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Monthly injectable contraceptive use by adolescents in Brazil: evaluation of clinical aspects

, 2007
Purpose: This prospective noncomparative observational study evaluated the clinical symptoms, body weight and blood pressure of 38 adolescents receiving a monthly injectable contraceptive containing estradiol valerate 5 mg and norethisterone 50 mg ...
Moron, Antonio Fernandes [UNIFESP], Araujo, Fabio Fernando [UNIFESP], Barbieri, Márcia [UNIFESP], Jacobucci, Maria Silvia Bortolotti de Mello [UNIFESP], Guazzelli, Cristina Aparecida Falbo [UNIFESP]   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Choice of postpartum contraception and its socio-demographic and cultural determinants [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Postpartum contraception is essential for avoidance of unwanted pregnancy and for adequate spacing between two pregnancies. There are many socio demographic and cultural factors that influence the choice of contraception in rural community in
Thitame, Sunil, Bangal, Vidyadhar B., Somasundaram, K. V.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health self-care among women, healthcare providers, and other key informants: a mixed-methods study in South Africa and Zambia

Reproductive Health, 2023
Background “Self-care” for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) includes contraceptive methods and other supplies that people can use with or without the support of a healthcare provider.
Alice F. Cartwright, Marissa Velarde, Mags Beksinska, Jennifer Smit, Margaret Kasaro, Jennifer H. Tang, Cecilia Milford, Virginia Maphumulo, Manze Chinyama, Esther Chabu, Mayaba Mudenda, Christina Wong, Maria Fawzy, Rebecca Callahan   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of injectable progestogen contraception versus the copper intrauterine device on HIV acquisition: sub-study of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Journal of family planning and reproductive health care, 2017
Background Evidence from observational studies suggests an increased risk of HIV acquisition among women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) contraception.
G. Hofmeyr, M. Singata-Madliki, T. Lawrie, E. Bergel, M. Temmerman   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

State Choices, Unequal Access: Policies Shaping Reproductive Health Care Across the United States

The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.
Policy Points State policies and programs play an outsized role in shaping availability and access to sexual and reproductive health services across the nation. This has a major impact on women's access to contraception, abortion, and maternity services.
ALINA SALGANICOFF, IVETTE GOMEZ, USHA RANJI   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying what contraceptive side effects women are told about during counseling using nationally representative PMA Ethiopia 2019 cross-sectional data.

PLOS Global Public Health
Despite widespread concerns about contraceptive side effects among contraceptive users, few studies explore the specific side effects women are told about during contraceptive counseling.
Linnea A Zimmerman, Isabella Sarria, Munir Kassa, Celia Karp, Assefa Seme, Solomon Shiferaw   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors influencing use of modern contraception among married women in Ho West district, Ghana: descriptive cross-sectional study

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
INTRODUCTION: The use of modern contraception helps couples and individuals realize their basic right to decide freely and responsibly if, when and how many children to have.
Precious Afriyie, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Building on safety, feasibility, and acceptability: the impact and cost of community health worker provision of injectable contraception

Global Health: Science and Practice Journal, 2013
This project in Zambia contributes to our understanding of the impact of community-based provision of injectables on method choice and uptake and of the costs of adding DMPA to an established community-based family planning program.
D. Chin-Quee, J. Bratt, Morrisa A. Malkin, Mavis Mwale Nduna, C. Otterness, Lydia Jumbe, R. Mbewe   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Glucagon‐Like Peptide‐1 Receptor Agonists in Pregnancy: Periconception Exposure and Perinatal Outcomes

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective An increasing number of women of childbearing age worldwide are using glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs) and are advised to use effective contraception during treatment. Nevertheless, maternity services are encountering increasing numbers of women exposed to GLP‐1 RAs shortly before conception or during pregnancy ...
Katherine G. Y. Lau, Anisha Chopra, Edward Mullins, Rochan Agha‐Jaffar, Tricia Tan, Lynne Sykes, Christina K. H. Yu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The knowledge, attitude, practice of contraception in breastfeeding mothers [PDF]

, 2018
Background: The nationwide Family Planning Programme was started in India in 1952, making it the first country in the world to do so. In spite of this about 56% eligible couples in India are still unprotected against conception.
Udayashree, Voorkara, Neravi, Asha, Gundmi, Ashwitha   +2 more
core   +1 more source