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Follow-up Reproductive Health Needs Assessment for Evaluation of a CBD Program in Maramba Division,Muheza District [PDF]

, 2001
This is the report of a follow up household survey conducted in 8 villages of Maramba Division, Muheza District 1.5 years after starting a CBD program.
Goergen, R, Hiza, M, Jaenisch , T, Twaha, A.L.A   +3 more
core  

Use of Modern Contraception by the Poor Is Falling Behind

PLoS Medicine, 2007
The widespread increase in the use of contraception, due to multiple factors including improved access to modern contraception, is one of the most dramatic social transformations of the past fifty years. This study explores whether the global progress in the use of modern contraceptives has also benefited the poorest.Demographic and Health Surveys from
Emmanuela Gakidou, Effy Vayena
openaire   +5 more sources

Application of individual behavioral models to predict willingness to use modern contraceptives among pastoralist women in Afar region, Northern Ethiopia

PLoS ONE, 2018
Background Use of modern contraceptive methods reduces the risk of unwanted pregnancy, and is influenced by individual-level factors. Willingness to use modern contraceptive methods maybe a useful metric when considering health outcomes as it could ...
Z. H. Kahsay, Dessie Tegegne, Ebrahim Mohammed, Getachew Kiros   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Dietary Mannan‐Rich Fractions Attenuate Weaning Stress in Piglets via Modulating Gut Microbiota and TLR5/NF‐κB Signaling

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
This study aimed to investigate the potential of a mannan‐rich fraction (MRF) as a dietary intervention to alleviate weaning stress in piglets. Our results revealed that MRF could alleviate weaning stress by modulating the gut microbiota and the TLR5/NF‐κB signaling pathway, offering a novel and sustainable alternative to antibiotic use in swine ...
Yutong Lu, Yiwei Sun, Kun Cai, Pingli He, Gang Lin, Zengkai Qi, Hu Liu, Junshu Yan, Ning Ma   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socioeconomic and religious differentials in contraceptive uptake in western Ethiopia: a mixed-methods phenomenological study

BMC Women's Health, 2018
Background Despite the large-scale investment in access to contraceptives, high population growth and unintended pregnancies are posing pressures in Ethiopia where the economy is incapable of holding overpopulation.
Setegn Tigabu, Tesfa Demelew, Awol Seid, Bisrate Sime, Tsegahun Manyazewal   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pharmaceutical Industry\u27s Effect on Socioeconomic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa in Relation to Family Planning Accessibility [PDF]

, 2019
There is a large unmet need for family planning services in sub-Saharan Africa (Goodkind et al, 2018). Pharmaceutical companies contribute to the accessibility of medications in developing countries (Cottingham & Berer, 2011).
Demarest, Tessa
core   +1 more source

Unmet need for modern contraceptives and associated factors among women in the extended postpartum period in Dessie town, Ethiopia

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2017
BackgroundThe contraceptive use of women in the extended postpartum period is usually different from other times in a woman’s life cycle due to the additional roles and presence of emotional changes.
Masresha Tegegn, Mastewal Arefaynie, T. Tiruye   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence, distribution and factors associated with modern contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in Uganda: evidence from UDHS 2016

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine
Background Unintended pregnancies pose significant health risks, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where millions of cases are recorded annually, disproportionately affecting adolescent women. Utilization of modern contraceptives is crucial in managing
Moses Festo Towongo, Matlhogonolo Kelepile   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors affecting demand for modern contraceptives among currently married reproductive age women in rural Kebeles of Nunu Kumba district, Oromia, Ethiopia

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2019
BackgroundFamily planning plays a key role in improving the health of the mother and the child. Yet there are still significant levels of demand for family planning that are unmet and these can lead to unintended pregnancy.
A. Kebede, S. G. Abaya, E. Merdassa, Tariku Tesfaye Bekuma   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Antiphospholipid Syndrome: An Antibody‐Mediated Disease With Emerging Therapeutic Opportunities

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune thromboinflammatory disease characterized by vascular thrombosis, pregnancy morbidity, and other manifestations driven by antiphospholipid autoantibodies. In this review, we present a clinical case that illustrates some diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in managing severe, relapsing APS ...
Thalia G. Newman, Jason S. Knight
wiley   +1 more source