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Reproductive Health

Ausgabe 1/2021

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Open Access Research

Socio-economic and demographic factors associated with fertility preferences among women of reproductive age in Ghana: evidence from the 2014 Demographic and Health Survey

Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Eugene Budu, Sanni Yaya

Open Access Review

Prevalence of and reasons for women’s, family members’, and health professionals’ preferences for cesarean section in Iran: a mixed-methods systematic review

Mahboubeh Shirzad, Elham Shakibazadeh, Khadijeh Hajimiri, Ana Pilar Betran, Shayesteh Jahanfar, Meghan A. Bohren, Newton Opiyo, Qian Long, Carol Kingdon, Mercedes Colomar, Mehrandokht Abedini

Open Access Research

Beliefs and misconceptions about contraception and condom use among adolescents in south-east Nigeria

Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Ifunanya Clara Agu, Chinonso Obayi, Irene Eze, Nkoli Ezumah, Obinna Onwujekwe

Open Access Commentary

Prioritizing sexual and reproductive health in the face of competing health needs: where are we going?

Akaninyene Otu, Georges Danhoundo, Sanni Yaya

Open Access COVID-19 Review

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and perinatal health: a scoping review

Bethany Kotlar, Emily Michelle Gerson, Sophia Petrillo, Ana Langer, Henning Tiemeier

Open Access Research

Unmet contraceptive needs among female sex workers (FSWs) in semi urban Blantyre, Malawi

Donatien Twizelimana, Adamson S. Muula

Open Access Study protocol

Exploring media framing of abortion content on Kenyan television: a qualitative study protocol

Catherine Kafu, Dina Ligaga, Juddy Wachira

Open Access Review

Impact of myo-inositol treatment in women with polycystic ovary syndrome in assisted reproductive technologies

Philippe Merviel, Pandora James, Sarah Bouée, Mathilde Le Guillou, Camille Rince, Charlotte Nachtergaele, Véronique Kerlan

Open Access Commentary

Challenges in the abortion supply chain: a call to action for evaluation research

Ghazaleh Samandari, Nathalie Kapp, Christopher Hamon, Allison Campbell

Open Access Research

Delivery strategies for optimizing uptake of contraceptives among adolescents aged 15–19 years in Nsanje District, Malawi

Andrew Kondaine Makwinja, Zione Mchikaya Maida, Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando

Open Access Review

Interventions to increase facility births and provision of postpartum care in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

Bienvenu Salim Camara, Alexandre Delamou, Fassou Mathias Grovogui, Bregje Christina de Kok, Lenka Benova, Alison Marie El Ayadi, Rene Gerrets, Koen Peeters Grietens, Thérèse Delvaux

Open Access Research

Effectiveness of an intrauterine device informative intervention among post-natal women in Western Jamaica

Sarah G. Franklin, Maya O’Neal, Ambreanna Arneus, Calvin Colvin, Maung Aung, Pauline E. Jolly

Open Access Research

Cost of hospital care of women with postpartum haemorrhage in India, Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda: a financial case for improved prevention

Fiona Theunissen, Isotta Cleps, Shivaprasad Goudar, Zahida Qureshi, Olorunfemi Oludele Owa, Kidza Mugerwa, Gilda Piaggio, A. Metin Gülmezoglu, Miriam Nakalembe, Josaphat Byamugisha, Alfred Osoti, Sura Mandeep, Teko Poriot, George Gwako, Sunil Vernekar, Mariana Widmer

Open Access Research

"I was tricked": understanding reasons for unintended pregnancy among sexually active adolescent girls

Anthony Idowu Ajayi, Sally Atieno Odunga, Clement Oduor, Ramatou Ouedraogo, Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie, Yohannes Dibaba Wado

Open Access Research

Acceptability and feasibility of using vaginal menstrual cups among schoolgirls in rural Nepal: a qualitative pilot study

Diksha Pokhrel, Sabina Bhattarai, Malin Emgård, Michael von Schickfus, Birger C. Forsberg, Olivia Biermann

Open Access Review

Towards achieving the family planning targets in the African region: a rapid review of task sharing policies

Leopold Ouedraogo, Desire Habonimana, Triphonie Nkurunziza, Asmani Chilanga, Elamin Hayfa, Tall Fatim, Nancy Kidula, Ghislaine Conombo, Assumpta Muriithi, Pamela Onyiah

Open Access Study protocol

Optimizing the use of cesarean section in Argentina: design and methodology of a formative research for the development of interventions

Silvina Ramos, Mariana Romero, Carla Perrotta, Yanina Sguassero, Cecilia Straw, Celina Gialdini, Natalia Righetti, Ana P. Betran

Open Access Research

Assessment of sexual and reproductive health knowledge and awareness among single unmarried women living in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study

Maya Hamdanieh, Louna Ftouni, Bara’a Al Jardali, Racha Ftouni, Chaymaa Rawas, Marina Ghotmi, Mohammad Hussein El Zein, Sara Ghazi, Salah Malas

Open Access Research

Stakeholders’ perspectives of comprehensive sexuality education in Iranian male adolescences

Keshvar Samadaee Gelehkolaee, Raziyeh Maasoumi, Seyed Ali Azin, Saharnaz Nedjat, Moslem Parto, Ilia Zamani Hajiabadi

Open Access Research

Maternity waiting homes as component of birth preparedness and complication readiness for rural women in hard-to-reach areas in Ethiopia

Mekdes Kondale Gurara, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden, Befikadu Tariku Gutema, Veerle Draulans, Yves Jacquemyn

Open Access Research

Women’s empowerment for abortion and family planning decision making among marginalized women in Nepal: a mixed method study

Heera KC, Mangala Shrestha, Nirmala Pokharel, Surya Raj Niraula, Prajjwal Pyakurel, Surya Bahadur Parajuli

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Health care workers’ experiences of managing foetal distress and birth asphyxia at health facilities in Northern Uganda

Elizabeth Ayebare, Grace Ndeezi, Anna Hjelmstedt, Jolly Nankunda, James K. Tumwine, Claudia Hanson, Wibke Jonas

Open Access Commentary

The state of adolescent menstrual health in low- and middle-income countries and suggestions for future action and research

Marina Plesons, Archana Patkar, Jenelle Babb, Asanthi Balapitiya, Flo Carson, Bethany A. Caruso, Margarita Franco, Maja Manzenski Hansen, Jacquelyn Haver, Andisheh Jahangir, Caroline W. Kabiru, Ephraim Kisangala, Penelope Phillips-Howard, Aditi Sharma, Marni Sommer, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli

