{"id":21,"date":"2018-09-20T10:43:49","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T14:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mvkarra\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2025-08-04T22:43:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T02:43:04","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mvkarra\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Academic Publications<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Journal Articles<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<p><strong>2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong>, M. Hernandez, K. Brennan, and M. McConnell.<span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"> <a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2024\/06\/Gender-and-MM-EDCC-4-29-24.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Supply-Side Innovations to Increase Equitable Access to Digital Financial Services: Experimental Evidence from Mozambique.&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Forthcoming<\/span><\/span>, <i>Journal of Development Studies<\/i>.<\/li>\n<li>Vincent, S., S. Anukriti, C. Herrera Almanza, and <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2025\/05\/Contraceptive-Concordance-FULL-4-28-25.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Contraceptive Concordance.&#8221;<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<em>Studies in Family Planning<\/em> Special Issue on Rethinking Family Planning Measurement.<\/li>\n<li>Boydell, V., F. Obare, and <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2025\/04\/Editor-Commentary-March-2025-Issue-CLEAN-MVK-2-10-25.pdf\" class=\"gsc_a_at\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Navigating Change in the Family Planning and Reproductive Health Landscape<\/a>.&#8221;<\/span> Editor Commentary, <em>Studies in Family Planning.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong> and S. RamaRao. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2025\/04\/Big-Data-and-Family-Planning-CLEAN-3-12-25.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Big Data and AI in Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Comment.&#8221;<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<em>Studies in Family Planning<\/em> ICPD 30th Anniversary Special Issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/padr.12701\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;&#8216;Supply-Side Versus Demand-Side Unmet Need: Implications for Family Planning Programs&#8217;: A Comment.&#8221;<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<em>Population and Development Review. <\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/padr.12701.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong> and J. Wilde. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/padr.12690\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Economic Foundations of Contraceptive Transitions: Theories and a Review of the Evidence.&#8221;<\/a><\/span> IZA Discussion Paper No. 15889. <em>Population and Development Review<\/em> Special Issue on Contraceptive Transition Theories. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/padr.12690.<\/li>\n<li>Liddie, J.M., M.A. Bind, <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>, and E.M. Sunderland. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41370-024-00723-5\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;County-level associations between drinking water PFAS contamination and COVID-19 mortality in the United States.&#8221;<\/a><\/span> <em>Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology<\/em>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41370-024-00723-5.<\/li>\n<li>Maggio, D., <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>, and D. Canning. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1215\/00703370-11581796\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Family Planning and Children&#8217;s Human Capital: Experimental Evidence from Urban Malawi.&#8221;<\/a> <\/span><em>Demography<\/em>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1215\/00703370-11581796.<\/li>\n<li>Canning, D.* and <strong>M. Karra*<\/strong>. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/sifp.12274\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Unwanted Family Planning including Unwanted Sterilization: Prevalence Estimates for India.&#8221;<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<em>Studies in Family Planning<\/em>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/sifp.12274.<\/li>\n<li>Meng, S., N. Halim, <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>, and P. Mozumder. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0925753523003478#:~:text=We%20conducted%20a%20survey%20of,dealing%20with%20these%20dual%20threats.\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Understanding Household Evacuation Preferences during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Puerto Rico.&#8221;<\/a><\/span> SSRN working paper DOI: 10.2139\/ssrn.4011468. <em>Safety Science <\/em>171: 106405. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ssci.2023.106405.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.*<\/strong> and D. Canning*. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/sifp.12256\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">Adjusting Injectable Contraceptive Use for Months Since the Last Injection<\/a>.&#8221;<\/span> <em>Studies in Family Planning <\/em>55 (1): 71-77. DOI: 10.1111\/sifp.12256.