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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 +7 more
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Emergency Contraception for Adolescents [PDF]
, 2008 Healthy Teen Network recommends that emergency contraception be treated as any other over-the-counter drug by pharmacies and be available over-the-counter without a prescription to adolescents. We encourage teaching adolescents, their parents, and health
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Social predictors of repeat adolescent pregnancy and focussed strategies [PDF]
, 2010 This article begins with an overview of teenage pregnancy within a social context. Data are then presented on conceptions and repeat conceptions in teenagers. Social predictors of repeat teenage pregnancy are grouped according to social ecological theory.
Rowlands, Sam
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‘Repeat abortion’, a phrase to be avoided? Qualitative insights into labelling and stigma [PDF]
, 2017 Background In recent years there has been growing international interest in identifying risk factors associated with ‘repeat abortion’, and developing public health initiatives that might reduce the rate. This article draws on a research study looking at
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The Impact of Abstinence-Only Sex Education Programs in the United States on Adolescent Sexual Outcomes [PDF]
, 2019 Though there are many evaluations of abstinence-only sex education programs in the United States, there is a relatively small body of literature exploring the programs’ impact specifically on adolescent sexual behavior.
Heels, Sonja W.
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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 +2 more
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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 +2 more
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Final Report: Randomized Comparison of Two Internet-Supported Methods of Natural Family Planning [PDF]
, 2013 Studies consistently show that women want safe, effective, easy to use, and convenient methods of family planning (Arévalo,1997; Severy 2001). Although Natural Family Planning (NFP) methods are free of side effects, they are often ineffective and complex
Fehring, Richard J., Schneider, Mary
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Unintended Pregnancy and its determinants in pregnant Women with short interpregnancy intervals
ProceedingsBackground: Unintended pregnancy is defined as either unwanted or mistimed. It poses a significant global public, clinical and social health challenge particularly in resource limited settings.
Rabiah Mahwish +4 more
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The Lancet Global Health, 2018 Summary: Background: Estimates of pregnancy incidence by intention status and outcome indicate how effectively women and couples are able to fulfil their childbearing aspirations, and can be used to monitor the impact of family-planning programmes.
Jonathan Bearak, PhD +3 more
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