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Support for lowering cervical cancer screening age to 25 for women living with HIV: retrospective cross-sectional programmatic data from Botswana
BACKGROUND: Women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) tend to develop cervical cancer at a younger age than women without …
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Perceptions and attitude of women of Luderitz, Namibia on Pap smear and cervical cancer prevention
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is one of the leading malignancies globally and has taken third place in Namibia amongst women aged …
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Respectful delivery care and associated factors among mothers delivered in public health facilities of Dessie city, Northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: The government of Ethiopia has been implementing compassionate, respectful, and caring strategies to increase institutional delivery and decrease maternal …
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Association between mass media exposure and endorsement of HIV-infected female teachers' teaching: insight from 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey
INTRODUCTION: Ghana recorded 19,931 new annual HIV infections in 2018 translating to 14,181 AIDS-related deaths. Mass media is capable of …
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Longitudinal inconsistencies in women’s self-reports of lifetime experience of physical and sexual IPV: evidence from the MAISHA trial and follow-on study in North-western Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is pervasive throughout the world, with profound consequences for women's health. Research to …
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Women’s decision-making power and knowledge of prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) bears the highest burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the world. Even though the prevention …
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Uptake and correlates of cervical cancer screening among women attending a community-based multi-disease health campaign in Kenya
INTRODUCTION: Despite the increased risk of cervical cancer among HIV-positive women, many HIV-care programs do not offer integrated cervical cancer …
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Determinants of induced abortion among women received maternal health care services in public hospitals of Arba Minch and Wolayita Sodo town, southern Ethiopia: unmatched case–control study
BACKGROUND: About 210 million women become pregnant per year, with one out of every ten pregnancies terminating unsafely worldwide. In …
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Unmet need for family planning among married women in Zambia: lessons from the 2018 Demographic and Health Survey
BACKGROUND: Unmet need for family planning among married women is still a public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa. In Zambia, …
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Multi-level predictors of sexual autonomy among married women in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Extant studies have established diverse individual-level and relational-level predictors of sexual autonomy among women in different countries. However, information …
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Intimate partner violence among reproductive-age women in central Gondar zone, Northwest, Ethiopia: a population-based study
BACKGROUND: Violence against women is the most widespread kind of human rights violation, and it has been linked to a …
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Socioeconomic inequality in barriers for accessing health care among married reproductive aged women in sub-Saharan African countries: a decomposition analysis
BACKGROUND: Accessibility of health care is an essential for promoting healthy life, preventing diseases and deaths, and enhancing health equity …
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Health related quality of life among pregnant women living with HIV in Kenya, results from comparing a patient generated index and the Euroqol 5 dimension 3 level
BACKGROUND: Standardized tools are used to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and they focus on selected physical, emotional, and …
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Magnitude and associated factors of early Implanon discontinuation among rural women in public health facilities of central Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Advocating for and promoting contraception use is critical in reducing mother and child morbidity and mortality. Early Implanon discontinuation …
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of female university students regarding human papillomavirus and self-sampling in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection remains a major cause of cervical cancer. Screening practice in South Africa has remained persistently …
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Sexual Assault of Women in the region of Kairouan, Tunisia: an 8-year retrospective study on epidemiological and medicolegal characteristics
BACKGROUND: Despite the abundance of studies reporting the prevalence of women's sexual abuse all over the world, there is a …
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Breast cancer morbidity and mortality in rural Ethiopia: data from 788 verbal autopsies
INTRODUCTION: In Ethiopia, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer among women. Little is known about the duration of …
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Domestic violence against married women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt
BACKGROUND: In face of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries including Egypt implemented stay indoor rules. These regulations slowed the propagation …
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Use of reusable menstrual management materials and associated factors among women of reproductive age in Ghana: analysis of the 2017/18 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
BACKGROUND: The use of unsafe materials to collect menstrual blood predisposes women and girls to infections. There is a paucity …
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The Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale: its psychometric properties and invariance among women with eating disorders
OBJECTIVE: Facebook addiction is increasing, giving rise to limited real-life social networks, loneliness, poor work and academic performance, psychopathology, and …