Correlates of abortions and condom use among high risk women attending an STD clinic in St. Petersburg, Russia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonatal deaths in first 28-days of life represent 47% of all deaths under the age of five years globally and are a focus of the United Nation's (UN's) Sustainable Development Goals. Pregnant women are delivering in facilities but that does not indicate quality of care during delivery and the postpartum peri...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Patel AB,Simmons EM,Rao SR,Moore J,Nolen TL,Goldenberg RL,Goudar SS,Somannavar MS,Esamai F,Nyongesa P,Garces AL,Chomba E,Mwenechanya M,Saleem S,Naqvi F,Bauserman M,Bucher S,Krebs NF,Derman RJ,Carlo WA,Koso-ThomasM

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abortion has been legal in Nepal since 2002 and the country has made striking progress in rolling out induced abortion services. It led to well-known changes in reproductive behavior, however knowledge about legislation and abortion experience by female youth has been least investigated. This paper is an att...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Adhikari R

更新日期：2016-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Worldwide, about 287 000 women die each year from mostly preventable complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. A disproportionately high number of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. The Abiye ('Safe Motherhood') project in the Ifedore Local Government Area (LGA) of Ondo-State of Nigeria aimed...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Oyeyemi SO,Wynn R

更新日期：2014-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pakistan has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios worldwide at 276/100,000 live births and only 51% percent of women receive four or more ANC visits. This means that there are missed opportunities for almost half of the women who were not able to seek the recommended antenatal visits. In Thatta distr...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Feroz AS,Ali NA,Saleem S

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Following publication of the original article [1], we have been notified that another author should be added to the team of authors. The Name and affiliation details are below. ...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Manguro GO,Masese LN,Mandaliya K,Graham SM,McClelland RS,Smith JS,Mochache V

更新日期：2019-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preterm birth is the main cause of morbidity and mortality during the perinatal period. Classical risk factors are held responsible for only 1/3 of preterm births and no current intervention has produced an appreciable reduction of this event. It is necessary to explore new hypotheses and mechanisms of causa...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： da Silva AA,Simões VM,Barbieri MA,Cardoso VC,Alves CM,Thomaz EB,de Sousa Queiroz RC,Cavalli RC,Batista RF,Bettiol H

更新日期：2014-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paternal preconception risk factors such as smoking, exposure to environmental substances, medication use, overweight and advanced age correlate with the occurrence of malformations and birth defects in the offspring. Nonetheless, the prevalence of risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes in the male popu...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Agricola E,Gesualdo F,Carloni E,D'Ambrosio A,Russo L,Campagna I,Pandolfi E,Tozzi AE

更新日期：2016-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-administered subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-SC) is poised to increase access to contraception; however, governments are concerned about the waste management of used units. Self-injectors in Malawi and Uganda are currently instructed to store used units in containers and return them...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Burke HM,Packer C,Wando L,Wandiembe SP,Muwereza N,Pradhan S,Zingani A,Ngwira B

更新日期：2020-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The burden of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa is very high. In Ghana maternal mortality ratio was 380 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2013. Skilled birth attendance has been shown to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity, yet in 2010 only 68 percent of mothers in Ghana gave birth with the assist...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Sakeah E,McCloskey L,Bernstein J,Yeboah-Antwi K,Mills S,Doctor HV

更新日期：2014-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. ...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Belizán JM,Miller S,Williams C,Pingray V

更新日期：2020-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have demonstrated that it is common for women to report inconsistent fertility motivations and family planning behaviors. This study examines these inconsistencies among urban Honduran women interviewed at two points in time and presents reasons for inconsistent fertility motivations and contr...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Speizer IS,Irani L,Barden-O'Fallon J,Levy J

更新日期：2009-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 2.7 million neonatal deaths occur annually, with highest rates of neonatal mortality in countries that have recently experienced conflict. Constant instability in South Sudan further strains a weakened health system and poses public health challenges during the neonatal period. We aimed to desc...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Sami S,Kerber K,Kenyi S,Amsalu R,Tomczyk B,Jackson D,Dimiti A,Scudder E,Meyers J,Umurungi JPC,Kenneth K,Mullany LC

更新日期：2017-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adolescents 360 (A360) is an initiative being rolled out across Ethiopia, Nigeria and Tanzania with the aim of increasing uptake of voluntary modern contraception among sexually active women aged 15 to 19 years. Using evaluation baseline survey data, we described key sexuality, fertility and contraceptive us...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Atchison CJ,Cresswell JA,Kapiga S,Nsanya MK,Crawford EE,Mussa M,Bottomley C,Hargreaves JR,Doyle AM

更新日期：2019-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:While much progress has been achieved globally in the fight against malaria, the significant financial investments made to date have not translated into scaled-up malaria in pregnancy (MiP) prevention efforts. Mothers and newborns remain at risk, and now is the time to refocus efforts. Against the backdrop of a new gl...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Ferenchick EK,Roman E,Wolf K,Florey L,Youll S,Mangiaterra V,Agarwal K,Gutman J

更新日期：2018-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Senegal, unintended pregnancy has become a growing concern in public health circles. It has often been described through the press as a sensational subject with emphasis on the multiple infanticide cases as a main consequence, especially among young unmarried girls. Less scientific evidence is known on th...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Faye CM,Speizer IS,Fotso JC,Corroon M,Koumtingue D