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canning, D. and <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>.<span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"> <a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2022\/05\/Unwanted-Family-Planning-FULL-DC-MVK-3-29-22.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Unwanted Family Planning: Prevalence Estimates for 56 Countries.&#8221;<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Studies in Family Planning,\u00a0<\/em>Special Issue on Measurement and Indicators in Family Planning and Reproductive Health. DOI: 10.1111\/sifp.12230.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Cheng, Z., <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>, M. Guo, V. Patel, and D. Canning. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1660-4601\/20\/4\/3178\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Exploring the Relationship Between Anemia and Postpartum Depression: Evidence from Malawi.&#8221;<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<em>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health <\/em>20(4): 3178. DOI: 10.3390\/ijerph20043178.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong>, D. Maggio, M. Guo, B. Ngwira, and\u00a0 D. Canni<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ng.<span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/full\/10.1073\/pnas.2200279119\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;The Causal Effect a Family Planning Intervention on Women&#8217;s Contraceptive Use and Birth Spacing.&#8221; <\/a><\/span><\/span><em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/em> 119 (22): e2200279119. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2200279119.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dataverse.harvard.edu\/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910\/DVN\/KNNYZN\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><strong>Replication Files.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"> <a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2022\/07\/Unmet-Need-Manuscript-MVK-7-26-22.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Measurement of Unmet Need for Contraception: A Counterfactual Approach.&#8221;<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<em>Studies in Family Planning <\/em>53 (4): 657-680. DOI: 10.1111\/sifp.12216.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Anukriti, S., C. Herrera Almanza, <strong>M. Karra<\/strong> and R. Valdebenito. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2021\/12\/AEA_PP_Short_Paper_12-10-21.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Convincing the <em>Mummy-ji<\/em>: Improving Mother-in-Law Approval of Family Planning in India.&#8221;<\/a> <\/span><em>AEA Papers and Proceedings <\/em>112 (May): 568\u201372. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1257\/pandp.20221122.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong> and K. Zhang. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchprotocols.org\/2021\/4\/e24884\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Exploring User-Centered Counseling and Male Involvement in Contraceptive Decision-Making: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.&#8221;<\/a><\/span> <em>JMIR Research Protocols<\/em> 10(4): e24884. DOI: 10.2196\/24884.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>de Silva, R., S. Huber-Krum, A. Samarasekera, <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>, E. Pearson, H. Senanayake, D. Canning, and I. Shah. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/de-Silva-et-al_2020_Provider-perspectives-in-implementing-the-Postpartum-Intrauterine-Device.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cProvider perspectives in implementing the Postpartum Intrauterine Device Initiative in Sri Lanka: A qualitative study.\u201d<\/a> <\/span><em>BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health<\/em>. DOI:10.1136\/bmjsrh-2020-200876.<\/li>\n<li>Anukriti, S.*, C. Herrera Almanza*, P. K. Pathak*, and <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>*.<span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"> <a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Anukriti-et-al_2020_Curse-of-the-Mummy-ji.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201c<em>Curse of the Mummy-ji<\/em>: The Influence of Mothers-in-law on Women in India.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><em>American Journal of Agricultural Economics<\/em>. 102(5): <span>1328-1351. <\/span>DOI: 10.1111\/ajae.12114. <em><strong>Media Coverage:<\/strong> BBC, CNN News18, Live Mint, ThePrint, IndiaSpend, NEU News, Ideas for India.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong>, D. Canning. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.researchprotocols.org\/2020\/8\/e16697\/\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cThe Effect of Improved Access to Family Planning in Postpartum Women: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.\u201d<\/a> <\/span><em>JMIR Research Protocols<\/em> 9(8): e16697. DOI: 10.2196\/16697.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong>, D. Canning, and R. Sato. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Karra-et-al_2020_Adding-measurement-error-to-location-data-to-protect-subject-confidentiality.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cAdding Measurement Error to Location Data to Protect Subject Confidentiality While Allowing for Consistent Estimation of Exposure Effects.