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Correction Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2024-01-31
Published in Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (Vol. 31, No. 1, 2023)
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Lessons learned from conceptualising and operationalising the National Adolescent Health Programme or Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram’s Learning Districts Initiative in six districts of India Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Alka Barua, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, Rajesh Mehta, Swati Shinde, Priyanka Garg, Qazi Najam, Aparajita Gogoi, Mohammed Ziauddin, Priyanka Kochar, Mini Kurup, Nilesh Patil, Amita Dhanu
In 2018, WHO with the support of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India and partner organisations launched a Learning Districts Initiative to strengthen the district-level application of ...
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Is there an alternative to grant-funding for sexual and reproductive health advocacy? A survey of the income base of AmplifyChange grantees. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Alex le May,Lucie Hazelgrove-Planel
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Opening a portal to pleasure based sexual and reproductive health around the globe; a qualitative analysis and best practice development study Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Rhiana Mills, Katie Northcott, Emese Kovacs, Anne Philpott
Pleasure is often left out of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) interventions. The expanding evidence base suggests that the inclusion of pleasure can improve SRHR outcomes and incre...
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Setting research priorities for prevention and response to child marriage in communities in the Arab region: findings from a multi-stage Delphi study involving practitioners across the region Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Janna Metzler, Aisha Hutchinson, Katrina Kiss
Globally, more than 12 million girls under the age of 18 are forced to marry every year. Progress on ending child marriage in the Arab region is slowing, and risks being reversed, due to an increas...
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La pratique contraceptive moderne chez les adolescentes au Bénin: Tendances, déterminants et perspectives / Modern contraceptive use among adolescents in Benin: trends, determinants and prospects. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Pacôme Evènakpon Acotchéou,Mingnimon Alphonse Affo,Justin Dansou,Thérèse Delvaux,Zinsou Jacques Saizonou
RésuméLa pratique contraceptive moderne augmente lentement parmi les jeunes générations au Bénin. La présente étude analyse les tendances, les déterminants du recours aux contraceptifs et leurs mécanismes d'actions chez les adolescentes. Les approches socio-écologique et intersectionnelle ont été adoptées, avec une méthode d'étude mixte portant sur les adolescentes de 15 à 19 ans sexuellement actives
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Queer and feminist reflections on sextech. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Kath Albury,Zahra Stardust,Jenny Sundén
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Missed period? The significance of period-tracking applications in a post-Roe America. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Bridget G Kelly,Maniza Habib
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Digital privacy is a sexual health necessity: a community-engaged qualitative study of virtual sex work and digital autonomy in Senegal. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Juliana Friend
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the harm reduction potential of virtual sex work (VSW) such as video or audio calls with clients. VSW limits exposure to COVID-19 and STIs. However, sex workers using digital technologies face high risks of technology-facilitated intimate partner violence (IPV), such as non-consensual distribution of intimate images. This study explored perceived risks and benefits
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Preferences for onward health data use in the electronic age among maternity patients and providers in South Africa: a qualitative study. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Amnesty LeFevre,Olivia Welte,Kearabetswe Moopelo,Nicki Tiffin,Gaolatlhe Mothoagae,Nobukhosi Ncube,Nasiphi Gwiji,Manape Shogole,Amy L Slogrove,Nomakhawuta Moshani,Andrew Boulle,Jane Goudge,Frances Griffiths,Lee Fairlie,Ushma Mehta,Kerry Scott,Nirvana Pillay
Despite the expanding digitisation of individual health data, informed consent for the collection and use of health data is seldom explicitly sought in public sector clinics in South Africa. This study aims to identify perceptions of informed consent practices for health data capture, access, and use in Gauteng and the Western Cape provinces of South Africa. Data collection from September to December
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Tírala Plena: findings from the formative research to inform the initiative "Reaching those most left behind through comprehensive sexuality education for out-of-school young people" in Colombia. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Jair Vega Casanova,Johanna Blanco,Natalia Buitrago Rovira,Diana Matilde Pulido Jaramillo,Karen Adrians Pacheco,Alma Virginia Camacho-Hubner
This paper presents the results of formative research conducted from January to June 2020 in the Department of Atlántico, Caribbean region of Colombia, whose findings were used as inputs to design the national strategy for comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) outside school - Tírala Plena - including its curriculum. This is within the framework of the multi-country project coordinated by UNFPA and
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Assessing acceptability and effectiveness of a pleasure-oriented sexual and reproductive health chatbot in Kenya: an exploratory mixed-methods study. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Julius Njogu,Grace Jaworski,Christine Oduor,Aarons Chea,Alison Malmqvist,Claire W Rothschild
