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Reproductive Health

Ausgabe 1/2023

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Open Access Research

Pregnancy risks and contraceptive use among postpartum mothers in Cameroon: implications for improving the coverage of postpartum family planning services

Jean Christophe Fotso, John G. Cleland, Marquise Kouo Ngamby, Martina Lukong Baye, Elihouh O. Adje

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The influence of male and female overweight/obesity on IVF outcomes: a cohort study based on registration in Western China

Xiang Liu, Shengjia Shi, Jianhua Sun, Yuan He, Zhou Zhang, Junping Xing, Tie Chong

Open Access Research

Premature ovarian insufficiency in female adolescent and young adult survivors of non-gynecological cancers: a population-based cohort study

Sydney B. Flatt, Amanda Baillargeon, Chad McClintock, Jessica Pudwell, Maria P. Velez

Open Access Comment

Future directions for reproductive coercion and abuse research

Karen Trister Grace, Elizabeth Miller

Open Access Research

Scale-up of a novel vital signs alert device to improve maternity care in Sierra Leone: a mixed methods evaluation of adoption

Sophie Bright, Francis Moses, Alex Ridout, Betty Sam, Mariama Momoh, Venetia Goodhart, Francis Smart, Margaret Mannah, Sattu Issa, Simren Herm-Singh, Fiona Reid, Paul T. Seed, James Bunn, Andrew Shennan, Katrin Augustin, Jane Sandall

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Associations between self-reported obstetric complications and experience of care: a secondary analysis of survey data from Ghana, Kenya, and India

Ntemena Kapula, Emma Sacks, Dee T. Wang, Osamuedeme Odiase, Jennifer Requejo, Patience A. Afulani, Lenka Benova, Andreea Creanga, Louise Tina Day, Lynn Freedman, Kathleen Hill, Allison Morgan, Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey, Dilys Walker, Catherine Breen, Jean Pierre Monet, Allisyn Moran, Moise Muzigaba, Blerta Maliqi, Ozge Tuncalp, Tedbabe Hailegebriel

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Understanding the rise in traditional contraceptive methods use in Uttar Pradesh, India

Vasanthakumar Namasivayam, Bidyadhar Dehury, Ravi Prakash, Marissa Becker, Preeti Anand, Ashish Mishra, Shreya Singhal, Shivalingappa Halli, James Blanchard, Dean Spears, Shajy Isac

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Stigma of infidelity associated with condom use explains low rates of condom uptake: qualitative data from Uganda and Tanzania

Kathryn Broderick, Christine Aristide, Brooke W. Bullington, Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire, Jennifer A. Downs, Radhika Sundararajan

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A multilevel analysis of trends and predictors associated with teenage pregnancy in Zambia (2001–2018)

Million Phiri, Mwewa E. Kasonde, Nkuye Moyo, Milika Sikaluzwe, Simona Simona

Open Access Study Protocol

Implementing the WHO Labour Care Guide to reduce the use of Caesarean section in four hospitals in India: protocol and statistical analysis plan for a pragmatic, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized pilot trial

Joshua P. Vogel, Veronica Pingray, Fernando Althabe, Luz Gibbons, Mabel Berrueta, Yeshita Pujar, Manjunath Somannavar, Sunil S. Vernekar, Alvaro Ciganda, Rocio Rodriguez, Saraswati A. Welling, Amit Revankar, Savitri Bendigeri, Jayashree Ashok Kumar, Shruti Bhavi Patil, Aravind Karinagannanavar, Raveendra R. Anteen, M. R. Pavithra, Shukla Shetty, B. Latha, H. M. Megha, Suman S. Gaddi, Shaila Chikkagowdra, Bellara Raghavendra, Elizabeth Armari, Nick Scott, Katherine Eddy, Caroline S. E. Homer, Shivaprasad S. Goudar

Open Access Correction

Correction: Quality improvement of childbirth care (Adequate Birth Project) and the assessment of women’s birth experience in Brazil: a structural equation modelling of a cross-sectional research

Mariza Miranda Theme Filha, Tatiana Henriques Leite, Marcia Leonardi Baldisserotto, Ana Paula Esteves-Pereira, Maria do Carmo Leal

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Prevalence and correlates of reproductive coercion across ten sites: commonalities and divergence

Shannon N. Wood, Haley L. Thomas, Georges Guiella, Fiacre Bazié, Rosine Mosso, Raimi Fassassi, Pierre Z. Akilimali, Mary Thiongo, Peter Gichangi, Sani Oumarou, Funmilola M. OlaOlorun, Elizabeth Omoluabi, Anoop Khanna, Simon Peter Sebina Kibira, Fredrick Makumbi, Michele R. Decker

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Does socioeconomic factors and healthcare coverage affect postpartum sterilization uptake in an urban, tertiary hospital?

Sutira Uaamnuichai, Phanupong Phutrakool, Nareerat Thammasitchai, Sarochinee Sathitloetsakun, Somsook Santibenchakul, Unnop Jaisamrarn

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Longitudinal study of pregnancy intention and its association with pregnancy occurrence among female sex workers in Benin and Mali

Gentiane Perrault Sullivan, Fernand Aimé Guédou, Fatoumata Korika Tounkara, Luc Béhanzin, Nana Camara, Marlène Aza-Gnandji, Bintou Dembele Keita, Odette Azonnadou, Ismaila Thera, Lisa Avery, Michel Alary

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Women’s perceptions of and experiences with the use of misoprostol for treatment of incomplete abortion in central Malawi: a mixed methods study

Bertha Magreta Chakhame, Elisabeth Darj, Mphatso Mwapasa, Ursula Kalimembe Kafulafula, Alfred Maluwa, Jon Øyvind Odland, Maria Lisa Odland

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School attendance and sexual and reproductive health outcomes among adolescent girls in Kenya: a cross-sectional analysis

Sai Surabi Thirugnanasampanthar, Lonnie Embleton, Erica Di Ruggiero, Paula Braitstein, Clement Oduor, Yohannes Dibaba Wado

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Women’s reflections on timing of motherhood: a meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence

