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    DR(c). BIANI SAAVEDRA-AVENDAÑO

    Education:

    • 2019 – Candidate for a Ph.D. in Public Policy, Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE).
    • 2014 – Master of Science with a concentration in Health Systems, National Institute of Public Health (INSP).
    • 2011 – Degree in Psychology, Autonomous University of the State of Morelos (UAEM).

    Experience: 

    • Research assistant at the National Institute of Public Health (INSP).
    • Research assistant in the Economics division of the Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE).
    • Peer reviewer in academic journals: PloS One, Maternal, and Child Health Journal, BMC Public Health.

    Research interests:

    • Sexual and reproductive health.
    • Quality of health services.
    • Gender violence.
    • Health policies.

    Featured projects:

    • She has collaborated in different research projects at the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico.
    • Site researcher of the project “Abortion in Mexico: Responding to advocacy needs for evidence” funded by the Society of Family Planning.

    SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

    • Saavedra-Avendano B, Schiavon R, Darney BG. The relationship between abortion at first pregnancy and live births by young adulthood: a population-based study among Mexican women. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 2021 Jan 21.
    • Saavedra-Avendano B, Schiavon R, Sanhueza P, Rios-Polanco R, Garcia-Martinez L, Darney BG. Early termination of pregnancy: differences in gestational age estimation using last menstrual period and ultrasound in Mexico. Reproductive Health. 2020 Dec;17(1):1-8.
    • Darney BG, Saavedra-Avendano B. Quality Measurement Is Key to Improving Family Planning Services and Outcomes for Adolescents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. J Adolesc Health. 2018;62(3):251-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.12.006. PubMed PMID: 29455755.
    • Saavedra-Avendano B, Schiavon R, Sanhueza P, Rios-Polanco R, Garcia-Martinez L, Darney BG. Who presents past the gestational age limit for first trimester abortion in the public sector in Mexico City?. PLoS One. 2018 Feb 7;13(2):e0192547.
    • Sosa-Rubi SG, Saavedra-Avendano B, Piras C, Bautista-Arredondo SA. True love: effectiveness of a school-based program to reduce partner violence among teenagers in Mexico City. Prev Sci, 2016; DOI:10.1007/s11121-016-0718-4
    • Saavedra-Avendano B, Andrade-Romo Z, Rodriguez MI, Darney BG. Adolescents and reversible long-acting contraception: Lesson from Mexico. Maternal and Child Health Journal. Matern Child Health J. 2016. DOI 10.1007/s10995-016-2013-1