Najam Joins Panel Discussion on Population and Climate Change
Professor Najam noted that curbing population growth and managing the impacts of climate change may be amongst the most vital problems developing countries face, but that is not a reason to just lump the two together.
Karra Publishes Article on Measurement of Unmet Need for Contraception
“We argue that our indicator of unmet need is preferable to existing population-level indicators due to its independence from biases that are generated from the use of reported preference measures, the simplicity with which it can be derived, and its relevance for cross-country comparisons as well as context-specific analyses.”
Karra Appointed Editor of “Studies in Family Planning“
SFP publishes public health, social science, and biomedical research with a primary focus on low- and middle-income countries. For almost sixty years, peer-reviewed research in the journal has played a pivotal role in shaping the field and building the evidence base for improving policy and practice.
Karra Presents Research on Impact of Family Planning Interventions
Professor Karra presented findings from two field experiments he has conducted over several years in Malawi to measure the impacts of family planning on contraceptive use, fertility health, and longer-term well-being.
Karra Article Details Impact of Improved Access to Family Planning
Professor Karra and his coauthors show that exposure to the intervention increased the intervention group’s control over birth spacing and postpartum fertility, which in turn may contribute to women’s longer-term health and well-being.
Karra Publishes Policy Briefs on Family Planning in Malawi
In two new GDP Center policy briefs, Professor Karra explores issues surrounding family planning services and women’s contraceptive preferences in Malawi as well as the multiple barriers maternal health services there face.
Karra Publishes Research on User-Centered Family Planning
Professor Karra’s research aims to determine how a tailored, preference-driven approach to family planning counseling and the involvement of male partners may contribute to shaping women’s contraceptive preferences and choices.
Karra Presents Findings of Study on Family Planning in Malawi
Professor Karra’s new research explores how effective user-centered counselling approaches may be to help women in Malawi make informed decisions when considering contraceptive method.
Karra’s Research Published in AJAE
Prof. Karra’s research analyzes how inter‐generational power dynamics within rural Indian households affect women’s network formation.
Karra’s Research Published in Multiple Academic Journals
Two of Professor Karra’s papers were featured in JMIR Research Protocols and the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society.
Karra Presents Research at Safe Motherhood Initiative in Malawi
Prof. Mahesh Karra presented research at a meeting of the Technical Working Group (TWG) of the Safe Motherhood Initiative in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Karra Gives Talks on the Effect of Improved Access to Family Planning
Prof. Mahesh Karra delivered a talk entitled “The Causal Effect of Improved Access to Family Planning: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Urban Malawi.”