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Menstrual characteristics, menstrual anxiety and school attendance among adolescents in Uganda: a longitudinal study
BACKGROUND: Qualitative data show negative impacts of menstruation on health and education in many settings, but there are few longitudinal …
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Determinants of desire for more children among women in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Desire for more children has an impact on couple's fertility behaviors. It can be a precursor of actual fertility …
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Women’s sexual scripting in the context of universal access to antiretroviral treatment—findings from the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial in South Africa
BACKGROUND: HIV treatment-based prevention modalities present new opportunities for women to make decisions around sex, intimacy, and prevention. The Universal …
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Women diagnosed with HIV and unknown HIV status perceived susceptibility to cervical cancer and perceived benefits of cervical cancer screening in Ghana: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Cervical cancer is an issue of global health concern, and it seems to be the next epidemic in …
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The role and attributes of social networks in the provision of support to women after stillbirth: experiences from Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Communities exert stigma on mothers after stillbirth despite their potential to offer social support to the grieving family. Maternal …
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A comparative analysis of the influence of contraceptive use and fertility desire on the duration of second birth interval in four sub-Saharan African countries
BACKGROUND: Fertility decline characterised by inter-birth intervals remains rather slow or stall in many countries of sub-Saharan African (SSA). Non-adherence …
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Prevalence of vaccine and non-vaccine human papillomavirus types among women in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the main etiological factor for pre-invasive and invasive cervical cancer. HPV type-specific vaccination is …
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Family planning providers and contraceptive users in Rwanda employ strategies to prevent discontinuation
BACKGROUND: In Rwanda, nearly a third of contraceptive users discontinue within the first year of use. Family planning programs often …
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The trends of women’s autonomy in health care decision making and associated factors in Ethiopia: evidence from 2005, 2011 and 2016 DHS data
BACKGROUND: Women's autonomy in health care decision-making is very crucial for the well-being of women themselves, their children, and the …
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The effects of stillbirth and abortion on the next pregnancy: a longitudinal study
BACKGROUND: Abortion and stillbirths are the common obstetrics condition in Ethiopia and their effect on the next pregnancy was not …
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Determinants of wife-beating acceptance among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey
BACKGROUND: There is limited national representative evidence on determinants of women's acceptance of wife-beating especially; community level factors are not …
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Women’s autonomy in refusing risky sex and associated factors in Ethiopia: evidence from 2011 to 2016 EDHS data
BACKGROUND: Risky sexual behavior is a major public health concern of Ethiopians. Although studying the autonomy of women in refusing …
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Do women empowerment indicators predict receipt of quality antenatal care in Cameroon? Evidence from a nationwide survey
BACKGROUND: World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends quality antenatal care (ANC) for all pregnant women, as one of the strategies for …
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Spatial distribution and predictors of domestic violence against women: evidence from analysis of Ethiopian demographic health survey 2016
BACKGROUND: Violence against women particularly that is committed by an intimate partner is becoming a social and public health problem …
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Improving knowledge about breast cancer and breast self examination in female Nigerian adolescents using peer education: a pre-post interventional study
BACKGROUND: Prevention of BC of which the cornerstone is creating awareness and early detection is important in adolescents and young …
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Human immune deficiency virus among cervical cancer patients at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: The discrepancy in cervical cancer incidence between women with HIV and women without HIV is highest in low and …
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Quality of life and associated factors among women with obstetric fistula in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Obstetric fistula is an abnormal opening between the vagina and bladder or rectum. Women affected by obstetric fistula are …
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Bayesian semi-parametric spatial modelling of intimate partner violence in Namibia using 2013 Demographic Health Survey Data
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an important public health problem with health and socioeconomic consequences and is endemic in …
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Individual and community-level risk factors of women’s acceptance of intimate partner violence in Ethiopia: multilevel analysis of 2011 Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of Intimate partner violence (IPV) is higher in societies with higher acceptance of norms that support IPV. …
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Time to first birth and its determinants among married female youths in Ethiopia, 2020: survival analysis based on EDHS 2016
INTRODUCTION: The first birth is the most significant events in a woman's life that indicates the beginning of undertaking the …