Issue 1/2019
Content (175 Articles)
An awareness-raising framework for global health networks: lessons learned from a qualitative case study in respectful maternity care
Meaghan O’Connor, Kayla McGowan, R. Rima Jolivet
Correlates of reported modern contraceptive use among postpartum HIV-positive women in rural Nigeria: an analysis from the MoMent prospective cohort study
Eric E. Chinaeke, Chinenye Fan-Osuala, Miriam Bathnna, Chamberline E. Ozigbu, Babayemi Olakunde, Habib O. Ramadhani, Echezona E. Ezeanolue, Nadia A. Sam-Agudu
Exploring family, community and healthcare provider perceptions and acceptability for minimal invasive tissue sampling to identify the cause of death in under-five deaths and stillbirths in North India: a qualitative study protocol
Manoja Kumar Das, Narendra Kumar Arora, Reeta Rasaily, Harish Chellani, Harsha Gaikwad, Kathryn Banke
Determinants of reproductive health services utilization among rural female adolescents in Asgede-Tsimbla district Northern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study
Hailay Gebreyesus, Mebrahtu Teweldemedhin, Abebe Mamo
Evaluation of the maternal deaths surveillance and response system at the health district level in Guinea in 2017 through digital communication tools
Tamba Mina Millimouno, Sidikiba Sidibé, Alexandre Delamou, Kéfilath Olatoyossi Akankè Bello, Basile Keugoung, Jean Paul Dossou, Abdoul Habib Beavogui, Bruno Meessen
Sexuality, fertility and family planning characteristics of married women aged 15 to 19 years in Ethiopia, Nigeria and Tanzania: a comparative analysis of cross-sectional data
Christina J. Atchison, Jenny A. Cresswell, Saidi Kapiga, Mussa Kelvin Nsanya, Emily E. Crawford, Mohammed Mussa, Christian Bottomley, James R. Hargreaves, Aoife M. Doyle
An investigation into mistreatment of women during labour and childbirth in maternity care facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India: a mixed methods study
Gaurav Sharma, Loveday Penn-Kekana, Kaveri Halder, Véronique Filippi
“Our girls need to see a path to the future” --perspectives on sexual and reproductive health information among adolescent girls, guardians, and initiation counselors in Mulanje district, Malawi
Kristin Nash, Gabrielle O’Malley, Elizabeth Geoffroy, Ellen Schell, Alice Bvumbwe, Donna M. Denno
Care plans for women pregnant using assisted reproductive technologies: a systematic review
Maria P. Velez, Candyce Hamel, Brian Hutton, Laura Gaudet, Mark Walker, Micere Thuku, Kelly D. Cobey, Misty Pratt, Becky Skidmore, Graeme N. Smith
Attitudes and practices related to intrauterine devices for nulliparous women among Chinese health care providers
Ziliang Wang, Chaohua Lou, Longmei Jin, Maohua Miao, Xiaowen Tu, Hong Liang, Yan Cheng, Wei Yuan
Designing an educational intervention on second-hand smoke in smoker men on the exposure of pregnant wives: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Zohreh Karimiankakolaki, Seyed Saeed Mazloomy Mahmoodabad, Ashraf Kazemi, Hossein Fallahzadeh
Developing management pathways for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) in Indonesian primary care: a study protocol
Fitriana Murriya Ekawati, Sharon Licqurish, Ova Emilia, Jane Gunn, Shaun Brennecke, Phyllis Lau
Proximate determinants of fertility in Ethiopia; an application of revised Bongaarts model
Tariku Laelago, Yitagesu Habtu, Samuel Yohannes
Compliance with iron folic acid and associated factors among pregnant women through pill count in Hawassa city, South Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study
Zemenu Yohannes Kassa, Tegibelu Awraris, Alemneh Kabeta Daba, Zelalem Tenaw
Women’s perspectives on health facility and system levels factors influencing mode of delivery in Tehran: a qualitative study
Mahboube Shirzad, Elham Shakibazadeh, Ana Pilar Betran, Meghan A. Bohren, Mehrandokht Abedini
Determinants and causes of maternal mortality in Iran based on ICD-MM: a systematic review
Rostam Zalvand, Maryam Tajvar, Abolghasem Pourreza, Hadi Asheghi
Engaging men in an mHealth approach to support postpartum family planning among couples in Kenya: a qualitative study
Elizabeth K. Harrington, Erin E. McCoy, Alison L. Drake, Daniel Matemo, Grace John-Stewart, John Kinuthia, Jennifer A. Unger
‘Birds of the same feathers fly together’: midwives’ experiences with pregnant women and FGM/C complications - a grounded theory study in Liberia
Christine K. Tarr-Attia, Grace Hawa Boiwu, Guillermo Martínez-Pérez
Referral patterns through the lens of health facility readiness to manage obstetric complications: national facility-based results from Ghana
Patricia E. Bailey, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Victoria Lebrun, Emily Keyes, Mario Chen, Patrick Aboagye, Kavita Singh
“Confidence comes with frequent practice”: health professionals’ perceptions of using manual vacuum aspiration after a training program
Maria Lisa Odland, Gladys Membe-Gadama, Ursula Kafulafula, Jon Øyvind Odland, Elisabeth Darj
Contraception in adolescence: the influence of parity and marital status on contraceptive use in 73 low-and middle-income countries