Open Access Research

A qualitative exploration of contraceptive use and discontinuation among women with an unmet need for modern contraception in Kenya

Susan Ontiri, Lilian Mutea, Violet Naanyu, Mark Kabue, Regien Biesma, Jelle Stekelenburg

Open Access Research

Physician–patient communication in decision-making about Caesarean sections in eight district hospitals in Bangladesh: a mixed-method study

Sathyanarayanan Doraiswamy, Sk Masum Billah, Farhana Karim, Md Shahjahan Siraj, Alan Buckingham, Carol Kingdon

Open Access Commentary

Two decades of Iranian midwives' activities as a health care provider under supervision in a multidisciplinary team in reducing maternal mortality

Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Shahla Khosravi, Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Azam Mohammadi, Parvin Abedi

Open Access Research

Prevalence of abnormal umbilical arterial flow on Doppler ultrasound in low-risk and unselected pregnant women: a systematic review

Joshua P. Vogel, Valerie Vannevel, Gianna Robbers, George Gwako, Tina Lavin, Abiodun Adanikin, Tsakane Hlongwane, Robert C. Pattinson, Zahida P. Qureshi, Olufemi T. Oladapo

Open Access Research

A cross-sectional study on pelvic floor symptoms in women living with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Alzbeta Binkova, Marion Uebelhart, Patrick Dällenbach, Michel Boulvain, Angèle Gayet-Ageron, Jasmine Abdulcadir

Open Access Research

Zika virus public health crisis and the perpetuation of gender inequality in Brazil

Raquel Zanatta Coutinho, Aida Villanueva Montalvo, Abigail Weitzman, Letícia Junqueira Marteleto

Open Access Research

“As a woman who watches how my family is… I take the difficult decisions”: a qualitative study on integrated family planning and childhood immunisation services in five African countries

Jenna Hoyt, Shari Krishnaratne, Jessie K. Hamon, Lydia Boudarene, Tracey Chantler, Shiferaw Dechasa Demissie, Justine Landegger, Easterlina Moseti, Seth Marcus, Misozi Kambanje, Shannon Pryor, Nathaly Spilotros, Marius Gnintoungbe, Dora Curry, Jayne Webster

Open Access Research

Contraceptive use and maternal mortality in Indonesia: a community-level ecological analysis

Riznawaty Imma Aryanty, NohanArum Romadlona, Besral Besral, Elvi Debora P. Panggabean, Budi Utomo, Richard Makalew, Robert J. Magnani

Open Access Research

“We don’t want problems”: reasons for denial of legal abortion based on conscientious objection in Mexico and Bolivia

Stephanie Andrea Küng, Jasmine Danette Wilkins, Fernanda Díaz de León, Freddy Huaraz, Erin Pearson

Open Access Review

The effect of women’s body mass index on pelvic organ prolapse: a systematic review and meta analysis

Chernet Baye Zenebe, Wagaye Fentahun Chanie, Aster Berhe Aregawi, Tamiru Minwuye Andargie, Muhabaw Shumye Mihret

Open Access Research

Classifying maternal deaths in Suriname using WHO ICD-MM: different interpretation by Physicians, National and International Maternal Death Review Committees

Lachmi R. Kodan, Kim J. C. Verschueren, Affette M. McCaw-Binns, Ray Tjon Kon Fat, Joyce L. Browne, Marcus J. Rijken, Kitty W. M. Bloemenkamp

Open Access Research

Development of integration indexes to determine the extent of family planning and child immunization services integration in health facilities in urban areas of Nigeria

Kate L. Sheahan, Jennifer Orgill-Meyer, Ilene S. Speizer, Siân Curtis, John Paul, Morris Weinberger, Antonia V. Bennett

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“Those are things for married people” exploring parents’/adults’ and adolescents’ perspectives on contraceptives in Narok and Homa Bay Counties, Kenya

Jefferson Mwaisaka, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Ramatou Ouedraogo, Clement Oduor, Helen Habib, Joan Njagi, Martin W. Bangha

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Mental health among outpatient reproductive health care providers during the US COVID-19 epidemic

Alison B. Comfort, Paul J. Krezanoski, Lavanya Rao, Alison El Ayadi, Alexander C. Tsai, Suzan Goodman, Cynthia C. Harper

Open Access Study protocol

Assessment of midwifery care providers intrapartum care competencies, in four sub-Saharan countries: a mixed-method study protocol

Ann-Beth Moller, Joanne Welsh, Mechthild M. Gross, Max Petzold, Elizabeth Ayebare, Effie Chipeta, Hashim Hounkpatin, Bianca Kandeya, Beatrice Mwilike, Antoinette Sognonvi, Claudia Hanson

Open Access Research

It’s a woman’s thing: gender roles sustaining the practice of female genital mutilation among the Kassena-Nankana of northern Ghana

Patricia Akweongo, Elizabeth F. Jackson, Shirley Appiah-Yeboah, Evelyn Sakeah, James F. Phillips

Open Access Review

Women’s sleep position during pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Shania K. Rossiter, Samia Aziz, Alyce N. Wilson, Liz Comrie-Thomson, Tomasina Stacey, Caroline S. E. Homer, Joshua P. Vogel

Open Access Research

Women’s empowerment, intrahousehold influences, and health system design on modern contraceptive use in rural Mali: a multilevel analysis of cross-sectional survey data

Caroline Whidden, Youssouf Keita, Emily Treleaven, Jessica Beckerman, Ari Johnson, Aminata Cissé, Jenny Liu, Kassoum Kayentao

Open Access Research

Comparative analysis of perinatal outcomes and birth defects amongst adolescent and older Ugandan mothers: evidence from a hospital-based surveillance database

Robert Serunjogi, Linda Barlow-Mosha, Daniel Mumpe-Mwanja, Dhelia Williamson, Diana Valencia, Sarah C. Tinker, Michelle R. Adler, Joyce Namale-Matovu, Dennis Kalibbala, Jolly Nankunda, Evelyn Nabunya, Doreen Birabwa-Male, Josaphat Byamugisha, Philippa Musoke

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Cost of hospital care of women with postpartum haemorrhage in India, Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda: a financial case for improved prevention

