Perceptions of Adolescent Pregnancy Among Teenage Girls in Rakai, Uganda. [PDF]
The leading causes of death and disability among Ugandan female adolescents aged 15 to 19 years are pregnancy complications, unsafe abortions, and childbirth.
Baumgartner, Joy Noel +9 more
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Parents despite support networks? An intersectional analysis of disabled parenthood
Abstract This article uses an intersectional perspective that considers patriarchal and ableist mandates to understand how family and professional support networks impact the reproductive trajectories of disabled people. The study analyzes 16 semi‐structured interviews with disabled people and 1 with a non‐disabled support worker.
Laura Sanmiquel‐Molinero +2 more
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Background: Unwanted pregnancy is a worldwide social-health problem in family planning program that threatens the physical and psychosocial aspects of reproductive health.
Leila Manzouri +3 more
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Facing HIV infection and unintended pregnancy: Rakai, Uganda, 2001–2013
Background Unintended pregnancy is a persistent and global issue with consequences for the health and well-being of mothers and babies. The aim of this paper is to examine unintended pregnancy over time in the context of substantial human ...
Stephanie Ann Grilo +5 more
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Dietary and biomarker‐guided strategies as supportive measures in the fragile X syndrome
Abstract The fragile X syndrome (FXS) is an inherited neurodevelopmental disorder that primarily affects males, often resulting in an IQ below 55, while about two‐thirds of females also experience intellectual disability. Physical features may include an elongated face, prominent ears, finger joint laxity, and enlarged testes in males.
Jailan E. El Halawani, Reem R. AlOlaby
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The detection of toxins in baby food using artificial intelligence. ABSTRACT Infant foods and baby formulas are becoming increasingly popular across the globe owing to their ease of consumption and nutritional value specific to infants. Impurities may find their way into the food chain at any point from the acquisition of raw materials to final ...
Poornima Singh +3 more
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Applicdation of Logistic Regression Model in Surveying Effective Causes of Unwanted Pregnancy [PDF]
Background And Objectives: Unwanted pregnancy is one of the major problems in the society which endangers both mother and infant safety conditions and imposes heavy costs on health and treatment systems.
F Amani +3 more
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Representation of grass pea consumption in drought‐stricken sub‐Saharan Africa sustains nutrition, but excess β‐ODAP exposure due to multiple reasons triggers neurolathyrism, a progressive neurotoxic disorder. ABSTRACT Neurolathyrism is a progressive motor neuron disease due to the consumption of Lathyrus sativus (grass pea) over long periods.
Biruk Demisse Ayalew +12 more
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Sexual health knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of Sāmoan youth in Aotearoa New Zealand : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand [PDF]
Sex and sexuality in many cultures are sensitive topics. For many Pacific communities where sex is often regarded as tapu (sacred), cultural and religious values largely frame how sexuality and pregnancy are understood.
Veukiso-Ulugia, Analosa
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Pregnancy wantedness, frequency and timing of antenatal care visit among women of childbearing age in Kenya [PDF]
BACKGROUND: A woman’s health seeking behaviour during pregnancy has been found to have significant repercussions on her wellbeing and that of her unborn child.
Rhoune Ochako, Wanjiru Gichuhi
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