This article discusses the current levels and recent trends in the rate of adolescent
childbearing, the timing of the first birth, and births to unmarried women for 43 developing …

This article reviews the literature on health consequences of adolescent sexual behavior
and childbearing in sub-Saharan Africa, and the social and cultural context in which they …

Adolescent girls' early sexual activity, early pregnancy, induced abortions and the increase
in HIV infections have become major concerns in Sub-Saharan Africa. Efforts, though, to …

Background Young people in Uganda face various sexual and reproductive health risks,
especially those living in urban slums. The aim of this study was to examine factors …

Context: Although abortion is illegal in Nigeria except to save the life of the woman,
thousands of women resort to it each year. Information on the incidence of abortion and on …

This study analyzes trends in unwanted fertility in 20 developing countries, based on data
from the World Fertility Surveys and the Demographic and Health Surveys. Although wanted …

Context: Although Uganda's law permits induced abortion only to save a woman's life, many
women obtain abortions, often under unhygienic conditions. Small-scale studies suggest …

This article explores how and why parents in rural Nigeria discuss sexuality-related matters
with their adolescent children. The data presented here demonstrate that parents relegate …

In many countries, women treated for complications from spontaneous or unsafely induced
abortion lack access to contraceptive services. As a result, many of them soon have a …

Stigma and silence surrounded unsafe abortion in Africa until the International Conference
on Population and Development in 1994. Up to five million unsafe abortions are performed …