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Women's Health and Empowerment for Sustainable Development: Linking Sanitation Burden and Agency in Asia and Africa

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper aims to explore a research gap at the intersection of public health and empowerment literatures concerned with women's health‐related sanitation experiences and their sanitation‐specific agency. We shift focus from prevalent scholarly engagement with women's wellbeing as an outcome of their agency by asking an unexplored question in
Tanushree Bhan, Bethany A. Caruso, Sheela S. Sinharoy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sphingosine‐1‐Phosphate Receptor Modulators for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: A Narrative Review Focusing on Safety

United European Gastroenterology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ulcerative colitis is a chronic immune‐mediated inflammatory disease of the colon that causes considerable morbidity and increases the risk of colorectal cancer. Several targeted therapies have been developed for moderate‐to‐severe ulcerative colitis, significantly improving its management.
Massimo C. Fantini, Diego Centonze, Giovanni Giacobazzi, Silvia Benemei, Emanuele Romeo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Happened in Delaware Following a Statewide Contraceptive Initiative?

The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.
Policy Points The 2015 to 2020 Delaware Contraceptive Access Now (DelCAN) initiative followed other long‐acting reversible contraception‐focused contraceptive initiatives in Colorado and in St. Louis, Missouri. and preceded statewide contraceptive‐access initiatives in South Carolina, Massachusetts, and North Carolina with additional initiatives ...
CONSTANZA HURTADO‐ACUNA, MICHAEL S. RENDALL   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Willingness to pay for short- and long-acting contraceptives among female adolescents and their parents in Brazil:a pilot study

Einstein (São Paulo)
Objective To evaluate willingness to pay for short- and long-acting reversible contraceptive methods among female Brazilian adolescents and their parents, as well as their perspective on using such methods.
Daniela Farah, Manoel João Batista Castello Girão, Marcelo Cunio Machado Fonseca   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Determinants of early discontinuation of long-acting and reversible contraceptive methods among women within childbearing age attending health facilities in Ethiopia, 2019

SAGE Open Medicine, 2022
Objective: This study aimed to identify the determinants of early discontinuation of long-acting and reversible contraceptive methods among women within childbearing age in Ethiopia, 2019.
Dejene Edosa Dirirsa, Mukemil Awol Salo, Mogos Beya Gudeta, Merga Eticha kelbessa, Mengistu Bekele Lammi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long-acting reversible methods of contraception: unified training [PDF]

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, 2014
Improving access to long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) methods is an essential aspect in the work of reducing unwanted and unplanned pregnancies. This requires easy access to an appropriately trained workforce. Working together with the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the Royal College of Nurses (RCN), the Faculty of Sexual &
Amanda Britton, Anne Connolly
openaire   +3 more sources

MMF Is an Effective and Safer Treatment Options for Treatment‐Naïve Patients With Autoimmune Hepatitis Compared to Azathioprine: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Journal of Digestive Diseases, EarlyView.
Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) demonstrates superior efficacy and tolerability compared to azathioprine (AZA) in treatment‐naïve autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) patients. Meta‐analysis of five studies reveals higher complete biochemical response rates, increased Corticosteroid withdrawal rate, and fewer gastrointestinal side effects with MMF.
Muhammad Tayyab Anwar, Muhammad Shahzil, Taha Bin Arif, Muhammad Ali Khaqan, Edzel Lorraine Co, Fariha Hasan, Rameez Tarar, Hamza Naeem, Sibgha Farooq, Ali Jaan, Ammad Javaid Chaudhary, Vinay Jahagirdar, Reena Salgia   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and factors associated with postpartum use of long-acting reversible contraception in Bukombe District, Geita Region, Tanzania: a community- based study

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2020
Background Globally, approximately half of all pregnancies occur before 24 months after child birth. In Sub Saharan Africa the unmet need for family planning is highest among postpartum women. There is a dearth of information regarding factors associated
Kiondo Solomon Kiondo, Eusebious Maro, Sophia Kiwango, Julius Pius Alloyce, Benjamin C. Shayo, Michael Johnson Mahande   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘That Doesn't Sound Right’: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Information Seeking Behaviour of Current Long‐Acting Reversible Contraceptive Users in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective(s) Accessible and accurate information about long‐acting reversible contraception (LARC) is important in addressing misperceptions and ensuring consumers can make informed decisions about their use, yet little is known about consumers' experiences of searching for and being provided information about LARC.
Cassandra Caddy, Meredith Temple‐Smith, Jacqueline Coombe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contraceptive counseling among pediatric primary care providers in Western Pennsylvania: A survey-based study

SAGE Open Medicine, 2017
Objectives: Data suggest that adolescents in the United States receive inadequate contraceptive counseling. This study sought to determine factors affecting pediatricians’ discussion of contraception with adolescent patients, with a specific focus on ...
Beth Ann Papas, Nader Shaikh, Katherine Watson, Gina S Sucato   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source