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Effect of COVID-19 lock down on teenage pregnancies in Northern Uganda: an interrupted time series analysis
BACKGROUND: Pregnancy and childbirth complications are the leading cause of death among girls aged 15-19 years globally, with low- and …
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Prevalence and determinants of condom use among the youth in Malawi: evidence from the 2015/16 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey
BACKGROUND: Unprotected sexual intercourse among the youth is common in Malawi. This has led to high rates of sexually transmitted …
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Correction: Strategies to enhance sexual health education for prevention of teenage pregnancy in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province: different stakeholder’s perspectives, a co-operative inquiry qualitative protocol paper
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Evaluating a scalable ARCHES (Addressing Reproductive Coercion in Health Settings) model in government health facilities in Uasin Gishu county, Kenya: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Since 2013, the World Health Organization has recommended that reproductive coercion (RC) and intimate partner violence (IPV) be addressed …
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Family planning service availability and readiness assessment of primary health care facilities in Delta State, Nigeria: a mixed methods survey
BACKGROUND: The availability of contraceptives, family planning guidelines, and Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) materials can increase access to family …
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Unmet need for modern contraception by HIV status: findings from community—based studies implemented before and after earlier ART initiation program in rural Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Tanzania Health policy insists on the need to provide all women access to contraception despite HIV status. We used …
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A mixed-methods study of the awareness and functionality of sexual and reproductive health services among persons with disability in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Persons with disabilities (PwDs) face barriers in accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services due to lack of knowledge …
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Understanding sexual behaviors of youth from the lens of caregivers, teachers, local leaders and youth in Homabay County, Kenya
In Kenya similar to other countries in Eastern and Southern Africa There is a disproportionately high burden of the global …
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Maternal and child factors associated with late neonatal bathing practices in Nigeria: evidence from a national survey
BACKGROUND: Twohundred and seventy out of every thousand live births died in Nigeria in 2019. These deaths were attributable to …
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Meeting the reproductive health needs of female sex workers in Côte d’Ivoire: protecting the human right to dignified health
The sexual and reproductive health needs of female sex workers (FSW) are often understudied and underserved in the context of …
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Suboptimal birth spacing practice and its predictors among reproductive-age women in Sub-Saharan African countries: a multilevel mixed-effects modeling with robust Poisson regression
BACKGROUND: Despite the availability of exempted family planning services, a significant proportion of women in African countries continue to experience …
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Level and correlates of disrespect and abuse among newborns in selected public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The provision of respectful and dignified maternal and newborn care is an important component of the quality of childbirth …
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Strategies to enhance sexual health education for prevention of teenage pregnancy in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province: different stakeholder’s perspectives, a co-operative Inquiry qualitative protocol paper
BACKGROUND: South Africa is reporting higher rates of adolescent pregnancy as compared to other countries. There are different types of …
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Contraceptive preferences and adoption following female genital fistula surgery in Uganda: a mixed-methods study
BACKGROUND: Female genital fistula, largely caused by prolonged obstructed labour, is treated by surgical repair. Preventing pregnancy for a minimum …
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Exploring health insurance and knowledge of the ovulatory cycle: evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys of 29 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Unplanned pregnancy continues to be a major public health concern in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Understanding the ovulatory cycle can …
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The long-term effects of reproductive health education among primary and secondary school students: a longitudinal quasi-experimental study in rural Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Adolescent pregnancy remains a major global health issue, increasing the risk of complications during pregnancy and childbirth in mothers …
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Comparing the reasons for contraceptive discontinuation between parenting adolescents and young women in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis
BACKGROUND: Adolescent sexual and reproductive health remains a major public health and development issue of global importance. Given that adolescents …
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Naïve, uninformed and sexually abused: circumstances surrounding adolescent pregnancies in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Pregnancy and childbearing in adolescence could negatively affect girls' health and socio-economic wellbeing across the life course. Previous studies …
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Cervical cancer screening and treatment for PLWHIV: experiences from an innovative program in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: We evaluated cervical cancer program for women living with HIV (WLHIV) to determine program screening rate, primary case finder …
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Novel concepts and improvisation for treating postpartum haemorrhage: a narrative review of emerging techniques
BACKGROUND: Most treatments for postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) lack evidence of effectiveness. New innovations are ubiquitous but have not been synthesized …