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Higher prevalence of human papillomavirus infection in adolescent and young adult girls belonging to different Indian tribes with varied socio-sexual lifestyle. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Despite high prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical cancer in Indian women, no study has been done in tribal populations whose socio-sexual lifestyle is different.
Kirti Sharma, Atul Kathait, Asha Jain, Karmila Kujur, Shirish Raghuwanshi, Alok Chandra Bharti, Asha Chandola Saklani, Bhudev Chandra Das   +7 more
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Prevalence and factors associated with unintended pregnancy among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa, a multilevel analysis

BMC Women's Health, 2022
Background Unintended pregnancy predisposes women to unsafe abortion, malnutrition, mental illness, and even death. Though adolescent girls and young women are at higher risk of unintended pregnancy, there is a paucity of evidence in its burden and ...
Hiwotie Getaneh Ayalew, Alemneh Mekuriaw Liyew, Zemenu Tadesse Tessema, Misganaw Gebrie Worku, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Tesfa Sewunet Alamneh, Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale, Yigizie Yeshaw, Adugnaw Zeleke Alem   +8 more
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A Multicomponent Intervention to Train and Support Family Medicine Providers to Promote Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in the Deep South: Protocol for the PrEP-Pro Study

JMIR Research Protocols, 2023
BackgroundPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective biomedical prevention intervention and a major strategy for reducing the HIV burden in the United States.
Oluwaseyi O Isehunwa, Samantha V Hill, Alex Tobias Menninger, Brook Hubner, Douglas Krakower, Dustin M Long, Madeline C Pratt, Meredith E Clement, Nicholas Van Wagoner, Robin Gaines Lanzi, Tina Simpson, Latesha Elopre, Lynn T Matthews   +12 more
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Altered social trajectories and risks of violence among young Syrian women seeking refuge in Turkey: a qualitative study

BMC Women's Health, 2019
Background There is limited evidence regarding the ways in which displacement disrupts social norms, expectations and trajectories for adolescent girls and young women and the resulting impacts on their risks of violence. This knowledge gap is especially
Alison Wringe, Ekua Yankah, Tania Parks, Omar Mohamed, Mohamad Saleh, Olivia Speed, Rebecca Hémono, Bridget Relyea, Mahad Ibrahim, Jaspal S. Sandhu, Jennifer Scott   +10 more
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Mass media exposure and self-efficacy in abortion decision-making among adolescent girls and young women in Ghana: Analysis of the 2017 Maternal Health Survey.

PLoS ONE, 2020
IntroductionWorldwide, 25 million unsafe abortions (45% of all abortions) occurred every year between 2010 and 2014 and 97%, occurred in low-and-middle income countries.
Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Georgina Yaa Mensah, Eugene Budu   +3 more
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Health worker perceptions of stigma towards Zambian adolescent girls and young women: a qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background The high prevalence of HIV among adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 in Eastern and Southern Africa indicates a substantial need for accessible HIV prevention and treatment services in this population.
Caroline Meek, Drosin M. Mulenga, Patrick Edwards, Sophie Inambwae, Nachela Chelwa, Michael T. Mbizvo, Sarah T. Roberts, Sujha Subramanian, Laura Nyblade   +8 more
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International summit on the nutrition of adolescent girls and young women: consensus statement [PDF]

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2017
An international summit focusing on the difficult challenge of providing adequate nutrition for adolescent girls and young women in low‐ and middle‐income countries was held in Portland, Oregon in 2015. Sixty‐seven delegates from 17 countries agreed on a series of recommendations that would make progress toward improving the nutritional status of girls
Krebs, Nancy, Bagby, Susan, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A, Dewey, Kathryn, Fall, Caroline, Gregory, Fred, Hay, William, Rhuman, Lisa, Caldwell, Christine Wallace, Thornburg, Kent L   +9 more
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DEPENDENCE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE TISSUES OF THE FALLOPIAN TUBES IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN WITH INFLAMMATORY GENITAL DISEASE ON THE TAXONOMIC AFFILIATION OF PATHOGENS

Клінічна та профілактична медицина, 2023
The aim. To conduct a comparative analysis of the fallopian tubes' clinical, microbiological and histological characteristics in adolescent girls and young women with inflammatory genital disease. Materials and methods.
Adel V. Rudenko, Oksana V. Romashchenko, Alina M. Romanenko, Mykola Ya. Spivak, Lyudmila F. Yakovenko, Mykola V. Mitchenko   +5 more
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A Tailored mHealth Intervention for Improving Antenatal Care Seeking and Health Behavioral Determinants During Pregnancy Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa: Development and Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

JMIR Research Protocols, 2023
BackgroundSouth Africa, a middle-income country, has an adolescent fertility rate far higher than that of high-income countries. Adolescent girls and young women have an increased risk of pregnancy-related complications and lower ...
Ronel Sewpaul, Ken Resnicow, Rik Crutzen, Natisha Dukhi, Afzal Ellahebokus, Priscilla Reddy   +5 more
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Feasibility and acceptability of peer-delivered interventions using mHealth for PrEP services among adolescent girls and young women in DREAMS program in Botswana

Global Health Action, 2023
Background Adolescent girls and young women accounted for 25% of all new HIV infections despite representing only 10% of the population in Sub Saharan Africa. PEPFAR has launched the Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe (DREAMS)
Marie-Claude C. Lavoie, Lillian Okui, Natalia Blanco, Kirsten Stoebenau, Jessica F. Magidson, Gadzikanani Gokatweng, Kaizer Ikgopoleng, Manhattan E. Charurat, Ndwapi Ndwapi   +8 more
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