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Utilization of modern contraceptives among female health care workers at Gulu university teaching hospitals in Northern Uganda

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine
Background The global high rate of unintended pregnancy is a direct result of underutilization of contraceptives methods. Healthcare workers (HCWs) play a pivotal role in promoting and facilitating access to modern family planning services.
Keneth Opiro, Jimmy Opee, Margret Sikoti, Pebolo Francis Pebalo, Jackline Hope Ayikoru, Harriet Akello, Priscilla Manano, Felix Bongomin   +7 more
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Negotiating contraception: Joint decision-making and gendered power dynamics among Chinese migrant workers

SSM: Qualitative Research in Health
This study examines how joint contraceptive decision-making unfolds among rural-to-urban Chinese migrant couples at elevated risk of unintended pregnancy.
Bing Han, Danielle Kane, Yu Chung
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Current contraceptive status among women aged 15\u201349 : United States, 2017\u20132019 [PDF]

Data from the 2017\u20132019 National Survey of Family Growth\u2022 In 2017\u20132019, 65.3% of women aged 15\u201349 in the United States were currently using contraception.\u2022 The most common contraceptive methods currently used were female ...

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International travel, contraceptive use, and sexual behavior: A mixed methods study of female university students [PDF]

, 2017
University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. 2017. Major: Epidemiology. Advisors: Wendy Hellerstedt, Susan Mason. 1 computer file (PDF); 129 pages.BACKGROUND Adolescence and young adulthood are critical life stages for maintaining sexual and reproductive ...
Martins, Summer
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of refugee women in Lebanon towards contraception use and family planning: insights from vulnerable populations

BMC Women's Health
Background Syrian refugee women in Lebanon face significant barriers to accessing family planning (FP) due to cultural norms, financial constraints, and disrupted healthcare systems.
Samar Karout, Hani M. J. Khojah, Tareq L. Mukattash, Abdalla El-Lakany   +3 more
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Modulation of GR transcriptional signalling by HIV-1 Vpr insights into regulation by progestins [PDF]

, 2012
Includes bibliographical references.It has been 30 years since HIV was first discovered, yet the molecular mechanisms whereby the virus mediates its pathogenic effects have not yet been completely elucidated.
Grantham, N J
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Perceptions of women and their partners on postabortion intrauterine contraception: A qualitative study in central Uganda.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundThe uptake of intrauterine devices (IUDs) has stalled below two percent among married Ugandan women. We explored the perceptions of women and their partners on the utilization of postabortion IUDs after medical management of incomplete ...
Herbert Kayiga, Emelie Looft-Trägårdh, Othman Kakaire, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Musa Sekikubo, Joseph Rujumba, Josaphat Byamugisha, Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson   +7 more
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Barriers and enablers to utilisation of postpartum long-acting reversible contraception in Eastern Uganda: a qualitative study

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine
Introduction In Uganda, although most women wish to delay or prevent future pregnancies, uptake of postpartum family planning (PPFP) is low. We explored behavioural factors influencing the utilisation of postpartum long-acting reversible contraceptives ...
Assen Kamwesigye, Daphine Amanya, Brendah Nambozo, Joshua Epuitai, Doreck Nahurira, Solomon Wani, Patience Anna Nafula, Faith Oguttu, Joshua Wadinda, Ritah Nantale, Agnes Napyo, Julius N Wandabwa, David Mukunya, Milton W Musaba, Merlin Willcox   +14 more
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Teenagers in the United States: Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Childbearing, 2015-2019 [PDF]

Objective\u2014This report presents national estimates of sexual activity and contraceptive use among males and females ages 15\u201319 in the United States, based on data from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG).Methods\u2014NSFG data were ...

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AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF USAGE OF ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF THIRD FIRST MBBS IN A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL [PDF]

Objective: Education about contraceptive measures in reproductive health is of utmost importance. Doctors can directly influence the patients, and it is, therefore, necessary to know their attitude toward contraceptives.
mehta, Prachi, dudhia, sneh
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