Carolina de Vargas Nunes Coll, Fernanda Ewerling, Franciele Hellwig, Aluísio Jardim Dornellas de Barros
Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes: a case-control study
Eskedar Berhanie, Dawit Gebregziabher, Hagos Berihu, Azmera Gerezgiher, Genet Kidane
Reproductive and sexual Health of surrogate mothers, developing a care program: a protocol for mixed methods study
Marjan Goli, Ziba Farajzadegan, Zeinab Heidari, Shahnaz Kohan
Obstetric emergency simulation training course: experience of a private-public partnership in Brazil
Monica Maria Siaulys, Lissandra Borba da Cunha, Maria Regina Torloni, Mario Macoto Kondo
Depression among pregnant women and associated factors in Hawassa city, Ethiopia: an institution-based cross-sectional study
Bereket Duko, Getinet Ayano, Asres Bedaso
Contraceptive use intentions and unmet need for family planning among reproductive-aged women in the Upper East Region of Ghana
Ayaga A. Bawah, Patrick Asuming, Sebastian F. Achana, Edmund W. Kanmiki, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, James F. Phillips
Syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus infections among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic of Gondar family guidance association, Northwest Ethiopia: implication for prevention of mother to child transmission
Belete Biadgo, Ahmed Hassen, Mekuriaw Getaneh, Habtie Tesfa, Kefyalew N. Jaleta, Tegegne Eshetu, Dessie Kasew, Mulugeta Melku
Antenatal predictors of incident and persistent postnatal depressive symptoms in rural Ethiopia: a population-based prospective study
Tesera Bitew, Charlotte Hanlon, Girmay Medhin, Abebaw Fekadu
A grounded theory of regaining normalcy and reintegration of women with obstetric fistula in Kenya
Anne M. Khisa, Isaac K. Nyamongo, Grace M. Omoni, Rachel F. Spitzer
Correction to: the revised international technical guidance on sexuality education - a powerful tool at an important crossroads for sexuality education
Joanna Herat, Marina Plesons, Chris Castle, Jenelle Babb, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli
Designing an educational intervention to prevent excessive gestational weight gain: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Hossein Shahnazi, Nafiseh Abdolalian, Ashraf Kazemi, Akbar Hassanzadeh
A comprehensive home-care program for health promotion of mothers with preeclampsia: protocol for a mixed method study
Zahra Rastegari, Mohammad H. Yarmohammadian, Fatemeh Mohammadi, Shahnaz Kohan
Husbands’ involvement in family planning use and its associated factors in pastoralist communities of Afar, Ethiopia
Mebrahtu Kalayu Chekole, Znabu Hadush Kahsay, Araya Abrha Medhanyie, Mussie Alemayehu Gebreslassie, Afework Mulugeta Bezabh
Factors associated with anemia among women of the reproductive age group in Thatta district: study protocol
Sumera Aziz Ali, Zahid Abbasi, Anam Feroz, K Michael Hambidge, Nancy F Krebs, Jamie E Westcott, Sarah Saleem
A cross-sectional mixed-methods study of sexual and reproductive health knowledge, experiences and access to services among refugee adolescent girls in the Nakivale refugee settlement, Uganda
Olena Ivanova, Masna Rai, Wendo Mlahagwa, Jackline Tumuhairwe, Abhishek Bakuli, Viola N. Nyakato, Elizabeth Kemigisha
Pregnancies, abortions, and pregnancy intentions: a protocol for modeling and reporting global, regional and country estimates
Jonathan Marc Bearak, Anna Popinchalk, Gilda Sedgh, Bela Ganatra, Ann-Beth Moller, Özge Tunçalp, Leontine Alkema
The prevalence and predictors of domestic violence among pregnant women in Southeast Oromia, Ethiopia
Kalkidan Yohannes, Lulu Abebe, Teresa Kisi, Wubit Demeke, Solomon Yimer, Mohammed Feyiso, Getinet Ayano
Can community health workers increase modern contraceptive use among young married women? A cross-sectional study in rural Niger
Mohamad I. Brooks, Nicole E. Johns, Anne K. Quinn, Sabrina C. Boyce, Ibrahima A. Fatouma, Alhassane O. Oumarou, Aliou Sani, Jay G. Silverman
Birth preparedness and complication readiness practice and influencing factors among women in Sodo town, Wolaita zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2018; community based cross-sectional study
Gedion Asnake Azeze, Taklu Marama Mokonnon, Melkamu Worku Kercho
Maternal overweight and obesity and the risk of caesarean birth in Malawi
Owen Nkoka, Peter Austin Morton Ntenda, Thomas Senghore, Paul Bass
The range and nature of reproductive health research in the occupied Palestinian territory: a scoping review
Aisha Shalash, Hasan M Alsalman, Alaa Hamed, Mai Abu Helo, Rula Ghandour, Loai Albarqouni, Niveen ME Abu Rmeileh
Effect of attachment-based interventions on prenatal attachment: a protocol for systematic review
Kobra Salehi, Fariba Taleghani, Shahnaz Kohan
A gestational vulnerability window for smoking exposure and the increased risk of preterm birth: how timing and intensity of maternal smoking matter
Anthony J. Kondracki, Sandra L. Hofferth
Novel approaches to estimating abortion incidence
Gilda Sedgh, Sarah C. Keogh
Adolescent pregnant women’s health practices and their impact on maternal, fetal and neonatal outcomes: a mixed method study protocol