\u201d<\/a><\/span> <em>Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series C (Applied Statistics)<\/em>. 69(5): 1251-1268. DOI:10.1111\/rssc.12439.2020. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dataverse.harvard.edu\/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910\/DVN\/VHBLVA&amp;faces-redirect=true\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><strong>Replication Files.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong> and E. Sandoe. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Karra_Sandoe_2020_A-polling-experiment-on-public-opinion-on-the-future-expansion-of-Medicare-and.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cA Polling Experiment on Public Opinion on the Future Expansion of Medicare and Medicaid.\u201d<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<em>Health Services Research<\/em>. 55(4): 578-586. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/1475-6773.13295.<\/li>\n<li>Pearson, E., L. Senderowicz, E. Pradhan, J. Francis, P. Muyangizi, I. Shah, D. Canning, <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>, N. Ulenga, T. Baernighausen. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Pearson-et-al_2020_Effect-of-a-postpartum-family-planning-intervention-on-postpartum-intrauterine.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cEffect of a Postpartum Family Planning Intervention on Postpartum Interuterine Device Counseling and Choice: Evidence from a Cluster-Randomized Trial in Tanzania.\u201d<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<em>BMC Women&#8217;s Health<\/em>. 20(1): 102. DOI:10.1186\/s12905-020-00956-0.<\/li>\n<li>Miller, R. and <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Miller_Karra_Birth-Spacing-and-Child-Health-Trajectories.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cBirth Spacing and Child Health Trajectories.\u201d<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<em>Population and Development Review<\/em>. 46(2): 347-371. DOI: 10.1111\/padr.12335.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong>, E. Pearson, E. Pradhan, R. de Silva, A. Samarasekera, D. Canning, I. Shah, D. Weerasekera, H. Senanayake. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Karra-et-al_2019_The-effect-of-a-postpartum-IUD-intervention-on-counseling-and-choice.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cThe Effect of a Postpartum IUD Intervention on Counselling and Choice: Evidence from a Cluster-Randomized Stepped-Wedge Trial in Sri Lanka.\u201d<\/a><\/span> <em>Trials<\/em>. 20(1): 407. DOI: 10.1186\/s13063-019-3473-6.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong>, and G. Fink. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Karra_Fink_2019_Long-run-height-and-education-implications-of-early-life-growth-faltering.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cLong Run Height and Education Implications of Early Life Growth Faltering: A Synthetic Panel Analysis of 425 Birth Cohorts in 21 Low- and Middle-Income Countries.\u201d<\/a><\/span> <em>BMC Public Health<\/em>. 19(1): 876. DOI: 10.1186\/s12889-019-7203-5.<\/li>\n<li>Goyal, N., <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>, and D. Canning. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Goyal-et-al_2019_Early-Life-Exposure-to-Ambient-Fine-Particulate-Air-Pollution-and-Infant.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cEarly-Life Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Infant Mortality: Pooled Evidence from 43 Low- and Middle-Income Countries.\u201d<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<em>International Journal of Epidemiology<\/em>. 48(4): 1125-1141. DOI: 10.1093\/ije\/dyz090.<\/li>\n<li>Sripad, P.*, <strong>M. Karra*<\/strong>, C. Warren, and M. Hindin. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Sripad-et-al_2019_Assessing-the-role-of-women\u2019s-autonomy-and-acceptability-of-intimate-partner.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cAssessing the role of women\u2019s autonomy and acceptability of intimate partner violence in maternal health-care utilization in 63 low- and middle-income countries.\u201d<\/a><\/span> <em>International Journal of Epidemiology<\/em>. 48(5): 1580-1592. DOI: 10.1093\/ije\/dyy299\/5309028.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong>, E. Pearson, D. Canning, I. Shah, R. de Silva, and A. Samarasekera.<span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"> <a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Karra-et-al.-2018-Ethnolinguistic-Concordance-and-the-Receipt-of-Pos.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cEthnolinguistic Concordance and the Receipt of Postpartum IUD (PPIUD) Counseling Services in Sri Lanka.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><em>International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health<\/em>. 44(4): 133-145. DOI: 10.1363\/44e6918.<\/li>\n<li>Haber, N., E.R. Smith, K. Andrews, R. Audy, W. Bell, A.T. Brennan, A. Breskin, J. Kane, <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>, E. McClure, E. Moscoe, E.A. Suarez. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Haber-et-al_2018_Causal-language-and-strength-of-inference-in-academic-and-media-articles-shared.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cCausal language and strength of inference in academic and media articles shared in social media (CLAIMS): A systematic review.\u201d<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<em>PLOS One<\/em>. 