Camilla Gry Temmesen, Tove Faber Frandsen, Henriette Svarre-Nielsen, Kathrine Birch Petersen, Jane Clemensen, Heidi Lene Myglegaard Andersen

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Exploring the effects of COVID-19 on family planning: results from a qualitative study in rural Uganda following COVID-19 lockdown

Katelyn M. Sileo, Christine Muhumuza, Teddy Helal, Allison Olfers, Haruna Lule, Samuel Sekamatte, Trace S. Kershaw, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Susan M. Kiene

Open Access Study Protocol

Lifestyle and environmental risk factors for unexplained male infertility: study protocol for Australian Male Infertility Exposure (AMIE), a case–control study

Sarah N. Biggs, Joanne Kennedy, Sharon L. Lewis, Stephen Hearps, Moira K. O’Bryan, Robert McLachlan, Simon von Saldern, Georgina Chambers, Jane Halliday

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Assessing contraceptive use as a continuum: outcomes of a qualitative assessment of the contraceptive journey

Rebecca G. Simmons, Jami Baayd, Megan Waters, Zoë Diener, David K. Turok, Jessica N. Sanders

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Investigating continuation of folic acid supplementation during peri-conceptional period: a community-based cross-sectional study

Yanyan Mao, Hong Hu, Dongyan Chen, Yuhang Fang, Jun Liu, Min Li, Weijin Zhou

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“They talked to me rudely”. Women perspectives on quality of post-abortion care in public health facilities in Kenya

Ramatou Ouedraogo, Grace Kimemia, Emmy Kageha Igonya, Sherine Athero, Shelmith Wanjiru, Martin Bangha, Kenneth Juma

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‘Baby mamas’ in Urban Ghana: an exploratory qualitative study on the factors influencing serial fathering among men in Accra, Ghana

Rosemond Akpene Hiadzi, Jemima Akweley Agyeman, Godwin Banafo Akrong

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Socio-ecological factors associated with probable depression among pregnant and parenting adolescent girls: findings from a cross-sectional study in Burkina Faso and Malawi

Anthony Idowu Ajayi, Elita Chamdimba, Nathalie Sawadogo, Nyawira Gitahi, Abdoul Moumini Tarnagda, Abdoul Kader Ilboudo, Alister Munthali, Chrissie Thakwalakwa, Emmanuel Oloche Otukpa, Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie, Caroline W. Kabiru

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Effect of COVID-19 on antenatal care: experiences of medical professionals in the Netherlands

Carlotta Gamberini, Federica Angeli, Lucia Knight, Mariama Zaami, Salwan Al-Nasiry, Elena Ambrosino

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The role of partners, parents and friends in shaping young women’s reproductive choices in Peri-urban Nairobi: a qualitative study

Anja Zinke-Allmang, Amiya Bhatia, Krittika Gorur, Rahma Hassan, Amy Shipow, Concilia Ogolla, Kees Keizer, Beniamino Cislaghi

Open Access Comment

Sexual and reproductive health and rights in humanitarian settings: a matter of life and death

Rose Mary Asong Tazinya, Ieman Mona El-Mowafi, Julia Marie Hajjar, Sanni Yaya

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Associated factors for multidimensional attitudes and behaviors of reproductive health toward pregnancy among early and late adolescents in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Naoki Hirose, Chen Sanmei, Mariko Okamoto, Frida E. Madeni, Nicolaus Madeni, Ayaka Teshima, Yasunobu Ando, Koji Takahama, Mayu Yoshikawa, Yu Kunimoto, Yoko Shimpuku

Open Access Comment

Reproductive health service utilization and associated factors among secondary school students in Harari regional state, eastern Ethiopia, 2022: a multicenter study

Addisu Sertsu, Addis Eyeberu, Tilahun Bete, Elias Yadeta, Magarsa Lami, Tegenu Balcha, Bekelu Berhanu, Ayichew Alemu, Fentahun Meseret, Hanan Mohammed, Addisu Alemu, Ahmed Mohammed Husen, Fila Ahemed, Abdi Birhanu, Kabtamu Gemechu, Adera Debella, Tamirat Getachew, Kabtamu Nigussie, Shambel Nigussie, Abraham Negash

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Women’s and health providers’ perceptions of companionship during labor and childbirth: a formative study for the implementation of WHO companionship model in Burkina Faso

Fadima Yaya Bocoum, Charles Paulin Kabore, Saran Barro, Roger Zerbo, Simon Tiendrebeogo, Claudia Hanson, Alexandre Dumont, Ana Pilar Betran, Meghan A. Bohren

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Association between cervical length and gestational age at birth in singleton pregnancies: a multicentric prospective cohort study in the Brazilian population

Thais Valéria Silva, Anderson Borovac-Pinheiro, José Guilherme Cecatti, Ben Willem Mol, Fabricio Silva Costa, Marcelo Santucci França, Renato Teixeira Souza, Roland Devlieger, Renato Passini Jr, Rodolfo Carvalho Pacagnella, Allan R Hatanaka, Amanda Dantas, Antonio Fernandes Moron, Carlos Augusto Santos Menezes, Cláudio Sérgio Medeiros Paiva, Cristhiane B Marques, Cynara Maria Pereira, Daniela dos Santos Lopes Homenko, Djacyr Magna Cabral Paiva, Elaine Christine Dantas Moisés, Enoch Quinderé Sá Barreto, Felipe Soares, Fernando Maia Peixoto-Filho, Francisco Edson de Lucena Feitosa, Francisco Herlanio Costa Carvalho, Jessica Scremin Boechem, João Renato Benini-Junior, José Airton Oliveira Lima, Juliana P. Argenton, Kaline F Marquart, Karayna Gil Fernandes, Kleber Cursino Andrade, Leila Katz, Maíra Rossmann Machado, Marcelo L Nomura, Marcelo Marques Souza Lima, Marcos Nakamura-Pereira, Maria Julia Miele, Maria Laura Costa, Mário Correia Dias Jr, Nathalia Ellovitch, Nelson Sass, Rodrigo Pauperio Soares Camargo, Sabrina de Oliveira Silva Savazoni, Samira El Maerrawi Tebecherane Haddad, Sérgio Martins-Costa, Silvana F Bento, Silvana Maria Quintana, Stéphanno Gomes Pereira Sarmento, Tatiana F Fanton, Thaísa Bortoletto Guedes, Valter Lacerda de Andrade Junior