Fiona Theunissen, Isotta Cleps, Shivaprasad Goudar, Zahida Qureshi, Olorunfemi Oludele Owa, Kidza Mugerwa, Gilda Piaggio, A. Metin Gülmezoglu, Miriam Nakalembe, Josaphat Byamugisha, Alfred Osoti, Sura Mandeep, Teko Poriot, George Gwako, Sunil Vernekar, Mariana Widmer

Open Access Review

Minimum initial service package (MISP) for sexual and reproductive health for women in a displacement setting: a narrative review on the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon

Dana Nabulsi, Maya Abou Saad, Hussein Ismail, Myrna A. A. Doumit, Fatima El-Jamil, Loulou Kobeissi, Fouad M. Fouad

Open Access Commentary

The politest form of racism: sexual and reproductive health and rights paradigm in Canada

Ieman M. El-Mowafi, Abdiasis Yalahow, Dina Idriss-Wheeler, Sanni Yaya

Open Access Research

The association between early in marriage fertility pressure from in-laws’ and family planning behaviors, among married adolescent girls in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India

Anvita Dixit, Nandita Bhan, Tarik Benmarhnia, Elizabeth Reed, Susan M. Kiene, Jay Silverman, Anita Raj

Open Access Research

Nomadic Tibetan women’s reproductive health: findings from cross-sectional surveys with a hard-to-reach population

Jessica D. Gipson, Corrina Moucheraud, Kunchok Gyaltsen, Lumo Tsering, Tabashir Z. Nobari, Lhusham Gyal

Open Access Research

Evolutionary trends in fertility among Chinese women, 1990–2015

Manyu Lan, Yaoqiu Kuang

Open Access Review

Reproductive health interventions for Inuit youth in the north: a scoping review

Hannah Mikhail, Sarah E. Kelly, Colleen M. Davison

Open Access Research

The development of the WHO Labour Care Guide: an international survey of maternity care providers

Veronica Pingray, Mercedes Bonet, Mabel Berrueta, Agustina Mazzoni, María Belizán, Netanya Keil, Joshua Vogel, Fernando Althabe, Olufemi T. Oladapo

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Optimizing the design of a contraceptive microarray patch: a discrete choice experiment on women’s preferences in India and Nigeria

Rebecca L. Callahan, Aurélie Brunie, Victoria Lebrun, Mario Chen, Christine L. Godwin, Kanchan Lakhwani, Funmilola M. OlaOlorun

Open Access Commentary

How do Pacific Island countries add up on contraception, abortion and reproductive coercion? Guidance from the Guttmacher report on investing in sexual and reproductive health

Angela Dawson, Alec Ekeroma, Donald Wilson, Amanda Noovao-Hill, Leeanne Panisi, Brooke Takala, Kirsten Black, Deborah Bateson

Open Access Research

Out-of-clinic and self-managed abortion in Bangladesh: menstrual regulation provider perspectives

Bonnie Crouthamel, Erin Pearson, Sarah Tilford, Samantha Hurst, Dipika Paul, Fahima Aqtar, Jay Silverman, Sarah Averbach

Open Access Research

Predictors of skilled birth attendance among married women in Cameroon: further analysis of 2018 Cameroon Demographic and Health Survey

Sanni Yaya, Betregiorgis Zegeye, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Nicholas Kofi Adjei, Gebretsadik Shibre

Open Access Research

Suicide attempt and its associated factors amongst women who were pregnant as adolescents in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

Jie Li, Syeda Zerin Imam, Zhengyue Jing, Yi Wang, Chengchao Zhou

Open Access Research

'Does HPV affect my fertility?' Reproductive concerns of HPV-positive women: a qualitative study

Kowsar Qaderi, Seyedeh Tahereh Mirmolaei, Mehrnaz Geranmayeh, Farnaz Farnam, Shahrzad Sheikh Hasani

Open Access Research

Use of fertility awareness methods as a component of safer conception for women in HIV-serodifferent relationships in Kenya

Yasaman Zia, Jennifer Velloza, Lynda Oluoch, Richard Momanyi, Sarah Mbugua, John Njoroge, Stephen Gakuo, Edwin Mugo, Nicholas Thuo, Catherine Kiptinness, Njambi Njuguna, Kenneth Ngure, Nelly R. Mugo, Renee Heffron

Open Access Research

Causes of short birth interval (kunika) in Bauchi State, Nigeria: systematizing local knowledge with fuzzy cognitive mapping

Ivan Sarmiento, Umaira Ansari, Khalid Omer, Yagana Gidado, Muhammad Chadi Baba, Adamu Ibrahim Gamawa, Neil Andersson, Anne Cockcroft

Open Access Research

A critical discourse analysis of adolescent fertility in Zambia: a postcolonial perspective

Margarate N. Munakampe, Charles Michelo, Joseph M. Zulu

Open Access Research

Effects of implementing a postabortion care strategy in Kinshasa referral hospitals, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Daniel Katuashi Ishoso, Antoinette Tshefu, Thérèse Delvaux, Michèle Dramaix, Guy Mukumpuri, Yves Coppieters

Open Access Research

Seeking menstrual products: a qualitative exploration of the unmet menstrual needs of individuals experiencing homelessness in New York City

Caitlin Gruer, Kim Hopper, Rachel Clark Smith, Erin Kelly, Andrew Maroko, Marni Sommer

Open Access Review

Knowledge and utilisation of preconception care and associated factors among women in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

Alemu Degu Ayele, Habtamu Gebrehana Belay, Bekalu Getnet Kassa, Mulugeta Dile Worke

Open Access Editorial

There is life beyond the statistical significance

Agustín Ciapponi, José M. Belizán, Gilda Piaggio, Sanni Yaya

Open Access Review

A review of the literature on sexual and reproductive health of African migrant and refugee children

Stephen Owusu Kwankye, Solina Richter, Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika, Hayat Gomma, Pamela Obegu, Bukola Salami

Open Access Research

An examination of the barriers to and benefits from collaborative couple contraceptive use in Rwanda

Hilary Schwandt, Angel Boulware, Julia Corey, Ana Herrera, Ethan Hudler, Claudette Imbabazi, Ilia King, Jessica Linus, Innocent Manzi, Madelyn Merritt, Lyn Mezier, Abigail Miller, Haley Morris, Dieudonne Musemakweli, Uwase Musekura, Divine Mutuyimana, Chimene Ntakarutimana, Nirali Patel, Adriana Scanteianu, Biganette-Evidente Shemeza, Madi Stapleton, Gi’anna Sterling-Donaldson, Chantal Umutoni, Lyse Uwera, Madeleine Zeiler, Seth Feinberg

