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Perceptions of Adolescent Pregnancy Among Teenage Girls in Rakai, Uganda. [PDF]

, 2017
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, Bonnevie, Erika, Ddaaki, William George, Maly, Christina, McClendon, Katherine A, Nakyanjo, Neema, Nalugoda, Fred Kakaire, Serwadda, David, Wagman, Jennifer A, Wawer, Maria J   +9 more
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Factors Associated with Premarital Sexual Behavior in Adolescents

Gaster
Background: The increasing number of marriage annulments in cases of illegitimate child pregnancies is an iceberg phenomenon. Therefore, this is considered an emergency. Objective : This study aims to determine the factors related to premarital sexual behavior in adolescents. This type of research is cross-sectional analytic.
Ani Nur Fauziah, Siti Maesaroh, Puji Nur Rokhmatun, Etik Sulistyorini   +3 more
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Obstetric racism in Europe: Linguistic racism, exoticization, and uneven reproduction in the Netherlands

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, we conceptualize how Davis’ two concepts of uneven reproduction and obstetric racism—both rooted in the US context—are effectuated in the Netherlands. We consider uneven reproduction to consist of bio‐ and necropolitics, namely the management and regulation of a population's bodies, life and death.
Rodante van der Waal, Alana Helberg‐Proctor, Dána‐Ain Davis, Bahareh Goodarzi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of premarital sexual practice and associated factors among undergraduate health science students of Madawalabu University, Bale Goba, South East Ethiopia: institution based cross sectional study

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015
INTRODUCTION: several studies in Sub- Saharan Africa have documented high and increasing premarital sexual activities among adolescents. Most young people face social, peer and cultural pressure to engage in premarital sex.
Tomas Benti Teferra, Asfew Negaro Erena, Anteneh Kebede   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

School Enrollment and Living Arrangements of Children in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Population and Development Review, EarlyView.
Abstract School enrollment has increased in many sub‐Saharan African countries over recent decades, alongside substantial socioeconomic and demographic transitions. However, gains in educational enrollment have not been equal, raising questions about the determinants of access to and variability in school enrollment. The living arrangements of children
Maria Pohl, Ewa Batyra, Albert Esteve
wiley   +1 more source

Motivasi Remaja Putri SMA dalam Melakukan Hubungan Seksual Pranikah [PDF]

, 2008
Remaja adalah individu yang berada di antara masa anak-anak dan dewasa, yang mengalami perubahan baik fisik, psikologis dan juga perkembangan seksual yang aktif.
Palupi, Ethic
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From Exposure to Exploitation: Understanding How Child Pornography Exposure Influences Early Sexual Behaviour and Pathways Into Transactional Sexual Exploitation and Commercial Sexual Exploitation in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
This review examines how exposure to sexually explicit content among children in sub‐Saharan Africa contributes to early sexual behaviour and pathways into transactional sexual exploitation (informal exploitation) and commercial sexual exploitation (formal exploitation).
Sylvester Kyei‐Gyamfi
wiley   +1 more source

Premarital sexual practice and its predictors among university students: institution based cross sectional study

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
INTRODUCTION: Adolescents are susceptible to different social, peer and cultural pressures that Drives them into earlier sexual experimentation. Despite the fact that delaying sexual activity until marriage reduces the spread of HIV/AIDS and various ...
Mohammed Akibu, Fiseha Gebresellasie, Fitsum Zekarias, Wintana Tsegaye   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Premarital sexual practice and associated factors among adolescents in the refugee camps in Tigray, northern Ethiopia

BMC Research Notes, 2019
Objective Premarital sexual practice during adolescence time may lead to different sexual and reproductive health problems including HIV/AIDS. This study was aimed to assess the prevalence of premarital sexual practice and associated factors among ...
Hailay Gebreyesus, Tesfay Berhe, Zemichael Welegebriel, Tewolde Wubayehu, Gebretsadik Hailemariam, Gebretsadkan Gebrekirstos, Mebrahtu Teweldemedhin   +6 more
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Child Brides in Africa: A Narrative Review on Effects, Gaps, and Interventions

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
Child marriage, defined as union before age 18, affects millions of girls across sub‐Saharan Africa, with Niger, Chad, Mali, Guinea, and Nigeria recording prevalence rates of 40–76%. This review synthesises evidence on the prevalence, sociocultural and economic drivers, and health, psychological, and social consequences of child marriage in Africa ...
Olaoye Damilola Quazeem, Onaho Pascal Oghenekaro, Durojaye Aishat Bisoye, Okoro Chidinma Peace, Akindele Folasade Diana, Aina Jesutosin Oluwadara, Dibia Ermesto Oluwafemi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source