Tahere Hadian, Sanaz Mousavi, Shahla Meedya, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Eesa Mohammadi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand
Views and preferences of medical professionals and pregnant women about a novel primary prevention intervention for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a qualitative study
A. Vestering, M. N. Bekker, D. E. Grobbee, R. van der Graaf, A. Franx, N. M. T. Crombag, J. L. Browne
Health state utilities for infertility and subfertility
Marieke Krol, Annemiek Nap, Renée Michels, Christiaan Veraart, Lucas Goossens
Reported oral and anal sex among adolescents and adults reporting heterosexual sex in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Imran O. Morhason-Bello, Severin Kabakama, Kathy Baisley, Suzanna C. Francis, Deborah Watson-Jones
Extent of induced abortions and occurrence of complications in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Daniel Katuashi Ishoso, Antoinette Kitoto Tshefu, Thérèse Delvaux, Yves Coppieters
Health workers’ experiences with the Safe Delivery App in West Wollega Zone, Ethiopia: a qualitative study
Camilla Faldt Thomsen, Anne Marie Frøkjær Barrie, Ida Marie Boas, Stine Lund, Bjarke Lund Sørensen, Feyisa Gudeta Oljira, Britt Pinkowski Tersbøl
Miscarriage hospitalisations: a national population-based study of incidence and outcomes, 2005–2016
Indra San Lazaro Campillo, Sarah Meaney, Keelin O’Donoghue, Paul Corcoran
Factors influencing men’s involvement in antenatal care services: a cross-sectional study in a low resource setting, Central Tanzania
Nyasiro S. Gibore, Theodora A. L. Bali, Stephen M. Kibusi
Perceptions of parents and religious leaders regarding minimal invasive tissue sampling to identify the cause of death in stillbirths and neonates: results from a qualitative study
Anam Feroz, Mohsina Noor Ibrahim, Elizabeth M. McClure, Anum Shiraz Ali, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Sayyeda Reza, Zahid Abbasi, Jamal Raza, Haleema Yasmin, Khadija Bano, Afia Zafar, Sameen Siddiqi, Robert L. Goldenberg, Sarah Saleem
Retraction Note: Improving usability and pregnancy rates of a fertility monitor by an additional mobile application: results of a retrospective efficacy study of Daysy and DaysyView app
Martin C. Koch, Johannes Lermann, Niels van de Roemer, Simone K. Renner, Stefanie Burghaus, Janina Hackl, Ralf Dittrich, Sven Kehl, Patricia G. Oppelt, Thomas Hildebrandt, Caroline C. Hack, Uwe G. Pöhls, Stefan P. Renner, Falk C. Thiel
Prevalence and correlates of postabortion long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) use among young women (24 and below) in Nepal: Strategy in the search for improvements
Suresh Mehata, Navaraj Bhattarai, Jamie Menzel, Mukta Shah, Pratik Khanal, Shadie Tofigh, Mukti Nath Khanal, Shibesh Chandra Regmi, Kathryn Andersen
Outcomes by birth setting and caregiver for low risk women in Indonesia: a systematic literature review
Kai Hodgkin, Grace Joshy, Jenny Browne, Istri Bartini, Terence H. Hull, Kamalini Lokuge
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Factors associated with induced abortion in Nepal: data from a nationally representative population-based cross-sectional survey
Suresh Mehata, Jamie Menzel, Navaraj Bhattarai, Sharad Kumar Sharma, Mukta Shah, Erin Pearson, Kathryn Andersen
Integrating postpartum contraceptive counseling and IUD insertion services into maternity care in Nepal: results from stepped-wedge randomized controlled trial
Elina Pradhan, David Canning, Iqbal H. Shah, Mahesh Puri, Erin Pearson, Kusum Thapa, Lata Bajracharya, Manju Maharjan, Dev C. Maharjan, Lata Bajracharya, Ganga Shakya, Pushpa Chaudhary
Maternal obstetric and socio-demographic determinants of low birth weight: a retrospective cross-sectional study in Ghana
Shamsudeen Mohammed, Irene Bonsing, Ibrahim Yakubu, Winifred Porsaa Wondong
Women’s experiences of pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain relief methods for labour and childbirth: a qualitative systematic review
Gill Thomson, Claire Feeley, Victoria Hall Moran, Soo Downe, Olufemi T. Oladapo
Indications for increase in caesarean delivery
Paula da Silva Charvalho, Mira Hansson Bittár, Ylva Vladic Stjernholm
Late initiation of antenatal care and associated factors among pregnant women in Addis Zemen primary hospital, South Gondar, Ethiopia
Haileab Fekadu Wolde, Adino Tesfahun Tsegaye, Malede Mequanent Sisay
The little tissue that couldn’t – dispelling myths about the Hymen’s role in determining sexual history and assault
Ranit Mishori, Hope Ferdowsian, Karen Naimer, Muriel Volpellier, Thomas McHale
Community health worker promotions increase uptake of long-acting reversible contraception in Rwanda
Amelia Mazzei, Rosine Ingabire, Jeannine Mukamuyango, Julien Nyombayire, Robertine Sinabamenye, Roger Bayingana, Rachel Parker, Amanda Tichacek, Sarah Rae Easter, Etienne Karita, Susan Allen, Kristin M. Wall
Magnitude and associated factors of repeat induced abortion among reproductive age group women who seeks abortion Care Services at Marie Stopes International Ethiopia Clinics in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Bethelihem Alemayehu, Adamu Addissie, Wondimu Ayele, Sisay Tiroro, Demelash Woldeyohannes
