Evidence on factors influencing contraceptive use and sexual behavior among women in South Africa: a scoping review

M Hlongwa, T Mashamba-Thompson, S Makhunga… - Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Methods: We conducted a scoping review guided by Arksey and O'Malley's framework. We
searched for articles from the following databases: PubMed/MEDLINE, American Doctoral …

Individual and community level associates of contraceptive use in Ethiopia: a multilevel mixed effects analysis

MG Abate, AA Tareke - Archives of Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Background Family planning is one of the four pillars of safe motherhood initiative to reduce
maternal death in developing countries. Despite progress in contraceptive use, unmet needs …

The prevalence of unintended pregnancy and its association with HIV status among pregnant women in South Africa, a national antenatal survey, 2019

S Woldesenbet, T Kufa, C Lombard, S Manda… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
To describe the prevalence of unintended pregnancy and its association with HIV status
among pregnant women in South Africa. A cross-sectional survey was conducted between …

Relative cost-effectiveness of long-acting injectable cabotegravir versus oral pre-exposure prophylaxis in South Africa based on the HPTN 083 and HPTN 084 trials: a …

L Jamieson, LF Johnson, BE Nichols… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Long-acting injectable cabotegravir, a drug taken every 2 months, has been
shown to be more effective at preventing HIV infection than daily oral tenofovir disoproxil …

Inflammatory cytokine biomarkers of asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections and vaginal dysbiosis: a multicentre validation study

L Masson, S Barnabas, J Deese, K Lennard… - Sexually transmitted …, 2019 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives Vaginal dysbiosis and STIs are important drivers of the HIV epidemic and
reproductive complications. These conditions remain prevalent, partly because most cases …

Persistently high incidence of HIV and poor service uptake in adolescent girls and young women in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa prior to DREAMS

N Chimbindi, N Mthiyane, I Birdthistle, S Floyd… - PLoS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) bear the brunt of the HIV epidemic
in South Africa.'DREAMS'aims to reduce HIV incidence through multi-level combination …

Consistent condom utilization among sexually active HIV positive individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis

D Endeshaw, G Dessie, AS Kasa, A Endalamaw… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study aimed to ascertain the pooled prevalence and trend of consistent condom use in
Sub-Saharan Africa, addressing the fragmented and inconsistent research on its role in …

Prevalence and determinants of unplanned pregnancy in HIV-positive and HIV-negative pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa: a cross-sectional study

V Iyun, K Brittain, TK Phillips, S Le Roux, JA McIntyre… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Prevention of unplanned pregnancy is a crucial aspect of preventing mother-to-
child HIV transmission. There are few data investigating how HIV status and use of …

Barriers to uptake of long-acting antiretroviral products for treatment and prevention of HIV in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs)

C Kityo, CP Cortes, N Phanuphak… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (LA ART) has been found to be non-inferior to
daily oral ART in phase 3 clinical trials and is poised to soon enter routine clinical care. This …

Perceptions of contraception services among recipients of a combination HIV-prevention interventions for adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: a …

K Jonas, Z Duby, K Maruping, J Dietrich, N Slingers… - Reproductive health, 2020 - Springer
Background Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs) have high rates of unintended pregnancies and are at higher risk for HIV …