“It is challenging… oh, nobody likes it!”: a qualitative study exploring Mozambican adolescents and young adults' experiences with contraception

R Capurchande, G Coene, I Schockaert, M Macia… - BMC women's …, 2016 - Springer
Background By focusing upon formal sex education programmes, the Mozambican
government has significantly enhanced the general health of adolescents and young adults …

“If I have only two children and they die… who will take care of me?” –a qualitative study exploring knowledge, attitudes and practices about family planning among …

R Capurchande, G Coene, K Roelens… - BMC Women's …, 2017 - Springer
Background By focusing upon family planning counselling services, the Mozambican
government has significantly enhanced the general health of female and male clients …

Patterns, trends, and factors associated with contraceptive use among adolescent girls in Zambia (1996 to 2014): a multilevel analysis

M Chola, K Hlongwana, TG Ginindza - BMC Women's Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Despite high levels of pregnancy and childbearing among adolescents in
Africa, contraceptive use remains low. Examining variations in contraceptive use among …

Peeping into the pot of contraceptives utilization among adolescents within a conservative culture Zambia.

C Mwanangombe, K Mundende, KK Muzata, G Muleya… - 2020 - dspace.unza.zm
In a Christian value-loaded country like Zambia, sexuality education of adolescents is
suppressed especially among girls and boys in schools. Given the globalization influence …

Factors influencing the uptake of contraception services by Vatsonga adolescents in rural communities of Vhembe District in Limpopo Province, South Africa

RT Lebese, SM Maputle, DU Ramathuba… - Health SA …, 2013 - journals.co.za
Adolescence is a period characterised by increased exploration and exposure to risk-taking
behaviours, including unsafe sex (Gomes et al. 2006: 214). Unprotected sexual intercourse …

The social context of adolescent women's use of modern contraceptives in Zimbabwe: a multilevel analysis

E Ngome, C Odimegwu - Reproductive health, 2014 - Springer
Background Efforts aimed at reducing maternal mortality as per the Millennium Development
Goal 5 (MDG 5) include reducing early childbearing through increased adolescent …

Contraceptives: adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and practices. A case study of rural Mhondoro-Ngezi district, Zimbabwe

S Moyo, O Rusinga - African journal of reproductive health, 2017 - ajol.info
Adolescent reproductive health behaviour has become an emerging world concern as the
age at menarche and sexual debut has plummeted globally. The primary objective of the …

“She is courageous because she does not care what people think about her…”: attitudes toward adolescent contraception use among Rwandan family planning …

H Schwandt, A Boulware, J Corey, A Herrera… - Reproductive …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Introduction In Rwanda, only 20% of sexually active unmarried young women use
family planning as compared to 64% of married women. Adolescence is an important time of …

Use of contraceptives among adolescents in Kintampo, Ghana: a cross-sectional study

EA Boamah, KP Asante, E Mahama… - Open Access Journal …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The use of contraceptives is essential in preventing unwanted pregnancies,
unsafe abortions, and abortion-related complications that expose adolescents to health …

Modern contraceptive use among sexually active women aged 15–19 years in North-Western Tanzania: results from the Adolescent 360 (A360) baseline survey

MK Nsanya, CJ Atchison, C Bottomley, AM Doyle… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To describe differences in modern contraceptive use among adolescent women
aged 15–19 years according to their marital status and to determine factors associated with …