The Giving Voice to Mothers study: inequity and mistreatment during pregnancy and childbirth in the United States
Saraswathi Vedam, Kathrin Stoll, Tanya Khemet Taiwo, Nicholas Rubashkin, Melissa Cheyney, Nan Strauss, Monica McLemore, Micaela Cadena, Elizabeth Nethery, Eleanor Rushton, Laura Schummers, Eugene Declercq
Factors associated with use of injectables, long-acting and permanent contraceptive methods (iLAPMs) among married women in Zambia: analysis of demographic and health surveys, 1992–2014
Pauline Bakibinga, Dennis Matanda, Lyagamula Kisia, Namuunda Mutombo
Recurrent child mortality risks and parity transition in Nigeria
Abiodun Idowu Adanikin, Sabu S. Padmadas, Nuala McGrath
Detection of high-risk pregnancies in low-resource settings: a case study in Guatemala
Patricia Hanna Crispín Milart, Ignacio Prieto-Egido, Cesar Augusto Díaz Molina, Andrés Martínez-Fernández
Study protocol: E-freeze - freezing of embryos in assisted conception: a randomised controlled trial evaluating the clinical and cost effectiveness of a policy of freezing embryos followed by thawed frozen embryo transfer compared with a policy of fresh embryo transfer, in women undergoing in vitro fertilisation
Abha Maheshwari, Siladitya Bhattacharya, Ursula Bowler, Daniel Brison, Tim Child, Christina Cole, Arri Coomarasamy, Rachel Cutting, Stephen Harbottle, Pollyanna Hardy, Edmund Juszczak, Yacoub Khalaf, Jennifer J. Kurinczuk, Stuart Lavery, Clare Lewis-Jones, Nick Macklon, Nick J. Raine-Fenning, Madhurima Rajkohwa, Graham Scotland, Stephen Troup
Prevalence and predictors of maternal smoking prior to and during pregnancy in a regional Danish population: a cross-sectional study
Mie Gaarskjaer de Wolff, Mette Grønbæk Backhausen, Mette Langeland Iversen, Jane Marie Bendix, Ane Lilleøre Rom, Hanne Kristine Hegaard
Clarifications concerning the commentary “Published analysis of contraceptive effectiveness of Daysy and DaysyView app is fatally flawed”
Martin C. Koch, Johannes Lermann, Niels van de Roemer, Simone K. Renner, Stefanie Burghaus, Janina Hackl, Ralf Dittrich, Sven Kehl, Patricia G. Oppelt, Thomas Hildebrandt, Caroline C. Hack, Uwe G. Pöhls, Stefan P. Renner, Falk C. Thiel
Equity in maternal health outcomes in a middle-income urban setting: a cohort study
Amanda De Groot, Lisanne Van de Munt, Daniel Boateng, Ary I. Savitri, Edward Antwi, Nienke Bolten, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Cuno S. P. M. Uiterwaal, Joyce L. Browne
Perceptions of pregnancy occurring among HIV-serodiscordant couples in Kenya
Grace Kimemia, Kenneth Ngure, Jared M. Baeten, Connie Celum, Kristin Dew, Njambi Njuguna, Nelly Mugo, Renee Heffron
Men’s perception of barriers to women’s use and access of skilled pregnancy care in rural Nigeria: a qualitative study
Sanni Yaya, Friday Okonofua, Lorretta Ntoimo, Ogochukwu Udenigwe, Ghose Bishwajit
Fecundity and human birth seasonality in Sweden: a register-based study
Johan Dahlberg, Gunnar Andersson
A gender synchronized family planning intervention for married couples in rural India: study protocol for the CHARM2 cluster randomized controlled trial evaluation
Anvita Dixit, Sarah Averbach, Jennifer Yore, Gennifer Kully, Mohan Ghule, Madhusudana Battala, Shahina Begum, Nicole E. Johns, Florin Vaida, Prashant Bharadwaj, Natalie Wyss, Niranjan Saggurti, Jay Silverman, Anita Raj
Male partner influence on family planning and contraceptive use: perspectives from community members and healthcare providers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Yolandie Kriel, Cecilia Milford, Joanna Cordero, Fatima Suleman, Mags Beksinska, Petrus Steyn, Jennifer Ann Smit
Before and after implementation of group antenatal care in Rwanda: a qualitative study of women’s experiences
Angele Musabyimana, Tiffany Lundeen, Elizabeth Butrick, Felix Sayinzoga, Bernard Ngabo Rwabufigiri, Dilys Walker, Sabine F. Musange
The microbiome seeding debate – let’s frame it around women-centred care
A.U. Lokugamage, S.D.C. Pathberiya
Sexual and reproductive health communication intervention for caretakers of adolescents: a quasi-experimental study in Unguja- Zanzibar
Saada A. Seif, Thecla W. Kohi, Candida S. Moshiro
Are interventions focused on gender-norms effective in preventing domestic violence against women in low and lower-middle income countries? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Agumasie Semahegn, Kwasi Torpey, Abubakar Manu, Nega Assefa, Gezahegn Tesfaye, Augustine Ankomah
Spatial dimensions of telemedicine and abortion access: a qualitative study of women’s experiences
Katherine Ehrenreich, Cicely Marston
Adherence to Swedish national pregnancy dating guidelines and management of discrepancies between pregnancy dating methods: a survey study
Merit Kullinger, Michaela Granfors, Helle Kieler, Alkistis Skalkidou
Utilization of preconception care and associated factors among reproductive age group women in Debre Birhan town, North Shewa, Ethiopia
Tesfanesh Lemma Demisse, Samuel Abdu Aliyu, Sena Belina Kitila, Tiwabwork Tekalign Tafesse, Kelemu Abebe Gelaw, Mulualem Silesh Zerihun
