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Contraceptive discontinuation in Egypt as fertility returns to its 2000 level [PDF]

Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences, 2020
Purpose – The similarity of family planning (FP) indicators from EDHS2014 to that of EDHS2000 is alarming for policymakers and researchers who consider it as an echo of the past and a threat, which the FP programme has to face to prevent its progression.
Mona Khalifa, Wafaa Abdel Aziz Hussein, Soha Metwally   +2 more
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The impact of method choice on the risk of contraceptive discontinuation: Egypt 2014 [PDF]

Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences, 2020
Purpose – In Egypt, the IUD is the most common contraceptive method since 1988 and has remained so despite a recent drop in its share from 59.9% in 2008 to 51.5% in 2014 in favour of hormonal methods, which increased from 19.7% for pills and 12.3% for ...
Mona Khalifa, Wafaa Abdel Aziz Hussein, Soha Metwally   +2 more
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Molecular characterization of rotavirus group A strains circulating prior to vaccine introduction in rural coastal Kenya, 2002-2013 [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Wellcome Open Research, 2018
Background: Kenya introduced the monovalent Rotarix® rotavirus group A (RVA) vaccine nationally in mid-2014.  Long-term surveillance data is important prior to wide-scale vaccine use to assess the impact on disease and to investigate the occurrence of ...
Betty E. Owor, Mike J. Mwanga, Regina Njeru, Robert Mugo, Mwanajuma Ngama, Grieven P. Otieno, D.J. Nokes, C.N. Agoti   +7 more
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Determining Factors and Zootechnical Output of Biosecurity Practices in Fish Farms in the Wouri Division, Cameroon

Veterinary Medicine International, 2023
Biosecurity practice limits the occurrence of diseases and economic losses in fish farms. The objective of this study was to characterize fish farming in the Administrative Division of Wouri, Cameroon (3°97′04″–3°58′13″N; 9°76′78″–9°46′4.3″E) and assess ...
Fonkwa Georges, Makombu Judith Georgette, Kamdem Alex Henri, Kametieu Djamou Franck, Nack Jacques, Awah-Ndukum Julius, Tomedi Eyango Minette, Tchoumboue Joseph   +7 more
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Archaeological Demography

Human Biology, 2009
Archaeological demography investigates the structure and dynamics of past human populations using evidence from traces of human activities and remnants of material culture in the archaeological record. Research in this field is interdisciplinary, incorporating findings from anthropology, paleogenetics, and human ecology but with a remit that extends ...
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An assessment of the role of socio-economic, maternal and service utilization factors in increasing self-reported maternal complications in India

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background Self-reported maternal complications are associated with maternal morbidity, deliveries by C-section, postpartum depression, and maternal death.
Pradeep Kumar, Shobhit Srivastava, Chanda Maurya, Preeti Dhillon   +3 more
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Maternal grand multiparity and intention to use modern contraceptives in Nigeria

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Grand multiparity and low contraceptive prevalence are dominant among Nigerian women. These elevate the risk of unintended pregnancies, high-risk fertility and adverse maternal and child health outcomes among women in the country, particularly
Bola Lukman Solanke, Olufunmilola Olufunmilayo Banjo, Bosede Odunola Oyinloye, Soladoye Sunday Asa   +3 more
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Surveillance of respiratory viruses among children attending a primary school in rural coastal Kenya [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Wellcome Open Research, 2020
Background: Respiratory viruses are primary agents of respiratory tract diseases. Knowledge on the types and frequency of respiratory viruses affecting school-children is important in determining the role of schools in transmission in the community and ...
Irene Wangwa Adema, Everlyn Kamau, Joyce Uchi Nyiro, Grieven P. Otieno, Clement Lewa, Patrick K. Munywoki, D. James Nokes   +6 more
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Maternal and community factors associated with unmet contraceptive need among childbearing women in Northern Nigeria

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2019
Background Unmet need for modern contraceptive remains a critical reproductive health challenge in Nigeria. Numerous studies in Nigeria and other countries have investigated the patterns, prevalence and associated factors of unmet contraceptive need.
Bola Lukman Solanke, Funmilola Folasade Oyinlola, Olaoye James Oyeleye, Benjamin Bukky Ilesanmi   +3 more
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Individual quality of life and the environment – towards a concept of livable areas for persons with disabilities in Poland

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [1] highlights the need to create proper socioeconomic and political conditions for persons with disabilities, with a special focus on their immediate living conditions ...
Izabela Grabowska, Radosław Antczak, Jan Zwierzchowski, Tomasz Panek   +3 more
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