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Natasha Mack

Natasha Mack

Science Writer, Research Utilization, FHI 360

Natasha Mack is a science writer in the Research Utilization division at FHI 360. After previously working as a qualitative researcher in international public health for more than 16 years, she now writes about the topics she used to research: voluntary family planning, HIV, gender, key populations, nutrition, sexual and reproductive health, and youth. Mack holds a doctorate in linguistic and cultural anthropology from the University of Arizona.

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Improving Voluntary Use of Modern Family Planning Through Shifting Norms with Young Couples
Courtney McLarnon-SilkNatasha Mack December 29, 2020

In Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, more than a quarter of women have unmet need for voluntary family planning, affecting both their educational and economic opportunities—and their health. The Masculinité, Famille, et Foi project has sought to shift social norms to support the use of voluntary family planning among young couples in the city.

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