Validation of the contraception-focused Preference-aligned Fertility Management Index in Uganda and Nigeria.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate construct validity of the contraception-focused "Preference-aligned Fertility Management" (PFM) Index, a new person-centered and rights-based outcome measure, in Nigeria and Uganda.

Study Design: We analyzed survey data from convenience samples of new users of contraception and nonusers of contraception in Uganda and users of contraception in Nigeria. PFM Index scores were calculated by combining two indicators: indicator 1 assessing alignment between desire to use contraception and actual use; indicator 2 evaluating whether users' current methods are desired.

Progress in Alternative Strategies to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance: Focus on Antibiotics.

Antibiotic resistance, and, in a broader perspective, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), continues to evolve and spread beyond all boundaries. As a result, infectious diseases have become more challenging or even impossible to treat, leading to an increase in morbidity and mortality. Despite the failure of conventional, traditional antimicrobial therapy, in the past two decades, no novel class of antibiotics has been introduced.