Erin Pearson
Ipas
53 Papers
122 Citations
Erin Pearson is an academic researcher from Ipas. The author has contributed to research in topics: Abortion & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 42 publications. Previous affiliations of Erin Pearson include Harvard University & Johns Hopkins University.
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“What makes you think you have special privileges because you are a police officer?” A qualitative exploration of police's role in the risk environment of female sex workers
Susan G. Sherman,Katherine H.A. Footer,Samantha Illangasekare,Erin Clark,Erin Pearson,Michele R. Decker +5 more
TL;DR: For instance, this article found that women's mistrust of police was often developed at an early age and further reinforced by interactions in their personal and professional lives, including verbal harassment, sexual exploitation, extortion, and a lack of police responsiveness to 911 calls in emergencies.
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Meeting the need for safe abortion care in Ethiopia: results of a national assessment in 2008.
Ahmed Abdella,Tamara Fetters,Janie Benson,Erin Pearson,Yirgu Gebrehiwot,Kathryn Andersen,Hailemichael Gebreselassie,Solomon Tesfaye +7 more
TL;DR: This study provides the first national snapshot to measure changes in a dynamic abortion care environment in Ethiopia and finds the use of appropriate abortion technologies in the first trimester and the provision of post-abortion contraception overall were reasonably strong, especially in private sector facilities.
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Early pregnancy detection by female community health volunteers in Nepal facilitated referral for appropriate reproductive health services.
TL;DR: Results of this evaluation suggest that community health workers such as FCHVs are a promising channel for early pregnancy detection and referral, and the focus should be on ensuring service availability and awareness of available services, UPT supply, and creating viable options for record keeping.
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Attitudes toward abortion in Zambia
TL;DR: It is suggested that increasing awareness about abortion law in Zambia may be important for encouraging more favorable attitudes, and that women need access to safe services.
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Testing the Safe Abortion Care model in Ethiopia to monitor service availability, use, and quality
TL;DR: To implement the Safe Abortion Care (SAC) model in public health facilities in the Tigray region of Ethiopia and document the availability, utilization, and quality of SAC services over time.
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