Open Access Correction

Correction: Women’s household decision-making power and contraceptive use in Mali

Abdul‑Aziz Seidu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Ebenezer Kwesi Armah‑Ansah, Louis Kobina Dadzie, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Eugene Budu, Betregiorgis Zegeye, Sanni Yaya

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Provision and experience of care among women with hypertension in pregnancy: a multi-center qualitative study in Ghana

Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Evelyn Tamma, Adanna Nwameme, Phyllis Dako-Gyeke, Emmanuel Srofenyoh, Evelyn K. Ansah, Diederick E. Grobbee, Arie Franx, Joyce L. Browne

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Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and neonatal health services in three referral hospitals in Guinea: an interrupted time-series analysis

Tamba Mina Millimouno, Nafissatou Dioubaté, Harissatou Niane, Mamadou Cellou Diallo, Cécé Maomou, Telly Sy, Ibrahima Sory Diallo, Aline Semaan, Thérèse Delvaux, Lenka Beňová, Alexandre Delamou

Open Access Comment

Fighting female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C): towards the endgame and beyond

Saidou Sabi Boun, Akaninyene Otu, Sanni Yaya

Open Access Correction

Correction: 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 Correction

Correction: Premature ovarian insufficiency in female adolescent and young adult survivors of non-gynecological cancers: a population-based cohort study

Sydney B. Flatt, Amanda Baillargeon, Chad McClintock, Jessica Pudwell, Maria P. Velez

Open Access Correction

Correction: Prevalence and correlates of reproductive coercion across ten sites: commonalities and divergence

Shannon N. Wood, Haley L. Thomas, Georges Guiella, Fiacre Bazie, Rosine Mosso, Raimi Fassassi, Pierre Z. Akilimali, Mary Thiongo, Peter Gichangi, Sani Oumarou, Funmilola M. OlaOlorun, Elizabeth Omoluabi, Anoop Khanna, Simon Peter Sebina Kibira, Fredrick Makumbi, Michele R. Decker

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Menstrual health and hygiene among Juang women: a particularly vulnerable tribal group in Odisha, India

Prasanna Kumar Mudi, Manas Ranjan Pradhan, Trupti Meher

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Exploring the feasibility of establishing a core set of sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health indicators in humanitarian settings: results from a multi-methods assessment in Jordan

Majd Hammad, Angel M. Foster, Anya Aissaoui, Emily Clark, Kaeshan Elamurugan, Kanya Lakshmi Rajendra, Ieman Mona El Mowafi, Loulou Kobeissi

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Global research priorities related to the World Health Organization Labour Care Guide: results of a global consultation

Edgardo Abalos, Richard Adanu, Stine Bernitz, Lorena Binfa, Blami Dao, Soo Downe, Justus G. Hofmeyr, Caroline S. E. Homer, Vanora Hundley, Hadiza Aparajita GaladanciGogoi, Tina Lavender, David Lissauer, Pisake Lumbiganon, Robert Pattinson, Zahida Qureshi, Jeffrey S. A. Stringer, Yeshita V. Pujar, Joshua P. Vogel, Khalid Yunis, Triphonie Nkurunziza, Bremen De Mucio, Karima Gholbzouri, Anoma Jayathilaka, Adeniyi Kolade Aderoba, Veronica Pingray, Fernando Althabe, Ana Pilar Betran, Mercedes Bonet, Maurice Bucagu, Olufemi Oladapo, João Paulo Souza

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Post-traumatic stress disorder among Iranian women with genital mutilation: a cross-sectional study

Mahsa Abdollahzadeh, Roghaiyeh Nourizadeh, Niloufar Sattarzadeh Jahdi

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Correlates of intimate partner violence among pregnant and parenting adolescents: a cross-sectional household survey in Blantyre District, Malawi

Juliet Amarachukwu Nwafor, Elita Chamdimba, Anthony Idowu Ajayi, Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie, Alister C. Munthali, Chrissie Thakwalakwa, Caroline W. Kabiru

Open Access Review

Abortion services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

Kowsar Qaderi, Rasa Khodavirdilou, Mehri Kalhor, Bahar Morshed Behbahani, Maryam Keshavarz, Maryam Hassanzadeh Bashtian, Mahsa Dabir, Morvarid Irani, Elham Manouchehri, Maryam Farmahini Farahani, Manthar Ali Mallah, Ahmadreza Shamsabadi

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The association between childbirth-related fear, childbirth readiness, and fertility intentions, and childbirth readiness as the mediator

Tieying Zeng, Bingbing Li, Ke Zhang, Ye Chen, Mengmei Yuan, Meiliyang Wu, Huimin Zhao, Zining Zhu, Dandan Ju

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Overlap between birth trauma and mistreatment: a qualitative analysis exploring American clinician perspectives on patient birth experiences

Cynthia Salter, Kristina Wint, Jessica Burke, Judy C. Chang, Patricia Documet, Elizabeth Kaselitz, Dara Mendez

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Gynecological morbidity and treatment-seeking among older adult (aged 45–59) women in India

Manas Ranjan Pradhan, Sourav Mondal, Prasanna Kumar Mudi

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Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health self-care among women, healthcare providers, and other key informants: a mixed-methods study in South Africa and Zambia

Alice F. Cartwright, Marissa Velarde, Mags Beksinska, Jennifer Smit, Margaret Kasaro, Jennifer H. Tang, Cecilia Milford, Virginia Maphumulo, Manze Chinyama, Esther Chabu, Mayaba Mudenda, Christina Wong, Maria Fawzy, Rebecca Callahan

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Time to postpartum family planning initiation and its predictors among mothers coming for first measles vaccination at Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia, Dessie Model Clinic, Northeast Ethiopia: cox-regression model

Bezawit Adane, Elsabeth Addisu, Melaku Yalew, Yitayish Damtie, Mastewal Arefaynie, Segenet Zewdie, Yitbarek Wasihun, Bereket Kefale

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Examining respect, autonomy, and mistreatment in childbirth in the US: do provider type and place of birth matter?

