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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"unintended pregnancy"”.
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Unintended Pregnancy Prevention and Active Duty Women
… intervention in reducing the rates of unintended pregnancies have not been studied in military females who are considered as a high risk. The purpose of this quasi-experimental longitudinal study was to implement and evaluate the effects of a reproductive health educational program …
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It Takes Two: Partner Effects on Unintended Pregnancy in Dyads
… half of pregnancies in the United States are unintended. And unintended births are particularly high among married and cohabiting adult women. Though family planning behaviors occur in a dyadic context with potentially joint influences of men and women on contraceptive use and pregnancy, most …
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Exploring Unintended Pregnancy in the United States Military: A Phenomenological Approach
… pregnancies in the United States each year are unintended. The U.S. unintended pregnancy rate is significantly higher than the rate in many other developed countries. By age 45, more than half of all American women will have experienced an unintended pregnancy, and three in ten will have had an …
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The perceptions of well-being among single Black mothers who have experienced unintended pregnancy: A qualitative study
… among single Black mothers who have experienced unintended pregnancy. This study was framed through the lens of bioecological theory, and single Black mothers were considered as developing persons within the contexts of their microsystem settings of home and community. Unintended pregnancy among …
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Coping strategies for social well-being and social development intervention: young women and unintended pregnancy in Mozambique
… social well-being during the life event of unintended<br/>pregnancy. Unintended pregnancy in Mozambique places significant strain on informal and<br/>formal relationships, educational access, economic stability and the maintenance of good<br/>health. It also has significant implications for …
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Risk of Unintended Pregnancy in Latina Young Adults: The Effect of Gender Role Beliefs, Acculturation, and Depression
… role beliefs, or marianismo beliefs, on risk for unintended pregnancy by examining contraceptive method use in Latina young adults. Acculturation and depression were also examined as moderators of the association between marianismo and contraceptive method choice, as well as separately for their …
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Using a Social Ecological Framework to Understand Healthy Relationships and Unintended Pregnancy Risk Among Youth in Rural Communities and Youth Engaged in Systems
Nearly 75% of adolescent pregnancies are unintended, putting those adolescents at risk for long-term physical, social, and mental health outcomes. Youth who live in rural areas and youth with system involvement are at increased risk of unplanned pregnancies and births. We used the social ecological …
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Opening up the gendered box on the right to choose: young men’s experiences and decision-making in relation to an unintended pregnancy in their lives
… organisations strategies to reduce adolescent pregnancy have been largely gender neutral or targeted at young women (United Nations (UN), 2006; World Health Organisation (WHO) 2011; WHO, 2020). Within this global policy initiative to reduce unintended pregnancies, however, organisations such as …
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Impact of Unintended pregnancy on HIV viral load outcomes among postpartum women living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa: clues from postpartum adherence clubs for antiretroviral therapy trial
… of viraemia. We examined the association between unintended pregnancy and HIV viral load (VL) at 24 months postpartum in Cape Town, South Africa. Methods: Data are from a randomised trial that compared different ART delivery modalities for postpartum women aged at least 18 years who had initiated …
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The impact of mental health on unintended pregnancies within HIV serodiscordant heterosexual couples in Uganda and Kenya
… important sequelae prior to, during, and after pregnancy. Minimal research has explored the impact of depression on pregnancy incidence. Methods. We used data from the Partners Demonstration Project, an evaluation of integrated PrEP and ART delivery to 1,013 HIV serodiscordant couples in Kenya …
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Advocating for Women's Health: The Importance of Family Planning Clinics
… family planning services prevent 1.94 million unintended pregnancies, including 400,000 teen pregnancies (Guttmacher Institute, 2010). Services such as birth control and pregnancy counseling, women’s annual visits and STI testing all prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted …
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Individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis of the London measure of unplanned pregnancy (LMUP) as used in Cape Town, South Africa
… report approximately 44% of pregnancies are unintended, with the incidence being significantly higher in developing countries. In South Africa, it has been found that 51% of pregnancies are unintended. Extensive research has shown that unintended pregnancies are associated with an increased …
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No More Baby Steps: Preventing Unintended Pregnancies of Los Angles Minorities and Adolescents
<p>Previous studies have identified pregnancy intention to correlate with both maternal and fetal health. Though unintended pregnancy rates are dropping in America, they remain high among minority and young women. Contraceptive usage, a leading protective factor for unintended pregnancies, has been …
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Improving Contraceptive Method Choice and Use with a Computer-Based Contraceptive Assessment Module
Unintended pregnancy is prevalent and persistent in the United States, with significant public health costs. Paralleling disparities in other reproductive health outcomes, some population subgroups are more likely to have an unintended pregnancy than others. Use of highly effective contraceptive …
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Psychosocial predictors of HIV treatment outcomes among young pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV
… of four key psychosocial risk factors [unintended pregnancy, depression, hazardous alcohol use and intimate partner violence (IPV)]. Furthermore, the analysis quantitatively examined the cumulative impact (defined as psychosocial burden) of these psychosocial risk factors on HIV …
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Patterns of Adolescent and Young Adult Sexual Behavior: Predictors & Consequences
… such as sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy, sexual behavior also is a healthy part of human development. By understanding the social and cognitive processes that influence sexual behavior choices during adolescence and young adulthood, we will be better able to promote …
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Predictors of Sexual Relationship Power, Communication and Sexual Decision Making among Latino Couples
Unintended pregnancy (UP) is increasing among Latinos in the United States. Unintended pregnancy contributes to many negative consequences for infants, mothers and families. Concurrently, various factors affect Latino couples’ sexual relationship power, communication and decision making about …
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Disclosure of HIV status among HIV-infected pregnant and postpartum women in Cape Town, South Africa
… of stigma, social support, depression and unintended pregnancy. Methods: This research included women living with HIV in Gugulethu, Cape Town. A total of 1554 pregnant women were enrolled; those who were initiating antiretroviral therapy were followed up to 18 months postpartum, with one …
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Pregnancy intendedness among a low income population
… 3.1 million births per year are classified as unintended. Specific aims. This study will examine the association between pregnancy intendedness and support characteristics, key demographic factors and psychological factors in a low income population. Methods. Three interviews were conducted as …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of female students regarding emergency contraception at Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
Background: Unintended pregnancy constitute a serious public health problem with WHO (2012) estimated global abortion rate to be 35 per 1 000 wamen aged from 15 to 45 years, and that twenty million of the abortion procedures were deemed unsafe with Africa having twenty-five percent of the illegal …
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