Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy in sub–saharan Africa: a systematic review

LE Bain, MBM Zweekhorst, T de Cock Buning - African Journal of …, 2020 - ajol.info
Over forty percent of pregnancies worldwide are unintended, with a quarter of these from
Africa. There is a growing body of evidence regarding the adverse health, economic …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: A multi-country analysis of demographic and health surveys

EK Ameyaw, E Budu, F Sambah, L Baatiema, F Appiah… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Approximately 14 million unintended pregnancies are recorded annually in sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA). We sought to investigate the prevalence and determinants of …

[HTML][HTML] Unintended pregnancy and contraceptive use among women in low-and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis

KA Gelaw, YA Atalay, NA Gebeyehu - Contraception and Reproductive …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Unintended pregnancy is a leading cause of maternal mortality associated with
abortion, inadequate contraceptive use, contraceptive failure, and contraceptive …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of unintended pregnancy and its associated factors: evidence from six south Asian countries

A Sarder, SMS Islam, Maniruzzaman, A Talukder… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Aim Unintended pregnancy is a significant public health concern in South Asian countries
because of its negative association with the socioeconomic and health outcomes for both …

[HTML][HTML] 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] Acceptability of HIV self-testing to support pre-exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in Uganda and Zambia: results from two randomized …

KF Ortblad, MM Chanda, DK Musoke… - BMC infectious …, 2018 - Springer
Background HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective for prevention of HIV
acquisition, but requires HIV testing at regular intervals. Female sex workers (FSWs) are a …

[HTML][HTML] Healthcare system indicators associated with modern contraceptive use in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria: evidence from the Performance Monitoring and …

I Asaolu, VL Nuño, K Ernst, D Taren, J Ehiri - Reproductive health, 2019 - Springer
Background Public health literature is replete with evidence on individual and interpersonal
indicators of modern contraceptive use. There is, however, limited knowledge regarding …

[HTML][HTML] Consistent condom use and dual protection among female sex workers: surveillance findings from a large-scale, community-based combination HIV …

G Mbita, A Mwanamsangu, M Plotkin, C Casalini… - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
In Tanzania, HIV infection remains much higher among female sex workers (FSWs) than
among other adult women. In addition to HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and …

[HTML][HTML] Female sex workers experiences of using contraceptive methods: a qualitative study in Kenya

R Ochako, J Okal, S Kimetu, I Askew… - BMC women's health, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Female Sex Workers (FSWs) are predisposed to a broad range of
social, sexual and reproductive health problems such as sexually transmitted infections …

HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis for female sex workers: Ensuring women's family planning needs are not left behind

AL Bowring, FH Ampt, S Schwartz… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction Female sex workers (FSWs) experience overlapping burdens of HIV,
sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy. Pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) …