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Social network correlates of risky sexual behavior among adolescents in Bahir Dar and Mecha Districts, North West Ethiopia: an institution-based study
BACKGROUND: Behaviors established during adolescence such as risky sexual behaviors have negative effects on future health and well-being. Extant literature …
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Perceptions on male involvement in pregnancy and childbirth in Masasi District, Tanzania: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Despite the efforts to promote male involvement in maternal and child health, studies in low and middle income countries …
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Sexual and reproductive health services utilization and associated factors among secondary school students in Nekemte town, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Despite policy actions and strategic efforts made to promote sexual and reproductive health service uptake of youths in Ethiopia, …
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Improved prediction of gestational hypertension by inclusion of placental growth factor and pregnancy associated plasma protein-a in a sample of Ghanaian women
BACKGROUND: We assessed whether adding the biomarkers Pregnancy Associated Plasma Protein-A (PAPP-A) and Placental Growth Factor (PlGF) to maternal clinical …
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Community approval required for periconceptional adolescent adherence to weekly iron and/or folic acid supplementation: a qualitative study in rural Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency remains a prevalent adolescent health problem in low income countries. Iron supplementation is recommended but improvement of …
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Odon device for instrumental vaginal deliveries: results of a medical device pilot clinical study
BACKGROUND: A prolonged and complicated second stage of labour is associated with serious perinatal complications. The Odon device is an …
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Research gaps and emerging priorities in sexual and reproductive health in Africa and the eastern Mediterranean regions
BACKGROUND: In-country research capacity is key to creating improvements in local implementation of health programs and can help prioritize health …
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Sexual and reproductive health behavior and unmet needs among a sample of adolescents living with HIV in Zambia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Adolescents living with HIV face challenges, such as disclosure of HIV status, adherence to antiretroviral therapy, mental health, and …
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Too afraid to go: fears of dignity violations as reasons for non-use of maternal health services in South Sudan
BACKGROUND: South Sudan has one of the worst health and maternal health situations in the world. Across South Sudan, while …
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HIV status disclosure to male partners among rural Nigerian women along the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV cascade: a mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: HIV status disclosure to male partners is important for optimal outcomes in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV …
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Values clarification workshops to improve abortion knowledge, attitudes and intentions: a pre-post assessment in 12 countries
BACKGROUND: Women's access to abortion care is often denied or hampered due to a range of barriers, many of which …
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Qualitative evaluation of the Saleema campaign to eliminate female genital mutilation and cutting in Sudan
BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C, herein FGM) is a widespread and harmful practice. The Government developed a national …
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Contraceptive use and pregnancy rates among women receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malawi: a retrospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: In 2011, family planning (FP) services were integrated at Martin Preuss Centre (MPC), in urban Lilongwe, Malawi. To date, …
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Association of the client-provider ratio with the risk of maternal mortality in referral hospitals: a multi-site study in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: The paucity of human resources for health buoyed by excessive workloads has been identified as being responsible for poor …
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Perceptions of counsellors and youth-serving professionals about sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents in Soweto, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Adolescents in South Africa remain vulnerable to HIV. Therefore, it is crucial to provide accessible adolescent-friendly HIV prevention interventions …
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Comprehensive knowledge on cervical cancer, attitude towards its screening and associated factors among women aged 30–49 years in Finote Selam town, northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Screening services for cervical pre-cancerous lesions is currently available for all women aged 30-49 years at public hospitals in …
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The CRADLE vital signs alert: qualitative evaluation of a novel device designed for use in pregnancy by healthcare workers in low-resource settings
BACKGROUND: Vital signs measurement can identify pregnant and postpartum women who require urgent treatment or referral. In low-resource settings, healthcare …
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Characteristics of female sexual dysfunctions and obstetric complications related to female genital mutilation in Omdurman maternity hospital, Sudan
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a major public health problem, especially in developing countries. This was a prospective observational cohort …
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Midwives’ respect and disrespect of women during facility-based childbirth in urban Tanzania: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Over the last two decades, facility-based childbirths in Tanzania have only minimally increased by 10% partly because of healthcare …
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Service providers’ experiences of disrespectful and abusive behavior towards women during facility based childbirth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Disrespect and abuse (D&A) of women during childbirth by the attending staff in health facilities has been widely reported …