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“Sexuality education is a double edge-sword…”: a qualitative study on perceptions of school teachers on sexual and reproductive health of adolescent girls in Eastern India
“Sexuality education is a double edge-sword…”: a qualitative study on perceptions of school teachers on sexual and reproductive health of adolescent girls in Eastern India
India has the world’s largest adolescent population, and adolescent girls, in particular, face distinct and pressing...
Quality matters: the role of service quality in discontinuation of long-acting reversible contraceptives in Sub-Saharan Africa; systematic review and meta-analysis
Quality matters: the role of service quality in discontinuation of long-acting reversible contraceptives in Sub-Saharan Africa; systematic review and meta-analysis
Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) are safe, reliable, and convenient for women in low and lower-middle-income c...
A descriptive summary of the WHO availability assessments of medical abortion medicines in eight African countries
A descriptive summary of the WHO availability assessments of medical abortion medicines in eight African countries
The use of medical abortion using either a combination of mifepristone and misoprostol, or misoprostol alone has contribut...
Telemedicine for the provision of medication abortion to pregnant people at up to twelve weeks of pregnancy: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis
Telemedicine for the provision of medication abortion to pregnant people at up to twelve weeks of pregnancy: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis
Telemedicine represents an important strategy to facilitate access to medication abortion (MAB) procedures, reduces distan...
Opportunities for improving abortion care: a key stakeholder analysis of best practices for addressing the needs of transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive people seeking abortions
Opportunities for improving abortion care: a key stakeholder analysis of best practices for addressing the needs of transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive people seeking abortions
Transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive (TGE) persons experience pregnancies and have abortions, yet abortion care re...
Clinical characteristics and treatment during preconception and perinatal period of infertile women with non-classical 21-hydroxylase deficiency
Clinical characteristics and treatment during preconception and perinatal period of infertile women with non-classical 21-hydroxylase deficiency
A single-center observational study to determine the clinical characteristics and therapeutic dose adjustments in women of...
Men’s involvement in family planning programs: an exploratory study from Karachi, Pakistan
Men’s involvement in family planning programs: an exploratory study from Karachi, Pakistan
In Pakistan, family planning has traditionally been perceived as primarily a women’s concern, resulting in the exclu...
The prevalence of contraceptive use among postpartum women and its associated factors during the early phase of COVID-19 outbreak: a time series study
The prevalence of contraceptive use among postpartum women and its associated factors during the early phase of COVID-19 outbreak: a time series study
Unintended pregnancies can adversely affect maternal health, preventable through timely postpartum contraception. During t...
The impact of a reproductive health voucher in Uganda using a quasi-experimental matching design
The impact of a reproductive health voucher in Uganda using a quasi-experimental matching design
This study assesses the impact of a voucher project that targeted vulnerable and poor pregnant women in Uganda. Highly sub...
Health care providers attitude towards safe abortion care and its associated factors in Northwest, Ethiopia, 2021: a health facility-based cross-sectional study
Health care providers attitude towards safe abortion care and its associated factors in Northwest, Ethiopia, 2021: a health facility-based cross-sectional study
A negative attitude towards abortion among health care providers providing abortion services could be an obstacle even und...
Effects of hormonal contraceptives on lipid profile among women attending family planning unit in Goba Town Public Health Facilities, Bale, Southeast Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study
Effects of hormonal contraceptives on lipid profile among women attending family planning unit in Goba Town Public Health Facilities, Bale, Southeast Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study
Hormonal contraceptives are a widely used contraceptive method for the prevention of pregnancy in women. It is associated ...
How can civil society organizations contribute to the scale-up of comprehensive sexuality education? Presentation of a scaling framework illustrated with examples from Indonesia
How can civil society organizations contribute to the scale-up of comprehensive sexuality education? Presentation of a scaling framework illustrated with examples from Indonesia
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) can substantially contribute to the health and well-being of young people. Yet, mo...
Development and validation of a prediction model on spontaneous preterm birth in twin pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study
Development and validation of a prediction model on spontaneous preterm birth in twin pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study
This study was conducted to develop and validate an individualized prediction model for spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) i...
Identifying opportunities for prevention of adverse outcomes following female genital fistula repair: protocol for a mixed-methods study in Uganda
Identifying opportunities for prevention of adverse outcomes following female genital fistula repair: protocol for a mixed-methods study in Uganda
Female genital fistula is a traumatic debilitating injury, frequently caused by prolonged obstructed labor, affecting betw...
Perspectives on menstrual policymaking and community-based actions in Catalonia (Spain): a qualitative study
Perspectives on menstrual policymaking and community-based actions in Catalonia (Spain): a qualitative study
Menstrual research and policymaking have become imperative worldwide. It is necessary that these are informed by women and...