13(5) :e0196346. DOI: 10.1371\/journal.pone.0196346.<\/li>\n<li>Finlay, J., Y. Efevbera, J. Ndikubagenzi, <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>, D. Canning. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Finlay-et-al_2018_Reframing-the-Measurement-of-Women\u2019s-Work-in-the-Sub-Saharan-African-Context.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cReframing the Measurement of Women\u2019s Work in the Sub-Saharan African Context.\u201d<\/a><\/span> <em>Work, Employment and Society<\/em>. 33(3): 518-528. DOI: 10.1177\/0950017018774245.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong>, D. Canning, S. Foster, I. Shah, H. Senanayake, U.D.P. Ratnasiri. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Karra-et-al_2017_Location-and-content-of-counselling-and-acceptance-of-postpartum-IUD-in-Sri.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cLocation and Content of Counselling and Acceptance of Postpartum IUD in Sri Lanka.\u201d<\/a><\/span> <em>Reproductive Health<\/em>. 14(1): 42. DOI: 10.1186\/s12978-017-0304-7.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong>, S.V. Subramanian, and G. Fink. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Karra-et-al_2016_Height-in-healthy-children-in-low-and-middle-income-countries.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cHeight among Healthy Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Assessment.\u201d<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<em>The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition<\/em>. 105(1): 121\u2013126. DOI: 10.3945\/ajcn.116.136705.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong>, D. Canning, and J. Wilde. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Karra-et-al_2017_The-Effect-of-Fertility-Decline-on-Economic-Growth-in-Africa.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cThe Effect of Fertility Decline on Economic Growth in Africa: A Macrosimulation Model.\u201d<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<em>Population and Development Review<\/em>. 43(S1): 237-263. DOI: 10.1111\/padr.12009. <strong>Top Downloaded Article, <em>Population and Development Review<\/em>, 2017-2018<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong>, D. Canning, J. Hu, M. Ali, C. Lissner. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Karra-et-al_2016_Community-Based-Financing-of-Family-Planning-in-Developing-Countries.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cCommunity-Based Financing of Family Planning in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review.\u201d<\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0Studies in Family Planning<\/em>. 47(4): 325\u2013339. DOI: 10.1111\/sifp.12000.<\/li>\n<li>Canning, D., I. Shah, E. Pearson, E. Pradhan, <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>, L. Senderowicz, T. Baernighausen, D. Spiegelman, A. Langer. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Canning-et-al_2016_Institutionalizing-postpartum-intrauterine-device-IUD-services-in-Sri-Lanka.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cInstitutionalizing postpartum intrauterine device services in Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and Nepal: Study protocol for a cluster-randomized stepped wedge trial.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><em>BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth<\/em>. 16: 362\u2013373. DOI: 10.1186\/s12884-016-1160-0.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong>, G. Fink, and D. Canning.<span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"> <a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Karra-et-al.-2016-Facility-distance-and-child-mortality-a-multi-cou.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cFacility Distance and Child Mortality: A Multi-Country Study of Health Facility Access, Service Utilization, and Child Health Outcomes.\u201d<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<em>International Journal of Epidemiology<\/em>. 46(3): 817-826. DOI:10.1093\/ije\/dyw062.* Denotes joint first authorship \/ equal authorship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Book Chapters<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gausman J, K. Barker, <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>, A. Langer. \u201cSexual and Reproductive Health.\u201d In: <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.springerpub.com\/content\/book\/978-0-8261-4265-8\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">The Handbook of Health Behavior Change<\/a>.<\/span> 6th ed. Springer Publishing Company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Canning-et-al_2015_Economic-Effects-of-the-Demographic-Dividend.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Economic Effects of the Demographic Dividend.&#8221;<\/a> <\/span>(with D. Canning, J. Wilde, D. L. Newhouse, P. Eloundou-Enyegue, Y. Cho, B. Tien, D. Robalino, and C. Wolff), in <em>Africa\u2019s Demographic Transition: Dividend or Disaster?<\/em> Eds. Canning, D., S. Raja, and A. S. Yazbeck, Africa Development Forum Series. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596\/978-1-4648-0489-2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Working Papers<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abdel Ghany, J., A. A. Nur, K. L. D. MacQuarrie, J. K. Wilde, E. A. Sully, <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>, U. Gazeley, B. M. John, and L. Montana.