Objective Interventions aimed at improving adolescent health and social outcomes are more
likely to be successful if the young people they target find them acceptable. However, no …

Introduction The correct and consistent use of hormonal contraceptive (HC) methods by
sexually active adolescent girls can prevent pregnancy and avert the health and social …

Background Unintended pregnancies and abortions among unmarried adolescents in
Nigeria are outcomes of the interplay of multifaceted factors. Abortion, a global public health …

Background Many factors influence young women's choice of contraceptive methods and
where to source them, yet less is known about whether one of these choices (method or …

Background Prior research has established that an individual's social environment may
influence his or her reproductive behaviors, yet less is known about peer influence on …

Background An aim of this study is to introduce a practitioner-friendly behavior model. Few
theories of health behavior explicitly take the effect of social norms on behavior into account …

Background Globally, the unmet need for contraception among adolescent girls is high and
is driven by barriers to access and utilisation of contraceptives. Understanding adolescent …

Background Zambian adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) have high HIV incidence
and face barriers to the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Parental support improves …

Low contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa, and Zambia specifically, negates the potential
benefits of contraception in preventing unwanted and early pregnancies. This study aimed to …

Background Youth ages 15 to 24, who comprise a large portion of sub-Saharan Africa, face
a higher burden of unmet contraceptive need than adults. Despite increased international …