Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Unplanned Pregnancy"”.
-
The Effects of Unplanned Pregnancy Among College Women
… report either experiencing or being involved in unplanned pregnancy (Elliot & Brantley, 1997). Wiley, James, Funey, and Jordan-Belver (1997) estimate that this number may be closer to 23% of college students. While both studies derived their different percentages from different college student …
-
It's Not About Me: College Women and Unplanned Pregnancy
… experiences of single college women who had an unplanned pregnancy while attending a small private four-year university in the upper midwest. The conceptual framework used to provide direction for this study was social constructivism. A phenomenological approach was used to seek the reality …
-
INFORMED: THE IMPACT ON DECESION MAKING DURING AN UNPLANNED PREGNANCY
… a significant difference between women who had unplanned pregnancies and the amount of information those women received about their pregnancy options regarding parenting, adoption, and abortion, and those who were not. Additionally, the level of information about pregnancy options, and whether …
-
The effects of unplanned pregnancy on female students of the University of Zululand
The study investigated the effects of unplanned pregnancy on female students at the University of Zululand. The sample consisted of 22 female students whose ages range from 15-26+. Female students who are sexually active were more likely to use no contraceptives, which puts them at a high risk of …
-
Factors influencing unplanned pregnancy among learners in a selected high school in Collins Chabane Municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Unplanned pregnancy is a major medical, social and public health problem worldwide. This problem affects learners’ performance and leads to a high learner drop-out rate at schools. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing unplanned pregnancy among high school learners in …
-
Making Sense of Medical Education: An Examination of Contraception Counselling, Unplanned Pregnancy Counselling, and Abortion Services Curricula in Ontario Medical Schools
… exists about contraception counselling, unplanned pregnancy counselling, and abortion services curricula in Ontario medical schools. Identifying existing curricula, including influences on whether and how curricula are delivered, is an essential starting point for evaluative processes. …
-
Individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis of the London measure of unplanned pregnancy (LMUP) as used in Cape Town, South Africa
… the performance of the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP) for the measurement of pregnancy intention in Cape Town, South Africa and investigate the prevalence and factors associated with unintended pregnancy in this setting. Methods: This secondary analysis collected baseline …
-
Prevalence and determinants of unplanned pregnancy in HIV-infected and uninfected pregnant women seeking antenatal care in Cape Town, South Africa
Background: Prevention of unplanned pregnancy is a crucial aspect of preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT). However, we have little understanding of how HIV status and antiretroviral therapy (ART) may influence pregnancy planning. There are few data on pregnancy planning in …
-
Understanding pregnancy intention in the Southern African setting: validation of the London measure of unplanned pregnancy in the Cape Town area, South Africa
… in the United Kingdom, the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP) is a psychometrically valid measure of pregnancy intention developed to capture the multifaceted and complex construct of pregnancy intention. A growing body of evidence suggests that unintended pregnancies are directly …
-
And then the letting go
… of her husband Don's infidelity, her own unplanned pregnancy, and the pregnancy of her unmarried, best friend Regina. These pivotal events act as emotional catalysts, ejecting Sam out of the passive restraints of her unhappy marriage into a frightening, yet exhilarating, life of active …
-
Investigating the intention of pregnancy among women living with HIV and its effect on the early development of their HIV exposed infants
… Africa are more likely to have an unintended pregnancy compared HIV negative women. Unintended pregnancies continue to be a challenge towards the on-going strides and achievement of PMTCT goals. There is however a paucity of data on the investigations in research for the effect of unplanned …
-
The Use of a Stress and Coping Model to Understand Women's Experiences with Abortion
… The women all appraised the situation of an unplanned pregnancy as stressful. All of the participants viewed having the child as a threat to their education, career, or relationship with family. Although all of the women thought some part of the procedure was more stressful than they had …
-
L' attachement prénatal chez les futurs parents mariés ou vivant en union de fait: une question de planification de la grossesse?
… sociodémographique, le London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy et finalement, un questionnaire évaluant le degré d'attachement prénatal face à l'enfant à naître. Les analyses confirment que les individus mariés ont plus tendance à planifier leur grossesse que les individus cohabitants. Il …
-
Determinants of voluntary or coerced sexual debut among Black African female adolescents in Soweto, South Africa: Findings from The Birth to Twenty Plus cohort study
… exposure to high risk sex which leads to unplanned pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections including HIV and reproductive heal th problems during adolescence. This study aim s to examine the risk factors for age of sexual debut, either voluntary or coerced among Black African female …
-
Sex-Related Alcohol Expectancies, Alcohol Consumption, and Risky Sexual Behavior Among African American College Women
… or human immunodeficiency virus, having an unplanned pregnancy) at disproportionate rates in comparison to Caucasian college women. Furthermore, African American college women are likely engaging in risky sexual behaviors (e.g., unprotected anal, vaginal, oral sex) that may be placing them …
-
Examining Hope and Resilience among Mississippi Adolescents
… achievement (Ladner & Myslinski, 2013) and teen pregnancy (National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, 2013). This study examined hope and resilience, a related construct, among adolescents in Mississippi within the following three counties: Coahoma, DeSoto, and Lafayette. When …
-
Understanding facilitators and barriers to contraception screening and referral in young women with cancer
… can experience devastating consequences from an unplanned pregnancy during treatment. Contraception screening and referral appear to occur infrequently in cancer care. OBJECTIVES: We sought to understand oncologic providers’ current practices, perceptions of facilitators and barriers to screening …
-
Sex talk: Factors that influence parent-child communication about sex
… high risk for sexually transmitted diseases and unplanned pregnancy if they are uneducated about safe sex. For this reason, it is important to determine the variables that contribute to early sexual debut. One factor that researchers have explored is the communication between parents and their …
-
The lived experiences of young men addressing their sexual health and negotiating their masculinities
… was seen as the preserve of women, despite unplanned pregnancy being a great concern for the young men. Young men’s ideals of masculinities often did not correspond to their personal ideals; in order to preserve their masculinities, the young men explained the compromises they made. In this …
-
An Examination of Emergency Contraception use by Undergraduate College Students in the Midwest using the Integrated Behavioral Model
… which may lead to lower rates of unintended/ unplanned pregnancies in this population. Students at the 11 Midwestern institutions of the Mid-American Conference were surveyed with the help of faculty at each school. A total of 1,553 surveys were completed with a response rate of 98.4%. A small …
Page 1 of 2