Acceptability, feasibility and utility of a Mobile health family planning decision aid for postpartum women in Kenya
Rubee Dev, Nancy F. Woods, Jennifer A. Unger, John Kinuthia, Daniel Matemo, Shiza Farid, Emily R. Begnel, Pamela Kohler, Alison L. Drake
“Provide care for everyone please”: engaging community leaders as sexual and reproductive health advocates in North and South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Victoria J. Steven, Julianne Deitch, Erin Files Dumas, Meghan C. Gallagher, Jimmy Nzau, Augustin Paluku, Sara E. Casey
Socio-economic inequalities in ANC attendance among mothers who gave birth in the past 12 months in Debre Brehan town and surrounding rural areas, North East Ethiopia: a community-based survey
Gebretsadik Shibre, Wubegzier Mekonnen
Management and referral for high-risk conditions and complications during the antenatal period: knowledge, practice and attitude survey of providers in rural public healthcare in two states of India
Samiksha Singh, Pat Doyle, Oona M. R. Campbell, G. V. S. Murthy
The social determinants of health facility delivery in Ghana
Emmanuel Dankwah, Wu Zeng, Cindy Feng, Shelley Kirychuk, Marwa Farag
Distribution and quality of emergency obstetric care service delivery in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: it is time to improve regulatory mechanisms
Dieudonné Mpunga Mukendi, Faustin Chenge, Mala A. Mapatano, Bart Criel, Gilbert Wembodinga
Women with infertility complying with and resisting polygyny: an explorative qualitative study in urban Gambia
Susan Dierickx, Gily Coene, Bintou Jarju, Chia Longman
The experience of men who participated in interventions to improve demand for and utilization of maternal and child health services in northern Nigeria: a qualitative comparative study
Olugbenga Oguntunde, Jabulani Nyenwa, Farouk Musa Yusuf, Dauda Sulaiman Dauda, Abdulsamad Salihu, Irit Sinai
Medical abortion in Nepal: a qualitative study on women’s experiences at safe abortion services and pharmacies
Claire Rogers, Sabitri Sapkota, Rasmita Paudel, Jaya A. R. Dantas
Vitamin D and assisted reproductive treatment outcome: a prospective cohort study
Justin Chu, Ioannis Gallos, Aurelio Tobias, Lynne Robinson, Jackson Kirkman-Brown, Rima Dhillon-Smith, Hoda Harb, Abey Eapen, Madhurima Rajkhowa, Arri Coomarasamy
A family-oriented antenatal education program to improve birth preparedness and maternal-infant birth outcomes: A cross sectional evaluation study
Yoko Shimpuku, Frida E. Madeni, Shigeko Horiuchi, Kazumi Kubota, Sebalda C. Leshabari
Assessment of adherence to therapy and exploring of barriers and facilitators in HIV positive patients in Tabriz-Iran: a mixed method study protocol
Amin Ghanbari, Maryam Ordibeheshti Khiaban, Armin Aslani, Amir Reza Faraji, Milad Mohammadi, Azita Fathnezhad Kazemi
“It is a thing that depends on God”: barriers to delaying first birth and pursuing alternative futures among newly married adolescent girls in Niger
Ghazaleh Samandari, Carolyn Grant, Lily Brent, Sara Gullo
Hospital detention of mothers and their infants at a large provincial hospital: a mixed-methods descriptive case study, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Karen D. Cowgill, Abel Mukengeshayi Ntambue
Giving birth in Switzerland: a qualitative study exploring migrant women’s experiences during pregnancy and childbirth in Geneva and Zurich using focus groups
J. Sami, K. C. Quack Lötscher, I. Eperon, L. Gonik, B. Martinez de Tejada, M. Epiney, N. C. Schmidt
Preventing female genital mutilation in high income countries: a systematic review of the evidence
Carolyne Njue, Jamlick Karumbi, Tammary Esho, Nesrin Varol, Angela Dawson
Reproductive health communication between mother and adolescent daughter in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
Muhammad Zakaria, Junfang Xu, Farzana Karim, Feng Cheng
Determinants of risky sexual practice, drug abuse and alcohol consumption in adolescents in Iran: a systematic literature review
Vahid Yazdi-Feyzabadi, Mohammad Hossein Mehrolhassani, Farzaneh Zolala, AliAkbar Haghdoost, Nadia Oroomiei
Midwives’ perspectives on (dis)respectful intrapartum care during facility-based delivery in sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis
Susan Bradley, Christine McCourt, Juliet Rayment, Divya Parmar
Abortion experience and self-efficacy: exploring socioeconomic profiles of GHANAIAN women
Nkechi Srodah Owoo, Monica P. Lambon-Quayefio, Nicole Onuoha
Prevalence, sociodemographic determinants and self-reported reasons for hysterectomy in India
Chander Shekhar, Balram Paswan, Abhishek Singh
Expert perspectives on essential parameters to monitor during childbirth in low resource settings: a Delphi study in sub-Saharan Africa
Michael S. Balikuddembe, Nazarius M. Tumwesigye, Peter K. Wakholi, Thorkild Tylleskär
Determinants of use of mobile phones for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) education and prevention among adolescents and young adult population in Ghana: implications of public health policy and interventions design
Robert Kaba Alhassan, Abdulai Abdul-Fatawu, Belinda Adzimah-Yeboah, Worlali Nyaledzigbor, Samuel Agana, Prudence Portia Mwini-Nyaledzigbor
