F. Obare

Most-cited papers

1. Reducing unmet need by supporting women with met need.

   Anrudh K. Jain, F. Obare, S. Ramarao, I. Askew

   2013International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health143 citations Open access

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2. Reasons for unmet need for family planning, with attention to the measurement of fertility preferences: protocol for a multi-site cohort study

   K. Machiyama, J. Casterline, J. Mumah, F. Huda +5 more

   2017Reproductive Health103 citations Open access

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3. Community-level impact of the reproductive health vouchers programme on service utilization in Kenya

   F. Obare, C. Warren, Rebecca Njuki, T. Abuya +3 more

   2012Health Policy and Planning79 citations Open access

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4. Factors associated with unintended pregnancy, poor birth outcomes and post-partum contraceptive use among HIV-positive female adolescents in Kenya

   F. Obare, A. H. van der Kwaak, H. Birungi

   2012BMC Women's Health66 citations Open access

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5. A Policy Analysis of the implementation of a Reproductive Health Vouchers Program in Kenya

   T. Abuya, Rebecca Njuki, C. Warren, J. Okal +4 more

   2012BMC Public Health65 citations Open access

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6. Evaluation of the impact of the voucher and accreditation approach on improving reproductive health behaviors and status in Kenya

   C. Warren, T. Abuya, F. Obare, J. Sunday +3 more

   2011BMC Public Health59 citations Open access

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7. Maternal health care utilization among HIV-positive female adolescents in Kenya.

   H. Birungi, F. Obare, A. H. van der Kwaak, J. Namwebya

   2011International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health52 citations Open access

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8. Women’s attitudes and beliefs towards specific contraceptive methods in Bangladesh and Kenya

   K. Machiyama, F. Huda, Faisal Ahmmed, G. Odwe +5 more

   2018Reproductive Health51 citations Open access

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9. “It is always better for a man to know his HIV status” – A qualitative study exploring the context, barriers and facilitators of HIV testing among men in Nairobi, Kenya

   J. Okal, D. Lango, J. Matheka, F. Obare +3 more

   2020PLoS ONE50 citations Open access

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10. Education sector response to early and unintended pregnancy: A review of country experiences in sub-Saharan Africa

    H. Birungi, Chi-Chi Undie, I. Mackenzie, Anne Ruhweza Katahoire +2 more

    201545 citations Open access

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11. Assessing the population-level impact of vouchers on access to health facility delivery for women in Kenya.

    F. Obare, C. Warren, T. Abuya, I. Askew +1 more

    2014Social Science & Medicine (1967)45 citations

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12. Fertility Transitions in Ghana and Kenya: Trends, Determinants, and Implications for Policy and Programs

    I. Askew, N. Maggwa, F. Obare

    201543 citations Open access

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13. Exploring the effectiveness of the output-based aid voucher program to increase uptake of gender-based violence recovery services in Kenya: A qualitative evaluation

    Rebecca Njuki, J. Okal, C. Warren, F. Obare +5 more

    2012BMC Public Health41 citations Open access

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14. Community experiences and perceptions of reproductive health vouchers in Kenya

    Rebecca Njuki, F. Obare, C. Warren, T. Abuya +6 more

    2013BMC Public Health40 citations Open access

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15. State of emergency contraception in the U.S., 2018

    M. Sackeim, E. Gurney, N. Koelper, Sammel +37 more

    2018Contraception and Reproductive Medicine39 citations Open access

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16. A cross sectional comparison of postnatal care quality in facilities participating in a maternal health voucher program versus non-voucher facilities in Kenya

    C. Warren, T. Abuya, L. Kanya, F. Obare +3 more

    2015BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth37 citations Open access

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17. Reducing early and unintended pregnancies among adolescents

    F. Obare, C. Kabiru, V. Chandra-Mouli

    201833 citations Open access

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18. Can Reproductive Health Voucher Programs Improve Quality of Postnatal Care? A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Kenya’s Safe Motherhood Voucher Scheme

    Claire Watt, T. Abuya, C. Warren, F. Obare +2 more

    2015PLoS ONE33 citations Open access

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19. Attitudes towards help-seeking for sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian settings: the case of Rwamwanja refugee settlement scheme in Uganda

    G. Odwe, Chi-Chi Undie, F. Obare

    2018BMC International Health and Human Rights30 citations Open access

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20. An assessment of opportunities and challenges for public sector involvement in the maternal health voucher program in Uganda

    J. Okal, L. Kanya, F. Obare, Rebecca Njuki +5 more

    2013Health Research Policy and Systems29 citations Open access

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21. Safe motherhood voucher programme coverage of health facility deliveries among poor women in South-western Uganda

    L. Kanya, F. Obare, C. Warren, T. Abuya +2 more

    2013Health Policy and Planning27 citations Open access

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22. Community-level effect of the reproductive health vouchers program on out-of-pocket spending on family planning and safe motherhood services in Kenya

    F. Obare, C. Warren, L. Kanya, T. Abuya +1 more

    2015BMC Health Services Research26 citations Open access

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23. Expanding access to secondary school education for teenage mothers in Kenya: A baseline study report

    Chi-Chi Undie, H. Birungi, G. Odwe, F. Obare

    201525 citations Open access

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24. Do Women Find the Progesterone Vaginal Ring Acceptable? Findings from Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal.