<span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.31235\/osf.io\/ka3r5_v1\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Moving towards equitable data infrastructure and research integrity after the termination of the DHS Program.&#8221;<\/a><\/span> Submitted, <em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M<\/strong>. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2024\/12\/Global-Analysis-MVK-12-2-24.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Revisiting Supply-Side Versus Demand-Side Unmet Need: A Global Analysis.&#8221;<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u00a0<a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2024\/11\/Appendix-Table-2-10-30-24.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><strong>Appendix<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Anukriti, S.*, C. Herrera Almanza*, S. Hossain**, and <strong>M. Karra*<\/strong>. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2025\/01\/JSNSMental_HealthManuscript012925.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Son Preference, Women&#8217;s Mental Health, and Well-Being in India.&#8221;<\/a><\/span> Submitted, <em>Journal of Development Economics<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Cunningham, W., S. Gupta, M. Del Bono, <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>, and J. Wilde. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/documents1.worldbank.org\/curated\/en\/099231304272369200\/pdf\/IDU061c87b350856f042340a5050ea45b0e58bf3.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Liberian Women Count: Evidence from a Macrosimulation of the Gender Dividend.&#8221;<\/a> <\/span>World Bank Policy Research Paper 10425. In preparation for submission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anukriti, S., C. Herrera Almanza, and <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2024\/06\/JSNS_ACM_May2024.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Bring a Friend: Leveraging Financial and Peer Support to Improve Women\u2019s Reproductive Agency in India.&#8221;<\/a> <\/span>World Bank Policy Research Paper 10107. IZA Discussion Paper No. 15381. Revise and Resubmit, <em>Journal of Development Economics.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong> and K. Zhang. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2024\/10\/MBBS_Main_ITT_Analysis_10-6-24.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;<span>User-Centered Approaches to Contraceptive Counseling: Experimental Evidence from Urban Malawi<\/span>.&#8221;<\/a> <\/span>HCI Working Paper, Revise and Resubmit, <em>Journal of Development Economics<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Canning, D. and <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2024\/06\/Hormonal-Contraception-and-Hemoglobin-MVK-DC-10-24-23.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Hormonal Contraception and Anemia in Women: Longitudinal Evidence from Urban Malawi.&#8221;<\/a> <\/span>Revise and Resubmit, <em>BMC Reproductive Health<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong>, D. Maggio, and D. Canning. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2025\/04\/MFPS_Women_Work_Draft_12_4_24.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;Family Planning and Women&#8217;s Labor Supply: Experimental Evidence from Malawi.&#8221;<\/a> <\/span>Working Paper. Submitted, <em>Journal of Labor Economics.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Cardona, C., K. Zhang, P. Anglewicz, and <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>. &#8220;Attribute-Method Contraceptive Concordance: Cross-Sectional and Panel Evidence from Urban Malawi.&#8221; In progress.<\/li>\n<li>Cardona, C., E. Gummerson, <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>, and P. Anglewicz. &#8220;Does Contraceptive Use Facilitate Women\u2019s Economic Empowerment? Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, and Burkina Faso.&#8221; In progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wilde, J. and <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>. &#8220;Twenty-Five Years of the Demographic Dividend: A Critical Reflection and Beyond.&#8221; In preparation for the <em>Population and Development Review<\/em> 50th Anniversary Special Issue.<\/li>\n<li>Wilde, J. and <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>. &#8220;Savings and the Demographic Dividend.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong> and S. Mako. &#8220;Exploring the Effect of the Iraq War on Women\u2019s Health Care Seeking Behavior and Well-Being.&#8221; In preparation for submission to <em>Social Science and Medicine.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Liu, Y., L. Were. and <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>. &#8220;A Comparison of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine in the Management of Chronic Conditions in China.&#8221; In preparation.<\/li>\n<li>Radin, M., <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>, S. Mapila, N. Madise, and B. Wong. &#8220;A cost-benefit analysis of a post-partum family planning intervention in Malawi.&#8221; In preparation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canning, D., <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>, R. Dayalu, M. Guo, and D.E. Bloom.<span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"> <a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Covid-19-Manuscript-and-Appendix-FINAL-PREPRINT-4-15-20.