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Contraceptive use and unintended pregnancy among 18-23 year old women in Australia : the first findings of the CUPID study

, 2013
Objectives: \ud Little is known about young adult women's experience of unintended pregnancy in Australia, nor the extent to which ineffective contraceptive use or contraceptive failure may lead to young women becoming pregnant.
Herbert, Danielle L., Harris, Melissa, Lucke, Jayne C., Loxton, Deborah   +3 more
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Smoking cessation during pregnancy: the influence of partners, family and friends on quitters and non-quitters [PDF]

, 2010
This research compared pregnant quitters’ and non-quitters’ accounts of how partners, family and friends influenced their smoking cessation attempts.
P. Koshy, L. Bauld, Koshy, P., Mackenzie, M., Tappin, D., Bauld, L., D. Tappin, Tappin, David, Mackenzie, Mhairi, Bauld, Linda, M. Mackenzie, Koshi, Preethi   +11 more
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Prevalence and Determinants of Unintended Pregnancies in Malawi

African Population Studies, 2014
Available statistics indicate high levels of unintended pregnancies in Africa. This study examines the prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancies in Malawi based on 2,144 pregnant women extracted from the 2010 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey.
Palamuleni, Martin Enock, Adebowale, Ayo Stephen   +1 more
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Structural Inequality and the Social Determinants of Unintended Pregnancy

Journal of Moral Theology
This is a study of unintended pregnancies and the social circumstances that give rise to them. It discusses the high prevalence rates of unintended pregnancy and abortion and focuses especially on the reasons for the high incidence of unintended ...
Julie Clague
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A social marketing perspective of young people’s sexual health

, 2013
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and was awarded by Brunel UniversityBACGROUND:Unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections among young people are priority public health issues in the UK.
Wakhisi, Anthony Simiyu
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Unintended Pregnancies Among Adult Mothers Who Have Not Graduated High School: Family Planning Intentions, Birth Control Practices, and Optimal Interpregnancy Intervals

Literature Review and Statement of Purpose: Unintended pregnancy and non-optimal interpregnancy intervals can lead to a host of maternal and infant morbidities and mortality.
Parham, Alexandria L
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State Facts About Unintended Pregnancy: Arkansas [PDF]

, 2017
Unintended pregnancy can have significant, negative consequences for  individual women, their families and society as a whole. An extensive body of research links births resulting from unintended or closely spaced pregnancies to adverse maternal and ...

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Unintended pregnancy among pregnant women living with HIV IN Bahirdar town public health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
Background: Unintended pregnancy is a pregnancy that is untimely or unforeseen at the time of conception but may be wanted later. The burden and negative consequences of unintended pregnancy are serious if it happens among HIV positive women. There was a
Samuel Kefelegn, Abayneh Aklilu, Fisseha Yetwale, Eyuel Amare, Anteneh Gashaw   +4 more
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Contraception and Unintended Pregnancy among Unmarried Female University Students: A Cross-sectional Study from China.

PLoS ONE, 2015
This study aims to understand the level of contraceptive knowledge and attitudes towards contraception, and then to explore the association between the contraceptive behavior and unintended pregnancy in unmarried female university students in China.
Hongjing Wang, Lu Long, Hui Cai, Yue Wu, Jing Xu, Chang Shu, Peng Wang, Bo Li, Qinyu Wei, Xuejun Shang, Xueyi Wang, Meimei Zhang, Chengliang Xiong, Ping Yin   +13 more
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Comparison of unintended and intended pregnancy outcomes

, 2013
IntroductionOutcomes of unintended pregnancies may endanger reproductive health. Studies have shown thatwomen with unintended pregnancies are less likely to care for their health promotion activities,adequate nutrition and their fetus’ health.The ...
Araban, marziyeh, khasaeiyan, somayeh, Bahrami, nosrat, Karimian, zahra   +3 more
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