Integrating pleasure may be a successful strategy for reaching young people with sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) interventions. However, sexual pleasure-related programming and research remains sparse. We aimed to assess chatbot acceptability and describe changes in SRHR attitudes and behaviours among Kenyan young adults engaging with a pleasure-oriented SRHR chatbot. We used an exploratory
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Implementing medical abortion through telemedicine in Colombia: a qualitative study. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Nora Piay-Fernández,Emma Stenbacka,Mariana Calderón Jaramillo,Giovanni Guerrero,Alejandro Antonio Solano Rodríguez,Paola Montenegro,Diana Carolina Moreno,Amanda Cleeve
The non-governmental organisation Profamilia developed and implemented medical abortion through telemedicine in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This service is now integrated as an alternative to in-person care and available to abortion-seekers across Colombia. Previous research has emphasised bottlenecks in abortion provision, but less is known about implementation processes and experiences. We
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Perils and promise providing information on sexual and reproductive health via the Nurse Nisa WhatsApp chatbot in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Emily McMahon,Tamara Fetters,Nadia Lobo Jive,Mike Mpoyi
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Expanding access to safe abortion in DRC: charting the path from decriminalisation to accessible care Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Annie L. Glover, Jean-Claude Mulunda, Pierre Akilimali, Dynah Kayembe, Jane T. Bertrand
Access to safe and comprehensive abortion care has the potential to save thousands of lives and prevent significant injury in a vast and populous country such as the Democratic Republic of the Cong...
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Victims or perpetrators, agency, and politics of intimate partner violence in the social construction of health and wellbeing: a qualitative study from Kenya Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Elizabeth O. Onyango, Susan J. Elliott
Deeply rooted cultural beliefs and norms relating to the position and the responsibilities assigned to men and women play a significant role in propagating intimate partner violence (IPV). It is ye...
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"Effective social justice advocacy: a theory of change framework for assessing progress" - reflections on the terrain since its publication in 2011. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-11-10 Barbara Klugman
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Associations of social media and health content use with sexual risk behaviours among adolescents in South Africa Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-11-10 Boladé Hamed Banougnin, Elona Toska, Brendan Maughan-Brown, William Rudgard, Lucas Hertzog, Janina Jochim, Alice Armstrong, Lucie Cluver
Increasing rates of mobile phone access present potential new opportunities and risks for adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health in resource-poor settings. We investigated associations between...
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Why do most young women not take up contraceptives after post-abortion care? An ethnographic study on the effectiveness and quality of contraceptive counselling after PAC in Kilifi County, Kenya Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Mercy Kadzo Mwadhi, Martin Bangha, Shelmith Wanjiru, Michelle Mbuthia, Grace Kimemia, Kenneth Juma, Jane Shirima, Shilla Unda, Anne Achieng, Jonna Both, Ramatou Ouedraogo
Post-abortion care (PAC) counselling and the provision of contraceptive methods are core components of PAC services. Nevertheless, this service is not uniformly provided to PAC patients. This paper...
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Sexual and reproductive health and rights and bodily autonomy in a digital world. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Rajat Khosla,Vidisha Mishra,Sagri Singh
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Educating ideal neoliberal citizens: discourses of agency and responsibility in comprehensive sexuality education Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Sarah Lewinger
Published in Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (Vol. 31, No. 1, 2023)
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Lessons learned from developing and implementing digital health tools for self-managed abortion and sexual and reproductive healthcare in Canada, the United States, and Venezuela. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Génesis Luigi-Bravo,Ana Maria Ramirez,Caitlin Gerdts,Roopan Gill
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Internet use, exposure to digital family planning messages, and sexual agency among partnered women in Northern Nigeria: implications for digital family planning intervention. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-10-23 David Aduragbemi Okunlola,Oluwatobi Abel Alawode,Abayomi Folorunso Awoleye,Benjamin Bukky Ilesanmi
Digital health interventions are gaining ground in conflict-affected countries, but studies on their reproductive health benefits for women are scanty. Focusing on conflict-affected northern Nigeria, this study examined the relationships between Internet use, exposure to digital family planning messages via text messages or social media, and sexual agency - measured as the ability to refuse sex and
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Good progress in a number of areas of ASRH, but there is much more that needs to be done Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Elsie Akwara, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli
Published in Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (Vol. 31, No. 1, 2023)
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Integration of female genital schistosomiasis into HIV/sexual and reproductive health and rights and neglected tropical diseases programmes and services: a scoping review Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Isis Umbelino-Walker, Felicia Wong, Matteo Cassolato, Anastasia Pantelias, Julie Jacobson, Christine Kalume
Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) affects approximately 56 million women and girls across sub-Saharan Africa and is associated with up to a threefold increased prevalence of HIV. Integrating FGS...
