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Policy action points and approaches to promote fertility care in The Gambia: Findings from a mixed-methods study by Afferri, Anna, Dierickx, Susan, Bittaye, Mustapha, Marena, Musa, Pacey, Allan Antony, Balen, Julie

“…In the Global South, (in)fertility care is scarcely recognized as a priority, yet the government of The Gambia has recently included it as one of the key…”
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Men and infertility in The Gambia: Limited biomedical knowledge and awareness discourage male involvement and exacerbate gender-based impacts of infertility by Dierickx, Susan, Oruko, Kelvin Onyango, Clarke, Ed, Ceesay, Sainey, Pacey, Allan, Balen, Julie

“…Infertility in Sub-Saharan Africa constitutes an important social and public health problem. Yet, there is a paucity of research on the experiences of men…”
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The fertile grounds of reproductive activism in The Gambia: A qualitative study of local key stakeholders' understandings and heterogeneous actions related to infertility by Dierickx, Susan, Coene, Gily, Evans, Megan, Balen, Julie, Longman, Chia

“…While several studies have focussed on the experiences of women living with infertility, there is a paucity of information related to understandings,…”
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'It's about time': policymakers' and health practitioners' perspectives on implementing fertility care in the Gambian health system by Afferri, Anna, Dierickx, Susan, Allen, Haddijatou, Bittaye, Mustapha, Marena, Musa, Pacey, Allan, Balen, Julie

“…Infertility is a major health issue worldwide, yet very few examples of interventions addressing infertility in the Global South have been documented to date…”
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'I am always crying on the inside': a qualitative study on the implications of infertility on women's lives in urban Gambia by Dierickx, Susan, Rahbari, Ladan, Longman, Chia, Jaiteh, Fatou, Coene, Gily

“…There is an increasing awareness that infertility in Sub-Saharan Africa constitutes a severe social and public health problem. Few of the existing studies on…”
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'We are always desperate and will try anything to conceive': The convoluted and dynamic process of health seeking among women with infertility in the West Coast Region of The Gambia by Dierickx, Susan, Balen, Julie, Longman, Chia, Rahbari, Ladan, Clarke, Ed, Jarju, Bintou, Coene, Gily

“…In many Sub-Saharan African countries, women with infertility search relentlessly for treatment. Guided by the Partners for Applied Social Sciences model for…”
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Availability of services for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility in The Gambia`s public and private health facilities: a cross-sectional survey by Afferri, Anna, Allen, Haddijatou, Dierickx, Susan, Bittaye, Mustapha, Marena, Musa, Pacey, Allan, Balen, Julie

“…Abstract Background Infertility is a long-standing reproductive health issue, which affects both men and women worldwide and it is especially problematic in…”
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Women with infertility complying with and resisting polygyny: an explorative qualitative study in urban Gambia by Dierickx, Susan, Coene, Gily, Jarju, Bintou, Longman, Chia

“…In many low-and middle-income countries women with infertility are often in polygynous marriages. From a human and women's rights perspective, the practice of…”
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The Importance of Blood Is Infinite: Conceptions of Blood as Life Force, Rumours and Fear of Trial Participation in a Fulani Village in Rural Gambia by O'Neill, Sarah, Dierickx, Susan, Okebe, Joseph, Dabira, Edgard, Gryseels, Charlotte, d'Alessandro, Umberto, Peeters Grietens, Koen

“…Clinical trials require high levels of participation and low drop-out rates to be successful. However, collecting blood samples from individuals recruited into…”
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High Mobility and Low Use of Malaria Preventive Measures Among the Jarai Male Youth Along the Cambodia-Vietnam Border by Gryseels, Charlotte, Peeters Grietens, Koen, Dierickx, Susan, Xuan, Xa Nguyen, Uk, Sambunny, Bannister-Tyrrell, Melanie, Trienekens, Suzan, Ribera, Joan Muela, Hausmann-Muela, Susanna, Gerrets, René, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Sochantha, Tho, Coosemans, Marc, Erhart, Annette

“…Malaria control along the Vietnam-Cambodia border presents a challenge for both countries' malaria elimination targets as the region is forested, inhabited by…”
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Factors Associated with Non-Participation and Non-Adherence in Directly Observed Mass Drug Administration for Malaria in The Gambia by Dierickx, Susan, Gryseels, Charlotte, Mwesigwa, Julia, O'Neill, Sarah, Bannister-Tyrell, Melanie, Ronse, Maya, Jaiteh, Fatou, Gerrets, René, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Grietens, Koen Peeters

