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Mistreatment of women in public health facilities of Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Recent evidence suggests that mistreatment of women during childbirth is a global challenge facing health care systems. This study …
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Expert perspectives on essential parameters to monitor during childbirth in low resource settings: a Delphi study in sub-Saharan Africa
OBJECTIVE: There is no consensus on the essential parameters to monitor during childbirth, when to start, and the rate of …
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Factors associated with institutional delivery practice among women in pastoral community of Dubti district, Afar region, Northeast Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Eighty-five percent of the global burden of maternal mortality was covered by Sub-Saharan Africa. Ethiopia is a major contributor …
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Determinants of use of mobile phones for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) education and prevention among adolescents and young adult population in Ghana: implications of public health policy and interventions design
BACKGROUND: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are a major public health challenge globally especially among adolescents and young adults in lower-middle-income …
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Integrating community health assistant-driven sexual and reproductive health services in the community health system in Nyimba district in Zambia: mapping key actors, points of integration, and conditions shaping the process
INTRODUCTION: Although large scale public sector community health worker programs have been key in providing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) …
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Assessing the impact of an educational intervention program on sexual abstinence based on the health belief model amongst adolescent girls in Northern Ghana, a cluster randomised control trial
BACKGROUND: Adolescent pregnancy is a worldwide problem because of its health, social, economic and political repercussions on the globe. Even …
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Abortion experience and self-efficacy: exploring socioeconomic profiles of GHANAIAN women
BACKGROUND: Unsafe abortions remain a major global public health concern and despite its prevalence, unsafe abortions remain one of the …
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The experience of men who participated in interventions to improve demand for and utilization of maternal and child health services in northern Nigeria: a qualitative comparative study
BACKGROUND: Men in northern Nigeria are considered the leaders and ultimate decision makers, including decisions about health-related behaviours of their …
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“Provide care for everyone please”: engaging community leaders as sexual and reproductive health advocates in North and South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: Inadequate infrastructure, security threats from ongoing armed conflict, and conservative socio-cultural and gender norms that favour large families and …
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Distribution and quality of emergency obstetric care service delivery in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: it is time to improve regulatory mechanisms
BACKGROUND: The Demographic and Health Survey 2013-14 indicated that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is still challenged by …
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Socio-economic inequalities in ANC attendance among mothers who gave birth in the past 12 months in Debre Brehan town and surrounding rural areas, North East Ethiopia: a community-based survey
BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia, socio-economic inequalities in the utilization of antenatal care (ANC) have long been an obstacle to the country's …
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Utilization of preconception care and associated factors among reproductive age group women in Debre Birhan town, North Shewa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Preconception care refers to things women can do before and between pregnancies to increase the chance of having a …
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Perceptions of pregnancy occurring among HIV-serodiscordant couples in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Among HIV serodiscordant couples, most conception involves condomless sex and may confer a period with increased HIV transmission risk …
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Factors associated with use of injectables, long-acting and permanent contraceptive methods (iLAPMs) among married women in Zambia: analysis of demographic and health surveys, 1992–2014
BACKGROUND: Zambia, with its women having five children on average, is one of the countries in sub-Saharan African with the …
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Community health worker promotions increase uptake of long-acting reversible contraception in Rwanda
BACKGROUND: We coordinated community health worker (CHW) promotions with training and support of government clinic nurses to increase uptake of …
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Magnitude and associated factors of repeat induced abortion among reproductive age group women who seeks abortion Care Services at Marie Stopes International Ethiopia Clinics in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Repeated induced abortion is important public health concern both in the developing and developed world that increases maternal morbidity …
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Clients’ experiences utilizing a safer conception service for HIV affected individuals: implications for differentiated care service delivery models
BACKGROUND: Safer conception services promote the reproductive health and rights of families, while minimizing HIV transmission risks between partners trying …
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Antenatal care presentation and engagement in the context of sex work: exploring barriers to care for sex worker mothers in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Late presentation combined with limited engagement in antenatal care (ANC) increases risk of vertical transmission among mothers living with …
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Knowledge and correlates of use of safer conception methods among HIV-infected women attending HIV care in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Many people living with HIV would like to have children but family planning (FP) services often focus on only …
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Extent of induced abortions and occurrence of complications in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: Due to a lack of relevant data on induced abortions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as …