Abstract Objective To determine Ugandan women's perceptions and knowledge of
contraception. Methods Healthy prepartum women were recruited from a national referral …

Aims: Nigeria's contraceptive prevalence is one of the lowest in sub-Saharan Africa. The
majority of married women in Nigeria is not currently using contraceptives and has no …

Background Misconceptions about the usefulness of condoms and other contraceptives still
expose many unmarried adolescents to the risk of unwanted teenage pregnancies and …

Background The prevalence of teenage pregnancies in Malawi is 29%. About 25% of those
are married while 30% are unmarried adolescents (15–19 years old) who use …

Background Prior research has established that an individual's social environment may
influence his or her reproductive behaviors, yet less is known about peer influence on …

Abstract Introduction Thirty percent (30%) of all deliveries in 2014 were recorded among
adolescents in Ghana, whom contraceptive use has been found to be low. Our study …

This study was designed to identify and to better understand the barriers to contraceptive
use among Kenyan-couples. Data were collected through structured interviews and focus …

Background Pregnancies among young women force girls to compromise education,
resulting in low educational attainment with subsequent poverty and vulnerability. A …

Introduction There is high unmet need for family planning (FP) in Uganda as well as high
contraceptive discontinuation rates. These contribute to the high fertility rates that in part are …

Introduction: unintended pregnancies and adolescent childbearing are on the increase in
Sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana, 14% of adolescents aged 15-19 are already mothers or …