    S. Ramarao, F. Obare, S. Ishaku, B. Mané +7 more

    2018Studies in family planning23 citations Open access

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25. Changes in prevalence of violence and risk factors for violence and HIV among children and young people in Kenya: a comparison of the 2010 and 2019 Kenya Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

    F. Annor, Laura F. Chiang, P. Oluoch, Vivienne Mang’oli +10 more

    2021Lancet Global Health20 citations Open access

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26. Using verbal and social autopsies to explore health-seeking behaviour among HIV-positive women in Kenya: a retrospective study

    Rebecca Njuki, J. Kimani, F. Obare, C. Warren

    2014BMC Women's Health18 citations Open access

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27. Retention of adolescents living with HIV in care treatment and support programs in Uganda.

    Livingstone Ssali, S. Kalibala, J. Birungi, Aggrey Egessa +5 more

    201418 citations Open access

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28. Health care providers’ perspectives regarding the use of chlorhexidine gel for cord care in neonates in rural Kenya: implications for scale-up

    A. Muriuki, F. Obare, B. Ayieko, Dennis J. Matanda +2 more

    2017BMC Health Services Research17 citations Open access

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29. Method-specific beliefs and subsequent contraceptive method choice: Results from a longitudinal study in urban and rural Kenya

    G. Odwe, Y. Wado, F. Obare, K. Machiyama +1 more

    2021PLoS ONE16 citations Open access

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30. Adolescent sexual and reproductive health situation: Insights from the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey

    F. Obare, G. Odwe, H. Birungi

    201616 citations Open access

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31. Policy scripts and students' realities regarding sexuality education in secondary schools in Kenya

    F. Obare, H. Birungi

    201316 citations

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32. Increased coverage of maternal health services among the poor in western Uganda in an output-based aid voucher scheme

    F. Obare, P. Okwero, Leslie Villegas, S. Mills +1 more

    201615 citations Open access

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33. Community mobilization and service strengthening to increase awareness and use of postabortion care and family planning in Kenya

    Chi-Chi Undie, L. V. Van Lith, M. Wahome, F. Obare +2 more

    2014International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics15 citations Open access

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34. Men’s needs and women’s fears: gender-related power dynamics in contraceptive use and coping with consequences in a rural setting in Kenya

    F. Obare, G. Odwe, J. Cleland

    2020Culture, Health and Sexuality14 citations

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35. Effectiveness of using comic books to communicate HIV and AIDS messages to in-school youth: Insights from a pilot intervention study in Nairobi, Kenya

    F. Obare, H. Birungi, Bridget Deacon, R. Burnet

    201314 citations Open access

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36. Assessing the community-level impact of a decade of user fee policy shifts on health facility deliveries in Kenya, 2003-2014

    F. Obare, T. Abuya, Dennis J. Matanda, B. Bellows

    2018International Journal for Equity in Health13 citations Open access

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37. Introduction of Subcutaneous Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA-SC) Injectable Contraception at Facility and Community Levels: Pilot Results From 4 Districts of Uganda

    G. Odwe, K. Gray, A. Kyarimpa, F. Obare +1 more

    2018Global Health: Science and Practice Journal13 citations Open access

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38. Highlights from the first-ever violence against children and youth survey conducted exclusively in a humanitarian setting.

    F. Obare, G. Odwe, Y. Wado, Peter Kisaakye +6 more

    2024International Journal of Child Abuse & Neglect12 citations Open access

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39. Impacts of removing user fees for maternal health services on universal health coverage in Kenya

    T. Abuya, Mardieh L. Dennis, Dennis J. Matanda, F. Obare +1 more

    201812 citations Open access

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40. Which contraceptive side effects matter most? Evidence from current and past users of injectables and implants in Western Kenya

    G. Odwe, F. Obare, K. Machiyama, J. Cleland

    2020Contraception: X11 citations Open access

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41. Factors influencing satisfaction with oral contraceptive pills and injectables among past users in Kenya.

    G. Odwe, J. Mumah, F. Obare, M. Wamukoya +3 more

    2018Journal of Biosocial Science11 citations Open access

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42. The provision of emergency contraceptives in private sector pharmacies in urban Kenya: Experiences of mystery clients

    F. Obare, W. Liambila

    201311 citations Open access

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43. Progesterone vaginal ring: results of a three-country acceptability study.

    S. Ramarao, Heather Clark, D. Rajamani, S. Ishaku +9 more

    201510 citations Open access

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44. The community midwifery model in Kenya: Expanding access to comprehensive reproductive health services at the community level

    W. Liambila, F. Obare, Chi-Chi Undie, H. Birungi +3 more

    201310 citations

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45. Gender-Role Attitudes and Reproductive Health Communication Among Female Adolescents in South Nyanza, Kenya

    F. Obare, Alfred O. Agwanda, M. Magadi

    201310 citations Open access

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46. Expanding access to comprehensive reproductive health and HIV information and services for married adolescent girls in Nyanza province.

    Chi-Chi Undie, H. Birungi, F. Obare, B. Ochieng +6 more

    201210 citations Open access

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47. Sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents living with HIV in Kenya

    H. Birungi, F. Obare, J. Namwebya, I. Mohammed +2 more

    201110 citations Open access

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48. Accelerating uptake of voluntary rights-based family planning in developing countries.

    K. Machiyama, F. Obare, V. Chandra-Mouli, D. Chou +5 more

    20189 citations Open access

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49. Evaluation research on results-based financing. An annotated bibliography of health science literature on RBF indicators for reproductive maternal newborn child and adolescent health.

    L. Craig, B. Chilundo, J. Cliff, A. Mariano +29 more

    20179 citations Open access

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50. Availability, use and quality of care for medical abortion services in private facilities in Kenya

    W. Liambila, F. Obare, Edward Ikiugu, V. Akora +4 more

    20159 citations Open access

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