“…The potential benefits of Mass Drug Administration (MDA) for malaria elimination are being considered in several malaria endemic countries where a decline in…”
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Implementing fertility care: Insights from a participatory workshop in The Gambia by Afferri, Anna, Dierickx, Susan, Bittaye, Mustapha, Marena, Musa, Ceesay, Sainey M, Bittaye, Haddy, Pacey, Allan Antony, Balen, Julie

“…The Gambia, West Africa, has made recent progress on infertility, a component of sexual and reproductive health that is lagging behind others. Since 2016,…”
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In pursuit of a cure: The plural therapeutic landscape of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in Cameroon - A mixed methods study by Ronse, Maya, Irani, Julia, Gryseels, Charlotte, Smekens, Tom, Ekukole, Serge, Teh Monteh, Caroline, Tatah Ntaimah, Peter, Dierickx, Susan, Verdonck, Kristien, Colebunders, Robert, Njamnshi, Alfred K, O'Neill, Sarah, Peeters Grietens, Koen

“…A high prevalence of epilepsy has been observed in several onchocerciasis-endemic villages in the Sanaga River basin, Cameroon. Recent studies suggest that…”
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Fear and rumours regarding placental biopsies in a malaria-in-pregnancy trial in Benin by Compaoré, Adélaïde, Dierickx, Susan, Jaiteh, Fatou, Nahum, Alain, Bohissou, Towanou Francis Emmanuel, Tinto, Halidou, Scott, Susana, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Schallig, Henk, Grietens, Koen Peeters

“…A multi-country, community-based trial on scheduled screening and treatment for malaria in pregnancy was conducted in Benin, The Gambia and Burkina Faso…”
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Could the decision of trial participation precede the informed consent process? Evidence from Burkina Faso by Paré Toe, Lea, Ravinetto, Raffaella M, Dierickx, Susan, Gryseels, Charlotte, Tinto, Halidou, Rouamba, Noèl, Diallo, Ibrahim, Cissao, Yacouba, Bayala, Korotimi, Hausmann, Susanna, Muela, Joan, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Peeters Grietens, Koen

“…Over the last years, the number of clinical trials carried out in low-income countries with poor medical infrastructure and limited access to health care has…”
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'With the kanyaleng and the help of god, you don't feel ashamed': women experiencing infertility in Casamance, Senegal by Dierickx, Susan

“…While the precarious situation of women with infertility in Sub-Saharan Africa is well documented, little is known about the ways in which such women show…”
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Barriers and facilitators for the inclusion of fertility care in reproductive health policies in Africa: a qualitative evidence synthesis by Afferri, Anna, Allen, Haddijatou, Booth, Andrew, Dierickx, Susan, Pacey, Allan, Balen, Julie

“…Abstract BACKGROUND Infertility affects over 50 million couples worldwide and impacts people’s social and emotional wellbeing. In low- and middle-income…”
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The Nairobi Summit and Reproductive Justice: Unmet Needs for People with Infertility by Dierickx, Susan, De Proost, Michiel, Huang, Anny Yuanfei, Ceesay, Sainey, Clarke, Ed, Balen, Julie

“…The Nairobi Summit, held in November 2019 and convened by the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, claims to have represented "all nations and…”
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Mass Drug Administration With Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine and Malaria Transmission Dynamics in The Gambia: A Prospective Cohort Study by Mwesigwa, Julia, Achan, Jane, Affara, Muna, Wathuo, Miriam, Worwui, Archibald, Mohammed, Nuredin Ibrahim, Kanuteh, Fatoumatta, Prom, Aurelia, Dierickx, Susan, di Tanna, Gian Luca, Nwakanma, Davis, Bousema, Teun, Drakeley, Chris, Van Geertruyden, Jean Pierre, D'Alessandro, Umberto

“…Mass drug administration (MDA) may further reduce malaria transmission in low-transmission areas. The impact of MDA on the dynamics of malaria transmission was…”
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Community-based Malaria Screening and Treatment for Pregnant Women Receiving Standard Intermittent Preventive Treatment With Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine: A Multicenter (The Gambia, Burkina Faso, and Benin) Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial by Scott, Susana, D’Alessandro, Umberto, Kendall, Lindsay, Bradley, John, Bojang, Kalifa, Correa, Simon, Njie, Fanta, Tinto, Halidou, Traore-Coulibaly, Maminata, Natama, Hamtandi Magloire, Traoré, Ousmane, Valea, Innocent, Nahum, Alain, Ahounou, Daniel, Bohissou, Francis, Sondjo, Gethaime, Agbowai, Carine, Mens, Petra, Ruizendaal, Esmée, Schallig, Henk, Dierickx, Susan, Grietens, Koen Peeters, Duval, Laetitia, Conteh, Lesong, Drabo, Maxime, Guth, Jamie, Pagnoni, Franco

“…Adding community-based scheduled malaria screening and treatment to existing intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP)…”
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