Jane Cover
Biographic Data
| ID | 6010832 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jane Cover |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jane |
| FAMILY NAME | Cover |
| SIGNATURE | COVER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Program for Appropriate Technology in Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9547-4190 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 63 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
What drives adolescent girls and young women's decisions to persist on PrEP? Results of a comparative qualitative study from a DREAMS program in western Kenya
Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a valuable tool to help end HIV, but persistent PrEP use is low amongst adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), who are at high risk for HIV. To improve persistent PrEP use in AGYW, more research is needed to understand what drives their decisions to continue with PrEP. We conducted a thematic, comparative qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with 32 AGYW who participated…
Challenges to informed choice counselling
INTRODUCTION: Contraceptive self-care adds a new dimension to informed choice counselling as providers communicate not only information about methods but also choice in how that method is to be administered. Even as many countries are scaling subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-SC) for self-injection (SI), no studies have examined the potential repercussions for informed choice counselling. This qualitative study from Zambia inve…
Persistence of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among adolescent girls and young women initiating PrEP for HIV prevention in Kenya
The Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe (DREAMS) Initiative aims to reduce HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Africa. Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is offered through DREAMS in Kenya to eligible AGYW in high burden counties including Kisumu and Homa Bay. This study examines PrEP persistence among AGYW in high burden community-based PrEP delivery settings. We evaluated PrEP persistenc…
Acceptability of Contraceptive Self-Injection with DMPA-SC Among Adolescents in Gulu District, Uganda
CONTEXT: In Uganda, an estimated one in four adolescent women have begun childbearing. Many adolescent pregnancies are unintended because of substantial barriers to contraceptive access. The injectable contraceptive is the most commonly used method in Uganda, and a new subcutaneous version offers the possibility of reducing access barriers by offering a self-injection option. However, more information about adolescent attitudes toward and interes…
Consumer Perspectives on a Pericoital Contraceptive Pill in India and Uganda
CONTEXT: Studies suggest that women in some countries have adopted emergency contraceptive pills as a routine method of family planning. This practice indicates there may be latent demand for a pericoital contraceptive pill taken only when a woman has sexual intercourse, and labeled and marketed for use as a regular contraceptive method. METHODS: To understand the appeal and potential market for a pericoital contraceptive pill, 39 focus groups an…
Stakeholder and Provider Views Regarding Pericoital Contraceptive Pills in India and Uganda
The development of pericoital contraceptive pills is under consideration to address unmet need for family planning, especially among women who have infrequent sexual intercourse. Pericoital pills, an oral contraceptive taken 24 hours before or after intercourse, would be a potentially desirable contraceptive option because it could provide convenience, discretion, and female control over contraceptive use. To gauge receptivity to pericoital contr…
Acceptance patterns and decision-making for human papillomavirus vaccination among parents in Vietnam
Vietnam's HPV vaccination experience speaks to the importance of close collaboration with the government to make the most of high levels of trust, and to reduce suspicions about new vaccines that may arise in the context of vaccine introduction in developing country settings
Spatial Variations in US Poverty
Because poverty in rural and urban areas of the US often has different causes, correlates and solutions, effective anti-poverty policies depend on a thorough understanding of the ruralness or urbanness of specific places. This paper compares several widely used classification schemes and the varying magnitudes of poverty that they reveal in the US. The commonly used ‘metropolitan/non-metropolitan’ distinction obscures important socioeconomic diff…
Minorities on the Margins? The Spatial Organization of Fringe Banking Services
Case studies in select large cities have found that fringe services, including payday lenders, check cashers, pawn brokers, and money transmittal companies are more geographically accessible to predominantly minority neighborhoods while traditional banks are more accessible to white neighborhoods. However, many analyses are bivariate rather than multivariate and do not disentangle the influence of neighborhood socioeconomic status from that of ra…
Heterogeneity and Harmony
Does ethnic heterogeneity in neighbourhoods create co-operative or conflict-oriented relationships among residents? Social theorists have long noted both the positive and negative aspects of heterogeneity, but the limited research on large samples of neighbourhoods documents ambiguous or weak effects. In this survey-based study of Seattle, it is found that ethnic heterogeneity is among the strongest community characteristics that negatively predi…
Health Services Utilization by Low-Income Limited English Proficient Adults
Neighborhood Context and Neighboring Ties
This article analyzes whether neighborhood context or environment in Seattle influences dimensions of social ties among neighbors, independent of the individual attributes of residents such as home ownership and socio‐economic status. Three dimensions of neighbor ties are examined: interaction, organizing collectively, and knowing about neighbors. A number of environmental attributes are considered, including the age of the housing, residential s…
Neighborhood Context and Neighboring Ties
This article analyzes whether neighborhood context or environment in Seattle influences dimensions of social ties among neighbors, independent of the individual attributes of residents such as home ownership and socio‐economic status. Three dimensions of neighbor ties are examined: interaction, organizing collectively, and knowing about neighbors. A number of environmental attributes are considered, including the age of the housing, residential s…
Heterogeneity and Harmony
Does ethnic heterogeneity in neighbourhoods create co-operative or conflict-oriented relationships among residents? Social theorists have long noted both the positive and negative aspects of heterogeneity, but the limited research on large samples of neighbourhoods documents ambiguous or weak effects. In this survey-based study of Seattle, it is found that ethnic heterogeneity is among the strongest community characteristics that negatively predi…
Minorities on the Margins? The Spatial Organization of Fringe Banking Services
