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Anvita Dixit

ResearcherInterdisciplinary StudiesUniversity of Ottawa

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Anvita Dixit

Researcher

Interdisciplinary Studies

Social Sciences and Humanities

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
8 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 SSHRC), most recently in 2021.

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Research

denial of care Canada MAiD abortion contraception

Latest papers

Exploring Canadians' experiences with belief-based denial of contraception and abortion care: Results from a qualitative study.
Contraception · 2026 · first author
Exploring the availability and accessibility of medication abortion pills without a prescription: a mystery client study of pharmacies in Mumbai, India.
BMC public health · 2026
Enhancing reproductive health among adolescent girls in India: results of an individualized RCT to study the efficacy of the go Nisha go mobile game.
Reproductive health · 2025

All 8 publications

Latest funding

Exploring the impact of belief-based denial of contraceptive or abortion care on those seeking services: A multi-methods qualitative study in Canada
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 1 grants and awards

8 publications.

Exploring Canadians' experiences with belief-based denial of contraception and abortion care: Results from a qualitative study.

Dixit A, Arthur J, Ananth S, Drouillard K, Foster AM

Contraception2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2026.111524 PMID: 42297268

Exploring the availability and accessibility of medication abortion pills without a prescription: a mystery client study of pharmacies in Mumbai, India.

Suvarna D, Dixit A, Sekher TV, Deonandan R, Foster AM

BMC public health2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-26414-4 PMID: 41620628

Enhancing reproductive health among adolescent girls in India: results of an individualized RCT to study the efficacy of the go Nisha go mobile game.

Raj A, Shankar L, Dixit A, Saha A, Battala M, Khan N, Ayyagari K, Saggurti N, Howard S

Reproductive health2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12978-025-02005-1 PMID: 40197317

Exploring the availability and accessibility of medication abortion pills in Delhi, India: A mystery client study in community pharmacies.

Dixit A, Suvarna D, Deonandan R, Foster AM

Contraception2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110745 PMID: 39522632

Addressing social norms for adolescent timing and spacing of pregnancy in low and middle-income countries: Developing a global research agenda.

Uysal J, Dixit A, Green C, Akinola M, Shaw B, Lundgren R

Journal of global health2024

DOI: 10.7189/jogh.14.04206 PMID: 39545342

Study protocol for an individually randomized control trial for India's first roleplay-based mobile game for reproductive health for adolescent girls.

Saha A, Dixit A, Shankar L, Battala M, Khan N, Saggurti N, Ayyagari K, Raj A, Howard S

Reproductive health2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12978-023-01665-1 PMID: 37710347

A Design-Led Theory of Change for a Mobile Game App (Go Nisha Go) for Adolescent Girls in India: Multimix Methodology Study.

Shankar L, Dixit A, Howard S

JMIR formative research2023

DOI: 10.2196/43085 PMID: 37071463

Qualitative Examination of the Role and Influence of Mothers-in-Law on Young Married Couples' Family Planning in Rural Maharashtra, India.

Dixit A, Ghule M, Rao N, Battala M, Begum S, Johns NE, Averbach S, Raj A

Global health, science and practice2022First author

DOI: 10.9745/ghsp-d-22-00050 PMID: 36316150

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: denial of care Dear Professor Dixit, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Exploring Canadians' experiences with belief-based denial of contraception and abortion care: Results from a qualitative study." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Exploring the impact of belief-based denial of contraceptive or abortion care on those seeking services: A multi-methods qualitative study in Canada" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Anvita Dixit

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Exploring Canadians' experiences with belief-based denial of contraception and abortion care: Results from a qualitative study.

Exploring the availability and accessibility of medication abortion pills without a prescription: a mystery client study of pharmacies in Mumbai, India.

Enhancing reproductive health among adolescent girls in India: results of an individualized RCT to study the efficacy of the go Nisha go mobile game.

Exploring the availability and accessibility of medication abortion pills in Delhi, India: A mystery client study in community pharmacies.

Addressing social norms for adolescent timing and spacing of pregnancy in low and middle-income countries: Developing a global research agenda.

Study protocol for an individually randomized control trial for India's first roleplay-based mobile game for reproductive health for adolescent girls.

A Design-Led Theory of Change for a Mobile Game App (Go Nisha Go) for Adolescent Girls in India: Multimix Methodology Study.

Qualitative Examination of the Role and Influence of Mothers-in-Law on Young Married Couples' Family Planning in Rural Maharashtra, India.

Exploring the impact of belief-based denial of contraceptive or abortion care on those seeking services: A multi-methods qualitative study in Canada

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Raywat Deonandan