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Community Participation in Health Systems Research: A Systematic Review Assessing the State of Research, the Nature of Interventions Involved and the Features of Engagement with Communities by George, Asha S, Mehra, Vrinda, Scott, Kerry, Sriram, Veena

“…Community participation is a major principle of people centered health systems, with considerable research highlighting its intrinsic value and strategic…”
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Taking stock of 10 years of published research on the ASHA programme: examining India's national community health worker programme from a health systems perspective by Scott, Kerry, George, Asha S, Ved, Rajani R

“…As India's accredited social health activist (ASHA) community health worker (CHW) programme enters its second decade, we take stock of the research undertaken…”
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How gender is socially constructed in policy making processes: a case study of the Adolescent and Youth Health Policy in South Africa by Jacobs, Tanya, George, Asha S

“…Gender equality remains an outstanding global priority, more than 25 years after the landmark Beijing Platform for Action. The disconnect between global health…”
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Broadening understanding of accountability ecosystems in sexual and reproductive health and rights: A systematic review by Van Belle, Sara, Boydell, Vicky, George, Asha S, Brinkerhoff, Derick W, Khosla, Rajat

“…Accountability for ensuring sexual and reproductive health and rights is increasingly receiving global attention. Less attention has been paid to…”
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Synergies, strengths and challenges: findings on community capability from a systematic health systems research literature review by George, Asha S, Scott, Kerry, Mehra, Vrinda, Sriram, Veena

“…Community capability is the combined influence of a community's social systems and collective resources that can address community problems and broaden…”
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Do Interventions that Promote Awareness of Rights Increase Use of Maternity Care Services? A Systematic Review by George, Asha S, Branchini, Casey, Portela, Anayda

“…Twenty years after the rights of women to go through pregnancy and childbirth safely were recognized by governments, we assessed the effects of interventions…”
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Principles and processes behind promoting awareness of rights for quality maternal care services: a synthesis of stakeholder experiences and implementation factors by George, Asha S, Branchini, Casey

“…Promoting awareness of rights is a value-based process that entails a different way of thinking and acting, which is at times misunderstood or deemed as…”
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A forgotten group during humanitarian crises: a systematic review of sexual and reproductive health interventions for young people including adolescents in humanitarian settings by Jennings, Lauren, George, Asha S, Jacobs, Tanya, Blanchet, Karl, Singh, Neha S

“…Young people including adolescents face barriers to healthcare and increased risk of poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH), which are exacerbated in…”
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Does women’s mobile phone ownership matter for health? Evidence from 15 countries by LeFevre, Amnesty E, Shah, Neha, Bashingwa, Jean Juste Harrisson, George, Asha S, Mohan, Diwakar

“…Mobile phones have the potential to increase access to health information, improve patient–provider communication, and influence the content and quality of…”
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"It might be a statistic to me, but every death matters.": An assessment of facility-level maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response systems in four sub-Saharan African countries by Kinney, Mary V, Ajayi, Gbaike, de Graft-Johnson, Joseph, Hill, Kathleen, Khadka, Neena, Om'Iniabohs, Alyssa, Mukora-Mutseyekwa, Fadzai, Tayebwa, Edwin, Shittu, Oladapo, Lipingu, Chrisostom, Kerber, Kate, Nyakina, Juma Daimon, Ibekwe, Perpetus Chudi, Sayinzoga, Felix, Madzima, Bernard, George, Asha S, Thapa, Kusum

“…Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) systems aim to understand and address key contributors to maternal and perinatal deaths to…”
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Reflecting strategic and conforming gendered experiences of community health workers using photovoice in rural Wakiso district, Uganda by Musoke, David, Ssemugabo, Charles, Ndejjo, Rawlance, Ekirapa-Kiracho, Elizabeth, George, Asha S

“…Community health workers (CHWs) are an important human resource in Uganda as they are the first contact of the population with the health system. Understanding…”
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Any better? A follow-up content analysis of adolescent sexual and reproductive health inclusion in Global Financing Facility country planning documents by Walmisley, Ulla, Kinney, Mary V, Kiendrébéogo, Joël Arthur, Kafando, Yamba, George, Asha S

“…The Global Financing Facility (GFF) supports national reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, adolescent health, and nutrition needs. Previous analysis…”
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Form and functioning: contextualising the start of the global financing facility policy processes in Burkina Faso by Kiendrébéogo, Joël Arthur, Sory, Orokia, Kaboré, Issa, Kafando, Yamba, Kumar, Meghan Bruce, George, Asha S

“…Burkina Faso joined the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF) in 2017 to address persistent gaps in funding for reproductive,…”
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Gendered health systems: evidence from low- and middle-income countries by Morgan, Rosemary, Ayiasi, Richard Mangwi, Barman, Debjani, Buzuzi, Stephen, Ssemugabo, Charles, Ezumah, Nkoli, George, Asha S, Hawkins, Kate, Hao, Xiaoning, King, Rebecca, Liu, Tianyang, Molyneux, Sassy, Muraya, Kelly W, Musoke, David, Nyamhanga, Tumaini, Ros, Bandeth, Tani, Kassimu, Theobald, Sally, Vong, Sreytouch, Waldman, Linda

“…Gender is often neglected in health systems, yet health systems are not gender neutral. Within health systems research, gender analysis seeks to understand how…”
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Multiple pathways to scaling up and sustainability: an exploration of digital health solutions in South Africa by Swartz, Alison, LeFevre, Amnesty E, Perera, Shehani, Kinney, Mary V, George, Asha S

“…With the aim to support further understanding of scaling up and sustaining digital health, we explore digital health solutions that have or are anticipated to…”
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Beyond form and functioning: Understanding how contextual factors influence village health committees in northern India by Scott, Kerry, George, Asha S, Harvey, Steven A, Mondal, Shinjini, Patel, Gupteswar, Ved, Rajani, Garimella, Surekha, Sheikh, Kabir

“…Health committees are a common strategy to foster community participation in health. Efforts to strengthen committees often focus on technical inputs to…”
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How does community health feature in Global Financing Facility planning documents to support reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNAH-N)? insights from six francophone West African countries by Kiendrébéogo, Joël Arthur, Sory, Orokia, Kaboré, Issa, Kafando, Yamba, Steege, Rosie, George, Asha S, Kumar, Meghan Bruce

“…Community health is key for improving Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH-N). However, how community health…”
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Can community action improve equity for maternal health and how does it do so? Research findings from Gujarat, India by George, Asha S, Mohan, Diwakar, Gupta, Jaya, LeFevre, Amnesty E, Balakrishnan, Subhasri, Ved, Rajani, Khanna, Renu

“…Efforts to work with civil society to strengthen community participation and action for health are particularly important in Gujarat, India, given that the…”
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Negotiating power relations, gender equality, and collective agency: are village health committees transformative social spaces in northern India? by Scott, Kerry, George, Asha S, Harvey, Steven A, Mondal, Shinjini, Patel, Gupteswar, Sheikh, Kabir

“…Participatory health initiatives ideally support progressive social change and stronger collective agency for marginalized groups. However, this empowering…”
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Correction: Broadening understanding of accountability ecosystems in sexual and reproductive health and rights: A systematic review by Van Belle, Sara, Boydell, Vicky, George, Asha S, Brinkerhoff, Derick W, Khosla, Rajat

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196788.]…”
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