Open Access Research

Exploring women’s childbirth experiences and perceptions of delivery care in peri-urban settings in Nairobi, Kenya

Jackline Oluoch-Aridi, Patience. A. Afulani, Danice. B. Guzman, Cindy Makanga, Laura Miller-Graff

Open Access Research

Health care professionals’ attitudes towards youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services in Jordan: a cross-sectional study of physicians, midwives and nurses

Jewel Gausman, Areej Othman, Raeda Al-Qotob, Abeer Shaheen, Eman Abu Sabbah, Mohannad Aldiqs, Iqbal Hamad, Maysoon Dabobe, Ana Langer

Open Access Research

Assessment of access and utilization of adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health services in western Ethiopia

Temesgen Tilahun, Tariku Tesfaye Bekuma, Motuma Getachew, Assefa Seme

Open Access Research

Community views on short birth interval in Northern Uganda: a participatory grounded theory

Loubna Belaid, Pamela Atim, Emmanuel Ochola, Bruno Omara, Eunice Atim, Martin Ogwang, Pontius Bayo, Janet Oola, Isaac Wonyima Okello, Ivan Sarmiento, Laura Rojas-Rozo, Kate Zinszer, Christina Zarowsky, Neil Andersson

Open Access Review

Women in larger bodies’ experiences with contraception: a scoping review

Tierney M. Boyce, Elena Neiterman

Open Access Review

Training and expertise in undertaking assisted vaginal delivery (AVD): a mixed methods systematic review of practitioners views and experiences

Claire Feeley, Nicola Crossland, Ana Pila Betran, Andrew Weeks, Soo Downe, Carol Kingdon

Open Access Research

Cost-effectiveness analysis of a quality improvement program to reduce caesarean sections in Brazilian private hospitals: a case study

Rosa Maria Soares Madeira Domingues, Paula Mendes Luz, Barbara Vasques da Silva Ayres, Jacqueline Alves Torres, Maria do Carmo Leal

Open Access Research

Utilization of a mobile phone application to increase access to sexual and reproductive health information, goods, and services among university students in Uganda

Robinah Nalwanga, Elly Nuwamanya, Afra Nuwasiima, Janet U. Babigumira, Francis T. Asiimwe, Joseph B. Babigumira

Open Access Research

Role of social network in decision making for increasing uptake and continuing use of long acting reversible (LARC) methods in Pakistan

Mariyam Sarfraz, Saima Hamid, Patrick Rawstorne, Moazzam Ali, Rohan Jayasuriya

Open Access Research

The influence of social and cultural practices on maternal mortality: a qualitative study from South Punjab, Pakistan

Sonia Omer, Rubeena Zakar, Muhammad Zakria Zakar, Florian Fischer

Open Access Review

The prevalence of uterine fundal pressure during the second stage of labour for women giving birth in health facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Elise Farrington, Mairead Connolly, Laura Phung, Alyce N. Wilson, Liz Comrie-Thomson, Meghan A. Bohren, Caroline S. E. Homer, Joshua P. Vogel

Open Access Research

How birth outcomes among a cohort of Guatemalan women with a history of prior cesarean vary by mode or birth across different interpregnancy intervals

Margo S. Harrison, Ana Garces, Lester Figueroa, Jamie Westcott, Michael Hambidge, Nancy F. Krebs

Open Access Research

Magnitude and associated factors of menstrual irregularity among undergraduate students of Debre Berhan University, Ethiopia

Abayneh Birlie Zeru, Enguday Demeke Gebeyaw, Esubalew Tesfahun Ayele

Open Access Research

Cross-country abortion travel to England and Wales: results from a cross-sectional survey exploring people’s experiences crossing borders to obtain care

Camille Garnsey, Giulia Zanini, Silvia De Zordo, Joanna Mishtal, Alexandra Wollum, Caitlin Gerdts

Open Access Research

Contraceptive use among sexually active female adolescents in Ethiopia: trends and determinants from national demographic and health surveys

Alemi Kebede Olika, Sena Belina Kitila, Yonas Biratu Terfa, Ayantu Kebede Olika

Open Access Research

A cross-country qualitative study on contraceptive method mix: contraceptive decisionmaking among youth

Lynette Ouma, Burcu Bozkurt, Jill Chanley, Christine Power, Ronald Kakonge, Oluwatosin C. Adeyemi, Ramya Jawahar Kudekallu, Elizabeth Leahy Madsen

Open Access Research

“I came to escort someone”: Men’s experiences of antenatal care services in urban Ghana—a qualitative study

Gloria Abena Ampim, Astrid Blystad, Albert Kpoor, Haldis Haukanes

Open Access Research

Reproductive health decision making among nomadic pastoralists in North Eastern Kenya: a qualitative social network analysis

Leah Kenny, Rahma Hassan, Loraine J. Bacchus, Matthew Smith, Bettina Shell-Duncan, Nana Apenem Dagadu, Angela Muriuki, Abdullahi Hussein Aden, Ibrahim Abdirizak Jelle, Beniamino Cislaghi, Mazeda Hossain

Open Access Research

How prevalent are symptoms and risk factors of pelvic inflammatory disease in a sexually conservative population

Oqba Al-kuran, Lama Al-Mehaisen, Hamza Alduraidi, Naser Al-Husban, Balqees Attarakih, Anas Sultan, Zeina Othman, Sanal AlShárat, Shoug AlHilali, Nadia Alkouz, Noura Alibrahim, Wafaa AlMusallam

Open Access Research

Planned early delivery for late preterm pre-eclampsia in a low- and middle-income setting: a feasibility study

Alice Beardmore-Gray, Nicola Vousden, Sergio A. Silverio, Umesh Charantimath, Geetanjali Katageri, Mrutyunjaya Bellad, Sebastian Chinkoyo, Bellington Vwalika, Shivaprasad Goudar, Jane Sandall, Lucy C. Chappell, Andrew H. Shennan

Open Access Research

Knowledge on intrapartum care practices among skilled birth attendants in Cambodia—a cross-sectional study

Mitsuaki Matsui, Yuko Saito, Rithy Po, Bunsreng Taing, Chamnan Nhek, Rathavy Tung, Yoko Masaki, Azusa Iwamoto

