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Moving from legality to reality: how medical abortion methods were introduced with implementation science in Zambia
BACKGROUND: Although abortion is technically legal in Zambia, the reality is far more complicated. This study describes the process and …
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Factors associated with contraceptive use in Tigray, North Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Family planning interventions are cost-effective and have several cross-cutting benefits. Despite these benefits of family planning, progress in ensuring …
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Reasons for unmet need for family planning, with attention to the measurement of fertility preferences: protocol for a multi-site cohort study
BACKGROUND: Unmet need for family planning points to the gap between women's reproductive desire to avoid pregnancy and contraceptive behaviour. …
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Social and traditional practices and their implications for family planning: a participatory ethnographic study in Renk, South Sudan
BACKGROUND: Understanding what determines family size is crucial for programmes that aim to provide family planning services during and after …
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Sexual and reproductive health services utilization by female sex workers is context-specific: results from a cross-sectional survey in India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa
BACKGROUND: Female sex workers (FSWs) are extremely vulnerable to adverse sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes. To mitigate these risks, …
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A qualitative study of women’s and health providers’ attitudes and acceptability of mistreatment during childbirth in health facilities in Guinea
BACKGROUND: Reducing maternal morbidity and mortality remains a key health challenge in Guinea. Anecdotal evidence suggests that women in Guinea …
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Women’s knowledge and associated factors in preconception care in adet, west gojjam, northwest Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Preconception care is the provision of biomedical, behavioural and social health interventions to women and couples before the occurrence …
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Ethnicity, gender and risky sexual behaviour among Nigerian youth: an alternative explanation
BACKGROUND: While studies in demography and public health have acknowledged the role of ethnic differences, the influence of ethnicity on …
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Perceptions and experiences of the mistreatment of women during childbirth in health facilities in Guinea: a qualitative study with women and service providers
BACKGROUND: Every woman is entitled to respectful care during childbirth; so it is concerning to hear of informal reports of …
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Determinants of fertility desire among married or cohabiting individuals in Rakai, Uganda: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Recent trends in fertility rates indicate declines in total fertility rate (TFR) in some sub-Saharan African countries. However, countries …
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Maternal health care service seeking behaviors and associated factors among women in rural Haramaya District, Eastern Ethiopia: a triangulated community-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Regular utilization of maternal health care services reduces maternal morbidity and mortality. This study assessed the maternal health care …
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Mistreatment of women during childbirth in Abuja, Nigeria: a qualitative study on perceptions and experiences of women and healthcare providers
BACKGROUND: Global efforts have increased facility-based childbirth, but substantial barriers remain in some settings. In Nigeria, women report that poor …