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Method writing and findings from the researchers who did the fieldwork.
InsightDid it work? Using interrupted time series to evaluate health system change
Adolescent family planning visits doubled at one Kailahun health centre after a 2024 upgrade. Establishing whether the upgrade caused it is a harder question than it looks.
InsightThe power of observation in early childhood development research
In hard-to-reach communities where formal schooling may be absent, observing children directly gives an unfiltered view of how young minds grow and learn.
InsightReligious leaders’ nuanced views on birth spacing and contraceptives in Sierra Leone
A qualitative study with the Christian Health Association of Sierra Leone finds religious leaders hold more differentiated views on contraception than public debate assumes.
InsightAdolescent girls’ perceptions of the COVID-19 infodemic in Sierra Leone
Trust, misinformation and ways forward: how Sierra Leone’s adolescent girls navigated the COVID-19 information environment.
InsightReligious leaders are ultra-powerful stakeholders in Sierra Leone society
An opinion piece drawing on IfD's research finds religious leaders more supportive of birth spacing than commonly assumed and reveals exactly where their objections to modern contraceptives actually come from.
InsightShifting paradigms in development: embracing the PDIA approach
How development is done right now, the problem with it, and what problem-driven iterative adaptation offers instead.
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