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">&#8220;The association between age, COVID-19 symptoms, and social distancing behavior in the United States.&#8221;<\/a> <\/span>MedRxiv working paper, revise and resubmit at <em>PLOS One.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Policy Publications, Op-Eds, Reviews<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Policy Briefs and Technical Reports<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>2024<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Herrera Almanza, C., <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>, and A. Paola Paredes. Community-Based Family Planning Distribution through PLAFAM in Venezuela: A Scoping Assessment. Maxmind Technical Report.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2023<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arbuzova, A.**, T. Getahun, A. A. Malik, and <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2023\/04\/EWTS_IGC_Policy_Brief_2023_03_21.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">Gendered Differences in Mobility and the Demand for Transport in Ethiopia<\/a><\/span>. International Growth Centre (IGC) Policy Brief.<\/li>\n<li>Arbuzova, A.**, T. Getahun, A. A. Malik, and <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theigc.org\/blogs\/understanding-travel-demand-women-and-men-urban-ethiopia\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">Understanding Travel Demand for Women and Men in Urban Ethiopia<\/a><\/span>. International Growth Centre (IGC) Blog Post.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2022\/12\/19\/around-the-halls-a-year-in-review-and-look-ahead-to-2023\/\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">Around the Halls: Maternal and Child Health: Developments and Setbacks in 2022<\/a><\/span>. BU Human Capital Initiative Blog Post.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2022<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maggio, D. <strong>M. Karra,<\/strong> and D. Canning. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2022\/03\/HCI-PB-003-PROOF-2.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><em>Access to Family Planning Services Improves Child Growth Patterns and Cognitive Development Findings from the Malawi Family Planning Study (MFPS)<\/em><\/a>.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span>BU Global Development Center Policy Brief. March 2022.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong>, L. Aquino**, A. Arbuzova**, and Y. Kurt**. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2022\/11\/15\/around-the-halls-human-capital-initiative-summer-2022-fieldwork\/\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">Around the Halls: Human Capital Initiative Summer 2022 Fieldwork<\/a><\/span>. BU Human Capital Initiative Blog Post.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2022\/03\/08\/around-the-halls-the-state-of-human-capital-development-after-two-years-of-covid-19\/\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">Around the Halls: The State of Human Capital Development After Two Years of COVID-19, Maternal and Child Health<\/a><\/span>. BU Human Capital Initiative Blog Post.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2021<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong>, D. Canning, D. Maggio, M. Guo, and B. Ngwira. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/files\/2021\/10\/HCI_PB_001_FIN.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">Increased Access to Postpartum Family Planning Services Encourages Modern Contraceptive Use and Healthy Birth Spacing: Findings from the Malawi Family Planning Study (MFPS).<\/a> <\/em><\/span>BU Global Development Center Policy Brief. October 2021.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2022\/06\/MFPS_Policy_Brief_HCI_CHICHEWA_MH_10-20-21.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><strong>Chichewa Version<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong> and K. Zhang. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/files\/2021\/10\/HCI_PB_002_FIN.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">Understanding Women\u2019s Preferences For and Use of Family Planning in Urban Malawi.<\/a><\/em>\u00a0<\/span>BU Global Development Center Policy Brief. October 2021. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2022\/06\/MBBS_Policy_Brief_HCI_CHICHEWA_MH_10-20-21.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><strong>Chichewa Version<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2021\/08\/02\/devising-ways-to-measure-unmet-need-in-family-planning-a-thought-experiment\/\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cDevising Ways to Measure Unmet Need in Family Planning: A Thought Experiment.\u201d<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<i>BU Global Development Policy Center<\/i>. Blog Post. 2 August 2021.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openaccessgovernment.org\/maternal-and-child-health-2\/108570\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">\u201cPrioritising maternal and child health in the COVID-19 era.\u201d<\/a><\/span> <em>Open Access Government<\/em>. Blog Post. 14 April 2021.<\/li>\n<li>Radin, M. and <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>. <em>A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Postpartum Family Planning Counseling in Malawi. <\/em>Copenhagen Consensus Center Policy Brief (In preparation).