Ausgabe 1/2021
Inhalt (244 Artikel)
“It is painful and unpleasant”: experiences of sexual violence among married adolescent girls in Shinyanga, Tanzania
Christine Mwanukuzi, Tumaini Nyamhanga
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
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
A systematic review on clinical effectiveness, side-effect profile and meta-analysis on continuation rate of etonogestrel contraceptive implant
Kusum V. Moray, Himanshu Chaurasia, Oshima Sachin, Beena Joshi
The perinatal bereavement project: development and evaluation of supportive guidelines for families experiencing stillbirth and neonatal death in Southeast Brazil—a quasi-experimental before-and-after study
Heloisa de Oliveira Salgado, Carla Betina Andreucci, Ana Clara Rezende Gomes, João Paulo Souza
Modern contraceptive use among unmarried girls aged 15–19 years in South Western Nigeria: results from a cross-sectional baseline survey for the Adolescent 360 (A360) impact evaluation
Emily E. Crawford, Christina J. Atchison, Yewande P. Ajayi, Aoife M. Doyle
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
Prioritizing sexual and reproductive health in the face of competing health needs: where are we going?
Akaninyene Otu, Georges Danhoundo, Sanni Yaya
Using mobile phones to improve young people sexual and reproductive health in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review to identify barriers, facilitators, and range of mHealth solutions
Anam Shahil Feroz, Naureen Akber Ali, Adeel Khoja, Armish Asad, Sarah Saleem
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
Unmet contraceptive needs among female sex workers (FSWs) in semi urban Blantyre, Malawi
Donatien Twizelimana, Adamson S. Muula
Exploring media framing of abortion content on Kenyan television: a qualitative study protocol
Catherine Kafu, Dina Ligaga, Juddy Wachira
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
Challenges in the abortion supply chain: a call to action for evaluation research
Ghazaleh Samandari, Nathalie Kapp, Christopher Hamon, Allison Campbell
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
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
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
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
"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
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
Leveraging mobile health applications to improve sexual and reproductive health services in Nigeria: implications for practice and policy
Akaninyene Otu, Ido Ukpeh, Okey Okuzu, Sanni Yaya
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
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
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
Lived experience of intimate partner violence among women using antiretroviral therapy and other outpatient services in Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia: a phenomenological study
Mengistu Meskele, Nelisiwe Khuzwayo, Myra Taylor
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
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
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
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
Glancing at the past and course-setting for the future: lessons from the last decade of research on medication abortion in high-income countries
Annik M. Sorhaindo
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
What do service providers in Southern Ethiopia say about barriers to using youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents?: Qualitative study
Yitagesu Habtu, Mirgissa Kaba, Hussein Mekonnen
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
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
The unmet needs for modern family planning methods among postpartum women in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the literature
Jumaine Gahungu, Mariam Vahdaninia, Pramod R. Regmi
Implementation of evidence-based practice and associated factors among nurses and midwives working in Amhara Region government hospitals: a cross-sectional study
Asrat Hailu Dagne, Mekonnen Haile Beshah, Bekalu Getnet Kassa, Eyaya Habtie Dagnaw
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
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
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
Zika virus public health crisis and the perpetuation of gender inequality in Brazil
Raquel Zanatta Coutinho, Aida Villanueva Montalvo, Abigail Weitzman, Letícia Junqueira Marteleto
“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
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
Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and practice of health providers towards the provision of postpartum intrauterine devices in Nepal: a two-year follow-up
Lucy Stone, Mahesh C. Puri, Muqi Guo, Iqbal H. Shah
“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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
Insights into preventing female genital mutilation/cutting in Sri Lanka: a qualitative interpretative study
Angela Dawson, Kumudu Wijewardene
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
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
Comparing the effect of two educational interventions on mothers’ awareness, attitude, and self-efficacy regarding sexual health care of educable intellectually disabled adolescent girls: a cluster randomized control trial
Shadi Goli, Mahnaz Noroozi, Mehrdad Salehi
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
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
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
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
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
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
Incidence, causes, and maternofetal outcomes of obstructed labor in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis
Asteray Assmie Ayenew
Research utilisation in clinical practice: the experience of nurses and midwives working in public hospitals
Asrat Hailu Dagne, H. /Mariam Demewozu Tebeje
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
Evolutionary trends in fertility among Chinese women, 1990–2015
Manyu Lan, Yaoqiu Kuang
Reproductive health interventions for Inuit youth in the north: a scoping review
Hannah Mikhail, Sarah E. Kelly, Colleen M. Davison
