Background Unintended pregnancy predisposes women to unsafe abortion, malnutrition,
mental illness, and even death. Though adolescent girls and young women are at higher …

The rising rate of single-mother families has gained scholarly and policy attention.
Understanding the dynamics in the socio-economic and demographic transformations that …

Abstract Background Sexual Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a public health problem
globally, with about one in three women experiencing sexual IPV ever in their lifetime …

Background COVID-19 pandemic directly or indirectly increases the burden of unintended
pregnancy by limiting women's access to family planning and other reproductive health …

Introduction: Unintended pregnancies constitute one of the major public health problems of
important concern in Nigeria, where sex refusal in marriage might be impossible. This …

Multiple studies from low-and middle-income countries have indicated that women's
autonomy can play a key role in reducing unintended pregnancy. Such evidence is scarce in …

Background We determined whether dimensions of psychosocial distress during pregnancy
individually and collectively predicted preterm birth (PTB) in Pakistani women as it may be …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of unplanned pregnancy in eight public
university hospitals, distributed in the five regions that make up Brazil. METHODS A …

Background Unintended pregnancy severely affects the health and welfare of women and
children, specifically if women are young and vulnerable. This study aims to determine the …

Background: Unintended pregnancy is a worldwide problem that affects the health of
women, families and relatives. This study was aimed to identify the major factors associated …