlled trial

    Open AccessJulie A Denison, Catherine Packer et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2022

    Achieving the 95-95-95 UNAIDS targets requires meeting the needs of adolescents, however we lack evidenced-based approaches to improving adolescent adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), increasing viral suppression, and supporting general wellbeing. We developed Family Connections as a group intervention for adolescents and their adult caregivers and conducted a randomized controlled trial in Ndola, Zambia to test feasibility and acceptabili…

  • Factors Related to Incomplete Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among Adolescents Attending Three HIV Clinics in the Copperbelt, Zambia

    Open AccessJulie A Denison, Catherine Packer et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2017

  • Measurement of Social Norms Affecting Modern Contraceptive Use

    Open AccessElizabeth Costenbader, Rachel Lenzi et al.ARTICLEStudies in Family Planning2017

    As a critical building block to developing social norms interventions to support healthy family planning and other reproductive health behaviors, we conducted a literature review to identify and evaluate social norm measures related to modern contraceptive use. Of 174 articles reviewed in full, only 17 studies met our criteria for inclusion. Across these articles, no single measure of norms was used in more than one study; failure to specify the …

  • Identifying factors that influence pregnancy intentions

    Emily Evens, Elizabeth E Tolley et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2015

    In developing-country settings, pregnancy intentions are often assessed using a series of questions from the Demographic and Health Surveys, yet research conducted in several countries yields conflicting results regarding these questions' ability to predict pregnancy. Conducted in Malawi and South Africa, this study identified individual, partner and societal factors that influence desire for pregnancy, and women's ability to achieve their intent…

  • Post-Abortion Care Services for Youth and Adult Clients in Kenya

    Open AccessEmily Evens, Rose Otieno-Masaba et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2014

    Unsafe abortion accounts for 35% of maternal mortality in Kenya. Post-abortion care (PAC) reduces maternal death and provides an opportunity to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Few studies have documented how the receipt of PAC services varies by client age. In this study, descriptive data were collected from clients, providers and eight health facilities in Kenya's Central and Nairobi provinces to examine receipt of PAC services by client age, clie…

  • Contraception for adolescents in low and middle income countries

    Open AccessVenkatraman Chandra‐Mouli, Donna R McCarraher et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health2014

    Substantial numbers of adolescents experience the negative health consequences of early, unprotected sexual activity - unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortions, pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity and Sexually Transmitted Infections including Human Immunodeficiency Virus; as well as its social and economic costs. Improving access to and use of contraceptives - including condoms - needs to be a key component of an overall strategy to preventin…

  • Changes in Contraceptive Use Following Integration of Family Planning into ART Services in Cross River State, Nigeria

    Open AccessDonna R McCarraher, Gwyneth Vance et al.ARTICLEStudies in Family Planning2011Citada por: 2Referencias: 6

    One strategy for meeting the contraceptive needs of HIV‐positive women is to integrate family planning into HIV services. In 2008 in Cross River State, Nigeria, family planning was integrated into antiretroviral (ART) services in five local government areas. A basic family planning/HIV integration model was implemented in three of these areas, and an enhanced model in the other two. We conducted baseline interviews in 2008 and follow‐up interview…

  • Meeting the Needs of Adolescent Post-Abortion Care Patients in the Dominican Republic

    Open AccessDonna R McCarraher, MARIO CHEN-MOK et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2010

    Counselling on contraception and contraceptive method provision are key components of post-abortion care (PAC). Some studies have suggested that adolescent PAC patients receive worse care than older women seeking these services. This study aimed to evaluate an intervention whose goal was to improve the counselling and contraceptive uptake of PAC patients, with special attention given to the needs of adolescent patients, in the four public hospita…

  • Sexual behavior, fertility desires and unmet need for family planning among home-based care clients and caregivers in Kenya

    Donna R McCarraher, Donna McCarraher et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2008

    As antiretroviral treatment becomes more available, community home-based care (CHBC) clients may begin to resume normal daily activities including the resumption of sexual relationships. This study examines sexual behavior, contraceptive use, unmet need for family planning and attitudes toward pregnancy in the context of HIV among CHBC participants (clients and caregivers), many of whom are HIV-positive or at risk for HIV, of the COPHIA project i…

  • The Influence of Method-Related Partner Violence on Covert Pill Use and Pill Discontinuation Among Women Living in La Paz, El Alto and Santa Cruz, Bolivia

    Open AccessDonna R McCarraher, Sandra L Martins et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2006

    Intimate partner violence is widespread worldwide. While assumed to impact women’s ability to use contraceptive methods, few data are available to support this claim. In this study, eight focus group discussions were conducted to guide questionnaire development and to provide contextual information. Participants were women who were currently using the pill and women who had used the pill previously. In addition, 300 women were interviewed who ini…

  • The Relationship Between Birth Predictedness and Violence During Pregnancy Among Women in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia

    Open AccessDonna R McCarraher, Patricia Bailey et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2005

  • Are Reproductive Health Services a Good Place to Screen for Intimate Partner Violence

    Open AccessDonna R McCarraher, Patricia Bailey et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2003Referencias: 1

    Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health problem and is associated with many adverse reproductive health outcomes. One intervention that has been used in the United States to address this issue is to train health care providers to screen women for IPV and refer them to services for support and counseling. For this intervention to be used in other countries, it must first be known if violence victims seek health care services…