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
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
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
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
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
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
'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
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
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
A critical discourse analysis of adolescent fertility in Zambia: a postcolonial perspective
Margarate N. Munakampe, Charles Michelo, Joseph M. Zulu
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
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
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
I felt so much conflict instead of joy: an analysis of open-ended comments from people in British Columbia who declined care recommendations during pregnancy and childbirth
Kathrin Stoll, Jessie J. Wang, Paulomi Niles, Lindsay Wells, Saraswathi Vedam
There is life beyond the statistical significance
Agustín Ciapponi, José M. Belizán, Gilda Piaggio, Sanni Yaya
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
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
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
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
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
Non-pharmacological interventions of pain management used during labour; an exploratory descriptive qualitative study of puerperal women in Adidome Government Hospital of the Volta Region, Ghana
Kennedy Diema Konlan, Agani Afaya, Eugenia Mensah, Amos Nawunimali Suuk, Dahamata Issahaku Kombat
A conceptual re-evaluation of reproductive coercion: centring intent, fear and control
Laura Tarzia, Kelsey Hegarty
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
Women in larger bodies’ experiences with contraception: a scoping review
Tierney M. Boyce, Elena Neiterman
Known HIV status among adolescent women attending antenatal care services in Eswatini, Ethiopia and Mozambique
Joel Njah, Mary Ann Chiasson, William Reidy
“I’ll just deal with this on my own”: a qualitative exploration of experiences with self-managed abortion in the United States
Sarah Raifman, Lauren Ralph, M. Antonia Biggs, Daniel Grossman
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
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
Beyond knowledge acquisition: factors influencing family planning utilization among women in conservative communities in Rural Burundi
Sonia Hakizimana, Emmanuel Nene Odjidja
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
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
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
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
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
Determinants of practice of preconception care among women of reproductive age group in southern Ethiopia, 2020: content analysis
Aklilu Habte, Samuel Dessu, Dereje Haile
Magnitude and associated factors of menstrual irregularity among undergraduate students of Debre Berhan University, Ethiopia
Abayneh Birlie Zeru, Enguday Demeke Gebeyaw, Esubalew Tesfahun Ayele
Integration of family planning services with HIV treatment for women of reproductive age attending ART clinic in Oromia regional state, Ethiopia
Dereje Bayissa Demissie, Rose Mmusi-Phetoe
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
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
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
“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
Early union, ‘disgrasya’, and prior adversity and disadvantage: pathways to adolescent pregnancy among Filipino youth
Christine Marie Habito, Alison Morgan, Cathy Vaughan
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
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
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
Depression and anxiety among pregnant mothers in the initial stage of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the southwest of Iran
Najmeh Maharlouei, Pedram Keshavarz, Niloufar Salemi, Kamran B. Lankarani
Fulfilling the promise of digital health interventions (DHI) to promote women’s sexual, reproductive and mental health in the aftermath of COVID-19
Vijay Kumar Chattu, Claudia Abreu Lopes, Sumbal Javed, Sanni Yaya
Sexual and reproductive health of adolescent Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon: a qualitative study of healthcare provider and educator perspectives
Sasha Abdallah Fahme, Maia Sieverding, Sawsan Abdulrahim
Disclosure to social network members among abortion-seeking women in low- and middle-income countries with restrictive access: a systematic review
Clémentine Rossier, Angela Marchin, Caron Kim, Bela Ganatra
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
Geographic variation and associated factors of long-acting contraceptive use among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: a multi-level and spatial analysis of Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2016 data
Oumer Abdulkadir Ebrahim, Ejigu Gebeye Zeleke, Atalay Goshu Muluneh
Comparative analysis of viral infection outcomes in human seminal fluid from prior viral epidemics and Sars-CoV-2 may offer trends for viral sexual transmissibility and long-term reproductive health implications
James Frederick W. Pike, Emily L. Polley, David Y. Pritchett, Arnav Lal, Blake A. Wynia, William E. Roudebush, Renee J. Chosed
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
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
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
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
Looking through the lens of reproductive justice: the need for a paradigm shift in sexual and reproductive health and rights research in Canada
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Sexual and reproductive health of Syrian refugee adolescent girls: a qualitative study using focus group discussions in an urban setting in Lebanon
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Adolescent sexual behaviour in a refugee setting in Uganda
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Chinese women’s attitudes towards postpartum interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes: a semi-structured qualitative study
