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Afr J Reprod Health
December 2024
Nyanza Reproductive Health Society, Kisumu, Kenya.
Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) is a painful procedure often conducted without analgesia. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a paracervical block (PCB) as the mode of pain relief during MVA. Few studies have assessed patient perspectives on pain control during MVA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWomens Health Rep (New Rochelle)
December 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Introduction: Timely presentation to prenatal care (PNC) is especially important for patients with a history of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB). Our objective was to identify factors that pregnant individuals with prior sPTB perceived affected the timing of initiating PNC.
Materials And Methods: We conducted in-depth interviews (IDIs) with non-Hispanic (NH) Black or NH White pregnant individuals who had a prior sPTB and presented early (<20 weeks gestation) or late (≥20 weeks gestation) to care in the index pregnancy.
Front Public Health
January 2025
CDC Project Regional HIV Case Surveillance Coordinator, Public Health Emergency Management Directorate, South Ethiopia Region Health Bureau Public Health Institute, Jinka, Ethiopia.
Background: Gender defined as the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and characteristics that society deems appropriate for men, women, and other gender identities. Inequitable gender norms promote male dominance and aggressiveness while portraying women as being subservient. Ensuring equitable gender norms is a prerequisite for achieving gender equality in a society.
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December 2024
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Life Science, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, India.
Background: In low-income countries, women with disabilities face numerous challenges in accessing sexual and reproductive health services and experience high unintended pregnancy rates and adverse pregnancy outcomes, with 42% of cases ending in abortion. However, little is known about unintended pregnancy among women with disabilities in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of unintended pregnancy and associated factors among women with disabilities in the Central Regional State of Ethiopia.
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December 2024
Fountain Africa Trust CBO, Webuye, Kenya.
Background: Both unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion are major public health problems in Kenya. The World Health Organization recommends the use of medication abortion to stop unwanted pregnancies. However, the extent of provision and uptake of medication abortion through private pharmacies in Kenya is not well known.
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