P. Mimi Niles, Monique Baumont, Nisha Malhotra, Kathrin Stoll, Nan Strauss, Audrey Lyndon, Saraswathi Vedam

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Intimate partner violence victimization during pregnancy increases risk of postpartum depression among urban adolescent mothers in South Africa

Luwam T. Gebrekristos, Allison K. Groves, Luz McNaughton Reyes, Dhayendre Moodley, Mags Beksinska, Suzanne Maman

Open Access Comment

Inadequate receipt of ANC components and associated factors among pregnant women in Northwest Ethiopia, 2020–2021: a community-based cross-sectional study

Abebaw Addis Gelagay, Tadele Biresaw Belachew, Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw, Desalegn Anmut Bitew, Elsa Awoke Fentie, Abebaw Gebeyehu Worku, Debrework Tesgera Bashah, Nigusie Birhan Tebeje, Mignote Hailu Gebrie, Hedija Yenus Yeshita, Endeshaw Adimasu Cherkose, Birhanu Abera Ayana, Ayenew Molla Lakew, Wubshet Debebe Negash

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Qualitative assessment of providers’ experiences with a segmentation counseling tool for family planning in Niger

Ellen MacLachlan, Balki Ibrahim Agali, Amelia Maytan-Joneydi, Sanoussi Chaibou, Souleymane Amadou Garba, Illiassou Chaibou Halidou, Ilene S. Speizer, Abdoul Moumouni Nouhou

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Health facilities readiness to provide comprehensive abortion care and factors associated with client satisfaction in Central Oromia Region, Ethiopia: a multilevel modeling approach

Fikru Abebe Gebremariam, Ephrem Mannekulih Habtewold, Dereje Tegene Degife, Habte Bekele Geneti, Damen Hailemariam Gebrekiros

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An examination of the association between forced sex history and reproductive coercion experiences among Black women attending STD clinics in Baltimore, MD, USA

Danielle M. Campbell, Marguerite B. Lucea, Andrea N. Cimino, Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Jamila K. Stockman

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Sexual and reproductive health services access and provision in Cambodia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-method study of urban–rural differences

Mengieng Ung, Sze Tung Lam, Sovannary Tuot, Pheak Chhoun, Virak Prum, Michiko Nagashima-Hayashi, Pearlyn Neo, Manar Marzouk, Anna Durrance-Bagale, Davide De Beni, Siyan Yi, Natasha Howard

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Community perspectives on family planning service quality among users and non-users: a qualitative study from two cities in Burkina Faso

Fiacre Bazie, Ilene S. Speizer, Sarah Castle, Kindo Boukary, Amelia Maytan-Joneydi, Lisa M. Calhoun, Yentema Onadja, Georges Guiella

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A qualitative investigation into pregnancy experiences and maternal healthcare utilisation among adolescent mothers in Nigeria

Christiana A. Alex-Ojei, Clifford O. Odimegwu, Lorretta F. C. Ntoimo

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Factors associated with obstetric fistula among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: a community based case control study

Ataklti Gebretsadik Woldegebriel, Gebremedhin Gebreegziabiher Gebrehiwot, Abraham Aregay Desta, Kiros Fenta Ajemu, Asfawosen Aregay Berhe, Tewolde Wubayehu Woldearegay, Kiros Demoz Ghebremedhin, Nega Mamo Bezabih

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Mistreatment of women during childbirth and its influencing factors in public maternity hospitals in Tehran, Iran: a multi-stakeholder qualitative study

Marjan Mirzania, Elham Shakibazadeh, Meghan A. Bohren, Sedigheh Hantoushzadeh, Farah Babaey, Abdoljavad Khajavi, Abbas Rahimi Foroushani

Open Access Research

Impact of Sumadhur intervention on fertility and family planning decision-making norms: a mixed methods study

Ashley Mitchell, Mahesh C. Puri, Minakshi Dahal, Alia Cornell, Ushma D. Upadhyay, Nadia G. Diamond-Smith

Open Access Review

Prevalence, indications, and complications of caesarean section in health facilities across Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Itohan Osayande, Olakunmi Ogunyemi, Uchenna Gwacham-Anisiobi, Abimbola Olaniran, Sanni Yaya, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas

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Effects of the reaching married adolescents program on modern contraceptive use and intimate partner violence: results of a cluster randomized controlled trial among married adolescent girls and their husbands in Dosso, Niger

Jay G. Silverman, Mohamad I. Brooks, Sani Aliou, Nicole E. Johns, Sneha Challa, Abdoul Moumouni Nouhou, Shweta Tomar, Holly Baker, Sabrina C. Boyce, Lotus McDougal, Stephanie DeLong, Anita Raj

Open Access Research

Knowledge level and access barriers related to sexual and reproductive health information among youth with disabilities in China: a cross-sectional study

Wenjuan Qi, Hongyan Li, Qiguo Lian, Xiayun Zuo, Chunyan Yu, Chaohua Lou, Xiaowen Tu

Open Access Review

University students’ fertility awareness and its influencing factors: a systematic review

Yue Ren, Yue Xie, Qulian Xu, Miaochen Long, Ying Zheng, Lin Li, Changmin Niu

Open Access Review

Traditional supports and contemporary disrupters of high fertility desires in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

Anna C. Church, Mobolaji Ibitoye, Shibani Chettri, John B. Casterline

Open Access Research

Cultural considerations and beliefs surrounding preterm birth in Kenya and South Africa

Cecilia Milford, Emma Smith, Kenneth Ngure, Nicholas B. Thuo, Sara Newmann, Nalinie Lazarus, Mags Beksinska, Nelly Mugo, Larry Rand

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Association between season of conception, month of conception with preterm birth in China: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Yu Wu, Hanfeng Ye, Yanling Yuan, Cai Kong, Wenzhan Jing, Jue Liu, Min Liu

