Pregnancy and early motherhood among adolescents in five East African countries: a multi-level analysis of risk and protective factors

YD Wado, EA Sully, JN Mumah - BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2019 - Springer
Background Adolescent pregnancy remains a major challenge in both developed and
developing countries. Early and unintended pregnancies among adolescents are …

Abortion among adolescents in Africa: A review of practices, consequences, and control strategies

S Atuhaire - The international journal of health planning and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Developing countries register 98% of unsafe abortion annually, 41% of which
occur among women aged between 15 and 25 years. Additionally, 70% of hospitalizations …

Association between sexual violence and unintended pregnancy among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa

AI Ajayi, HC Ezegbe - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Unintended pregnancy has dire consequences on the health and
socioeconomic wellbeing of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW)(aged 15–24 …

[HTML][HTML] From unsafe to safe abortion in sub-Saharan Africa: slow but steady progress

A Bankole, L Remez, O Owolabi, J Philbin, P Williams - 2020 - guttmacher.org
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 …

Strategi Layanan Kesehatan Reproduksi pada Remaja: Literature Review

K Auri, EC Jusuf, M Ahmad - Faletehan Health Journal, 2022 - journal.lppm-stikesfa.ac.id
Remaja merupakan sasaran terpenting dalam program kesehatan reproduksi. Sifat khas
remaja yaitu memiliki rasa ingin tahu yang besar, suka berpetualang, menyukai tantangan …

Abortion-related near-miss morbidity and mortality in 43 health facilities with differences in readiness to provide abortion care in Uganda

S Atuhairwe, K Gemzell-Danielsson, J Byamugisha… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction With a view to inform policy for improved postabortion care, we describe
abortion-related near-miss and mortality by sociodemographic risk factors and management …

Health systems' preparedness to provide post-abortion care: assessment of health facilities in Burkina Faso, Kenya and Nigeria

K Juma, R Ouedraogo, J Amo-Adjei, A Sie… - BMC health services …, 2022 - Springer
Background In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, access to abortion is legally restricted,
which partly contributes to high incidence of unsafe abortion. This may result in unsafe …

Factors Associated with Utilization of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services among the Youth in Lira City West, Northern Uganda: A Cross‐Sectional Study

T Murungi, D Benyumiza, J Apio… - BioMed Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The youth in Uganda, as in much of sub‐Saharan Africa, face numerous sexual
and reproductive health (SRH) challenges, from human immunodeficiency virus HIV …

Survival patterns of neonates born to adolescent mothers and the effect of pregnancy intentions and marital status on newborn survival in Kenya, Uganda, and …

M Ochieng Arunda, A Agardh, M Larsson… - Global Health …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Adolescent pregnancy and associated neonatal mortality are major global
health challenges. In low-income settings where 90% of the 21 million global adolescent …

Unintended pregnancy, induced abortion and abortion care-seeking experiences among adolescents in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional …

A Fatusi, T Riley, PK Kayembe, C Mabika - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To estimate age-specific abortion incidence and unintended pregnancy in
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo and compare care experiences between …