[HTML][HTML] Would you offer contraception to a 14-year-old girl? Perspectives of health students and professionals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

DL Mwakawanga, E Mkonyi, SE Mushy, M Trent… - Reproductive health, 2021 - Springer
Background Rates of unplanned adolescent pregnancy and unsafe induced abortions are
very high in Sub-Saharan African countries including Tanzania. Despite their availability and …

Health care providers' perceptions of family planning and contraception education for adolescents in Kampala, Uganda–a qualitative study

G Nalwadda, M Namutebi, H Volgsten - Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Unsafe abortions are a reproductive health problem in low-income countries, but
can be prevented by decreasing unintended pregnancies. The objective was to describe …

[PDF][PDF] Knowledge, attitude, and practice of contraception methods among female undergraduates in Dodoma, Tanzania

WSK Kara, M Benedicto, J Mao - Cureus, 2019 - cureus.com
Introduction Contraception is regarded as an important preventive measure of unintended
pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, including human immunodeficiency virus …

[HTML][HTML] Use of contraceptives and associated factors among male adolescents in rural secondary schools, Coast Region, Tanzania: a school-based cross-sectional …

AA Lyimo, J Guo, SE Mushy, BE Mwilike - … and Reproductive Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background Teenage pregnancy is still one of the reproductive health concerns facing
adolescents in Tanzania. The problem has been associated with physiological …

[HTML][HTML] Linking female adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and use of contraceptives to adolescent pregnancy in Ghana: a baseline data for developing sexuality …

BO Ahinkorah, JE Hagan Jr, AA Seidu, T Hormenu… - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Nearly one out of ten Ghanaian female adolescents aged 15–19 has
experienced childbearing in urban settlements compared to twice this number in the rural …

Perceptions and barriers to contraceptive use among adolescents aged 15-19 years in Kenya: a case study of Nairobi

J Kinaro, M Kimani, L Ikamari, EHO Ayiemba - 2015 - erepository.uonbi.ac.ke
Even after the launch of family planning program in Kenya, in 1967, contraceptive use
among adolescents has remained below 10 percent while child bearing has increased from …

Contraceptive knowledge, sexual behavior, and factors associated with contraceptive use among female undergraduate university students in Kilimanjaro region in …

MN Sweya, SE Msuya, MJ Mahande… - … health, medicine and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background Previous studies have shown that knowledge of contraceptives, especially
among the youth in universities, remains limited, and the rate of premarital sexual activity …

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

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Using contraceptives to delay first birth: a qualitative study of individual, community and health provider perceptions in southern Tanzania

Y Sedekia, C Jones, R Nathan, J Schellenberg… - BMC Public Health, 2017 - Springer
Background Young adolescents and unmarried women in low and middle income countries
face challenges in accessing family planning services. One factor likely to limit contraceptive …

[PDF][PDF] Knowledge and attitude towards contraceptive use among adolescents in Africa: a systematic review

S Atuhaire, J Ngendakumana, A Galadima… - Int J Reprod …, 2021 - academia.edu
ABSTRACT A 46% rate of unintended pregnancies among adolescents in Africa is a glaring
notification of the barriers to contraception. There is little documentation of the knowledge …