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Factors facilitating the use of contraceptive methods among urban adolescents and youth in Guinea: a qualitative study

Hawa Manet, Marie-Hélène Doucet, Charlotte Bangoura, Nafissatou Dioubaté, Alison M. El Ayadi, Sidikiba Sidibé, Tamba Mina Millimouno, Alexandre Delamou

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Measuring social norms of intimate partner violence to exert control over wife agency, sexuality, and reproductive autonomy: an item response modelling of the IPV-ASRA scale

Sabrina C. Boyce, Alexandra M. Minnis, Julianna Deardorff, Sandra I. McCoy, Sneha Challa, Nicole Johns, Sani Aliou, Mohamad Brooks, Abdoul-Moumouni Nouhou, Perman Gochyyev, Mark Wilson, Holly Baker, Jay G. Silverman

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The impact of the Safe Delivery Application on knowledge and skills managing postpartum haemorrhage in a low resource setting: a cluster randomized controlled trial in West Wollega region, Ethiopia

Ann-Marie Hellerung Christiansen, Bjarke Lund Sørensen, Ida Marie Boas, Tariku Bedesa, Wondewossen Fekede, Henriette Svarre Nielsen, Stine Lund

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Does distribution of menstrual products through community-based, peer-led sexual and reproductive health services increase use of appropriate menstrual products? Findings from the Yathu Yathu trial

Bernadette Hensen, Melleh Gondwe, Mwelwa Phiri, Ab Schaap, Lucheka Sigande, Sian Floyd, Melvin Simuyaba, Rosemary Zulu-Phiri, Louis Mwape, Sarah Fidler, Richard Hayes, Musonda Simwinga, Helen Ayles

Open Access Review

Perception, practices, and understanding related to teenage pregnancy among the adolescent girls in India: a scoping review

Arpita Panda, Jayashree Parida, Susangita Jena, Abinash Pradhan, Sanghamitra Pati, Harpreet Kaur, Subhendu Kumar Acharya

Open Access Research

Acceptance and attitude of Lebanese lawyers and medical students toward surrogate pregnancy: a cross-sectional study

Rashad Nawfal, Jad Kassem, Lea Nicole Sayegh, Antony Haddad, Marly Azzi, Pascale Salameh, Lubna Tarabey, Fadi Abou-Mrad

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Factors associated with adolescent pregnancy and public health interventions to address in Nigeria: a scoping review

Majesty Enaworoke Alukagberie, Khalifa Elmusharaf, Nuha Ibrahim, Sébastien Poix

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“So let me give you money, you give me what I want”: decision-making priorities around contraceptive method and source choice among young women in Kenya

Lisa M. Calhoun, Mahua Mandal, Bernard Onyango, Erick Waga, Courtney McGuire, Thomas van den Akker, Lenka Beňová, Thérèse Delvaux, Eliya M. Zulu, Ilene S. Speizer

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Challenges and opportunities from using abortion harm reduction and value clarification and attitude transformation engagements for safe abortion advocacy in Uganda

Simon Peter Kayondo, Dan Kabonge Kaye, Stella Lovina Nabatanzi, Susan Nassuuna, Othiniel Musana, Imelda Namagembe, John Paul Nsanja, Jessica Morris, Hani Fawzi, Korrie de Koning, Jameen Kaur, Matthew Pretty

Open Access Research

Prevalence and predictors of premarital sexual intercourse among young women in sub-Saharan Africa

Eugene Budu, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, James Boadu Frimpong, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Stephen Kofi Anin, John Elvis Hagan Jr, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

Open Access Review

Stakeholders’ perspectives on the acceptability and feasibility of maternity waiting homes: a qualitative synthesis

Eva Julia van Braam, Daphne N. McRae, Anayda G. Portela, Jelle Stekelenburg, Loveday Penn-Kekana

Open Access Research

Maternal mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran: a content analysis study

Pouran Mokhtari Zanjani, Najmeh Tehranian, Nasrin Changizi, Eesa Mohammadi, Banafsheh Farzinrad, Anoshirvan Kazemnejad

Open Access Research

Seeking maternal health care in rural Nigeria: through the lens of negofeminism

Ogochukwu Udenigwe, Friday E. Okonofua, Lorretta F. C. Ntoimo, Sanni Yaya

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‘The tabloid test’: a qualitative interview study on the function and purpose of termination of pregnancy review committees in Victoria, Australia

Hilary Bowman-Smart, Louise Keogh, Casey M. Haining, Anne O’Rourke, Lachlan de Crespigny, Julian Savulescu

Open Access Research

Effectiveness of school-based sexual and reproductive health education among adolescent girls in Urban areas of Odisha, India: a cluster randomized trial

G. Alekhya, Swayam Pragyan Parida, Prajna Paramita Giri, Jasmina Begum, Suravi Patra, Dinesh Prasad Sahu

Open Access Research

Mothers’ perceptions and experiences of caring for sick newborns in Newborn Care Units in public hospitals in Eastern Uganda: a qualitative study

Phillip Wanduru, Claudia Hanson, Peter Waiswa, Angelina Kakooza-Mwesige, Helle Molsted Alvesson

Open Access Research

Contextual factors influencing the roles of patent medicine vendors in the provision of injectable contraception services in Nigeria

Ayodeji Matthew Adebayo, Mojisola Morenike Oluwasanu, Faizah Tosin Okunade, Olayinka Olufunke Ajayi, Akinwumi Oyewole Akindele, Ademola Johnson Ajuwon

Open Access Research

Socio-economic and cultural factors associated with the utilization of maternal healthcare services in Togo: a cross-sectional study

Komlan Kota, Marie-Hélène Chomienne, Robert Geneau, Sanni Yaya

Open Access Research

Silent suffering: unveiling factors associated with women’s inability to seek help for intimate partner violence in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

Kwamena S. Dickson, Ebenezer N. K. Boateng, David Adzrago, Isaac Y. Addo, Evelyn Acquah, Samuel H. Nyarko