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Utilization and associated factors of reproductive health services among 20–39-year-old women in rural China: a cross-sectional study
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Spatial heterogeneity in discontinuation of modern spacing method in districts of India
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Factors associated with the intention to undergo Pap smear testing in the rural areas of Indonesia: a health belief model
Sumarmi Sumarmi, Yu-Yun Hsu, Ya-Min Cheng, Shu-Hsin Lee
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
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
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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
Episiotomy practice and associated factors among mothers who gave birth at public health facilities in Metema district, northwest Ethiopia
Enyew Woretaw, Muluken Teshome, Muluneh Alene
Utilization and its factors of post abortion modern contraceptive in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Correction to: The perinatal bereavement project: development and evaluation of supportive guidelines for families experiencing stillbirth and neonatal death in Southeast Brazil—a quasi-experimental before-and-after study
Heloisa de Oliveira Salgado, Carla Betina Andreucci, Ana Clara Rezende Gomes, João Paulo Souza
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
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
“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
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
Formative research to design an implementation strategy for a postpartum hemorrhage initial response treatment bundle (E-MOTIVE): study protocol
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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
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
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
Comparing options for females seeking permanent contraception in high resource countries: a systematic review
Rebecca Gormley, Brian Vickers, Brooke Cheng, Wendy V. Norman
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
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
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
Prevalence and determinants of low social support during pregnancy among Australian women: a community-based cross-sectional study
Asres Bedaso, Jon Adams, Wenbo Peng, David Sibbritt
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
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
Coping with dyspareunia, the importance of inter and intrapersonal context on women’s sexual distress: a population-based study
Ameneh Alizadeh, Farnaz Farnam
The relationship between social support and mental health problems during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Asres Bedaso, Jon Adams, Wenbo Peng, David Sibbritt
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
Queering reproductive access: reproductive justice in assisted reproductive technologies
Michelle W. Tam
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
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
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
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
A critical cartography of domestic violence policies in Mozambique
Eunice Jethá, Ines Keygnaert, Mohamed Seedat, Joaquim Nhampoca, Mohsin Sidat, Kristien Roelens
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
Comparative efficacy of oral insulin sensitizers metformin, thiazolidinediones, inositol, and berberine in improving endocrine and metabolic profiles in women with PCOS: a network meta-analysis
Han Zhao, Chuan Xing, Jiaqi Zhang, Bing He
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
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
Women’s perspectives on the measures that need to be taken to increase the use of health-care facility delivery service among slums women, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a qualitative study
Endalew G. Sendo, Motshedisi E. Chauke, M. Ganga-Limando
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
Early implanon discontinuation and associated factors among women ever used implanon in Mettu district, Oromia regional state, southwest Ethiopia, 2021
Hana Tesfaye, Ebissa Negara, Kenbon Bayisa
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
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
Effects of sanitary pad distribution and reproductive health education on upper primary school attendance and reproductive health knowledge and attitudes in Kenya: a cluster randomized controlled trial
Karen Austrian, Beth Kangwana, Eunice Muthengi, Erica Soler-Hampejsek
A systematic review of providers’ experiences of facilitating group antenatal care
Jalana Lazar, Laura Boned-Rico, Ellinor K. Olander, Christine McCourt
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
Association between socioeconomic status and fertility among adolescents aged 15 to 19: an analysis of the 2013/2014 Zambia Demographic Health Survey (ZDHS)
Margarate Nzala Munakampe, Isaac Fwemba, Joseph Mumba Zulu, Charles Michelo
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
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
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
Social contexts of fertility desire among non-childbearing young men and women aged 15–24 years in Nigeria
Joshua O. Akinyemi, Clifford O. Odimegwu
Correction to: Prevalence and determinants of low social support during pregnancy among Australian women: a community-based cross-sectional study
Asres Bedaso, Jon Adams, Wenbo Peng, David Sibbritt
The influence of community factors in the implementation of community-based interventions to improve antenatal care: a qualitative study based on the IMCHA programme in Tanzania
Chakupewa Joseph, Stephen O. Maluka
Successful transplantation of spermatogonial stem cells into the seminiferous tubules of busulfan-treated mice
Hossein Azizi, Amirreza Niazi Tabar, Thomas Skutella
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
Family planning for women with severe mental illness in rural Ethiopia: a qualitative study
Tigist Zerihun, Katherine Sorsdahl, Charlotte Hanlon
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
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
