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Unintended pregnancy and low birthweight in Ecuador [PDF]

American Journal of Public Health, 2001
OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the relationship between unintended pregnancy and infant birthweight in Ecuador, differentiating between unwanted and mistimed pregnancies. METHODS: Analyses focused on a subsample of women (n = 2490) interviewed in the 1994 Ecuador Demographic and Maternal-Child Health Survey. Logistic regression was used to assess the
E, Eggleston, A O, Tsui, M, Kotelchuck
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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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The prevalence of unintended pregnancy and its influence on pregnancy experience in Tabriz, Iran, 2023: a cross-sectional study

Reproductive Health
Background There is a lack of quantitative studies that specifically measure the association between the experience of pregnancy and unintended pregnancy.
Mahsa Maghalian, Roghayeh Nikanfar, Mahsan Nabighadim, Mojgan Mirghafourvand   +3 more
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Synergistic Effects of Unintended Pregnancy and Young Motherhood on Shaking and Smothering of Infants among Caregivers in Nagoya City, Japan

Frontiers in Public Health, 2017
BackgroundShaking and smothering in response to infant crying are forms of child abuse that often result in death. Unintended pregnancy and young motherhood are risk factors of such child maltreatment that are often comorbid, few studies have examined ...
Aya Isumi, Takeo Fujiwara
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Unintended pregnancy among rural women in Bangladesh

, 2012
Unintended pregnancies are associated with unsafe abortion and greater risk of maternal morbidity and maternal deaths. In Bangladesh, approximately one-third of pregnancies are unintended.
Rob, Ubaidur, Noor, Forhana Rahman, Rahman, Md. Moshiur, Bellows, Benjamin   +3 more
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Household characteristics and unintended pregnancy among ever-married women in Nigeria

Social Medicine, 2013
Unintended pregnancy is a worldwide problem. Unintended or unplanned pregnancy refers to the sum of mistimed and unwanted pregnancies. A woman is assumed to have a mistimed pregnancy if she became pregnant at a time when she did not want to.
Chibuogwu Izugbara
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Factors associated with unintended pregnancy among women attending antenatal care in Maichew Town, Northern Ethiopia, 2017

BMC Research Notes, 2019
Objective Unintended pregnancy is one of the most public health issues in the world, and it is the major sexual and reproductive health problem which carries a higher risk of morbidity and mortality for women, often due to unsafe abortion.
Eskeziaw Abebe Kassahun, Liknaw Bewket Zeleke, Amanuel Addisu Dessie, Bisrat Gebrehiwot Gersa, Hayat Ibrahim Oumer, Hunegnaw Alemaw Derseh, Mulugeta Wodaje Arage, Getnet Gedefaw Azeze   +7 more
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Determinants of Unintended Pregnancy among Women of Reproductive Age in Developing Countries: A Narrative Review [PDF]

Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, 2016
Background & aim: Thecurrent population of the world is seven billion, and developing countries account for its 97%. Approximately 210 million pregnancies annually occur worldwide and 75-80 million of them are reported to be unintended.
Sumera Aziz Ali Aziz Ali, Savera Aziz Ali, Nadir Suhail Khuwaja   +2 more
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Promoting positive adolescent sexual health & preventing teenage pregnancy - a review of recent effectiveness research

, 2004
This review was commissioned by the Crisis Pregnancy Agency to inform their work in the area of prevention of crisis pregnancy. The review commences with a brief description of the current epidemiological data on teenage pregnancy and adolescent ...
Fullerton, Deirdre
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Sexual violence as a predictor of unintended pregnancy among married young women: evidence from the 2016 Nepal demographic and health survey

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
Background Sexual violence in marital relationship is higher among women married at young age. Although sexual violence has been found to increase risk for unintended pregnancy, there is a limited published data from Nepal linking sexual violence with ...
Kiran Acharya, Yuba Raj Paudel, Pramita Silwal   +2 more
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