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Research

Marie Stopes International values and uses evidence to develop, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and quality of its health programmes.

The Research and Metrics programme undertakes research and performance analysis with the ultimate aim of expanding access to high quality, affordable and cost-effective reproductive and sexual health services.

The Research and Metrics team is a multidisciplinary team with expertise in epidemiology, statistics, population dynamics, qualitative research and health economics. Based in London, Nairobi and Hanoi, the global team supports over 20 national research managers in 14 countries.

Key principles
Three key principles underpin our research programme:
 
  • knowledge sharing: knowledge sharing is integral to all of MSI’s research and ensures that evidence leads to action and that lessons are shared within the organisation and more broadly
  • ethics: our programme of research is based on principles of medical and research ethics to protect the dignity, rights and welfare of all individuals and communities involved in research activities. MSI has set up an independent Ethics Review Board, chaired by Dr. Susannah Mayhew , Senior Lecturer in Reproductive Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • evidence-based: collecting timely, accurate information on activities across our partnership is crucial for monitoring, evaluating and strengthening our programmes through evidence based decision-making. we are piloting a tool called the Dashboard, which aims to help our international programmes monitor performance and strengthen programmatic decision making.

 

Research types 
We engage in a variety of different types of research: 
 

  • behavioural research
  • clinical research
  • operational research
  • policy-related research
  • market research.

 

Research topics 
We undertake research on a variety of topics including:

 

New CYP conversion factors
We are adopting the new USAID CYP conversion factors, for all family planning services delivered from 1st January, 2012.