Factors associated with institutional delivery practice among women in pastoral community of Dubti district, Afar region, Northeast Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
Wassie Sadik, Alemayehu Bayray, Ayal Debie, Tsegaye Gebremedhin
Integrating community health assistant-driven sexual and reproductive health services in the community health system in Nyimba district in Zambia: mapping key actors, points of integration, and conditions shaping the process
Joseph M. Zulu, John Kinsman, Anna-Karin Hurtig, Charles Michelo, Asha George, Helen Schneider
Prevalence and determinants of menstrual regulation among ever-married women in Bangladesh: evidence from a national survey
Juwel Rana, Kanchan Kumar Sen, Toufica Sultana, Mohammad Bellal Hossain, Rakibul M. Islam
Assessing the impact of an educational intervention program on sexual abstinence based on the health belief model amongst adolescent girls in Northern Ghana, a cluster randomised control trial
Ibrahim Yakubu, Gholamreza Garmaroudi, Roya Sadeghi, Azar Tol, Mir Saeed Yekaninejad, Adadow Yidana
The family planning quotient and reproductive life index (FPQ/RepLI) tool: a solution for family planning, reproductive life planning and contraception counseling
Jessica M. Madrigal, Kelly Stempinski-Metoyer, Amy E. McManus, Lindsay Zimmerman, Ashlesha Patel
Discrepancy in perception of infertility and attitude towards treatment options: Indonesian urban and rural area
Achmad Kemal Harzif, Victor Prana Andika Santawi, Stephanie Wijaya
Sexuality and contraceptive knowledge in university students: instrument development and psychometric analysis using item response theory
Sebastian Sanz-Martos, Isabel M. López-Medina, Cristina Álvarez-García, Carmen Álvarez-Nieto
Challenges to access health information during pregnancy in Iran: a qualitative study from the perspective of pregnant women, midwives and obstetricians
Marzieh Javanmardi, Mahnaz Noroozi, Firouzeh Mostafavi, Hasan Ashrafi-rizi
Fertility and family planning in Uttar Pradesh, India: major progress and persistent gaps
Shiva S. Halli, Damaraju Ashwini, Bidyadhar Dehury, Shajy Isac, Antony Joseph, Preeti Anand, Vikas Gothalwal, Ravi Prakash, B. M. Ramesh, James Blanchard, Ties Boerma
Mistreatment of women in public health facilities of Ethiopia
Ephrem D. Sheferaw, Young-Mi Kim, Thomas van den Akker, Jelle Stekelenburg
Contraceptive discontinuation: frequency and associated factors among undergraduate women in Brazil
Christiane Borges do Nascimento Chofakian, Caroline Moreau, Ana Luiza Vilela Borges, Osmara Alves dos Santos
Pilot randomized trial of short-term changes in inflammation and lipid levels during and after aspirin and pravastatin therapy
Kerry S. Flannagan, Lindsey A. Sjaarda, Micah J. Hill, Matthew T. Connell, Jessica R. Zolton, Neil J. Perkins, Sunni L. Mumford, Torie C. Plowden, Victoria C. Andriessen, Jeannie G. Radoc, Enrique F. Schisterman
Prevalence of unwanted pregnancy in Iranian women: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Rostam Jalali, Masoud Mohammadi, Aliakbar Vaisi-Raygani, Akram Ghobadi, Nader Salari
Protocol for a prospective mixed-methods longitudinal study to evaluate the dynamics of contraceptive use, discontinuation, and switching in Kenya
Susan Ontiri, Lilian Mutea, Maxwell Muganda, Peter Mutanda, Carolyne Ajema, Stephen Okoth, Solomon Orero, Ruth Odhiambo, Regien Biesma, Jelle Stekelenburg, Mark Kabue
A qualitative assessment of perspectives on getting pregnant: the Social Position and Family Formation study
Meredith G. Manze, Dana Watnick, Diana Romero
Stigma related to contraceptive use and abortion in Kenya: scale development and validation
Marlene Makenzius, Grace McKinney, Monica Oguttu, Ulla Romild
The reliability and validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and PHQ-2 in patients with infertility
Saman Maroufizadeh, Reza Omani-Samani, Amir Almasi-Hashiani, Payam Amini, Mahdi Sepidarkish
Perceptions and intervention preferences of Moroccan adolescents, parents, and teachers regarding risks and protective factors for risky sexual behaviors leading to sexually transmitted infections in adolescents: qualitative findings
Hicham El Kazdouh, Abdelghaffar El-Ammari, Siham Bouftini, Samira El Fakir, Youness El Achhab
Childhood mortality, intra-household bargaining power and fertility preferences among women in Ghana
Jacob Novignon, Nadege Gbetoton Djossou, Ulrika Enemark
Fertility, Migration and Acculturation (FEMINA): a research protocol for studying intersectional sexual and reproductive health inequalities
Violeta Alarcão, Miodraga Stefanovska-Petkovska, Ana Virgolino, Osvaldo Santos, Sofia Ribeiro, Andreia Costa, Paulo Nogueira, Patrícia M. Pascoal, Sónia Pintassilgo, Fernando Luís Machado
Socio-cultural contextual factors that contribute to the uptake of a mobile health intervention to enhance maternal health care in rural Senegal
Margaret E. MacDonald, Gorgui Sene Diallo
“That’s a woman’s problem”: a qualitative analysis to understand male involvement in maternal and newborn health in Jigawa state, northern Nigeria
Vandana Sharma, Jessica Leight, Nadège Giroux, Fatima AbdulAziz, Martina Bjorkman Nyqvist
