Estimates of global and regional prevalence of neural tube defects for 2015: a systematic analysis

H Blencowe, V Kancherla, S Moorthie… - Annals of the new …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are associated with substantial mortality, morbidity, disability,
and psychological and economic costs. Many are preventable with folic acid, and access to …

[HTML][HTML] Unsafe abortion and associated factors among reproductive aged women in Sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Gebremedhin, A Semahegn, T Usmael, G Tesfaye - Systematic reviews, 2018 - Springer
Background Unsafe abortion is a neglected public health problem contributing for 13% of
maternal death worldwide. In Africa, 99% of abortions are unsafe resulting in one maternal …

[图书][B] Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems

World Health Organization - 2003 - books.google.com
In June 1999 a United Nations General Assembly Special Session reviewed and appraised
progress toward implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference …

Family planning programs for the 21st century: rationale and design

J Bongaarts, JC Cleland, J Townsend… - 2012 - knowledgecommons.popcouncil.org
Family planning improves health, reduces poverty, and empowers women. Yet, today, more
than 200 million women in the developing world want to avoid pregnancy but are not using a …

[HTML][HTML] Family planning in sub-Saharan Africa: progress or stagnation?

JG Cleland, RP Ndugwa… - Bulletin of the World …, 2011 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: To review progress towards adoption of contraception among married or
cohabiting women in western and eastern Africa between 1991 and 2004 by examining …

[HTML][HTML] Women's education level, maternal health facilities, abortion legislation and maternal deaths: a natural experiment in Chile from 1957 to 2007

E Koch, J Thorp, M Bravo, S Gatica, CX Romero… - PLoS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background The aim of this study was to assess the main factors related to maternal
mortality reduction in large time series available in Chile in context of the United Nations' …

[图书][B] El aborto en América Latina: Estrategias jurídicas para luchar por su legalización y enfrentar las resistencias conservadoras

P Bergallo, ICJ Sierra, JM Vaggione - 2019 - books.google.com
Legalización versus criminalización, servicios médicos seguros versus clandestinidad,
liberalización versus restricciones conservadoras: el aborto en América Latina presenta un …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers of modern contraceptive practices among Asian women: a mini literature review

F Najafi-Sharjabad, SZS Yahya… - Global Journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Family planning has been cited as essential to the achievement of Millennium Development
Goals (MDG). Family planning has a direct impact on women's health and consequence of …

An urgent need for integration of family planning services into HIV care: the high burden of unplanned pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, and limited contraception …

S Schwartz, E Papworth… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: HIV infection and unintended pregnancy are occupational risks of commercial
female sex work (FSW). The burden of unintended pregnancy among FSW including …

[HTML][HTML] Contributing factors to unsafe abortion practices among women of reproductive age at selected district hospitals in the Ashanti region of Ghana

CA Atakro, SB Addo, JS Aboagye, A Menlah, I Garti… - BMC women's …, 2019 - Springer
Despite the existence of an abortion law and a safe abortion policy in Ghana, the Ghana
Statistical Service found that 15% of all women in the reproductive age group (15–49 years) …