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Use of community-based interventions to promote family planning use among pastoralist women in Ethiopia: cluster randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Afar region is one of the pastoralist dominated regions in Ethiopia. The region is characterized by a low contraceptive …
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Methods women use for induced abortion and sources of services: insights from poor urban settlements of Accra, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Increasing access to safe abortion methods is crucial for improving women's health. Understanding patterns of service use is important …
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Prevalence of bacterial uropathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among pregnant women in Eastern Ethiopia: hospital-based cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the commonest bacterial infections during pregnancy, leading to significant maternal and prenatal morbidity …
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‘I can no longer do my work like how I used to’: a mixed methods longitudinal cohort study exploring how informal working mothers balance the requirements of livelihood and safe childcare in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Returning to work after childbirth is challenging for working mothers. Childcare quality may have lifelong effects on children's health, …
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The urban–rural differential in the association between household wealth index and anemia among women in reproductive age in Ethiopia, 2016
BACKGROUND: Anemia is more prevalent among women, and it is a moderate public health problem in Ethiopia. The wealth status …
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Prevalence and factors associated with menstruation-related school absenteeism among adolescent girls in rural northern Ghana
BACKGROUND: Although menstruation is a normal physiological process that begins in girls during adolescence, it has the potential to negatively …
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Prevalence and correlates of sexual violence among adolescent girls and young women: findings from a cross-sectional study in a South African university
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological data on the prevalence and factors associated with sexual violence is critical to understanding the magnitude of the …
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Clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with late stage cervical cancer diagnosis in Botswana
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of female cancer mortality in Botswana with the majority of cervical cancer patients …
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Women’s decision-making power in a context of free reproductive healthcare and family planning in rural Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: In 2016, the national user fee exemption policy for women and children under five was introduced in Burkina Faso. …
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Implementation of HPV-based screening in Burkina Faso: lessons learned from the PARACAO hybrid-effectiveness study
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer screening in sub-Saharan countries relies on primary visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA). Primary human papillomavirus (HPV)-based …
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Predictors of contraceptive method discontinuation among adolescent and young women in three West African countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger)
BACKGROUND: The effective use of contraception among adolescents and young women can reduce the risk of unintended pregnancies. However, the …
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Impact of surgery on quality of life of Ugandan women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse: a prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a significant public health issue that negatively affects the Quality of Life (QOL) of …
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Modeling spatial determinates of teenage pregnancy in Ethiopia; geographically weighted regression
BACKGROUND: In developing countries, 20,000 under 18 children give birth every day. In Ethiopia, teenage pregnancy is high with Afar …
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Body image dissatisfaction and lower self-esteem as major predictors of poor sleep quality in gynecological cancer patients after surgery: cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Sleep quality is among the indicators associated with the quality of life of patients with cancer. A multitude of …
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Economic empowerment and intimate partner violence: a secondary data analysis of the cross-sectional Demographic Health Surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been recognized as a defining human rights, development and public health issue of our …
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Factors influencing mothers’ decisions regarding obstetrical care in Western Kenya: a mixed-methods study
BACKGROUND: Siaya County in Western Kenya has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in Kenya. We sought to elucidate …
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Quality of life of obstetrics fistula patients before and after surgical repair in the Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The consequences of obstetric fistula on affected women are more than the medical condition. It has extensive physical, psychological, …
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Women’s empowerment and female genital mutilation intention for daughters in Sierra Leone: a multilevel analysis
BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation is common in Sierra Leone. Evidence indicates that empowering women provides protective benefits against female genital …
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Health workers’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators to implementing a new national cervical cancer screening program in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer disproportionately affects women in sub-Saharan Africa, compared with other world regions. In Ethiopia, a National Cancer Control …
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Experiences with simultaneous use of contraception and the vaginal ring for HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Clinical trials have found that a monthly dapivirine vaginal ring was well-tolerated and reduced HIV-1 risk among women in …