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The influence of gender-equitable attitudes on sexual behaviour among unmarried adolescents in rural Tanzania: a longitudinal study Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Kate Rogers, Meghna Ranganathan, Lusajo Kajula, R. Lorraine Collins, Jennifer A. Livingston, Tia Palermo, On behalf of the Tanzania Adolescent Cash Plus Evaluation Team
Patriarchal systems in Africa can perpetuate inequitable gender norms and power differentials that disadvantage women. This study aimed to examine the influence of community and individual gender-e...
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A pronatalist turn in population policies in Iran and its likely adverse impacts on reproductive rights, health and inequality: a critical narrative review Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-10-13 Khadijeh Asadisarvestani, Tomáš Sobotka
Iran has witnessed three major reversals of population policies since their inception in the 1960s. In response to a rapid decline in fertility to very low levels, the latest policy shift has led t...
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Adapting to a global pandemic: a qualitative assessment of programmatic responses to COVID-19 in the multi-country Women’s Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) programme Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-10-13 Katy Footman, Pippa Page, Victoria Boydell, Megan McLaren, Sandra Mudhune
The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant disruption to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) globally but there is little published evidence on the COVID-19 response of SRHR programmes, ...
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“To give life is a journey through the unknown”: an ethnographic account of childbirth experiences and practices in Southern Benin Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Armelle Akouavi Vigan, Jean-Paul Dossou, Christelle Boyi, Lydie Kanhonou, Lenka Benova, Thérèse Delvaux, Charlotte Gryseels
In Benin maternal mortality remains high at 397 deaths per 100,000 live births, despite 80% of births being attended by skilled birth attendants in health facilities. To identify childbirth practic...
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Women’s and health professionals’ perceptions, beliefs and barriers to cervical cancer screening uptake in Southern Ethiopia: a qualitative study Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Samuel Yohannes Ayanto, Tefera Belachew Lema, Muluemebet Abera Wordofa
Cervical cancer remains a public health problem worldwide. Screening for cervical cancer is poorly implemented in resource-limited settings. In Ethiopia, evidence from the community and health prof...
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“I would love for there not to be so many hoops … ”: recommendations to improve abortion service access and experiences made by Indigenous women and 2SLGTBQIA+ people in Canada Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Renée Monchalin, Danette Jubinville, Astrid V. Pérez Piñán, Willow Paul, Madison Wells, Arie Ross, Kimberly Law, Meagan Chaffey, Harlie Pruder
Acknowledging the barriers in accessing sexual and reproductive health services that disproportionately impact Indigenous women and 2SLGTBQIA+ people, coupled with the lack of knowledge surrounding...
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The effectiveness of combined approaches towards improving utilisation of adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in Kenya: a quasi-experimental evaluation Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Lilian Mutea, Justinah Maluni, Mark Kabue, Vincent Were, Susan Ontiri, Kristien Michielsen, Peter Gichangi
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) services are key to improving the health of adolescents. This study aimed to establish the effectiveness of an intervention that combined activities...
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Adaptations to comprehensive abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic: case studies of provision in Bolivia, Mali, Nepal, and the occupied Palestinian territory Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-09-25 Annik Mahalia Sorhaindo, Sarah Castle, Lola Flomen, Eva Lathrop, Shirine Mohagheghpour, Rasha Dabash, Francelle Kwankam Toedtli, Rebecca Wilkins, Laurence Läser, Patricia Titulaer, Ernest Nyamato, Mary Lea Dakouo, Ammal Awadallah, Raman Shrestha, Malena Morales, Ulrika Rehnström Loi
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted comprehensive abortion care provision. To maintain access to services while keeping individuals safe from infection, many organisations adapted their programmes. We c...
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Emotional, informational, and decision-making support needs among people seeking abortion in the US: perspectives from All-Options Talkline callers Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Jane W. Seymour, Bria A. Goode, Paulina Guerrero, Angélica M. Campos, Kai Kyles, Poonam Dreyfus-Pai, Sarah E. Baum
People seeking abortion may need or want emotional or informational support before, during, and after their abortion. Feeling supported and affirmed contributes to perceptions of quality care. The ...