Open Access Research

Realising sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescent girls and young women living in slums in Uganda: a qualitative study

Majel McGranahan, Elizabeth Bruno-McClung, Joselyn Nakyeyune, Derrick Aaron Nsibirwa, Christopher Baguma, Christopher Ogwang, Francis Serunjogi, Judith Nakalembe, Marianna Kayaga, Sharifah Sekalala, Oyinlola Oyebode

Open Access Review

Nothing so practical as theory: a rapid review of the use of behaviour change theory in family planning interventions involving men and boys

Martin Robinson, Áine Aventin, Jennifer Hanratty, Eimear Ruane-McAteer, Mark Tomlinson, Mike Clarke, Friday Okonofua, Maria Lohan

Open Access Research

Perceived quality of essential newborn care implementation among health facility deliveries in North Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Tadesse Guadu Delele, Gashaw Andargie Biks, Solomon Mekonnen Abebe, Zemene Tigabu Kebede

Open Access Commentary

The missing link between legal age of sexual consent and age of marriage in sub-Saharan Africa: implications for sexual and reproductive health and rights

Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Joshua Okyere, John Elvis Hagan Jr, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Sanni Yaya

Open Access Editorial

Looking through the lens of reproductive justice: the need for a paradigm shift in sexual and reproductive health and rights research in Canada

Dina Idriss-Wheeler, Ieman M. El-Mowafi, Karine Coen-Sanchez, Abdiasis Yalahow, Sanni Yaya

Open Access Research

Adolescent sexual behaviour in a refugee setting in Uganda

Paul Bukuluki, Peter Kisaakye, Hadijah Mwenyango, George Palattiyil

Open Access Research

Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoea, and Trichomonas vaginalis infections among pregnant women and male partners in Dutch midwifery practices: prevalence, risk factors, and perinatal outcomes

Eline L. M. Op de Coul, Demi Peek, Yolanda W. M. van Weert, Servaas A. Morré, Ingrid Rours, Chantal Hukkelhoven, Ank de Jonge, Birgit van Benthem, Monique Pereboom

Open Access Research

Chinese women’s attitudes towards postpartum interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes: a semi-structured qualitative study

Jie Shang, Amanda Henry, Puhong Zhang, Huan Chen, Kelly Thompson, Xiaodong Wang, Na Liu, Jiani Zhang, Yan Liu, Jianbo Jin, Xiongfei Pan, Xue Yang, Jane E. Hirst

Open Access Research

Utilization and associated factors of reproductive health services among 20–39-year-old women in rural China: a cross-sectional study

Jing Yue, Yang Luo, Chen Xu, Si Qin, Yanting Meng, Ling Fan, Min Nie

Open Access Research

Influence of perceived stress on prenatal depression in Surinamese women enrolled in the CCREOH study

Anisma R. Gokoel, Firoz Abdoel Wahid, Wilco C. W. R. Zijlmans, Arti Shankar, Ashna D. Hindori-Mohangoo, Hannah H. Covert, Meerte-Sigrid MacDonald-Ottevanger, Maureen Y. Lichtveld, Emily W. Harville

Open Access Research

Spatial heterogeneity in discontinuation of modern spacing method in districts of India

Soumya Ranjan Nayak, Sanjay K. Mohanty, Bidhubhusan Mahapatra, Umakanta Sahoo

Open Access Research

Male–female concordance in reported involvement of women in contraceptive decision-making and its association with modern contraceptive use among couples in rural Maharashtra, India

Anvita Dixit, Nicole E. Johns, Mohan Ghule, Madhusudana Battala, Shahina Begum, Jennifer Yore, Niranjan Saggurti, Jay G. Silverman, Elizabeth Reed, Tarik Benmarhnia, Sarah Averbach, Anita Raj

Open Access Correction

Correction to: The missing link between legal age of sexual consent and age of marriage in sub-Saharan Africa: implications for sexual and reproductive health and rights

Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Joshua Okyere, John Elvis Hagan Jr, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Sanni Yaya

Open Access Research

Return to pregnancy after contraceptive discontinuation to become pregnant: a pooled analysis of West and East African populations

Janine Barden-O’Fallon, Ilene S. Speizer, Lisa M. Calhoun, Nouhou Abdoul Moumouni

Open Access Research

Utilization and its factors of post abortion modern contraceptive in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Fentahun Yenealem Beyene, Azimeraw Arega Tesfu, Kihinetu Gelaye Wudineh, Fikadu Waltenigus Sendeku, Asteray Assemie Ayenew

Open Access Research

Feasibility of task-sharing with community health workers for the identification, emergency management and referral of women with pre-eclampsia, in Mozambique

Esperança Sevene, Helena Boene, Marianne Vidler, Anifa Valá, Salésio Macuacua, Orvalho Augusto, Quinhas Fernandes, Cassimo Bique, Eusébio Macete, Mohsin Sidat, Peter von Dadelszen, Khátia Munguambe, Rosa Pires, Zefanias Nhamirre, Rogério Chiaú, Analisa Matavele, Adérito Tembe, Lina Machai, Beth Payne, Sharla Drebit, Chirag Kariya, Laura Magee

Open Access Research

Recommendations for improving primiparous women’s childbirth experience: results from a multiphase study in Iran

Solmaz Ghanbari-Homaie, Shahla Meedya, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Eesa Mohammadi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

Open Access Research

“Cervical cancer screening: awareness is not enough”. Understanding barriers to screening among women in West Cameroon—a qualitative study using focus groups.

Alida Manoëla Datchoua Moukam, Muriel Samartha Embolo Owono, Bruno Kenfack, Pierre Vassilakos, Patrick Petignat, Jessica Sormani, Nicole C. Schmidt

Open Access Research

Motherhood and decision-making among women living with HIV in developed countries: a systematic review with qualitative research synthesis

Ariadna Huertas-Zurriaga, Patrick A. Palmieri, Joan E. Edwards, Sandra K. Cesario, Sergio Alonso-Fernandez, Lidia Pardell-Dominguez, Karen A. Dominguez-Cancino, Juan M. Leyva-Moral

Open Access Study protocol

Formative research to design an implementation strategy for a postpartum hemorrhage initial response treatment bundle (E-MOTIVE): study protocol

