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Knowledge, attitude, practice, and predictors of female genital mutilation in Degadamot district, Amhara regional state, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018
BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation is defined as all procedures that involve partial or total removal of external female genitalia, or …
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Breast self-examination and associated factors among women in Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: The early detection of breast cancer plays an important role in decreasing morbidity and mortality of breast cancer. Breast …
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“You better use the safer one… leave this one”: the role of health providers in women’s pursuit of their preferred family planning methods
BACKGROUND: Universal access to quality sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services is pivotal to ensuring gender equality. In high-income countries, …
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Burden of pelvic organ prolapse in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Pelvic organ prolapse can significantly affect a woman’s quality of life by compromising physical, social, psychological and sexual …
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Patterns, trends, and factors associated with contraceptive use among adolescent girls in Zambia (1996 to 2014): a multilevel analysis
BACKGROUND: Despite high levels of pregnancy and childbearing among adolescents in Africa, contraceptive use remains low. Examining variations in contraceptive …
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Acceptability of HPV screening among HIV-infected women attending an HIV-dedicated clinic in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer incidence is high among women living with HIV due to high-risk HPV persistence in the cervix. In …
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of cervical Cancer screening among HIV-positive and HIV-negative women participating in human papillomavirus screening in rural Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: Women in low- and middle-income countries are at the highest risk of cervical cancer yet have limited access to …
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Self-reported breast and cervical cancer screening practices among women in Ghana: predictive factors and reproductive health policy implications from the WHO study on global AGEing and adult health
BACKGROUND: Breast and cervical cancers constitute the two leading causes of cancer deaths among women in Ghana. This study examined …
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Factors affecting cervical cancer screening uptake, visual inspection with acetic acid positivity and its predictors among women attending cervical cancer screening service in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in Ethiopia next to breast cancer. Despite the high burden of …
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Factors associated with HPV vaccination uptake in Uganda: a multi-level analysis
BACKGROUND: The cervical cancer burden in Uganda is high amidst low uptake of HPV vaccination. Identification of individual and community …
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Association between obesity and abnormal Papanicolau(Pap) smear cytology results in a resource-poor Nigerian setting
Abstract Background Though obesity is associated with some malignancies, its association with cervical cancer is still inconclusive. This study was …
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: The acceptability of using IUDs among Egyptian nulliparous women: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Although intrauterine contraceptive device is highly effective, safe, long term and reversible method of contraception, the general population and …
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Induced abortion: a cross-sectional study on knowledge of and attitudes toward the new abortion law in Maputo and Quelimane cities, Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality, of which 6.7% is attributable to abortion complications, remains high in Mozambique. The objective of this paper …
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Feasibility and acceptability of using medical and nursing students to provide Implanon NXT at the community level in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: The use of implants has steadily increased in Kinshasa since 2013 but clinic-based access to this family planning method …
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Gynecological hysterectomy in Northern Tanzania: a cross- sectional study on the outcomes and correlation between clinical and histological diagnoses
BACKGROUND: Hysterectomy is one of the most common gynaecological procedures performed worldwide. The magnitude of the complications related to hysterectomy …
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Missed opportunities for family planning counselling among HIV-positive women receiving HIV Care in Uganda
INTRODUCTION: HIV-positive women who are still in the reproductive years need adequate sexual and reproductive health information to make informed …
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Frequency, risk factors, and complications of induced abortion in ten districts of Madagascar: results from a cross-sectional household survey
BACKGROUND: Madagascar has restrictive abortion laws with no explicit exception to preserve the woman's life. This study aimed to estimate …
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Knowledge and attitude of reproductive age group (15–49) women towards Ethiopian current abortion law and associated factors in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Unsafe abortion accounts for nearly 60% of all gynecologic admissions and almost 30% of all obstetric and gynecologic admissions. …
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Effect of a postpartum family planning intervention on postpartum intrauterine device counseling and choice: evidence from a cluster-randomized trial in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends postpartum family planning (PPFP) for healthy birth spacing. This study is an evaluation of …
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Prevalence and determinants of modern contraceptive utilization among rural lactating mothers: findings from the primary health care project in two northwest Ethiopian districts
BACKGROUND: Contraceptive utilization is a guarantee to avert unwanted pregnancies. In Ethiopia however, more than half of the rural women …