Adult and young women communication on sexuality: a pilot intervention in Maputo-Mozambique
Mónica Frederico, Carlos Arnaldo, Kristien Michielsen, Peter Decat
Contextual-relationship and stress-related factors of postpartum depression symptoms in nulliparas: a prospective study from Ljubljana, Slovenia
Polona Rus Prelog, Marijana Vidmar Šimic, Tanja Premru Sršen, Maja Rus Makovec
Potential excess of vaginal examinations during the management of labor: frequency and associated factors in 13 Peruvian hospitals
Jessica Hanae Zafra-Tanaka, Renee Montesinos-Segura, Pamela D. Flores-Gonzales, Alvaro Taype-Rondan
Improving the quality of maternal and newborn health outcomes through a clinical mentorship program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: study protocol
Xu Xiong, Rebecca Carter, Paul-Samson Lusamba-Dikassa, Elvis C. Kuburhanwa, Francine Kimanuka, Freddy Salumu, Guy Clarysse, Baudouin Kalume Tutu, Sylvain Yuma, Alain Mboko Iyeti, Julie H. Hernandez, Jeffrey G. Shaffer, Susie Villeneuve, Alain Prual, Lee Pyne-Mercier, Assaye Nigussie, Pierre Buekens
Reasons for nonuse of contraceptive methods by women with demand for contraception not satisfied: an assessment of low and middle-income countries using demographic and health surveys
Laísa Rodrigues Moreira, Fernanda Ewerling, Aluisio J. D. Barros, Mariangela Freitas Silveira
Validation of three mental health scales among pregnant women in Qatar
Katherine A. Roof, Laurie James-Hawkins, Hanan F. Abdul Rahim, Kathryn M. Yount
The power of peers: an effectiveness evaluation of a cluster-controlled trial of group antenatal care in rural Nepal
Poshan Thapa, Alex Harsha Bangura, Isha Nirola, David Citrin, Bishal Belbase, Bhawana Bogati, B. K. Nirmala, Sonu Khadka, Lal Kunwar, Scott Halliday, Nandini Choudhury, Al Ozonoff, Jasmine Tenpa, Ryan Schwarz, Mukesh Adhikari, S. P. Kalaunee, Sharon Rising, Duncan Maru, Sheela Maru
Associations between dietary micronutrient intake and molecular-Bacterial Vaginosis
Susan Tuddenham, Khalil G. Ghanem, Laura E. Caulfield, Alisha J. Rovner, Courtney Robinson, Rupak Shivakoti, Ryan Miller, Anne Burke, Catherine Murphy, Jacques Ravel, Rebecca M. Brotman
Healthcare system indicators associated with modern contraceptive use in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria: evidence from the Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020 data
Ibitola Asaolu, Velia Leybas Nuño, Kacey Ernst, Douglas Taren, John Ehiri
Evaluating the effectiveness of a combined approach to improve utilization of adolescent sexual reproductive health services in Kenya: a quasi-experimental design study protocol
Lilian Mutea, Susan Ontiri, Sheila Macharia, Meital Tzobotaro, Carolyne Ajema, Vincent Odiara, Francis Kadiri, Solomon Orero, Mark Kabue, Kristien Michielsen, Peter Gichangi
A systematic review and meta-analysis of postpartum contraceptive use among women in low- and middle-income countries
Rubee Dev, Pamela Kohler, Molly Feder, Jennifer A. Unger, Nancy F. Woods, Alison L. Drake
Factors influencing decision-making power regarding reproductive health and rights among married women in Mettu rural district, south-west, Ethiopia
Afework Tadele, Amanuel Tesfay, Alemi Kebede
Correction to: Preference of specimen collection methods for human papillomavirus detection for cervical cancer screening: a cross-sectional study of high-risk women in Mombasa, Kenya
Griffins O. Manguro, Linnet N. Masese, Kishor Mandaliya, Susan M. Graham, R. Scott McClelland, Jennifer S. Smith, Vernon Mochache
Community-based maternal and child health project on 4+ antenatal care in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a difference-in-differences analysis
Hocheol Lee, Sung Jong Park, Grace O. Ndombi, Eun Woo Nam
Debating medicalization of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C): learning from (policy) experiences across countries
Els Leye, Nina Van Eekert, Simukai Shamu, Tammary Esho, Hazel Barrett
A multidimensional approach to inform family planning needs, preferences and behaviours amongst women in South Africa through body mapping
Jane Harries, Deborah Constant, Vanessa Wright, Chelsea Morroni, Alex Müller, Christopher J. Colvin
Assessment of childbirth preparation classes: a parallel convergent mixed study
Robab Hassanzadeh, Fatemeh Abbas-Alizadeh, Shahla Meedya, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand
Access to public transportation and health facilities offering long-acting reversible contraceptives among residents of formal and informal settlements in two cities in Kenya
Veronica Escamilla, Lisa Calhoun, Norbert Odero, Ilene S. Speizer
Magnitude and determinants for place of postnatal care utilization among mothers who delivered at home in Ethiopia: a multinomial analysis from the 2016 Ethiopian demographic health survey
Brhane Gebrekidan Ayele, Mulugeta Abrha Woldu, Haftom Weldearegay Gebrehiwot, Equbay Gebru Gebre-egziabher, Hailay Gebretnsae, Tsegay Hadgu, Alemnesh Araya Abrha, Araya Abrha Medhanyie
Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and associated factors among the University of Gondar students, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Belayneh Ayanaw Kassie, Hedja Yenus, Resom Berhe, Eskeziaw Abebe Kassahun