Open Access Research

Early sexual debut is associated with drug use and decreased educational attainment among males and females in Kisumu County, Kenya

Valentine Sing’oei, John K. Owuoth, June Otieno, Adam Yates, Ben Andagalu, Hunter J. Smith, Nathanial K. Copeland, Christina S. Polyak, Trevor A. Crowell, Rachel Adongo, Rachel Aguttu, Hosea Akala, Julie Ake, Michael Bondo, Erica Broach, Christine Busisa, Jessica Cowden, Mark de Souza, Leigh Anne Eller, Milicent Gogo, Zebiba Hassen, Dale Hu, Michelle Imbach, Anne Juma, Oscar Kasera, Qun Li, Margaret Mbuchi, Mark Milazzo, Kayvon Modjarrad, Eric Ngonda, Chiaka Nwoga, Jacob Nyariro, Jew Ochola, Roseline Ohore, Thomas Okumu, Mary Omondi, Timothy Omondi, Linnah Ooro, Beatrice Orando, Victorine Owira, Roselyn Oyugi, Merlin Robb, Eric Rono, Chi Tran

Open Access Study Protocol

Effectiveness of a mixed lifestyle program in couples undergoing assisted reproductive technology: a study protocol

Padideh Malekpour, Robab hasanzadeh, Mojgan Javedani Masroor, Reza Chaman, Zahra Motaghi

Open Access Research

Lived experiences of pregnant and parenting adolescents in Africa: A scoping review

Anthony Idowu Ajayi, Sherine Athero, Winstoun Muga, Caroline W. Kabiru

Open Access Research

Naïve, uninformed and sexually abused: circumstances surrounding adolescent pregnancies in Malawi

Elita Chamdimba, Caroline W. Kabiru, Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie, Alister Munthali, Chrissie Thakwalakwa, Anthony Idowu Ajayi

Open Access Research

The top 100 cited articles in menstrual health among adolescent girls: a citation analysis

G. Alekhya, Dinesh Prasad Sahu, Priyamadhaba Behera

Open Access Correction

Correction: The impact of the Safe Delivery Application on knowledge and skills managing postpartum haemorrhage in a low resource setting: a cluster randomized controlled trial in West Wollega region, Ethiopia

Ann-Marie Hellerung Christiansen, Bjarke Lund Sørensen, Ida Marie Boas, Tariku Bedesa, Wondewossen Fekede, Henriette Svarre Nielsen, Stine Lund

Open Access Research

Contraceptive preferences and adoption following female genital fistula surgery in Uganda: a mixed-methods study

Alison M. El Ayadi, Hadija Nalubwama, Caitlyn Painter, Othman Kakaire, Suellen Miller, Justus Barageine, Josaphat Byamugisha, Susan Obore, Abner Korn, Cynthia C. Harper

Open Access Research

Contextualizing the experiences of Black pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: ‘It’s been a lonely ride’

Alicia A. Dahl, Farida N. Yada, Shanika Jerger Butts, Annalise Tolley, Sophie Hirsch, Priyanka Lalgondar, Kala S. Wilson, Lindsay Shade

Open Access Research

Cervical cancer screening and treatment for PLWHIV: experiences from an innovative program in Nigeria

Olabanjo Okunlola Ogunsola, Oluseye Ayodele Ajayi, Temitope Olumuyiwa Ojo, Emmanuel Osayi, Kucheli Wudiri, Babatunde Amoo, Rita Ayoka-Ikechukwu, Olufemi Ojuola Olumeyan, Chukwuemeka Ifechelobi, Prosper Okonkwo, Yewande Akinro

Open Access Research

Analysis of cumulative live birth rate outcomes of three ovarian stimulation protocols in patients after laparoscopic cystectomy of ovarial endometrioma: a retrospective cohort study

Jiaheng Li, Yijiang Li, Mengnuo Li, Xianling Zhao, Wei Zheng, Junwei Zhang, Yuchao Zhang, Jing Li, Yichun Guan

Open Access Research

The long-term effects of reproductive health education among primary and secondary school students: a longitudinal quasi-experimental study in rural Tanzania

Yoko Shimpuku, Naoki Hirose, Sanmei Chen, Dorkasi L. Mwakawanga, Niko Madeni, Frida Madeni, Mariko Komada, Ayaka Teshima, Mayu Morishima, Yasunobu Ando, Koji Takahama, Atsushi Nishida

Open Access Research

Midwife-led pandemic telemedicine services for maternal health and gender-based violence screening in Bangladesh: an implementation research case study

Amirul Islam, Farida Begum, Anna Williams, Rabeya Basri, Rowsan Ara, Rondi Anderson

Open Access Research

Exploring health insurance and knowledge of the ovulatory cycle: evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys of 29 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

Betregiorgis Zegeye, Dina Idriss-Wheeler, Olanrewaju Oladimeji, Sanni Yaya

Open Access Research

Maternal and child factors associated with late neonatal bathing practices in Nigeria: evidence from a national survey

Francis Appiah, Kenneth Setorwu Adde, Kingsley Boakye, Justice Ofosu Darko Fenteng, Andrews Ohene Darteh, Tarif Salihu, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Patience Ansomah Ayerakwah

Open Access Research

Suboptimal birth spacing practice and its predictors among reproductive-age women in Sub-Saharan African countries: a multilevel mixed-effects modeling with robust Poisson regression

Kusse Urmale Mare, Kebede Gemeda Sabo, Ahmed Adem Mohammed, Simeon Meskele Leyto, Getahun Fentaw Mulaw, Tsion Mulat Tebeje, Setognal Birara Aychiluhm, Oumer Abdulkadir Ebrahim, Abel Gebre Wuneh, Beminate Lemma Seifu

Open Access Research

Meeting the reproductive health needs of female sex workers in Côte d’Ivoire: protecting the human right to dignified health

Nika Elmi, Nuria Gallego Marquez, Katherine Rucinski, Carrie Lyons, Gnilane Turpin, Ibrahima Ba, Nguissali Turpin, Emile Gouane, Evelyne Obodou, Daouda Diouf, Stefan Baral