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
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
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
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
Parent–adolescent communication on adolescent sexual and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative review and thematic synthesis
Ijeoma Usonwu, Raheelah Ahmad, Katherine Curtis-Tyler
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
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
The effects of geographical accessibility to health facilities on antenatal care and delivery services utilization in Benin: a cross-sectional study
Mariam Tanou, Takaaki Kishida, Yusuke Kamiya
Testing the effect of an integrated-intervention to promote access to sexual and reproductive healthcare and rights among women with disabilities in Ghana: a quasi-experimental study protocol
John Kuumuori Ganle, Charlotte Ofori, Samuel Dery
The role of oxidative stress in patients with recurrent pregnancy loss: a review
Vjosa A. Zejnullahu, Valon A. Zejnullahu, Ernad Kosumi
Food aversion during pregnancy and its association with nutritional status of pregnant women in Boricha Woreda, Sidama Regional State, Southern Ethiopia, 2019. A community based mixed crossectional study design
Abel Yalew, Wondwosen Tekle Silasie, Anchamo Anato, Anteneh Fikrie
Factors influencing contraceptive decision making and use among young adolescents in urban Lilongwe, Malawi: a qualitative study
Gift Mtawali Dombola, Wanangwa Chimwaza Manda, Effie Chipeta
Bio-psychosocial factor of vaginismus in Iranian women
Mojdeh Banaei, Nourossadat Kariman, Giti Ozgoli, Maliheh Nasiri
Reproductive awareness and recognition of unintended pregnancy: young women, key informants and health care providers perspectives in South Africa
Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun, Jane Harries, Deborah Constant
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
Adaptation of patients diagnosed with human papillomavirus: a grounded theory study
Narjes Nick, Camellia Torabizadeh, Mehdi Ghahartars, Roksana Janghorban
The impact of paternal alcohol, tobacco, caffeine use and physical activity on offspring mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Kayleigh E. Easey, Gemma C. Sharp
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
Decomposing the urban–rural inequalities in the utilisation of maternal health care services: evidence from 27 selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Oduse Samuel, Temesgen Zewotir, Delia North
Association between paternal age and singleton birthweight in frozen embryo transfer cycles
Zhexin Ni, Demeng Xia, Shuai Sun, Danying Zhang, Yanping Kuang, Chaoqin Yu
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
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
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
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intimate partner violence in Sudan, Malawi and Kenya
Salma A. E. Ahmed, Josephine Changole, Cynthia Khamala Wangamati
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
Magnitude of child sexual abuse and its associated factors among high school female students in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Legesse Abera, Abdulahi Aliye, Kalbesse Tadesse, Alemu Guta
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
Development and validation of the reproductive health literacy questionnaire for Chinese unmarried youth
Xuemei Ma, Yufan Yang, Qian Wei, Hong Jiang, Huijing Shi
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
A blended educational intervention program on Pap-test related behavior among Iranian women
Shahnaz Ghalavandi, Fatemeh Zarei, Alireza Heidarnia, Reza Beiranvand
Knowledge and perceptions of preconception care among health workers and women of reproductive age in Mzuzu City, Malawi: a cross-sectional study
Mtondera Munthali, Isabel Kazanga Chiumia, Chrispin Mandiwa, Saul Mwale
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
Effect of pregnancy tests on demand for family planning: evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Uganda
Akito Kamei, Ryoko Sato, Rebecca Thornton
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
Timing of first antenatal care visits and number of items of antenatal care contents received and associated factors in Ethiopia: multilevel mixed effects analysis
Berhanu Teshome Woldeamanuel, Tadesse Ayele Belachew
Effectiveness of checklist-based box system intervention (CBBSI) versus routine care on improving postnatal care utilization in Northwest Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial
Netsanet Belete Andargie, Gurmesa Tura Debelew
The impact of US policy on contraceptive access: a policy analysis
Laura E. T. Swan
Correction to: Adaptation of patients diagnosed with human papillomavirus: a grounded theory study
Narjes Nick, Camellia Torabizadeh, Mehdi Ghahartars, Roksana Janghorban
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Intimate partner violence and associated factors among reproductive age women during COVID-19 pandemic in Southern Ethiopia, 2020
Solomon Shitu, Alex Yeshaneh, Haimanot Abebe
Prevalence and associated factors of gender based violence among Baso high school female students, 2020
Alemu Basazin Mingude, Tadesse Mamo Dejene
Looking ahead in the COVID-19 pandemic: emerging lessons learned for sexual and reproductive health services in low- and middle-income countries
Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Sanni Yaya
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
The mediational role of social support in the relationship between stress and antenatal anxiety and depressive symptoms among Australian women: a mediational analysis
Asres Bedaso, Jon Adams, Wenbo Peng, David Sibbritt
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
Reproductive justice in the time of COVID-19: a systematic review of the indirect impacts of COVID-19 on sexual and reproductive health
Trena I. Mukherjee, Angubeen G. Khan, Anindita Dasgupta, Goleen Samari
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
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
Emotions towards potential genetic offspring among oocyte donors: a cross-sectional study
Sahar Khosravi, Ashraf Kazemi, Seyyed Mehdi Ahmadi
“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