更新日期：2013-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection plays key role in the development of cervical cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate socioeconomic and lifestyle factors associated with HPV infection in pregnant women in Beijing, China. METHODS:An age matched case-control study designed with 66 women as t...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Liang X,Carroll X,Zhang W,Zhang W,Liu G,Li S,Leeper-Woodford S

更新日期：2018-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of polyunsaturated fatty acids for the treatment of the premenstrual syndrome (PMS) using a graded symptom scale and to assess the effect of this treatment on basal plasma levels of prolactin and total cholesterol. METHODS:A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlle...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Rocha Filho EA,Lima JC,Pinho Neto JS,Montarroyos U

更新日期：2011-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Tanzania, the provision of humanized care is increasingly being emphasized in midwifery practice, yet studies regarding perceptions and practices of skilled health personnel towards the humanization of birth care are scare. Previous reviews have identified that abuse and disrespect is not limited to indiv...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Mselle LT,Kohi TW,Dol J

更新日期：2018-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Turkey hosts the world's largest community of Syrians displaced by the conflict. The Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) is a coordinated set of priority reproductive health services. There is not any scoping review assessing the RH situation of Syrian refugees in Turkey within the framework of the MISP o...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Çöl M,Bilgili Aykut N,Usturalı Mut AN,Koçak C,Uzun SU,Akın A,Say L,Kobeissi L

更新日期：2020-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ultrasound during antenatal care (ANC) is proposed as a strategy for increasing hospital deliveries for complicated pregnancies and improving maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes. The First Look study was a cluster-randomized trial conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, Kenya, Pakistan a...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Franklin HL,Mirza W,Swanson DL,Newman JE,Goldenberg RL,Muyodi D,Figueroa L,Nathan RO,Swanson JO,Goldsmith N,Kanaiza N,Naqvi F,Pineda IS,López-Gomez W,Hamsumonde D,Bolamba VL,Fogleman EV,Saleem S,Esamai F,Liechty EA

更新日期：2018-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An ultrasound examination is an important confirmation of the pregnancy and is accepted without reflection to any prenatal diagnostic aspects. An abnormal finding often comes unexpectedly and is a shock for the parents. The aim was to generate a theoretical understanding of parents' experiences of the situat...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Larsson AK,Svalenius EC,Lundqvist A,Dykes AK

更新日期：2010-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many patients use websites, blogs, or online social communities to gain health knowledge, information about disease symptoms, and disease diagnosis opinions. The purpose of this study is to use the online platform of blogs to explore whether the framing effect of information content, situated learning of inf...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Lee YC,Wu WL

更新日期：2014-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A variety of different approaches to measuring contraceptive use have been used or proposed, either to assess current use or adherence over time, using subjective or objective measures. This paper reports an overview of approaches to measuring adherence to the oral contraceptive, intra-uterine device, sub-de...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Smith C,Edwards P,Free C

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Residential accommodation for expectant mothers adjacent to health facilities, known as maternity waiting homes (MWH), is an intervention designed to improve access to skilled deliveries in low-income countries like Zambia where the maternal mortality ratio is estimated at 398 deaths per 100,000 live births....

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Henry EG,Semrau K,Hamer DH,Vian T,Nambao M,Mataka K,Scott NA

更新日期：2017-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improving the reproductive health of young women in developing countries requires access to safe and effective methods of fertility control, but most rely on traditional rather than modern contraceptives such as condoms or oral/injectable hormonal methods. We conducted a systematic review of qualitative rese...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Williamson LM,Parkes A,Wight D,Petticrew M,Hart GJ

更新日期：2009-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite global improvements in maternal and newborn health (MNH), maternal, fetal and newborn mortality rates in Pakistan remain stagnant. Using data from the Global Network's Maternal Newborn Health Registry (MNHR) the objective of this study is to compare the rates of maternal mortality, stillbirth and new...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Pasha O,Saleem S,Ali S,Goudar SS,Garces A,Esamai F,Patel A,Chomba E,Althabe F,Moore JL,Harrison M,Berrueta MB,Hambidge K,Krebs NF,Hibberd PL,Carlo WA,Kodkany B,Derman RJ,Liechty EA,Koso-Thomas M,McClure EM,Golde

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maternal mortality in South Africa is high and a cause for concern especially because the bulk of deaths from maternal causes are preventable. One of the proposed reasons for persistently high maternal mortality is HIV which causes death both indirectly and directly. While there is some evidence for the impa...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Knight L,Yamin A

更新日期：2015-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension affects about 10% of pregnancies and is responsible for both maternal and neonatal devastating complications such as eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, prematurity and maternal and neonatal death. The resolution of the disease occurs in the first twelve weeks postpartum. The behavior of blood pressure a...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Cursino T,Katz L,Coutinho I,Amorim M

更新日期：2015-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Brazil, high contraceptive prevalence rates coexist with high rates of unintended pregnancies. Contraceptive discontinuation may explain this context, but few studies have focused on highly educated young women in countries with low unmet need for modern contraception. This paper explores frequency and as...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： do Nascimento Chofakian CB,Moreau C,Borges ALV,Dos Santos OA

更新日期：2019-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been proposed that the autonomy of women is one of the mechanisms of how education influences contraceptive use in developing countries. We tested this hypothesis in a national sample of women in Pakistan. METHODS:We used the 2000 Pakistan Reproductive Health and Family Planning Survey, which intervi...

journal_title：Reproductive health

authors： Saleem S,Bobak M

更新日期：2005-10-21 00:00:00