Background Zambia's total fertility rate (5 births per woman) and adult HIV prevalence
(11.5%) are among the highest in the world, with heterosexual couples being the most …

# Background Women in sub-Saharan Africa face numerous barriers to reproductive health
and antenatal care (ANC) services. The objective of this study was to identify health provider …

Objectives We examined the association between incorrect knowledge of ovulation and
unintentional pregnancy and child among young women in sub-Saharan Africa countries …

Expanding access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services is one of the key targets
of the Sustainable Development Goals. The extent to which sexual and reproductive health …

Background Although abortion was legalized in South Africa in 1996, barriers to safe, legal
abortion services remain, and women continue to seek abortions outside of the formal …

This secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional survey conducted in Mombasa, Kenya
characterises sexual and reproductive health (SRH) indicators among adolescent girls and …

Background Safe and legal abortions are rarely practiced in the public health sector in
Kenya, and rates of maternal mortality and morbidity from unsafe abortion is high. Little is …

Objectives: Young women's access to long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)
immediately after an abortion is an important opportunity to prevent unintended pregnancy …

The article presents the factors that lead to the increasing abortion rates amongst young
women in South Africa, where contraceptives are said to be readily available at all state …

There is growing interest in expanding public health approaches that address social and
structural drivers that affect the environment in which behaviour occurs. Half of those living …