Case studies in select large cities have found that fringe services, including payday lenders, check cashers, pawn brokers, and money transmittal companies are more geographically accessible to predominantly minority neighborhoods while traditional banks are more accessible to white neighborhoods. However, many analyses are bivariate rather than multivariate and do not disentangle the influence of neighborhood socioeconomic status from that of ra…
Spatial Variations in US Poverty
Because poverty in rural and urban areas of the US often has different causes, correlates and solutions, effective anti-poverty policies depend on a thorough understanding of the ruralness or urbanness of specific places. This paper compares several widely used classification schemes and the varying magnitudes of poverty that they reveal in the US. The commonly used ‘metropolitan/non-metropolitan’ distinction obscures important socioeconomic diff…
Stakeholder and Provider Views Regarding Pericoital Contraceptive Pills in India and Uganda
The development of pericoital contraceptive pills is under consideration to address unmet need for family planning, especially among women who have infrequent sexual intercourse. Pericoital pills, an oral contraceptive taken 24 hours before or after intercourse, would be a potentially desirable contraceptive option because it could provide convenience, discretion, and female control over contraceptive use. To gauge receptivity to pericoital contr…
Neighborhood Context and Neighboring Ties
This article analyzes whether neighborhood context or environment in Seattle influences dimensions of social ties among neighbors, independent of the individual attributes of residents such as home ownership and socio‐economic status. Three dimensions of neighbor ties are examined: interaction, organizing collectively, and knowing about neighbors. A number of environmental attributes are considered, including the age of the housing, residential s…
Health Services Utilization by Low-Income Limited English Proficient Adults
Heterogeneity and Harmony
Does ethnic heterogeneity in neighbourhoods create co-operative or conflict-oriented relationships among residents? Social theorists have long noted both the positive and negative aspects of heterogeneity, but the limited research on large samples of neighbourhoods documents ambiguous or weak effects. In this survey-based study of Seattle, it is found that ethnic heterogeneity is among the strongest community characteristics that negatively predi…
Minorities on the Margins? The Spatial Organization of Fringe Banking Services
Case studies in select large cities have found that fringe services, including payday lenders, check cashers, pawn brokers, and money transmittal companies are more geographically accessible to predominantly minority neighborhoods while traditional banks are more accessible to white neighborhoods. However, many analyses are bivariate rather than multivariate and do not disentangle the influence of neighborhood socioeconomic status from that of ra…
Acceptance patterns and decision-making for human papillomavirus vaccination among parents in Vietnam
Vietnam's HPV vaccination experience speaks to the importance of close collaboration with the government to make the most of high levels of trust, and to reduce suspicions about new vaccines that may arise in the context of vaccine introduction in developing country settings
Spatial Variations in US Poverty
Because poverty in rural and urban areas of the US often has different causes, correlates and solutions, effective anti-poverty policies depend on a thorough understanding of the ruralness or urbanness of specific places. This paper compares several widely used classification schemes and the varying magnitudes of poverty that they reveal in the US. The commonly used ‘metropolitan/non-metropolitan’ distinction obscures important socioeconomic diff…
Consumer Perspectives on a Pericoital Contraceptive Pill in India and Uganda
CONTEXT: Studies suggest that women in some countries have adopted emergency contraceptive pills as a routine method of family planning. This practice indicates there may be latent demand for a pericoital contraceptive pill taken only when a woman has sexual intercourse, and labeled and marketed for use as a regular contraceptive method. METHODS: To understand the appeal and potential market for a pericoital contraceptive pill, 39 focus groups an…
Stakeholder and Provider Views Regarding Pericoital Contraceptive Pills in India and Uganda
The development of pericoital contraceptive pills is under consideration to address unmet need for family planning, especially among women who have infrequent sexual intercourse. Pericoital pills, an oral contraceptive taken 24 hours before or after intercourse, would be a potentially desirable contraceptive option because it could provide convenience, discretion, and female control over contraceptive use. To gauge receptivity to pericoital contr…
Acceptability of Contraceptive Self-Injection with DMPA-SC Among Adolescents in Gulu District, Uganda
CONTEXT: In Uganda, an estimated one in four adolescent women have begun childbearing. Many adolescent pregnancies are unintended because of substantial barriers to contraceptive access. The injectable contraceptive is the most commonly used method in Uganda, and a new subcutaneous version offers the possibility of reducing access barriers by offering a self-injection option. However, more information about adolescent attitudes toward and interes…
Persistence of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among adolescent girls and young women initiating PrEP for HIV prevention in Kenya
The Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe (DREAMS) Initiative aims to reduce HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Africa. Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is offered through DREAMS in Kenya to eligible AGYW in high burden counties including Kisumu and Homa Bay. This study examines PrEP persistence among AGYW in high burden community-based PrEP delivery settings. We evaluated PrEP persistenc…
Challenges to informed choice counselling
INTRODUCTION: Contraceptive self-care adds a new dimension to informed choice counselling as providers communicate not only information about methods but also choice in how that method is to be administered. Even as many countries are scaling subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-SC) for self-injection (SI), no studies have examined the potential repercussions for informed choice counselling. This qualitative study from Zambia inve…
What drives adolescent girls and young women's decisions to persist on PrEP? Results of a comparative qualitative study from a DREAMS program in western Kenya
Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a valuable tool to help end HIV, but persistent PrEP use is low amongst adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), who are at high risk for HIV. To improve persistent PrEP use in AGYW, more research is needed to understand what drives their decisions to continue with PrEP. We conducted a thematic, comparative qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with 32 AGYW who participated…
Family medicine (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Family planning (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (4 works) · Gynecology (4 works)