Open Access Research

Obesity is associated with quality of sperm parameters in men with infertility: a cross-sectional study

Mina Darand, Zahra Salimi, Moloud Ghorbani, Narges Sadeghi, Syavash Babaie, Mahdieh Hosseinzadeh

Open Access Study Protocol

Adaptation and implementation of clinical guidelines on maternal and newborn postnatal care in Iran: study protocol

Leila Abdoli Najmi, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Shayesteh Jahanfar, Fatemeh abbasalizadeh, Haniyeh Salehi Poormehr, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

Open Access Review

Genital mycoplasma infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Chen Cheng, Xiangyu Chen, Yuxuan Song, Shangren Wang, Yang Pan, Shuai Niu, Rui Wang, Li Liu, Xiaoqiang Liu

Open Access Research

Woman-centered care and associated factors among midwives working in urban health centers and public and private hospitals in Tabriz, Iran: a cross-sectional study

Sepideh Mashayekh-Amiri, Roghaiyeh Nourizadeh, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Maryam Vaezi, Shahla Meedya, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

Open Access Research

Gender roles perceptions and ideal number of children: case study of Emirati youth

Ankita Shukla, Tatiana Karabchuk, Latifa Mohammed Al Neyadi

Open Access Correction

Correction: Effectiveness of school-based sexual and reproductive health education among adolescent girls in Urban areas of Odisha, India: a cluster randomized trial

G. Alekhya, Swayam Pragyan Parida, Prajna Paramita Giri, Jasmina Begum, Suravi Patra, Dinesh Prasad Sahu

Open Access Study Protocol

Study protocol for an individually randomized control trial for India's first roleplay-based mobile game for reproductive health for adolescent girls

Ananya Saha, Anvita Dixit, Lalita Shankar, Madhusudana Battala, Nizamuddin Khan, Niranjan Saggurti, Kavita Ayyagari, Aparna Raj, Susan Howard

Open Access Research

Understanding sexual behaviors of youth from the lens of caregivers, teachers, local leaders and youth in Homabay County, Kenya

Eunice Omanga, Irene Inwani, Kawango Agot, Jasmine Buttolph, Ruth Nduati, Paul Macharia, Jacob Onyango, Ann Kurth

Open Access Research

Assessing the relationship between reproductive autonomy and contraceptive use in rural Malawi

Alexandra Wollum, Marta Bornstein, Gladson Mopiwa, Alison Norris, Jessica D. Gipson

Open Access Research

Predictive ability of the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy scale

Jennifer A. Hall, Geraldine Barrett, Judith Stephenson, Corinne H. Rocca, Natalie Edelman

Open Access Review

Measuring women’s experiences during antenatal care (ANC): scoping review of measurement tools

Hedieh Mehrtash, Karin Stein, Maria Barreix, Mercedes Bonet, Meghan A. Bohren, Özge Tunçalp

Open Access Research

Reproductive care in Thai women with diabetes mellitus: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Kritat Pothongsangarun, Jiayu Li, Witthawat Naeowong, Chayanis Apirakviriya, Phanupong Phutrakool, Tunchanok Juntamongkol, Thita Sae-chueng, Kantasorn Horpratraporn, Unnop Jaisamrarn, Somsook Santibenchakul

Open Access Research

Unmet need for modern contraception by HIV status: findings from community—based studies implemented before and after earlier ART initiation program in rural Tanzania

Denna Mkwashapi, Jenny Renju, Michael Mahande, Alison Wringe, John Changalucha, Mark Urassa, Jim Todd

Open Access Research

Health workers’ experience of providing second-trimester abortion care in Ethiopia: a qualitative study

Emily McLean, Astrid Blystad, Alemnesh H. Mirkuzie, Ingrid Miljeteig

Open Access Research

Clinical features of patients with previous spontaneous rupture of ovarian endometrioma operated electively: a case-control study

Zhiyue Gu, Xiaoyan Li, Yi Dai, Jinghua Shi, Yushi Wu, Chenyu Zhang, Qiutong Li, Hailan Yan, Jinhua Leng

Open Access Research

Stillbirth rates and their determinants in a national maternity hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 2017–2020: a cross-sectional assessment with a nested case–control study

Aliki Christou, Jackline Mbishi, Mitsuaki Matsui, Lenka Beňová, Rattana Kim, Ayako Numazawa, Azusa Iwamoto, Sophearith Sokhan, Nary Ieng, Thérèse Delvaux

Open Access Study Protocol

Psychosocial determinants of sexual health in newly married couples: a protocol for a mixed-methods study

Zahra Toghiani, Ashraf Kazemi, Mahbobeh Taebi

Open Access Correction

Correction: Availability of medical abortion medicines in eight countries: a descriptive analysis of key findings and opportunities

Amy Grossman, Ndola Prata, Natalie Williams, Bela Ganatra, Antonella Lavelanet, Laurence Läser, Chilanga Asmani, Hayfa Elamin, Leopold Ouedraogo, Md. Mahmudur Rahman, Musu Julie Conneh-Duworko, Bentoe Zoogley Tehoungue, Harriet Chanza, Henry Phiri, Bharat Bhattarai, Narayan Prasad Dhakal, Olumuyiwa Adesanya Ojo, Kayode Afolabi, Theopista John Kabuteni, Binyam Getachew Hailu, Francis Moses, Sithembile Dlamini-Nqeketo, Thembi Zulu, Ulrika Rehnström Loi

Open Access Research

Associations between maternal occupational exposures and pregnancy outcomes among Chinese nurses: a nationwide study

Zhaoqiang Jiang, Junfei Chen, Lingfang Feng, Mingying Jin, Shuang Liu, Lina Wang, Jing Wang, Changyan Yu, Jianhong Zhou, Yan Ye, Liangying Mei, Wenlan Yu, Xing Zhang, Jianlin Lou

Open Access Research

A mixed-methods study of the awareness and functionality of sexual and reproductive health services among persons with disability in Ghana

Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Bunmi S. Malau-Aduli, Kristin McBain-Rigg, Aduli E. O. Malau-Aduli, Theophilus I. Emeto

