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 21 for “"Unwanted pregnancy"”.
-
Reflections of Other/Reflections of Self
… the second youngest, faces the ghost of an unwanted pregnancy and La Llorona. “La Cocina de Su Madre” is the story of Magda, the oldest daughter, and her own teenage girl, Natalia, as they attempt to find themselves in a new town after moving a thousand miles from home.
-
Factors Associated with Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Primary School Adolescent (Girls) in Kinondoni District
… sexual activities among primary school girls was unwanted pregnancy, sexual transmitted disease, drop out from school and loss of life and death. Parents and teachers played a minor role in providing about sex, health reproduction education to primary school girls adolescent.
-
Prevalence and determinants of non-barrier contraceptive use in HIV-positive women who attend HIV services at public sector clinics in Gugulethu
… of reproductive age and a high rate of unplanned pregnancy. It is important to explore contraceptive use in HIV-positive women to better understand how to facilitate service delivery to those women wishing to avoid pregnancy. While it is critical to emphasise condom use, information is needed on …
-
Sexual Health Education (SHE) in Ontario: Exploring a Sample of the Public Discourse Surrounding the 2015 Update to Ontario’s Human Development and Sexual Health Curriculum
… youth face challenges (e.g., increased risk for unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, social ostracization and bullying, and mental health challenges) associated with sexuality and sexual health (Brady & Halpern-Felsher, 2007; Drouin, Ross, & Tobin, 2015; Public Health Agency of …
-
Determinants of Prenatal Care and Supplement Use: The Case of Honduras
… care and prenatal supplement use improves pregnancy outcomes. However, we do not know the factors associated with prenatal care and supplement use in Honduras.Objective: To identify characteristics of Honduran women who are the least and most likely to use prenatal care and …
-
Eugenics, demography and family planning in Greece, 1950-1980: the activities of the Hellenic Eugenics Society
… induced abortion as the only alternative to an unwanted pregnancy. Greek eugenicists, who advocated in favour of family planning and, quality over quantity, in terms of birth, challenged the state’s policy. Beyond the borders of the country, birth control enthusiasts offered their broad support …
-
Partner-specific abstinence state change in adolescent women
Abstinence as a protection against STD and unwanted pregnancy is highly promoted by public health and health education professionals. However, few studies of abstinence have focused on abstinence within the context of partnerships, particularly as relationships change over time. Understanding the …
-
Euphemistic rhetoric in advertising during the Comstock Era: the importance of persona and cultural context in the Lysol case
… toned ads warned women of the consequences of unwanted pregnancy, including divorce, poverty and social stigma. The campaign also provided supposed advice from women “physicians” and coopted language from bacteriology and public health campaigns to convince women that Lysol was a trustworthy …
-
Family Planning By Means of Contraception: An Ethical Comparison of Different Methods of contraception Used by Couples of Kalingalinga,Mtendere,Kabwata and Kamwala Compounds in Lusaka,Zambia
… Among them are the prevention of unplanned pregnancy, regulation of the spacing of children as well as the number of children, and some contraceptives protect the user from contracting transmitted diseases. The study shows that Depo-Provera is the favourite contraceptive method used by many …
-
Family Planning By Means of Contraception: An Ethical Comparison of Different Methods of contraception Used by Couples of Kalingalinga,Mtendere,Kabwata and Kamwala Compounds in Lusaka,Zambia
… Among them are the prevention of unplanned pregnancy, regulation of the spacing of children as well as the number of children, and some contraceptives protect the user from contracting transmitted diseases. The study shows that Depo-Provera is the favourite contraceptive method used by many …
-
Factors associated with risky sexual behaviour amongst students at Venda Technical Vocational Education and Training College in Limpopo Province, South Africa
… to pose risks of sexual transmitted infections, unwanted pregnancy as well as increased termination of pregnancy amongst young people. The reported study was aimed at describing factors associated with risky sexual behaviour amongst students at Vhembe Technical Vocational Education and Training …
-
Do women with unintended births use highly effective postpartum contraception? An analysis of data from the National Survey of Family Growth, 2006-2010
… was defined as a method with less than one pregnancy per 100 woman-years of typical use. Secondary outcomes included time to initiation of any contraceptive use over the first postpartum year, and postpartum contraceptive non-use. RESULTS: Complete data was available for 2,691 births. Young, …
-
Screening for common perinatal mental disorders in South Africa
… social support. Multigravidity, unintended and unwanted pregnancy and pregnancy loss were strongly associated with antenatal anxiety. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and Whooley questions were the best performing screening instruments. Multiple logistic regression identified four …
-
Molla's music
… during apartheid, faced the choice between an unwanted pregnancy with a married man, and a carreer in music funded by the father who had betrayed her. Maureen is introduced in three sections with very different voices in each. In the first section she is depicted in the context of being cared …
-
When things fall apart and when they come together: Tracing the processes of a task-shared intervention for perinatal depression in South Africa
… include partner abuse, economic insecurity, HIV, unwanted pregnancy, and food insecurity. Despite the substantial burden, there is a considerable 'treatment gap' between the need for treatment and the provision of services for perinatal depression in LMICs. Task sharing using non-specialist health …
-
A multi-methods implementation research evaluation of a program scale cluster randomized trial to improve integration of HIV prevention and treatment services in family planning clinics in Kenya
… offers a promising strategy to address HIV and unwanted pregnancy simultaneously while supporting the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets for testing, treatment, and prevention. However, evidence on how best to integrate these two services in LMICs remains limited. The FP HIV SCALE study is a hybrid type II …
-
Comparisons of characteristics of women requesting Termination of Pregnancy and those presenting themselves with incomplete Abortion within the University Teaching Hospital
… characteristics of women seeking termination of pregnancy (TOP) and those admitted for incomplete abortion. Understanding these characteristics of women in two groups will assist determine the group at risk and in turn help policy makers decide on strategies to reduce complications arising from …
-
Comparisons of characteristics of women requesting Termination of Pregnancy and those presenting themselves with incomplete Abortion within the University Teaching Hospital
… characteristics of women seeking termination of pregnancy (TOP) and those admitted for incomplete abortion. Understanding these characteristics of women in two groups will assist determine the group at risk and in turn help policy makers decide on strategies to reduce complications arising from …
-
Modulation of the progesterone receptor by progestogens, antiretroviral drugs and the glucocorticoid receptor
… (cART) to treat AIDS as well as an HC to prevent unwanted pregnancy. Importantly, the effects of the combination of a progestogen with ARVs on the activity of the PR is unexplored. In addition, there are many studies which provide evidence that SRs interact and influence each other's activity. …
-
Impacto del embarazo no deseado en la morbimortalidad materna y perinatal en el municipio de Popayán, 2021- 2022.
El embarazo no deseado tiene consecuencias en la salud de la madre y el recién nacido. Los estudios indican que las mujeres con embarazos no deseados tienden a desarrollar alteraciones físicas, eclampsia, preeclampsia y hemorragias post parto, así como también muertes maternas y perinatales (Goshu …
Page 1 of 2