Introduction Adolescent pregnancy causes serious problems not only for girls, but also for
their family, and society. This study aimed to understand factors related to adolescent …

Background Addressing adolescents' sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)
requires an understanding of the socio-cultural and spatial settings within which they live …

Background Adolescent pregnancies within urban resource-deprived settlements
predispose young girls to adverse mental health and psychosocial adversities, notably …

Governments are wary of rapid urbanization, yet eager for the economic benefits that cities
bring. The resulting tension is reflected in exclusionary cities created through strategies that …

Poor breastfeeding practices are widely documented in K enya, where only a third of
children are exclusively breastfed for 6 months and only 2% in urban poor settings. This …

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

Background Teenage pregnancy remains a major social and public health challenge in
developing countries especially sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where prevalence rates are still …

Objective Unintended pregnancy is one of the most public health issues in the world, and it
is the major sexual and reproductive health problem which carries a higher risk of morbidity …

Over forty percent of pregnancies worldwide are unintended, with a quarter of these from
Africa. There is a growing body of evidence regarding the adverse health, economic …

Background In 2012 there were around 85 million unintended pregnancies globally.
Unintended pregnancies unnecessarily expose women to the risks associated with …