Progress in family planning in Sierra Leone: a mixed-methods case study

Philip S Amara, Mohamed Kanu, Alhassan Kanu, Francess Fornah, Clifford Kelfa Kamara, Joan H Shepherd, Tom Sessay, Francis L Moses, Sartie Kenneh, Hina Najmi, Abeer Mian, Mishaal Zulfiqar, Sacha St-Onge Ahmad, Jen Kidwell Drake, Zahid Ali Memon, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018775
Published: 2026-06
Container: BMJ Global Health
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018775,
  title = {Progress in family planning in Sierra Leone: a mixed-methods case study},
  author = {Philip S Amara and Mohamed Kanu and Alhassan Kanu and Francess Fornah and Clifford Kelfa Kamara and Joan H Shepherd and Tom Sessay and Francis L Moses and Sartie Kenneh and Hina Najmi and Abeer Mian and Mishaal Zulfiqar and Sacha St-Onge Ahmad and Jen Kidwell Drake and Zahid Ali Memon and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Global Health},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018775},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018775}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Progress in family planning in Sierra Leone: a mixed-methods case study
AU  - Philip S Amara
AU  - Mohamed Kanu
AU  - Alhassan Kanu
AU  - Francess Fornah
AU  - Clifford Kelfa Kamara
AU  - Joan H Shepherd
AU  - Tom Sessay
AU  - Francis L Moses
AU  - Sartie Kenneh
AU  - Hina Najmi
AU  - Abeer Mian
AU  - Mishaal Zulfiqar
AU  - Sacha St-Onge Ahmad
AU  - Jen Kidwell Drake
AU  - Zahid Ali Memon
AU  - Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Global Health
DO  - 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018775
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Amara, P. S., Kanu, M., Kanu, A., Fornah, F., Kamara, C. K., Shepherd, J. H., Sessay, T., Moses, F. L., Kenneh, S., Najmi, H., Mian, A., Zulfiqar, M., Ahmad, S. S., Drake, J. K., Memon, Z. A., & Bhutta, Z. A. (2026). Progress in family planning in Sierra Leone: a mixed-methods case study. BMJ Global Health. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018775

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