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‘Empowerment’ of adolescent girls and young women in Kinshasa: research about girls, by girls [PDF]

Gender & Development, 2016
In mid-2015, a team of 15 Congolese ‘girl researchers’ were recruited, trained, and mentored by the UK’s Department for International Development-funded La Pépinière programme. They conducted peer-to-peer research to explore the experiences, perceptions, and aspirations of adolescent girls and young women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, in ...
McLean, Lyndsay, Modi, Anny T.
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Adolescent girls and young women living with HIV: preconception counseling strategies

International Journal of Women's Health, 2017
Rates of pregnancy among women living with HIV are similar to those in the general population. Unintended pregnancies are also common, and among adolescents and young women perinatally infected (PHIV+) or behaviorally infected (BHIV+) with HIV, planning for both conception and contraception is an important element of HIV care that may be neglected ...
Deborah Jones, Marisa Echenique, JoNell Potter, Violeta Rodriguez, Stephen Weiss, Margaret Fischl   +5 more
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Profiling the plight of adolescent girls and young women: risks and pathways for intervention in rural Uganda. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Abstract Background Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in rural Uganda face a range of socio-economic, educational, and behavioral challenges that heighten their vulnerability to adverse health and social outcomes. Understanding their baseline risk profiles is essential for designing effective, targeted interventions.
Bindeeba DS, Nakawesi JS, Mugisa A, Senyimba C, Mulebeke R, Karamagi Y.   +5 more
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Self-reported sexually transmitted infections among adolescent girls and young women in Mali: analysis of prevalence and predictors

BMJ Open, 2023
Objective To examine the prevalence and predictors of self-reported sexually transmitted infections (SR-STIs) among adolescent girls and young women in Mali.Design We performed a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Demographic and Health Survey of ...
Richard Gyan Aboagye, Robert Kokou Dowou, Leticia Akua Adzigbli, Abdul Cadri, Paa Akonor Yeboah, Collins Kwame Appiah, Samuel Kwaku Balame   +6 more
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Intimate partner violence against adolescent girls and young women and its association with miscarriages, stillbirths and induced abortions in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from demographic and health surveys

SSM: Population Health, 2021
Intimate partner violence has been associated with numerous consequences for women, including pregnancy termination. This study aimed to examine the association between intimate partner violence and pregnancy termination among adolescent girls and young ...
Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
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Girls are people who at least know something: Hearing young women's voices and HIV/AIDS [PDF]

, 2010
High rates of HIV/AIDS in young women in Sub-Saharan Africa are a serious health problem. As a result, young women are an important target for HIV prevention.
Conn, Catherine Philomena
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Long-acting reversible contraceptives use among adolescent girls and young women in high fertility countries in sub-Saharan Africa

Reproductive Health, 2022
Plain language summary The use of long-acting reversible contraceptives can contribute to the reduction of unintended pregnancies. Hence, knowledge of the prevalence and predictors of long-acting reversible contraceptives use among adolescent girls and ...
Francis Sambah, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Charles Lwanga Tengan, Tarif Salihu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah   +5 more
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Multilevel analysis of undernutrition and associated factors among adolescent girls and young women in Ethiopia

BMC Nutrition, 2022
Background The consequences of undernutrition have serious implication for the health and future reproductive periods of adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 years.
Wubshet Debebe Negash, Samrawit Mihret Fetene, Ever Siyoum Shewarega, Elsa Awoke Fentie, Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw, Rediet Eristu Teklu, Fantu Mamo Aragaw, Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Tewodros Getaneh Alemu, Habitu Birhan Eshetu   +9 more
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Realising sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescent girls and young women living in slums in Uganda: a qualitative study

Reproductive Health, 2021
Plain Language Summary Every woman is entitled to good sexual and reproductive health. This involves being free from sexually transmitted infections, gender-based violence and maternal mortality, and able to access essential health services.
Majel McGranahan, Elizabeth Bruno-McClung, Joselyn Nakyeyune, Derrick Aaron Nsibirwa, Christopher Baguma, Christopher Ogwang, Francis Serunjogi, Judith Nakalembe, Marianna Kayaga, Sharifah Sekalala, Oyinlola Oyebode   +10 more
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Inter-generational transmission of values regarding weight, shape and appearance [PDF]

, 2002
Many studies have shown that dieting behaviour is popular amongst adolescent girls and there is a growing body of researchw hich suggests that similar patterns of dieting behaviour can be found in girls as young as 9 or 10.
Franklin, Julie A.
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