Imbalances in authorship, geographic and institutional contexts, and funding sources in research on gender approaches to sexual and reproductive health in Africa: a scoping review

Assessing progress in gender-transformative sexual and reproductive health interventions: how does practice-based knowledge compare with published evidence in sub-Saharan Africa?

19 August 2026

Publication Date: 08/19/2026

By: By: Woldekidan Amde, Kéfilath Bello, Tanya Jacobs, TK Sundari Ravindran, Asha S. George

Imbalances in authorship, geographic and institutional contexts, and funding sources in research on gender approaches to sexual and reproductive health in Africa: a scoping review

Publication Date: 08/19/2026

By: By: Woldekidan Amde, Kéfilath Bello, Tanya Jacobs, TK Sundari Ravindran, Asha S. George

Discriminatory gender norms and unequal power relations shape sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, approaches to assessing progress in gender-transformative interventions remain underdeveloped.

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Gender-transformative research in Africa: collective learning and synthesis to improve sexual reproductive and maternal health rights and services

The overall aim of the project (February 2022-May 2025) is to foster a strengthened community of researchers and policymakers informed, connected and empowered to use gender-transformative frameworks and methods in their research and practice.