Background Reproductive health problems such as HIV, unwanted pregnancy and unsafe
abortion among adolescents are closely linked to insufficient knowledge about sexuality and …

Background Health care for stigmatized reproductive practices in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs) often remains illegal; when legal, it is often inadequate, difficult to find …

This report on induced abortion in Sub-Saharan Africa offers an overview of the legality of
abortion and describes how often and how safely abortions occur in the region's 48 …

Consensus is lacking on the most appropriate indicators to document progress in safe
abortion at programmatic and country level. We conducted a scoping review to provide an …

Introduction Complications due to unsafe abortions are an important cause of morbidity and
mortality in many sub-Saharan African countries. We aimed to characterise abortion-related …

Objectives Access to reproductive healthcare, including contraceptive services, is an
essential component of comprehensive healthcare for female sex workers (FSW). Here, we …

Zambian women's pregnancy and childbirth are linked to a variety of cultural and traditional
practices, activities and beliefs. These existential events affect the women's health and the …

The potential health consequences of limiting access to safe abortion make it imperative to
understand how conscience-based refusal to provide legally permitted services is …

Introduction Although large scale public sector community health worker programs have
been key in providing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in low-and middle …

This article addresses the gaps between knowledge, policy and practice in reproductive
health by exploring the processes involved in translating Zambian abortion policy from …