Background Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) have a high incidence of
unplanned pregnancies, especially in low-resource settings. AGYW assess the overlapping …

Objectives Despite significant public health emphasis on unintended pregnancy prevention
among adolescent girls and young women in Sub-Saharan Africa, there is a gap in …

Background Contraceptive use among adolescent girls is low in many sub-Saharan African
countries including Kenya. Attitude and perspectives about contraception of community …

Objective There is a decline in contraceptive use among sexually active unmarried young
women in Ghana. This study assessed the prevalence of contraceptive knowledge and use …

The present study examines social, demographic and behavioural factors that influence
contraceptive use and method choice among young Namibian women. The study also …

Purpose Despite Kenya's encouraging progress in increasing access to modern
contraception among youth, several barriers remain preventing large-scale efforts to reduce …

Abstract Background Young women in Kenya experience a higher risk of mistimed and
unwanted pregnancy compared to older women. However, contraceptive use among youth …

Objective To understand how knowledge and perceptions of condoms and partner
communication influence use of condoms in a high HIV prevalence setting and gender …

The study explored social and health system influences on young women's decision-making
about family planning in a community setting with low uptake. Seventy-two semi-structured …