Background Youth ages 15 to 24, who comprise a large portion of sub-Saharan Africa, face
a higher burden of unmet contraceptive need than adults. Despite increased international …

Background Despite calls to increase contraceptive use among adolescents and youth,
large gaps still exist, creating an unmet need for family planning. Past research has focused …

Background Despite international support for increasing access to contraceptives among
adolescents, gaps in use still exist worldwide. Past research has identified barriers to use …

Background The use of modern contraceptive methods among adolescents and youth is a
public health priority to prevent unintended pregnancies. To our knowledge, no study has …

BACKGROUND: The need for a concerted effort to address the gaps in family planning
services for youth in sub-Saharan Africa has been underreported and underexplored …

Background Myths and misconceptions around modern contraceptives have been
associated with low contraceptive uptake in sub-Saharan Africa and Kenya in particular …

Abstract Introduction In Rwanda, only 20% of sexually active unmarried young women use
family planning as compared to 64% of married women. Adolescence is an important time of …

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 Many factors influence young women's choice of contraceptive methods and
where to source them, yet less is known about whether one of these choices (method or …

As in other developing countries, contraceptive use among adolescents is low and only one
in twenty adolescents is reported to use contraceptives inKenya. Pregnancies early in life …