Understanding and measuring uptake and coverage of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis delivery among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa

MS Dunbar, K Kripke, J Haberer, D Castor… - Sexual …, 2018 - CSIRO Publishing
In response to World Health Organization (WHO) guidance recommending oral pre-
exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for all individuals at substantial risk for HIV infection, significant …

[PDF][PDF] Evolution of contraceptive implants: A review

N Wathoni, TQ Alfauziah, N Rantika - Int J Appl Pharm, 2018 - academia.edu
Oral contraceptives are widely used hormonal contraceptives compared to other dosage
forms. There are modifications of hormonal contraceptives dosage forms to reduce side …

[HTML][HTML] Sexual and reproductive health and rights knowledge, perceptions, and experiences of adolescent learners from three South African townships: qualitative …

M Pleaner, C Milford, A Kutywayo, N Naidoo… - Gates Open …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Adolescence is a time of psycho-social and physiological changes, with
increased associated health risks including vulnerability to pregnancy, HIV, sexually …

[HTML][HTML] The future of smart implants towards personalized and pervasive healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities, barriers and policy recommendations

G Gaobotse, E Mbunge, J Batani, B Muchemwa - Sensors International, 2022 - Elsevier
Smart implants continue to evolve, posing tremendous opportunities to move towards
personalized and pervasive healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, the adoption …

Provider perspectives on contraceptive service delivery: findings from a qualitative study in Johannesburg, South Africa

N Lince-Deroche, C Hendrickson, A Moolla… - BMC health services …, 2020 - Springer
Background Healthcare providers' skills and attitudes are both barriers and facilitators of
contraceptive uptake. In South Africa, migration of healthcare workers and the demands of …

Access to public sector family planning services and modern contraceptive methods in South Africa: a qualitative evaluation from community and health care provider …

Y Kriel, C Milford, JP Cordero, F Suleman, PS Steyn… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Progress has been made to improve access to family planning services and contraceptive
methods, yet many women still struggle to access contraception, increasing their risk for …

Implants for HIV prevention in young women: Provider perceptions and lessons learned from contraceptive implant provision

H Humphries, M Upfold, G Mahlase, M Mdladla… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Preventing new HIV infections, especially amongst young women, is key to ending the HIV
epidemic especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Potent antiretroviral (ARV) drugs used as pre …

Contraceptive trajectories postpartum: A longitudinal qualitative study of women living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa

G McTigue, A Swartz, K Brittain, Z Rini, CJ Colvin… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Supporting the ability of women living with HIV (WLWH) to avoid unintended
pregnancy during the postpartum period decreases the number of new pediatric HIV …

Closing the gap: ensuring access to and quality of contraceptive implant removal services is essential to rights-based contraceptive care

R Howett, AM Gertz, T Kgaswanyane, G Petro… - African Journal of …, 2019 - ajol.info
The use of the subdermal contraceptive implant is increasing globally, and particularly so in
lower-and middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa. For initiation or discontinuation of …

Health and related indicators 2018

C Day, N Ndlovu, A Gray - South African health review, 2018 - journals.co.za
The World Health Organization's Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has
written that “all roads lead to universal health coverage”, emphasising that this is the goal …