A qualitative study of community elders’ perceptions about the underutilization of formal maternal care and maternal death in rural Nigeria
Arone Wondwossen Fantaye, Friday Okonofua, Lorretta Ntoimo, Sanni Yaya
Development of caesarean section prediction models: secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study in two sub-Saharan African countries
Hayala C. C. de Souza, Gleici S. C. Perdoná, Alessandra C. Marcolin, Lawal O. Oyeneyin, Olufemi T. Oladapo, Kidza Mugerwa, João Paulo Souza
Suicidal ideation and intentional self-harm in pregnancy as a neglected agenda in maternal health; an experience from rural Sri Lanka
Nimna Sachini Malawara Arachchi, Ranjan Ganegama, Abdul Wahib Fathima Husna, Delo Lashan Chandima, Nandana Hettigama, Jagath Premadasa, Jagath Herath, Harindra Ranaweera, Thilini Chanchala Agampodi, Suneth Buddhika Agampodi
Predisposing, enabling and need factors associated with skilled delivery care utilization among reproductive-aged women in Kersa district, eastern Ethiopia
Gezahegn Tesfaye, Catherine Chojenta, Roger Smith, Deborah Loxton
Randomized controlled trial protocol to evaluate the effect of an educational intervention using information, motivation and behavioral skills model on sexual satisfaction of new couples in Iran
Babak Moeini, Effat Merghati Khoei, Majid Barati, Alireza Soltanian, Manoj Sharma, Reza Khadivi, Ali Ghaleiha, Vinayak K. Nahar, Fahimeh Bagherikholenjani
Impact of internal female migration on unmet need for modern contraception in Zambia
Melanie T. Almonte, Caroline A. Lynch
Optimising the use of caesarean section: a generic formative research protocol for implementation preparation
Meghan A. Bohren, Newton Opiyo, Carol Kingdon, Soo Downe, Ana Pilar Betrán
Socio-cultural factors favoring home delivery in Afar pastoral community, northeast Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study
Mohammed Ahmed, Meaza Demissie, Alemayehu Worku, Araya Abrha, Yamane Berhane
Quality of websites about long-acting reversible contraception: a descriptive cross-sectional study
Catrin Eriksson, Matilda Skinstad, Susanne Georgsson, Tommy Carlsson
Prevalence of common mental disorder and associated factors among pregnant women in South-East Ethiopia, 2017: a community based cross-sectional study
Ashenafi Mekonnen Woldetsadik, Abebaw Nigussie Ayele, Adem Esmael Roba, Genet Fikadu Haile, Khan Mubashir
Understanding mistreatment during institutional delivery in Northeast Nigeria: a mixed-method study
Nasir Umar, Deepthi Wickremasinghe, Zelee Hill, Umar Adamu Usman, Tanya Marchant
Opportunities and challenges for the introduction of a new female condom among young adults in urban Zambia
Katherine Gambir, Jessie Pinchoff, Olasubomi Obadeyi, Thoai D. Ngo
Family composition and age at menarche: Findings from the international Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study
Martin Steppan, Ross Whitehead, Juliet McEachran, Candace Currie
Family planning counseling and its associations with modern contraceptive use, initiation, and continuation in rural Uttar Pradesh, India
Nabamallika Dehingia, Anvita Dixit, Sarah Averbach, Vikas Choudhry, Arnab Dey, Dharmendra Chandurkar, Priya Nanda, Jay G. Silverman, Anita Raj
Women’s costs for accessing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services: findings from an observational study in Johannesburg, South Africa
Naomi Lince-Deroche, Kaitlyn M. Berry, Cheryl Hendrickson, Tembeka Sineke, Sharon Kgowedi, Masangu Mulongo
Protocol for cluster randomized evaluation of reaching married adolescents - a gender-synchronized intervention to increase modern contraceptive use among married adolescent girls and young women and their husbands in Niger
Sneha Challa, Stephanie M. DeLong, Nicole Carter, Nicole Johns, Holly Shakya, Sabrina C. Boyce, Ricardo Vera-Monroy, Sani Aliou, Fatouma A. Ibrahima, Mohamad I. Brooks, Caitlin Corneliess, Claire Moodie, Abdoul Moumouni Nouhou, Illa Souley, Anita Raj, Jay G. Silverman
The impact of adding community-based distribution of oral contraceptives and condoms to a cluster randomized primary health care intervention in rural Tanzania
Mallory C. Sheff, Elizabeth F. Jackson, Almamy M. Kanté, Asinath Rusibamayila, James F. Phillips
Adherence of iron and folic acid supplementation and determinants among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Melaku Desta, Bekalu Kassie, Habtamu Chanie, Henok Mulugeta, Tadesse Yirga, Habtamu Temesgen, Cheru Tesema Leshargie, Yoseph Merkeb
“I feel myself incomplete, and I am inferior to people”: experiences of Sudanese women living with obstetric fistula in Khartoum, Sudan
Salma A. E. Ahmed, Viva C. Thorsen
Domestic violence related disclosure among women and girls in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Berhanu Boru Bifftu, Berihun Assefa Dachew, Bewket Tadesse Tiruneh, Lemma Derseh Gezie, Yonas Deressa Guracho
Perceptions of isolation during facility births in Haiti - a qualitative study
Alka Dev, Chelsey Kivland, Mikerlyne Faustin, Olivia Turnier, Tatiana Bell, Marie Denise Leger