Open Access Research

Effect of COVID-19 lock down on teenage pregnancies in Northern Uganda: an interrupted time series analysis

Jimmy Patrick Alunyo, David Mukunya, Agnes Napyo, Joseph K. B. Matovu, David Okia, Wanume Benon, Francis Okello, Ally Hassan Tuwa, Daniel Wenani, Ambrose Okibure, Godfrey Omara, Peter Olupot-Olupot

Open Access Research

Effect of online intervention mode on breastfeeding results: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yue Sun, Yutong Gao, Zhiling Zhu, Lili Zhu

Open Access Research

Decision regret among couples experiencing infertility: a mixed methods longitudinal cohort study

Rachel Cusatis, Colin Johnson, Katherine D. Schoyer, Shirng-Wern Tsaih, Joanna Balza, Jay Sandlow, Kathryn E. Flynn

Open Access Study Protocol

Effectiveness of conditional cash transfers, subsidized child care and life skills training on adolescent mothers’ schooling, sexual and reproductive health, and mental health outcomes in Burkina Faso and Malawi: the PROMOTE Project pilot randomized controlled trial protocol

Caroline W. Kabiru, Alister Munthali, Nathalie Sawadogo, Anthony Idowu Ajayi, Catherine Asego, Patrick G. Ilboudo, Anne M. Khisa, Grace Kimemia, Beatrice Maina, Jane Mangwana, Michelle Mbuthia, Ramatou Ouedraogo, Chrissie Thakwalakwa, David Wanambwa, Alexandra Tapsoba, Witness Olex Tapani Alfonso

Open Access Research

Understanding integrated HPV testing and treatment of pre-cancerous cervical cancer in Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Guatemala and Philippines: study protocol

Mark Kabue, Cindy L. Gauvreau, Nemdia Daceney, Margaret Mary Bertram, Tracey Shissler, Veronica Reis, Mathurin Dodo, Ana Garces, Cecilia Llave, Blami Dao, Diwakar Mohan, Lisa Huang

Open Access Research

Prevalence and determinants of condom use among the youth in Malawi: evidence from the 2015/16 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey

Scholastica Eunice Jimu, Lorretta F. C. Ntoimo, Friday E. Okonofua

Open Access Research

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in Alberta, Canada

Salima Meherali, Amyna Ismail Rehmani, Mariam Ahmad, Bisi Adewale, Samar Kauser, Simone Lebeuf, James Benoit, Shannon D. Scott

Open Access Research

Association of diet and lifestyle factors with semen quality in male partners of Chinese couples preparing for pregnancy

Hanran Mai, Junyi Ke, Zilin Zheng, Jieyi Luo, Miaomiao Li, Yanxia Qu, Fan Jiang, Simian Cai, Liandong Zuo

Open Access Research

Family planning integration in Ethiopia’s primary health care system: a qualitative study on opportunities, challenges and best practices

Addisalem Titiyos, Yohannes Mehretie, Yibeltal Kiflie Alemayehu, Yohannes Ejigu, Kiddus Yitbarek, Zelalem Abraham, Kathryn A. O’Connell, Jemal Kassaw

Open Access Study Protocol

A comprehensive interventional program based on the needs and concerns related to female genital cosmetic surgeries: protocol for a multistage mixed methods study

Zahra Ghorbani, Zahra Behboodi Moghadam, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Faezeh Vahidnia, Elham Ebrahimi

Open Access Research

Giving birth on the way to the clinic: undocumented migrant women’s perceptions and experiences of maternal healthcare accessibility along the Thailand–Myanmar border

Naomi Tschirhart, Wichuda Jiraporncharoen, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Ahmar Hashmi, Sophia Hla, Suphak Nosten, Rose McGready, Trygve Ottersen

Open Access Research

Magnitude and factors associated with sexual re-victimization among adolescent girls and young women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a retrospective multicenter study

Fifiya Biluala, Harry César Kayembe, Doudou Batumbo, Germain Kapour, Félicitée Mumbanza, Eric Bokabo, Benjamin Longo-Mbenza, Berthe Zinga

Open Access Research

Using digital platforms to promote a healthcare provider community of practice for abortion care in Uganda

Dan Kabonge Kaye, Simon Peter Kayondo, Stella Lovina Nabatanzi, Susan Nassuuna, Othiniel Musana, Imelda Namagembe, John Paul Nsanja, Othman Kakaire, Peter Ssebadduka, Cissy Ssekimpi

Open Access Study Protocol

Effectiveness of a breastfeeding promotion intervention model based on Society ecosystems Theory for maternal women: a study protocol of randomized controlled trial

Yan-Qiong Ouyang, Jie Zhou, Jin-Yi Guo, Shi-Yun Wang, Xin Wang, Yi-Bei Zhou-Chen, Sharon R. Redding, Hui-Jun Chen

Open Access Research

Access to infertility care in Brazil: validation of a questionnaire for a bioethical discussion

Drauzio Oppenheimer, Christiane Peres Caldas, Francisca Rego, Rui Nunes

Open Access Research

Assisted reproductive technology induces different secondary sex ratio: parental and embryonic impacts

Jiansen Zhao, Haoran Shen, Qijiong Zhu, Jiong Liu, Jianhua Han, Ruiting Yi, Junxing Li, Yanshan Lin, Tao Liu, Xinqi Zhong

Open Access Comment

How can civil society organizations contribute to the scale-up of comprehensive sexuality education? Presentation of a scaling framework illustrated with examples from Indonesia

Ardan Kockelkoren, Amala Rahmah, Muhammad Rey Dwi Pangestu, Ely Sawitri, Elisabet Setya Asih Widyastuti, Ni Luh Eka Purni Astiti, Kristien Michielsen, Miranda Van Reeuwijk

Open Access Research

Development and validation of a prediction model on spontaneous preterm birth in twin pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study

Xiaofeng Yang, Qimei Zhong, Li Li, Ya Chen, Chunyan Tang, Ting Liu, Shujuan Luo, Jing Xiong, Lan Wang

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