“I wasn’t sure it would work. I was just trying”: an ethnographic study on the choice of abortion methods among young women in Kilifi County, Kenya, and Atlantique Department, Benin
“I wasn’t sure it would work. I was just trying”: an ethnographic study on the choice of abortion methods among young women in Kilifi County, Kenya, and Atlantique Department, Benin
Despite the increased availability of safe abortion methods in sub-Saharan Africa, women and girls continue to use unsafe ...
Effectiveness of a breastfeeding promotion intervention model based on Society ecosystems Theory for maternal women: a study protocol of randomized controlled trial
Effectiveness of a breastfeeding promotion intervention model based on Society ecosystems Theory for maternal women: a study protocol of randomized controlled trial
Breastfeeding is recognized internationally as the most scientific and effective way to feed infants and young children. A...
Access to infertility care in Brazil: validation of a questionnaire for a bioethical discussion
Access to infertility care in Brazil: validation of a questionnaire for a bioethical discussion
The World Health Organization characterizes infertility as a disease since 2009; however, in many countries, reproductive ...
Using digital platforms to promote a healthcare provider community of practice for abortion care in Uganda
Using digital platforms to promote a healthcare provider community of practice for abortion care in Uganda
A community of practice (CoP) is defined as a group of people who share a concern, set of problems, or a passion about a t...
Giving birth on the way to the clinic: undocumented migrant women’s perceptions and experiences of maternal healthcare accessibility along the Thailand–Myanmar border
Giving birth on the way to the clinic: undocumented migrant women’s perceptions and experiences of maternal healthcare accessibility along the Thailand–Myanmar border
Millions of women give birth annually without the support of a trained birth attendant. Generally and globally, countries ...
Magnitude and factors associated with sexual re-victimization among adolescent girls and young women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a retrospective multicenter study
Magnitude and factors associated with sexual re-victimization among adolescent girls and young women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a retrospective multicenter study
Adolescent girls and young women are more exposed to sexual violence. A significant proportion of victims of sexual abuse ...
A comprehensive interventional program based on the needs and concerns related to female genital cosmetic surgeries: protocol for a multistage mixed methods study
A comprehensive interventional program based on the needs and concerns related to female genital cosmetic surgeries: protocol for a multistage mixed methods study
Dissatisfaction with one's body and the subsequent rise in the cosmetic surgery trend pose significant public health c...
Family planning integration in Ethiopia’s primary health care system: a qualitative study on opportunities, challenges and best practices
Family planning integration in Ethiopia’s primary health care system: a qualitative study on opportunities, challenges and best practices
Family planning (FP) service integration into primary health care (PHC) is an effective approach to realize reproductive a...
Determinants for hesitancy in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake among school girls in Jimma Town, Ethiopia. A mixed approach: quantitative and qualitative
Determinants for hesitancy in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake among school girls in Jimma Town, Ethiopia. A mixed approach: quantitative and qualitative
The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination helps the body fight off certain types of the virus. Despite being one of the t...
The impact of local supply of popular contraceptives on women’s use of family planning: findings from performance-monitoring-for-action in seven sub-Saharan African countries
The impact of local supply of popular contraceptives on women’s use of family planning: findings from performance-monitoring-for-action in seven sub-Saharan African countries
Contraceptive use has substantial implications for women’s reproductive health, motivating research on the most effe...
Prevalence and determinants of condom use among the youth in Malawi: evidence from the 2015/16 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey
Prevalence and determinants of condom use among the youth in Malawi: evidence from the 2015/16 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey
Unprotected sexual intercourse among the youth is common in Malawi. This has led to high rates of sexually transmitted inf...
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in Alberta, Canada
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in Alberta, Canada
The COVID-19 pandemic led to major service disruptions in the healthcare sector, especially regarding sexual and reproduct...
Association of diet and lifestyle factors with semen quality in male partners of Chinese couples preparing for pregnancy
Association of diet and lifestyle factors with semen quality in male partners of Chinese couples preparing for pregnancy
Semen quality significantly influences conception, and its preservation is crucial for couples seeking pregnancy. We inves...
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs for forcibly displaced adolescent girls and young women (10–24 years old) in humanitarian settings: a mixed-methods systematic review
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs for forcibly displaced adolescent girls and young women (10–24 years old) in humanitarian settings: a mixed-methods systematic review
Globally, there are 42 million women and girls estimated to be forcibly displaced. Adolescent girls and young women in hum...
Is intimate partner violence and obstetrics characteristics of pregnant women associated with preterm birth in Ethiopia? Umbrella review on preterm birth
Is intimate partner violence and obstetrics characteristics of pregnant women associated with preterm birth in Ethiopia? Umbrella review on preterm birth
Preterm birth is a significant contributor to newborns morbidity and mortality. Despite the availability of highl...
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