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Factors associated with unplanned pregnancy among Malaysian women of reproductive age: evidence from SEACO Segamat project [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background About one third of women have experienced unplanned pregnancy in Malaysia, an upper middle-income country, which is greater than what is reported in high income countries. Use of effective contraception has been proven to reduce the likelihood
Asvini K. Subasinghe, Siew Lim, Nisha Angela Dominic, Valliammai Jayanthi Thirunavuk Arasoo, Subatra Jayaraj, Jacqueline A. Boyle   +5 more
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Deciding to Wait: Partnership Status, Economic Conditions, and Pregnancy during the Great Recession [PDF]

Sociological Science, 2017
The Great Recession was associated with reduced fertility in the United States. Many questions about the dynamics underlying this reduction remain unanswered, however, including whether reduced fertility rates were driven by decreases in intended or ...
Christine Percheski, Rachel Tolbert Kimbro   +1 more
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Unplanned pregnancy and perinatal depression: secondary exploratory analyses from a racially and ethnically diverse, low-income sample of birthing people in the United States [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background The association between unplanned pregnancy and perinatal depression is understudied in racially and ethnically diverse and low-income populations.
Katherine A. Czech, Jaime Hamil, Bayley J. Taple, Jody D. Ciolino, Ann Kan, Allison M. Letkiewicz, Alicia Diebold, S. Darius Tandon   +7 more
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Factors associated with unplanned pregnancy among pregnant women in Uganda [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Unplanned pregnancies significantly contribute to maternal morbidity and mortality especially in settings where the abortion law is restrictive. This study aimed to establish the prevalence and factors associated with unplanned pregnancy among women ...
Fredrick Makumbi, Peter Ssebadduka, Milton Musaba, Julius Wandabwa, Paul Kiondo   +4 more
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The unplanned teenage pregnancy

Curationis, 1979
Surveys conducted in the Durban area of Natal showed that 18 per cent of all pregnancies occurred amongst teenagers with the incidence amongst the various population groups varying bëtween Whites 14 per cent, Indians 17 per cent, Coloureds and Blacks 20 ...
S.M. Ross
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Evaluation of the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy in a United States population of women [PDF]

, 2012
Copyright @ 2012 Morof et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source ...
A Lifflander, A Schwartz, AP Mohllajee, CH Rocca, Diane Morof, DL Streiner, F Lakha, G Barrett, G Barrett, Geraldine Barrett, IS Speizer, J Santelli, Jody Steinauer, JR Landis, JS Santelli, JS Santelli, JVB Trussell, K Kost, LB Finer, LJ Cronbach, LS Zabin, M Custer, MK Moos, Philip Darney, RB Canady, RC Fischer, Sadia Haider, Sonia Liu, Susanne Hempel, T Joyce   +29 more
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Unplanned pregnancy and the association with maternal health and pregnancy outcomes: A Swedish cohort study.

PLoS ONE, 2023
ObjectivesUnplanned pregnancies are common and associated with late initiation and inadequate antenatal care attendance, which may pose health risks to mother and child.
Alisa Carlander, Jenny Niemeyer Hultstrand, Isa Reuterwall, Maria Jonsson, Tanja Tydén, Merit Kullinger   +5 more
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Clustering of characteristics associated with unplanned pregnancies: the generation R study

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Unplanned or unintended pregnancies form a major public health concern because they are associated with unfavorable birth outcomes as well as social adversity, stress and depression among parents-to-be.
Clair A. Enthoven, Hanan El Marroun, M. Elisabeth Koopman-Verhoeff, Wilma Jansen, Mijke P. Lambregtse-van den Berg, Frouke Sondeijker, Manon H. J. Hillegers, Hilmar H. Bijma, Pauline W. Jansen   +8 more
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Prevalence and factors associated with unplanned pregnancy in The Gambia: findings from 2018 population-based survey

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Unplanned pregnancy is a public health issue that has detrimental implications for the mother and baby alike. However, few studies have been conducted in The Gambia on this subject.
Amadou Barrow, Amienatta Jobe, Sulayman Barrow, Ebrima Touray, Michael Ekholuenetale   +4 more
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Prevalence of and factors associated with unplanned pregnancy among women in Koshu, Japan: cross-sectional evidence from Project Koshu, 2011–2016

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Unplanned pregnancy is a public health issue with adverse consequences for maternal and neonatal health. In Japan, the prevalence of unplanned pregnancy was 46.2% in 2002.
Son Trung Huynh, Hiroshi Yokomichi, Yuka Akiyama, Reiji Kojima, Sayaka Horiuchi, Tadao Ooka, Ryoji Shinohara, Zentaro Yamagata   +7 more
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