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Evaluating a youth-designed sexual and reproductive health mass and social media campaign in Côte d’Ivoire: triangulation of three independent evaluations Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Martha Silva, Dana Loll, Rebecca Ezouatchi, Sethson Kassegne, Robert-Hugues Y. Nagbe, Lorimpo Babogou, Farida Moussa, Timothy R. Werwie, Erin Portillo, Denise Adou, Claudia Vondrasek, Radha Rajan, Leanne Dougherty
Merci Mon Héros (MMH) is a youth-designed multi-media campaign seeking to improve sexual and reproductive health and family planning (SRH/FP) outcomes among youth living in nine francophone countri...
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Expanding access to early medical abortion services in Ghana with telemedicine: findings from a pilot evaluation. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Joseph Adu,Matthea Roemer,Georgina Page,Elymas Dekonor,George Akanlu,Chris Fofie,Mary Dornukwor Teye,Patricia Opoku Afriyie,Adjeiwa Akosua Affram,Fidelia Ohemeng,Philip Teg-Nefaah Tabong,Duah Dwomoh
Abortion in Ghana is legally permissible under certain conditions. Updated in June 2021, the National Comprehensive Abortion Care Services Standards and Protocols included telemedicine as a recognised option for early medical abortion (EMA). Subsequently, Marie Stopes Ghana launched this pilot project to understand the feasibility and acceptability of providing EMA services through telemedicine. The
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The preventable burden of mortality from unsafe abortion among female sex workers: a Community Knowledge Approach survey among peer networks in eight countries Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Brian Willis, Kathryn Church, Emily Perttu, Heather Thompson, Swarna Weerasinghe, Wendy Macias-Konstantopoulos
Previous studies have found high levels of unintended pregnancy among female sex workers (FSW), but less attention has been paid to their abortion practices and outcomes. This study is the first to...
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Key normative, legal, and policy considerations for supporting pregnant and postpartum adolescents in high HIV-burden settings: a critical analysis Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Christina A. Laurenzi, Elona Toska, Renata Tallarico, Lorraine Sherr, Kathryn J. Steventon Roberts, Maja Hansen, Janke Tolmay, Janina Jochim, Wole Ameyan, Rachel Yates
Rates of adolescent pregnancy within sub-Saharan Africa are increasing. Adolescent mothers ages 10–19 years face a distinct set of risks to their own and their children’s health, compounded by many...
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Factors associated with adolescent pregnancy in Maharashtra, India: a mixed-methods study Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Shruti Shukla, Andrés F. Castro Torres, Rucha Vasumati Satish, Yulia Shenderovich, Ibukun-Oluwa Omolade Abejirinde, Janina Isabel Steinert
Reducing the adolescent birth rate is paramount in achieving the health-related Sustainable Development Goals, given that pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of mortality among young wom...
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Promising practices for the design and implementation of sexuality education programmes for youth in India: a scoping review Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Niveditha Pattathil, Amrita Roy
Sexual violence and HIV/AIDS are major public health concerns in India. By promoting bodily autonomy, wellbeing, and dignity through knowledge and skills, comprehensive sexuality education for youn...
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Effects of COVID-19 on sexual and reproductive health services access in the Asia-Pacific region: a qualitative study of expert and policymaker perspectives Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-09-08 Manar Marzouk, Sze Tung Lam, Anna Durrance-Bagale, Michiko Nagashima-Hayashi, Pearlyn Neo, Mengieng Ung, Ayshath Zaseela, Zeenathnisa Mougammadou Aribou, Sunanda Agarwal, Natasha Howard
The COVID-19 pandemic has strained health systems globally, with governments imposing strict distancing and movement restrictions. Little is known about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexu...
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“Discrimination is harder to live with than the disease”: an interview study of the perceptions and experiences of sexual and reproductive health and rights among women living with HIV in Sweden Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Faustine Kyungu Nkulu-Kalengayi, Anna-Karin Hurtig, Ida Linander
Around 40% of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Sweden are women. However, little is known about their experiences, particularly those related to sexual and reproductive heal...
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Exploring the effect of early menarche on sexual violence among adolescent girls and young women in southeastern Ghana: a longitudinal mediation analysis Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Mobolaji Ibitoye, Marni Sommer, Leslie L. Davidson, Theo G. M. Sandfort
Research from several high-income countries links early menarche with an increased risk for sexual violence. However, the role of early menarche in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual violen...
