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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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Determinants of Unintended Pregnancy in Women of Childbearing Age (15-19 Years) in Jambi Province [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Unintended pregnancy is among the most troubling public health problems and a major reproductive health issue worldwide imposing appreciable socioeconomic burden on individuals and society.
Kalsum, U. (Ummi), Listiawaty, R. (Renny)   +1 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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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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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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Unintended pregnancy: magnitude and correlates in six urban sites in Senegal [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: In Senegal, unintended pregnancy has become a growing concern in public health circles. It has often been described through the press as a sensational subject with emphasis on the multiple infanticide cases as a main consequence, especially ...
A Adjamagbo, A Ilika, Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD) [Sénégal], ICF International, AK Omideyi, B Hamdela, BA Oye-Adeniran, Cheikh Mbacké Faye, CI Okereke, D Hubacher, Djimadoum Koumtingue, DR Gwatkin, EC Gadow, Guttmacher Institute, Guttmacher Institute, Ilene S Speizer, IS Speizer, J Cleland, J Wickstrom, JC Fotso, JD Gipson, Jean Christophe Fotso, L Ashford, MA Magadi, Meghan Corroon, N Kassa, NJ Diop, PF Thonneau, S Moreland, S Singh, SC Klima, UNDP, V Delaunay, W Cates   +32 more
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Pregnancy coercion, intimate partner violence and unintended pregnancy [PDF]

Contraception, 2010
Reproductive control including pregnancy coercion (coercion by male partners to become pregnant) and birth control sabotage (partner interference with contraception) may be associated with partner violence and risk for unintended pregnancy among young adult females utilizing family planning clinic services.A cross-sectional survey was administered to ...
Elizabeth, Miller, Michele R, Decker, Heather L, McCauley, Daniel J, Tancredi, Rebecca R, Levenson, Jeffrey, Waldman, Phyllis, Schoenwald, Jay G, Silverman   +7 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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Carrying an unintended pregnancy to term and long-term maternal psychological distress: Findings from the Dutch prospective Amsterdam Born Children and their Development study

Women's Health, 2023
Background: Given the estimated high rate of unintended pregnancies, it is important to investigate long-term effects on psychological distress in women carrying an unintended pregnancy to term.
Wieke Y Beumer, Tessa J Roseboom, Marjette H Koot, Tanja Vrijkotte, Jenneke van Ditzhuijzen   +4 more
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Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Unintended pregnancy has significant consequences for the health and welfare of women and children. Despite this, a number of studies with inconsistent findings were conducted to reduce unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia; unavailability of a ...
Muluneh Alene, Leltework Yismaw, Yebelay Berelie, Bekalu Kassie, Reta Yeshambel, Moges Agazhe Assemie   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source