You can view the new converstion factors in the table below.
CYP conversion factors
Publications
Addressing the Need: Lessons for Service Delivery Organizations on Delivering Contracted-Out Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services
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Nick Corby, Mark Nunn, Kate Welch
17/05/2012, PDF, 711KB
This primer aims to provide clear lessons and recommendations to help service delivery organizations and program managers establish, implement, and strengthen contracting arrangements.
Categories: Research
Using mobile finance to reimburse sexual and reproductive health vouchers in Madagascar
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Nick Corby
29/11/2011, PDF, 975KB
SMS money transfer systems can be successfully integrated into voucher programmes and used to reimburse health service providers in remote, rural and urban locations.
Categories: Research, Social franchising, vouchers, Madagascar
Case study: Integrated marketing
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Harriet Andrew, Louise Bury, Ixchel Castellon Pedras, Nick Corby, Noni Gachuhi, Alexandra Lowell and Kim van Niekerk
11/07/2011, PDF, 459KB
Using evidence-based marketing activities to increase demand for safe and legal abortion services in Mexico City.
Categories: Intergrated marketing, Mexico, Research
Global Impact Report Summary
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Fry K, Hopkins K and Ngo TD
14/06/2011, PDF, 560KB
This summary report outlines the key findings of our Global Impact Report 2010.
Categories: Corporate, Research
Global Impact Report 2010
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Fry K, Hopkins K and Ngo TD
02/06/2011, PDF, 1.09MB
This report summarises progress during 2010 towards our global mission − children by choice, not chance. The report includes data, analysis and case studies on some of the key areas of our work, including: expanding choice in family planning, prevention of unsafe abortion, and reaching the underserved.
Categories: Corporate, Research
Long-term contraceptive protection, discontinuation and switching behaviour
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Mohamed M. Ali, Rachael K. Sadler, John Cleland, Thoai D. Ngo and Iqbal H. Shah
14/03/2011, PDF, 1.35MB
This reports provides an in-depth assessment of IUD use-dynamics in developing countries.
Categories: Contraception, Research
Expanding contraceptive choices for women
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Katharine E. May, Thoai D. Ngo and Dana Hovig
09/03/2011, PDF, 860KB
This publication looks at promising results for the IUD in sub-Saharan Africa
Categories: Contraception, Research
Social franchising: reaching the underserved
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Nick Corby
07/03/2011, PDF, 478KB
MSI’s social franchise networks engage existing private providers to deliver high quality sexual reproductive health services in underserved areas.
Categories: Research, Social franchising
Reproductive Health Vouchers: from promise to practice
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Tania Boler and Lili Harris
01/11/2010, PDF, 1.62MB
Looks at the practical experiences of Marie Stopes International in implementing voucher schemes.
Categories: Output based aid, Research
Discontinuation of IUDs among in the Philippines
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Thoai D. Ngo and Virgilio L. Pernito
10/10/2010, PDF, 302KB
Discontinuation of IUDs among women receiving mobile outreach services in the Philippines, 2006–2008
Categories: Contraception, Philippines, Research
Long-acting and permanent methods
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Erica Nelson
07/06/2010, PDF, 1.08MB
Fact sheet covering the global impact that MSI has had as a result of its long-acting contraceptive methods.
Categories: Contraception, Research
Marie Stopes Vasectomy: expanding access in Bangladesh
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12/02/2010, PDF, 163KB
MSI’s successful expansion of vasectomy services in Bangladesh provides a useful example of how male contraceptive use can be increased through better access to high-quality services.
Categories: Bangladesh, Research, Vasectomy
At the cutting edge: Delivering male circumcision through Marie Stopes International's reproductive health mobile outreach programmes in Kenya
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Thoai D. Ngo and George Obhai
17/12/2009, PDF, 1.36MB
A research document that examines the trial of the use of male circumcision as a tool in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS in Kenya.
Categories: HIV/AIDS, Kenya, Research
“The condom broke!” Why do women in the UK have unintended pregnancies?
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Louise Bury and Thoai D Ngo
27/07/2009, PDF, 945KB
The United Kingdom has high levels of reported contraceptive use, yet it also has high levels of abortion.
Categories: Abortion, Contraception, Research, United Kingdom
“The condom broke!” Why do women in the UK have unintended pregnancies? - Research brief
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Louise Bury and Tony Kerridge
27/07/2009, PDF, 171KB
Summary of the key points from the full research report.
Categories: Abortion, Contraception, Research
Pioneering HIV prevention strategies in rural Kenya
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Erica Nelson and Heidi Quinn
14/07/2009, PDF, 156KB
A case study of Marie Stopes International’s male circumcision outreach project
Categories: HIV/AIDS, Kenya, Research
The MSI Impact Calculator: methodology and assumptions
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Tania Boler, Nick Corby and Dana Hovig
19/06/2009, PDF, 319KB
An explanation of the methodology behind the MSI Impact Calculator, which examines the impact of MSI's health programmes.
Categories: Corporate, Research
Medical Abortion in India: A model for the rest of the world? Research Brief
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Tania Boler and William Little
15/05/2009, PDF, 202KB
MSI’s research found that India’s model of liberalised access to medical abortion has, on the whole, gained high levels of acceptability from both women and men and healthcare providers.
Categories: Abortion, India, Research
Medical Abortion in India: A model for the rest of the world? Research and Analysis
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Tania Boler, Cicely Marston, Nick Corby and Elizabeth Gardiner
15/05/2009, PDF, 1.61MB
MSI’s research found that India’s model of liberalised access to medical abortion has, on the whole, gained high levels of acceptability from both women and men and healthcare providers.
Categories: Abortion, India, Research
MSI’s impact on fertility decline in Nepal
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24/01/2009, PDF, 345KB
Given the striking decrease in the country’s fertility rate, Nepal is an unusual success story. It has achieved such a rapid fertility decline in the face of significant and complex development challenges.
Categories: Contraception, Research, Nepal
Scaling up the delivery of rural services in the Philippines
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Virgilio Pernito, Erica Nelson and Stefanie Wallach
16/01/2009, PDF, 466KB
Despite trying to encourage “responsible parenthood and family planning” nationwide, family planning advocates have faced a numerous barriers in the Philippines.
Categories: Contraception, Philippines, Research
Marie Stopes Ligations: complication rates and client satisfaction in Malawi
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Angela Chipeta-Khonje, Soumitro Ghosh, Nick Corby and Thoai Ngo
12/01/2009, PDF, 426KB
Research and analysis of complication rates following MSL procedures at Banja La Mtsogolo in Malawi.
Categories: Contraception, Research, Malawi
MSI in Uganda: addressing gaps in family planning access
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07/01/2009, PDF, 997KB
This brief offers a statistical snapshot of Uganda’s high fertility rates and estimates Marie Stopes International’s (MSI) contribution to the use of modern contraceptive methods in rural areas.
Categories: Contraception, Research, Uganda
Perceptions and realities: Yemeni men, women and contraception - English & Arabic (summary)
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20/11/2007, PDF, 721KB
Key findings from a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Survey and Peer Ethnographic Evaluation Research Study Yemen.
Categories: Contraception, Research, Yemen
Perceptions and realities: Yemeni men, women and contraception - English & Arabic (full report)
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20/11/2007, PDF, 1.60MB
Key findings from a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Survey and Peer Ethnographic Evaluation Research Study Yemen.
Categories: Contraception, Research, Yemen
Adolescence in Pakistan: sex, marriage and reproductive health - intoview
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01/02/2006, PDF, 402KB
The findings of research carried out into awareness of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Pakistan.
Categories: Pakistan, Research, Young people
Adolescence in Pakistan: sex, marriage and reproductive health - overview
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01/02/2006, PDF, 102KB
The findings of research carried out into awareness of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Pakistan.
Categories: Pakistan, Research, Young people