Karra Co-Authors Research on Postpartum Family Planning in Tanzania
Mahesh Karra, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School for Global Studies at Boston University, co-wrote a research journal article for BMC Women’s Health. Published on May 12, 2020, the article outlines the findings of a study titled “Effect of a postpartum family planning intervention on postpartum intrauterine device counseling and choice: evidence from a cluster-randomized trial in Tanzania.”
An excerpt from the abstract of the article:
The World Health Organization recommends postpartum family planning (PPFP) for healthy birth spacing. This study is an evaluation of an intervention that sought to improve women’s access to PPFP in Tanzania. The intervention included counseling on PPFP during antenatal and delivery care and introducing postpartum intrauterine device (PPIUD) insertion as an integrated part of delivery services for women electing PPIUD in the immediate postpartum period.
The full journal article can be read here.
Mahesh Karra’s academic and research interests are broadly in development economics, health economics, quantitative methods, and applied demography. His research utilizes experimental and non-experimental methods to investigate the relationships between population, health, and economic development in low- and middle-income countries. Read more about him here.