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Are higher unintended pregnancy rates among minorities a result of disparate access to contraception?

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2020
Unintended pregnancy is a major global issue. Women who experience an unintended pregnancy have a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. Additionally, these women also experience substantial financial hardships.
Michele Troutman, Saima Rafique, Torie Comeaux Plowden   +2 more
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Association between sexual violence and unintended pregnancy among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Unintended pregnancy has dire consequences on the health and socioeconomic wellbeing of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) (aged 15–24 years).
Anthony Idowu Ajayi, Henrietta Chinelo Ezegbe   +1 more
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Unmet need for family planning, contraceptive failure, and unintended pregnancy among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in Zimbabwe. [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundPrevention of unintended pregnancies among women living with HIV infection is a strategy recommended by the World Health Organization for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT).
Buzdugan, Raluca, Cowan, Frances M, Dirawo, Jeffrey, Hakobyan, Anna, Mahomva, Agnes, McCoy, Sandra I, Mushavi, Angela, Padian, Nancy S, Ralph, Lauren J, Watadzaushe, Constancia   +9 more
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Unintended pregnancy and maternal health complications: cross-sectional analysis of data from rural Uttar Pradesh, India

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background This study aims to explore the potential association between unintended pregnancy and maternal health complications. Secondarily, we test whether antenatal care (ANC) and community health worker (CHW) visits moderate the observed association ...
Nabamallika Dehingia, Anvita Dixit, Yamini Atmavilas, Dharmendra Chandurkar, Kultar Singh, Jay Silverman, Anita Raj   +6 more
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The association between unmet need for contraception and unintended pregnancy among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia

Medicine Access @ Point of Care, 2021
Objectives: An unintended pregnancy and unmet need for contraception remains a serious public health issues both in developed and developing countries.
Awoke Giletew Wondie
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Continuation of Unintended Pregnancy [PDF]

The Linacre Quarterly, 2019
Background: Forty-four percent of all pregnancies worldwide are unintended. Induced abortion has drawn a lot of attention from clinicians and policy makers, and the care for women requesting it has been covered in many publications. However, abortion challenges the values of many women, is associated with negative emotions, and has its own medical ...
Ayerbe, L, Pérez-Piñar, M, Del Burgo, CL, Burgueño, E   +3 more
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Spatial distribution, prevalence, and determinants of unintended pregnancy among youth (15–24) in Ethiopia: Further analysis of Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey

SAGE Open Medicine, 2021
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the spatial distribution, prevalence, and determinant factors of unintended pregnancy among youth in Ethiopia. Methods: Using the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2016, a total of 2446 pregnant women aged ...
Sewnet Adem Kebede, Biruk Shalmeno Tusa, Adisu Birhanu Weldesenbet   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors associated with unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia; further analysis of the 2016 Ethiopian demographic health survey data

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background Unintended pregnancy an important public health problem in Ethiopia. It is associated with adverse physical, mental, social and economic outcomes. Identifying factors associated with unintended pregnancy may help to reduce unintended pregnancy
Yibeltal Alemu Bekele, Gedefaw Abeje Fekadu   +1 more
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Unintended Pregnancy in Gaborone, Botswana: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

, 2018
Rates of unintended pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa range from 20-40%. Unintended pregnancy leads to increased maternal and infant mortality, and higher rates of abortions. Potentially high levels of unintended pregnancy in Botswana, against the backdrop
Arena, Kaitlin, Doherty, Klara, Klausner, Jeffrey D, Morroni, Chelsea, Moshashane, Neo, Offorjebe, Ogechukwu Agatha, Ramogola-Masire, Doreen, Sickboy, Ontiretse, Wynn, Adriane   +8 more
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Unintended Pregnancy in Ethiopia: Community Based Cross-Sectional Study

Obstetrics and Gynecology International, 2016
Introduction. Unintended pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy which is a sum of mistimed pregnancy (pregnancy wanted at a later time) and unwanted pregnancy (pregnancy which is not wanted at all). Unintended pregnancy is a global public health problem and
Kidest Getu Melese, Mignote Hailu Gebrie, Martha Berta Badi, Wubalem Fekadu Mersha   +3 more
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