Yaya Bocoum, Fadima Kabore, Charles Paulin Barro, Saran Zerbo, Roger Tiendrebeogo, Simon Hanson, Claudia Dumont, Alexandre Betran, Ana Pilar Bohren, Meghan A.
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A labor companion is a person who supports a woman throughout labor and birth, typically a woman’s spouse/partner, family member, or friend. We were interested to explore if a labor companion throughout labor and birth was acceptable to women and health workers, and feasible to start doing for women in Burkina Faso. To achieve this objective, we in...
Gebremariam, Fikru Abebe Habtewold, Ephrem Mannekulih Degife, Dereje Tegene Geneti, Habte Bekele Gebrekiros, Damen Hailemariam
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In Ethiopia only 53% of induced abortions were performed in a health facility. Even though efforts have been made to improve Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC), still several health facilities fail to provide the services. Even in facilities where such care is provided, large proportions of clients report their dissatisfaction with the service. Henc...
MacLachlan, Ellen Agali, Balki Ibrahim Maytan-Joneydi, Amelia Chaibou, Sanoussi Garba, Souleymane Amadou Halidou, Illiassou Chaibou Speizer, Ilene S. Nouhou, Abdoul Moumouni
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This is a study about what nurses and other health care staff in Niger think about a segmentation counseling tool that is used during family planning services. Segmentation means that during counseling each woman is asked a series of questions and, depending on her answers, she is segmented into one of five ‘client type’ categories and counseled ba...
Yeboah, Helena Yaya, Sanni
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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to pose major health and economic challenges for many countries worldwide. Particularly for countries in the African region, the existing precarious health status resulting from weak health systems have made the impact of the pandemic direr. Although the number of the COVID-19 infections in Afri...
Gelagay, Abebaw Addis Belachew, Tadele Biresaw Asmamaw, Desale Bihonegn Bitew, Desalegn Anmut Fentie, Elsa Awoke Worku, Abebaw Gebeyehu Bashah, Debrework Tesgera Tebeje, Nigusie Birhan Gebrie, Mignote Hailu Yeshita, Hedija Yenus
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Background Women's health and pregnancy outcomes are directly depends on the extent of ANC components received during their ANC visits. There are limited information about the components of ANC and associated factors. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the magnitude of inadequate recipient of ANC components and associated factors in nor...
Gebrekristos, Luwam T. Groves, Allison K. McNaughton Reyes, Luz Moodley, Dhayendre Beksinska, Mags Maman, Suzanne
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Background More than one-third of adult mothers experience postpartum depression (PPD) in South Africa and intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization is a strong risk factor of PPD for adult mothers. However, there are no studies on adolescent mothers that look at the link between IPV victimization and PPD. This paper aims to examine whether IPV...
Niles, P. Mimi Baumont, Monique Malhotra, Nisha Stoll, Kathrin Strauss, Nan Lyndon, Audrey Vedam, Saraswathi
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Background Analyses of factors that determine quality of perinatal care consistently rely on clinical markers, while failing to assess experiential outcomes. Understanding how model of care and birth setting influence experiences of respect, autonomy, and decision making, is essential for comprehensive assessment of quality. Methods We examined res...
Adane, Bezawit Addisu, Elsabeth Yalew, Melaku Damtie, Yitayish Arefaynie, Mastewal Zewdie, Segenet Wasihun, Yitbarek Kefale, Bereket
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Reproductive Health
Background Timing of initiation of family planning is an important determinant for the health status of the mother and her child. One-fourths of mothers in developing countries who wanted to space or limit their children were not using family planning methods at right time after delivery. Despite, the existence of many literatures about postpartum ...
Cartwright, Alice F. Velarde, Marissa Beksinska, Mags Smit, Jennifer Kasaro, Margaret Tang, Jennifer H. Milford, Cecilia Maphumulo, Virginia Chinyama, Manze Chabu, Esther
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Background “Self-care” refers to healthcare that does not have to be given by a provider, but that people can use themselves. In sexual and reproductive health (SRH), this includes medicines or supplies like pills and injections that people can use to prevent or test for pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections. This study wanted to better unde...
Pradhan, Manas Ranjan Mondal, Sourav Mudi, Prasanna Kumar
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Background Women’s gynecological health needs are not limited to the reproductive years of their life. Women are at risk of hormonal changes, gynecological malignancies, and various genitourinary conditions as they move toward menopause and beyond. Concerns about older women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) continue to be taboo in...