Meghan A. Bohren, Fabiana Lorencatto, Arri Coomarasamy, Fernando Althabe, Adam J. Devall, Cherrie Evans, Olufemi T. Oladapo, David Lissauer, Shahinoor Akter, Gillian Forbes, Eleanor Thomas, Hadiza Galadanci, Zahida Qureshi, Sue Fawcus, G. Justus Hofmeyr, Fadhlun Alwy Al-beity, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Balachandran Kumarendran, Kristie-Marie Mammoliti, Joshua P. Vogel, Ioannis Gallos, Suellen Miller

Open Access Research

Contraceptive and abortion practices of young Ghanaian women aged 15–24: evidence from a nationally representative survey

Sarah C. Keogh, Easmon Otupiri, Philicia W. Castillo, Naomi W. Li, Joana Apenkwa, Chelsea B. Polis

Open Access Commentary

Updated research gaps on ending child marriage and supporting married girls for 2020–2030

Marina Plesons, Ellen Travers, Anju Malhotra, Arwyn Finnie, Nankali Maksud, Satvika Chalasani, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli

Open Access Research

Sexual wellbeing in early adolescence: a cross-sectional assessment among girls and boys in urban Indonesia

Anna E. Kågesten, Anggriyani Wahyu Pinandari, Anna Page, Siswanto Agus Wilopo, Miranda van Reeuwijk

Open Access Research

Comparing options for females seeking permanent contraception in high resource countries: a systematic review

Rebecca Gormley, Brian Vickers, Brooke Cheng, Wendy V. Norman

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Effects of implementing a postabortion care strategy in Kinshasa referral hospitals, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Daniel Katuashi Ishoso, Antoinette Tshefu, Thérèse Delvaux, Michèle Dramaix, Guy Mukumpuri, Yves Coppieters

Open Access Review

Investigation of common risk factors between polycystic ovary syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease: a narrative review

Nahid Sarahian, Hosna Sarvazad, Elham Sajadi, Nasrin Rahnejat, Narges Eskandari Roozbahani

Open Access Research

Transition into the sexual and reproductive role: a qualitative exploration of Iranian married adolescent girls’ needs and experiences

Shahnaz Kohan, Shirin Allahverdizadeh, Ziba Farajzadegan, Morteza Ghojazadeh, Zahra Boroumandfar

Open Access Research

Patterns and predictors of gestational weight gain in Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Fekede Asefa, Allison Cummins, Yadeta Dessie, Maralyn Foureur, Andrew Hayen

Open Access Research

Health facility capacity to provide postabortion care in Afghanistan: a cross-sectional study

Farzana Maruf, Hannah Tappis, Enriquito Lu, Ghutai Sadeq Yaqubi, Jelle Stekelenburg, Thomas van den Akker

Open Access Research

Association of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene variants with preeclampsia

Ghazala Shaheen, Sarwat Jahan, Nousheen Bibi, Asmat Ullah, Rani Faryal, Ali Almajwal, Tayyaba Afsar, Dara Al-disi, Mahmoud Abulmeaty, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Khuraif, Mohammed Arshad, Suhail Razak

Open Access Research

Household income and medical help-seeking for fertility problems among a representative population in Japan

Arisa Iba, Eri Maeda, Seung Chik Jwa, Ayako Yanagisawa-Sugita, Kazuki Saito, Akira Kuwahara, Hidekazu Saito, Yukihiro Terada, Osamu Ishihara, Yasuki Kobayashi

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on provision of sexual and reproductive health services in primary health facilities in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

Babatunde Adelekan, Erika Goldson, Zubaida Abubakar, Ulla Mueller, Audu Alayande, Tellson Ojogun, Lorretta Ntoimo, Bukky Williams, Ibrahim Muhammed, Friday Okonofua

Open Access Research

A mixed reception: perceptions of pregnant adolescents’ experiences with health care workers in Cape Town, South Africa

Ronel Sewpaul, Rik Crutzen, Natisha Dukhi, Derrick Sekgala, Priscilla Reddy

Open Access Research

Perceptions of family, community and religious leaders and acceptability for minimal invasive tissue sampling to identify the cause of death in under-five deaths and stillbirths in North India: a qualitative study

Manoja Kumar Das, Narendra Kumar Arora, Gurkirat Kaur, Prikanksha Malik, Mahisha Kumari, Shipra Joshi, Reeta Rasaily, Harish Chellani, Harsha Gaikwad, Pradeep Debata, K. R. Meena

Open Access Research

A critical cartography of domestic violence policies in Mozambique

Eunice Jethá, Ines Keygnaert, Mohamed Seedat, Joaquim Nhampoca, Mohsin Sidat, Kristien Roelens

Open Access Research

Postpartum Green Star family planning decision aid for pregnant adolescents in Tanzania: a qualitative feasibility study

Stella E. Mushy, Eri Shishido, Sebalda Leshabari, Shigeko Horiuchi

Open Access Research

Factors associated with risk sexual behaviours of HIV/STDs infection among university students in Henan, China: a cross-sectional study

Xiaoan Du, Ling Zhang, Hong Luo, Wenlong Rong, Xianxin Meng, Hang Yu, Xiaodong Tan

Open Access Research

Modern contraceptive use among women in need of family planning in India: an analysis of the inequalities related to the mix of methods used

Fernanda Ewerling, Lotus McDougal, Anita Raj, Leonardo Z. Ferreira, Cauane Blumenberg, Divya Parmar, Aluisio J. D. Barros

Open Access Research

Experiences and perception towards reproductive health education among secondary school teachers in South India

Nitin Joseph, Vaibhav Mahato, Akhil Pandey, Shikha Mishra, Garima Prakash, Rishika Gandhi

Open Access Research

Contraception needs and pregnancy termination in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis of demographic and health survey data

Kenneth Setorwu Adde, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Joshua Amo-Adjei

Open Access Research

Hair salons and stylist–client social relationships as facilitators of community-based contraceptive uptake in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a qualitative analysis

Nafisa J. Wara, Christina Psaros, Sabina Govere, Nosipho Dladla, Ashley Stuckwisch, Dani Zionts, Jana Jarolimova, Ingrid V. Bassett

Open Access Review

A systematic review of providers’ experiences of facilitating group antenatal care

Jalana Lazar, Laura Boned-Rico, Ellinor K. Olander, Christine McCourt

Open Access Research

The timing for initiating estrogen stimulation in artificial cycle for frozen-thawed embryo transfer can be flexible

Ying Ying, Yixuan Wu, Shuang Liu, Qing Huang, Haiying Liu

Open Access Research

Awareness of obstetric fistula and associated factors among women in reproductive age group attending public hospitals in southwest Ethiopia, 2021

