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Increasing access to self-managed abortion through pharmacies: programmatic results and lessons from a pilot program in Oromia, Ethiopia [PDF]

Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Despite increased availability of safe abortion following legal reform in Ethiopia, one-half of public sector abortion services are treatment of postabortion complications, indicating challenges meeting women's needs.
Bekalu Mossie Chekol, Abiyot Belai Mehari, Blain Rezene, Samuel Muluye, Yadeta Ayana, Elsabet Sisay, Sally Dijkerman, Genene Assefa   +7 more
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Mapping the journey: enhancing abortion care in Uganda's health systems [PDF]

Frontiers in Reproductive Health
IntroductionThis study explores women's experiences with abortion care in Uganda's public health system, assessing satisfaction levels and their influence on the uptake of abortion and post-abortion contraception services. Conducted across nine districts,
Steve Biko Sigu, Isaac Milton Odongo, Wilbert Nango, Silvester Ochieno Okechi, Annah Kukundakwe, John Musoba Kitui   +5 more
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Expanding access to safe ambulatory manual vacuum aspiration abortion up to 14+6 weeks following Argentina's legal reform: an observational study in the public health sector [PDF]

Reproductive Health
Background In December 2020, Argentina passed Law 27.610, legalizing elective abortion up to 14 + 6 weeks and beyond in cases of rape or health risks. This study aims to analyze the sociodemographic characteristics of users who opted or were referred for
Biani Saavedra-Avendano, María Paula Botta, Dolores Chaumet, Berenice Macagno, Guillermo Antonio Ortiz-Avendano   +4 more
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Pathways to care and service preferences, and experiences of women who self-manage abortion through community pharmacies in two counties of Kenya [PDF]

BMJ Global Health
Francis Obare, Wilson Liambila, Kristen Shellenberg, Beatrice Otieno, Steve Biko Sigu, Lucy Nyamwaro   +5 more
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Navigating the crisis landscape: engaging the ministry of health and United Nations agencies to make abortion care available to Rohingya refugees

Conflict and Health, 2020
Background Unintended and unwanted pregnancies likely increase during displacement, making the need for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, especially safe abortion, even greater.
Tamara Fetters, Sayed Rubayet, Sharmin Sultana, Shamila Nahar, Shadie Tofigh, Lea Jones, Ghazaleh Samandari, Bill Powell   +7 more
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The High-Level Practical Overview of Open-Source Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning Solutions [PDF]

International Journal of Electronics and Telecommunications, 2022
This paper aims to provide a high-level overview of practical approaches to machine-learning respecting the privacy and confidentiality of customer information, which is called Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning.
Konrad Kuźniewski, Krystian Matusiewicz, Piotr Sapiecha   +2 more
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Telehealth for Addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: A Hybrid Telemedicine-Community Accompaniment Model for Abortion and Contraception Services in Pakistan

Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic led overburdened health care systems to deprioritize essential sexual and reproductive healthcare, including abortion and contraception care, while accelerating shifts in healthcare delivery to digital technologies. However, in many
Irum Shaikh, Stephanie Andrea Küng, Hina Aziz, Samina Sabir, Ghulam Shabbir, Mukhtar Ahmed, Rasha Dabash   +6 more
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Improving safe post-abortion care practices: A study on interventions implemented by Ipas Pakistan

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
An estimated 50 million induced abortions occur in developing countries annually, and an estimated 7 million women are treated for complications associated with unsafe abortions.
Amna Arshad, Hina Aziz, Ghulam Shabbir, Sagun Shakya, Zarnab Munir   +4 more
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“We don’t want problems”: reasons for denial of legal abortion based on conscientious objection in Mexico and Bolivia

Reproductive Health, 2021
Resumen Antecedentes El mal uso de la objeción de conciencia (OC) es una barrera importante para el acceso al aborto aún cuando es legal, en muchos países, especialmente en países en América Latina.
Stephanie Andrea Küng, Jasmine Danette Wilkins, Fernanda Díaz de León, Freddy Huaraz, Erin Pearson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Community-based intervention improves abortion knowledge and reduces abortion stigma among women in Oromia, Ethiopia: a quasi-experimental mixed methods evaluation

BMC Women's Health, 2022
Background Since liberalization of the Ethiopian abortion law, there have been significant improvements in the availability and utilization of facility-based abortion services in the country.
Bekalu Mossie Chekol, Sally Dijkerman, Samuel Muluye, Dereje Wondimu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source