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Induced abortion, pregnancy loss and intimate partner violence in Tanzania: a population based study. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Violence by an intimate partner is increasingly recognized as an important public and reproductive health issue. The aim of this study is to investigate the extent to which physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence is associated with ...
Filippi, V., Watts, Charlotte, Stöckl Heidi, Watts Charlotte, Mbwambo, Jessie KK, Watts, C., Jessie KK Mbwambo, Filippi, Veronique, Veronique Filippi, Stöckl, H., Mbwambo, Jessie K K, Mbwambo Jessie KK, Filippi Veronique, Heidi Stöckl, Charlotte Watts, Mbwambo, J.K.K, Stöckl, Heidi   +16 more
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Family planning practices and pregnancy intentions among HIV-positive and HIV-negative postpartum women in Swaziland: a cross sectional survey. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: In settings where sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV prevalence is high, the postpartum period is a time of increased biological susceptibility to pregnancy related sepsis.
Integra Initiative, Abuya, Timothy, Askew, Ian, Timothy Abuya, Ian Askew, Warren, Charlotte E., Warren, Charlotte E, Warren, Charlotte, Charlotte E Warren   +8 more
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Individual and community level factors associated with unintended pregnancy among pregnant women in Ethiopia

Scientific Reports, 2021
Unintended pregnancy is among the major challenges of public health and a major reproductive health issue, due to its implications on the health, economic and social life of a woman and her family mainly in low and middle-income countries, particularly ...
Liknaw Bewket Zeleke, Addisu Alehegn Alemu, Eskeziaw Abebe Kassahun, Bewket Yeserah Aynalem, Hamid Yimam Hassen, Getachew Mullu Kassa   +5 more
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How do women prepare for pregnancy? Preconception experiences of women attending antenatal services and views of health professionals [PDF]

, 2014
Copyright: © 2014 Stephenson 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 ...
Jill Shawe (603596), Copas, Andrew, Ojukwu, Obiamaka, Pranav Pandya (603595), Shawe, Jill, Patel Dilisha, Geraldine Barrett, Jill Shawe, Howden, Beth, Pandya Pranav, Shawe Jill, Obiamaka Ojukwu, Dilisha Patel (603592), Andrew Copas (269120), Copas Andrew, Stephenson, J, Copas, A, Howden, B, Ojukwu, O, Beth Howden, Stephenson Judith, Judith Stephenson, Andrew Copas, Barrett Geraldine, Howden Beth, Patel, Dilisha, Obiamaka Ojukwu (603594), Patel, D, Stephenson, Judith, Judith Stephenson (269115), Pandya, P, Pandya, Pranav, Geraldine Barrett (325858), Barrett, G, Shawe, J, Ojukwu Obiamaka, Beth Howden (603593), Pranav Pandya, Barrett, Geraldine, Dilisha Patel   +39 more
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Determinants of change in unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia using the 2005 and 2016 EDHS: non-linear multivariable decomposition analysis

Archives of Public Health, 2022
Background Unintended pregnancy is a pregnancy either mistimed or unwanted. The main consequence of unintended pregnancy is inducing abortion. In Ethiopia, more than half of unintended pregnancies end up in abortion.
Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Abiy Tasew Dubale, Aynadis Worku Shimie, Mulugeta Desalegn Kasaye, Habitu Birhan Eshetu   +5 more
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Prevalence and predictors of unintended pregnancy among women: an analysis of the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Unintended pregnancies (mistimed or unwanted during the time of conception) can result in adverse outcomes both to the mother and to her newborn. Further research on identifying the characteristics of unintended pregnant women who are at risk
Elizaveta Oulman, Oulman, Elizaveta, Tamim, Hala M., Khalid Yunis, Hala Tamim, Yunis, Khalid A., Theresa H. M. Kim, Kim, Theresa H.M.   +7 more
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Socioeconomic inequality of unintended pregnancy in the Iranian population: a decomposition approach

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background There are several studies regarding the predictors or risk factors of unintended pregnancy, but only a small number of studies have been carried out concerning the socio-economic factors influencing the unintended pregnancy rate.
Reza Omani-Samani, Mostafa Amini Rarani, Mahdi Sepidarkish, Esmaeil Khedmati Morasae, Saman Maroufizadeh, Amir Almasi-Hashiani   +5 more
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Measuring pregnancy planning: An assessment of the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy among urban, south Indian women [PDF]

, 2010
Copyright © 2010 Corinne H. Rocca et al. This open-access work is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 2.0 Germany, which permits use, reproduction & distribution in any medium for non-commercial purposes ...
Geraldine Barrett, Suneeta Krishnan, Barrett, G, Mark Wilson, Wilson, M, Rocca, CH, Krishnan, S, Corinne Rocca   +7 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
Wynn, Adriane, Klausner, Jeffrey D., Doherty, Klara, Morroni, Chelsea, Sickboy, Ontiretse, Moshashane, Neo, Arena, Kaitlin, Ramogola-Masire, Doreen, Offorjebe, Ogechukwu Agatha   +8 more
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Correlates of unintended pregnancy among currently pregnant married women in Nepal

BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2009
Background Women living in every country, irrespective of its development status, have been facing the problem of unintended pregnancy. Unintended pregnancy is an important public health issue in both developing and developed countries because of its ...
Soonthorndhada Kusol, Adhikari Ramesh, Prasartkul Pramote   +2 more
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