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2019<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kohler, H. P. and <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copenhagenconsensus.com\/sites\/default\/files\/best_buys_for_africa_family_planning.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><em>The Benefits and Costs of Scaling up Family Planning in Africa<\/em><\/a><\/span>. Copenhagen, Denmark: Copenhagen Consensus Center Policy Brief. <strong>Media Coverage:<\/strong> The Economist (November 2019)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2013<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Belohlav, K. and <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/zambia-household-decisionmaking-contraception.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><em>Household Decisionmaking and Contraceptive Use in Zambia<\/em>.<\/a> <\/span>Washington, DC: PopPov Network Policy Brief, Population Reference Bureau.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2012<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong> and M. Lee. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><em><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Karra_Lee_2012_The-Economics-of-Reproductive-Health-in-Accra-Ghana.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">The Economics of Reproductive Health in Accra, Ghana.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/span>Washington, DC: PopPov Network Policy Brief, Population Reference Bureau.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong> and J. Gribble. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><em><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Karra_Gribble_2012_Costs-of-Induced-Abortion-and-Cost-Effectiveness-of-Universal-Access-to-Modern.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">Costs of Induced Abortion and Cost-Effectiveness of Universal Access to Modern Contraceptives in Uganda.<\/a><\/em><\/span>\u00a0Washington, DC: PopPov Network Policy Brief, Population Reference Bureau.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong> and M. Lee. <em><span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Karra_Lee_2012_The-Effects-of-an-Economic-Crisis-on-Contraceptive-Use.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">The Effects of an Economic Crisis on Contraceptive Use.<\/a> <\/span><\/em>Washington, DC: PopPov Network Policy Brief, Population Reference Bureau<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong> and M. Lee. <em><span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Karra_Lee_2012_Human-Capital-Consequences-of-Teenage-Childbearing-in-South-Africa.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\">Human Capital Consequences of Teenage Childbearing in South Africa.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Washington, DC: PopPov Network Policy Brief, Population Reference Bureau.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2010<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Foreit, K., <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>, and T. Pandit-Rajani. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Foreit-et-al_2010_Disentangling-the-Effects-of-Poverty-and-Place-of-Residence-for-Strategic.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><em>Disentangling the Effects of Poverty and Place of Residence for Strategic Planning.<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Washington, DC: Futures Group, Health Policy Initiative, Task Order 1.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karra, M.<\/strong>, S. Sharma, and M. Vargas. <span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"\/mvkarra\/files\/2020\/11\/Karra-et-al_2010_Fostering-Public-Private-Partnerships-to-Reduce-Health-Inequities-in-Peru.pdf\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><em>Fostering Public-Private Partnerships to Reduce Health Inequities in Peru.<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Washington, DC: Futures Group, Health Policy Initiative, Task Order 1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2009<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sharma, S. and <strong>M. Karra<\/strong>. <em>Effective Policy Approaches to Address Inequities in Health: Examples from Jordan and Egypt<\/em>. IUSSP Health Equity Conference Paper, November 2\u20134.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=14Y0GuMAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><strong>Google Scholar<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Mahesh_Karra\" style=\"color: #ba0000;\"><strong>ResearchGate<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic Publications &nbsp; Policy Publications, Op-Eds, Reviews &nbsp; Google Scholar ResearchGate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15163,"featured_media":452,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mvkarra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mvkarra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mvkarra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mvkarra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15163"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mvkarra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mvkarra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1390,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mvkarra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions\/1390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mvkarra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mvkarra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}