Dessalegn Nigatu Rundasa, Tarekegn Fekede Wolde, Kenbon Bayisa Ayana, Abeya Fufa Worke

Open Access Research

The pattern of romantic and sexual related experiences among Chinese young adolescents: an exploration with multi-group latent class analysis

Chunyan Yu, Chaohua Lou, Qiguo Lian, Xiaowen Tu, Jiashuai Zhang, Xiayun Zuo

Open Access Research

Preparing for and responding to sexual and reproductive health in disaster settings: evidence from Fiji and Tonga

Kristen Beek, Robyn Drysdale, Matthew Kusen, Angela Dawson

Open Access Research

Successful transplantation of spermatogonial stem cells into the seminiferous tubules of busulfan-treated mice

Hossein Azizi, Amirreza Niazi Tabar, Thomas Skutella

Open Access Research

Understanding abortion seeking care outside of formal health care settings in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative study

Jane Harries, Kristen Daskilewicz, Tshegofatso Bessenaar, Caitlin Gerdts

Open Access Research

Family planning for women with severe mental illness in rural Ethiopia: a qualitative study

Tigist Zerihun, Katherine Sorsdahl, Charlotte Hanlon

Open Access Research

Behavioral effects of different contraceptive methods and HIV acquisition: an ancillary study of the ECHO randomized trial

Mandisa Singata-Madliki, Theresa A. Lawrie, Yusentha Balakrishna, Florence Carayon-Lefebvre d’Hellencourt, G. Justus Hofmeyr

Open Access Research

Prevalence of anxiety and its associated factors among infertile patients after ‘two-child’ policy in Chongqing, China: a cross-sectional study

Wenwu Gui, Xi Yang, Huimin Jiang, Hongwen Wu, Mao Zeng, Yidi Wen, Tian Qiu, Yong Zhang, Zhi Ma, Chao Tong, Li Luo, Yong Zhao, Lianlian Wang

Open Access Research

Operationalizing respectful maternity care at the healthcare provider level: a systematic scoping review

R. Rima Jolivet, Jewel Gausman, Neena Kapoor, Ana Langer, Jigyasa Sharma, Katherine E. A. Semrau

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Antenatal Doppler ultrasound implementation in a rural sub-Saharan African setting: exploring the perspectives of women and healthcare providers

Sam Ali, Olive Kabajaasi, Michael G. Kawooya, Josaphat Byamugisha, David Zakus, Aris T. Papageorghiou, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Marcus J. Rijken

Open Access Research

Analysis of the levels of hope and influencing factors in infertile women with first-time and repeated IVF-ET cycles

Ying Ni, Limin Huang, Chenye Tong, Wen Qian, Qiong Fang

Open Access Research

Behavioral factors associated with multiple-type HPV genital infections: data from a cross-sectional study in young women in Brazil

Natália Luiza Kops, Juliana Caierão, Marina Bessel, Jaqueline Driemeyer Correia Horvath, Carla Magda Domingues, Adele Schwartz Benzaken, Luisa Lina Villa, Flávia Moreno Alves de Souza, Gerson Fernando Mendes Pereira, Eliana Marcia Wendland

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Determinants of adolescent pregnancy in indigenous communities from the Peruvian central jungle: a case–control study

Jhonatan R. Mejia, Ángel J. Quincho-Estares, Asstrid J. Flores-Rondon, Giancarlo Reyes-Beltran, Irene L. Arias-Sulca, Estephanie Palomino-Hilario, Jessica E. Barrientos-Cochachi, Carlos J. Toro-Huamanchumo

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Impact of peer education on sexual health knowledge among adolescents and young persons in two North Western states of Nigeria

Selema Akuiyibo, Jennifer Anyanti, Omokhudu Idogho, Sara Piot, Babatunde Amoo, Nelson Nwankwo, Nnamdi Anosike

Open Access Review

The role of oxidative stress in patients with recurrent pregnancy loss: a review

Vjosa A. Zejnullahu, Valon A. Zejnullahu, Ernad Kosumi

Open Access Research

Bio-psychosocial factor of vaginismus in Iranian women

Mojdeh Banaei, Nourossadat Kariman, Giti Ozgoli, Maliheh Nasiri

Open Access Research

Utilization of modern contraceptives and associated factors among street women in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia: a mixed study

Alemu Guta, Bezhabh Amsalu, Tadesse Weldamanuel, Alekaw Sema, Legesse Abera, Bekele Simegn Demissie, Yalelet Belay

Open Access Research

Adaptation of patients diagnosed with human papillomavirus: a grounded theory study

Narjes Nick, Camellia Torabizadeh, Mehdi Ghahartars, Roksana Janghorban

Open Access Review

Comparability of family planning quality of care measurement tools in low-and-middle income country settings: a systematic review

Elizabeth Hazel, Diwakar Mohan, Margaret Gross, Sushama Kattinakere Sreedhara, Prakriti Shrestha, Maia Johnstone, Melissa Marx

Open Access Research

Association between paternal age and singleton birthweight in frozen embryo transfer cycles

Zhexin Ni, Demeng Xia, Shuai Sun, Danying Zhang, Yanping Kuang, Chaoqin Yu

Open Access Review

Sexual and reproductive health needs of young people living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review

Laura S. Mkumba, Martha Nassali, Jasmine Benner, Tiarney D. Ritchwood

Open Access Research

Continuum of maternity care among rural women in Ethiopia: does place and frequency of antenatal care visit matter?

Tegene Legese Dadi, Girmay Medhin, Habtamu Kebebe Kasaye, Getnet Mitike Kassie, Mulusew Gerbaba Jebena, Wasihun Adualem Gobezie, Yibeltal Kiflie Alemayehu, Alula Meresa Teklu

Open Access Research

It’s a small bit of advice, but actually on the day, made such a difference…: perceptions of quality in abortion care in England and Wales

Katherine C. Whitehouse, Rebecca Blaylock, Shelly Makleff, Patricia A. Lohr

Open Access COVID-19 Commentary

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intimate partner violence in Sudan, Malawi and Kenya

Salma A. E. Ahmed, Josephine Changole, Cynthia Khamala Wangamati

Open Access Commentary

Commentary: What should referral pathways have to improve healthcare experiences of women with female genital mutilation in Australia?

Carolyne Njue, Edward K. Ameyaw, Bright O. Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Samuel Kimani

Open Access Review

Postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device use and its associated factors in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

Bekalu Getnet Kassa, Alemu Degu Ayele, Habtamu Gebrehana Belay, Adanech Getie Tefera, Gebrehiwot Ayalew Tiruneh, Netsanet Temesgen Ayenew, Gedefaye Nibret Mihiretie, Lebeza Alemu Tenaw, Abenezer Melkie Semahegn, Mulugeta Dilie Worku

Open Access Research

Development and validation of the reproductive health literacy questionnaire for Chinese unmarried youth

Xuemei Ma, Yufan Yang, Qian Wei, Hong Jiang, Huijing Shi

Open Access Research

Unmet need for family planning and factors associated among women living with HIV in Oromia regional state, Ethiopia

Dereje Bayissa Demissie, Gizachew Abdissa Bulto, Rose Mmusi-Phetoe

Open Access Research

A blended educational intervention program on Pap-test related behavior among Iranian women

Shahnaz Ghalavandi, Fatemeh Zarei, Alireza Heidarnia, Reza Beiranvand

Open Access Research

Duration of third stage labour and postpartum blood loss: a secondary analysis of the WHO CHAMPION trial data

Sumangala B. Chikkamath, Geetanjali M. Katageri, Ashalata A. Mallapur, Sunil S. Vernekar, Manjunath S. Somannavar, Gilda Piaggio, Guillermo Carroli, José Ferreira de Carvalho, Fernando Althabe, G. Justus Hofmeyr, Mariana Widmer, Ahmet Metin Gulmezoglu, Shivaprasad S. Goudar

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Cross-country abortion travel to England and Wales: results from a cross-sectional survey exploring people’s experiences crossing borders to obtain care

Camille Garnsey, Giulia Zanini, Silvia De Zordo, Joanna Mishtal, Alexandra Wollum, Caitlin Gerdts

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Adaptation of patients diagnosed with human papillomavirus: a grounded theory study

Narjes Nick, Camellia Torabizadeh, Mehdi Ghahartars, Roksana Janghorban

Open Access Research

Contraceptive counselling experiences in Spain in the process of creating a web-based contraceptive decision support tool: a qualitative study

Laura Reyes-Martí, Lourdes Rubio-Rico, Laura Ortega-Sanz, Laia Raigal-Aran, Miriam de la Flor-López, Alba Roca-Biosca, Francesc Valls-Fonayet, Montse Moharra-Francés, Ramon Escuriet-Peiro, María Inmaculada de Molina-Fernández

Open Access Research

Period poverty: menstrual health hygiene issues among adolescent and young Venezuelan migrant women at the northwestern border of Brazil

Rachel E. Soeiro, Leila Rocha, Fernanda G. Surita, Luis Bahamondes, Maria L. Costa

Open Access Research

Association between experience of specific side-effects and contraceptive switching and discontinuation in Uganda: results from a longitudinal study

Linnea A. Zimmerman, Dana O. Sarnak, Celia Karp, Shannon N. Wood, Saifuddin Ahmed, Fredrick Makumbi, Simon P. S. Kibira

Open Access Research

Determinants of women’s preferred and actual abortion provision locations in Nigeria

Meagan E. Byrne, Elizabeth Omoluabi, Funmilola M. OlaOlorun, Caroline Moreau, Suzanne O. Bell

Open Access Review

The need for regulation in the practice of human assisted reproduction in Mexico. An overview of the regulations in the rest of the world

Alma López, Miguel Betancourt, Eduardo Casas, Socorro Retana-Márquez, Lizbeth Juárez-Rojas, Fahiel Casillas

Open Access Editorial

Refocusing on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to improve reproductive health: a call to further action

Akaninyene Otu, Georges Danhoundo, Igor Toskin, Veloshnee Govender, Sanni Yaya

Open Access Research

Transforming social norms to improve girl-child health and well-being: a realist evaluation of the Girls’ Holistic Development program in rural Senegal

Anjalee Kohli, Bryan Shaw, Mathilde Guntzberger, Judi Aubel, Mamadou Coulibaly, Susan Igras

Open Access Research

Client, provider, and visit factors associated with quality in contraceptive counseling in Mexico: an exploratory cross-sectional analysis

Kay Walker, Ndola Prata, Maureen Lahiff, Ximena Quintero, Kelsey Holt

Open Access Research

Would you offer contraception to a 14-year-old girl? Perspectives of health students and professionals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Dorkasi L. Mwakawanga, Ever Mkonyi, Stella E. Mushy, Maria Trent, Zobeida Bonilla, Agnes F. Massae, Gift G. Lukumay, Lucy R. Mgopa, Inari Mohammed, James Wadley, Michael W. Ross, Sebalda Leshabari, B. R. Simon Rosser

Open Access Study protocol

Cognitive testing of a survey instrument to assess sexual practices, behaviours, and health outcomes: a multi-country study protocol

Lianne Gonsalves, Erin C. Hunter, Vanessa Brizuela, Joseph D. Tucker, Megan L. Srinivas, Evelyn Gitau, Catherine H. Mercer, Nathalie Bajos, Debbie Collins

Open Access Research

A mixed-methods study exploring women’s perceptions of terminology surrounding fertility and menstrual regulation in Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria

Grace Sheehy, Elizabeth Omoluabi, Funmilola M. OlaOlorun, Rosine Mosso, Fiacre Bazié, Caroline Moreau, Suzanne O. Bell

Open Access Research

Contraception for married adolescents (15–19 years) in India: insights from the National Family Health Survey-4 (NFHS-4)

Ijyaa Singh, Ankita Shukla, Jissa Vinoda Thulaseedharan, Gurpreet Singh

Open Access Research

Prevalence and associated factors of infertility among 20–49 year old women in Henan Province, China

Shoujing Liang, Yuanhui Chen, Qian Wang, Huanhuan Chen, Chenchen Cui, Xiaohang Xu, Qingwen Zhang, Cuilian Zhang

Open Access Research

Emotions towards potential genetic offspring among oocyte donors: a cross-sectional study

Sahar Khosravi, Ashraf Kazemi, Seyyed Mehdi Ahmadi

Open Access COVID-19 Research

“COVID affected us all:” the birth and postnatal health experiences of resettled Syrian refugee women during COVID-19 in Canada

Emma Stirling Cameron, Howard Ramos, Megan Aston, Marwa Kuri, Lois Jackson

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