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Donors: curious connections in donor conception Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Jung Chen
Published in Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (Vol. 31, No. 1, 2023)
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Climate change and sexual and reproductive health: what implications for future research? Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Catherine Rousseau
Published in Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (Vol. 31, No. 1, 2023)
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Effects of a clinic-based reproductive empowerment intervention on proximal outcomes of contraceptive use, self-efficacy, attitudes, and awareness and use of survivor services: a cluster-controlled trial in Nairobi, Kenya Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Jasmine Uysal, Sabrina C. Boyce, Chi-Chi Undie, Wilson Liambila, Seri Wendoh, Erin Pearson, Nicole E. Johns, Jay G. Silverman
This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of a reproductive empowerment contraceptive counselling intervention (ARCHES) adapted to private clinics in Nairobi, Kenya on proximal outcomes of c...
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The International Technical and Programmatic Guidance on Out-of-School Comprehensive Sexuality Education – an evidence-informed approach for non-formal, out-of-school programmes reaching young people from left-behind populations Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-08-14 Ilya Zhukov, Marina Plesons, Petar Mladenov, Bente Faugli, Kristine Bjatnes, Anjini Agarwal
Published in Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (Vol. 31, No. 2, 2023)
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Development and validation of a perceived abortion self-efficacy scale: results from Bolivia, Nepal and Nigeria Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Kristen M Shellenberg, Valerie N Acre, Navaraj Bhattarai, Yinka Abiola Adojutelegan, Ayodeji Oginni
The objective of this research was to develop and assess the validity of a scale to measure perceived abortion self-efficacy (PASE). Perceived abortion self-efficacy is defined as an individual’s p...
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People’s knowledge of and attitudes toward abortion laws before and after the Dobbs v. Jackson decision Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Kristen N. Jozkowski, Xiana Bueno, Ronna C. Turner, Brandon L. Crawford, Wen-Juo Lo
Although media response to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision was widespread in the United States, the extent to which people were aware of the Mississippi law leading to the...
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“It’s not safe for me and what would it achieve?” Acceptability of patient-referral partner notification for sexually transmitted infections to young people, a mixed methods study from Zimbabwe Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Joni Lariat, Chido Dziva Chikwari, Ethel Dauya, Valentine T. Baumu, Victor Kaisi, Laura Kafata, Esnath Meza, Victoria Simms, Constance Mackworth-Young, Helena Rochford, Anna Machiha, Tsitsi Bandason, Suzanna C. Francis, Rashida A. Ferrand, Sarah Bernays
Partner notification (PN) is considered integral to the management of sexually transmitted infections (STI). Patient-referral is a common PN strategy and relies on index cases notifying and encoura...
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A reanalysis of the Institute for Research and Evaluation report that challenges non-US, school-based comprehensive sexuality education evidence base Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-08-07 Kelly VanTreeck, Shatha Elnakib, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) prepares young people to make informed decisions about their sexuality. A review by the Institute of Research and Evaluation that analysed 43 CSE studies in ...
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Pregnant women’s perceptions of antenatal care and utilisation of digital health tools in Magu District, Tanzania: a qualitative study Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Sandra van Pelt, Marit van der Pijl, Robert A.C. Ruiter, Pendo M. Ndaki, Rehema Kilimba, Laura Shields-Zeeman, John B.F. de Wit, Karlijn Massar
Antenatal care is essential to promote maternal health. Prior research has focused on barriers women face to attending antenatal care, and improving quality of care is seen as a precondition for be...
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Reaching young people living with HIV & AIDS and young people in detention with comprehensive sexuality education (CSE): a preparatory formative study in Ghana Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-07-26 Joshua Amo-Adjei, Adwoa Yenyi, Brian Ahanotu, Joshua Okyere
Abstract As an interface between health and education, comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) offers a potent tool among other interventions to accelerate healthy transition of adolescents into adulthood. With increasing interest in in-school CSE provision/delivery, young people in out-of-school contexts may be left behind. This study forms part of implementation research to understand if the activities
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Comprehensive sexuality education for out-of-school young people living with HIV and young people with disabilities: findings from a formative research study in Malawi Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-07-21 Monica Patricia Malata, Effie Kondwani Chipeta, Patani Mhango, Rose Kamanga, Deus Lupenga
Abstract This formative study was undertaken between June 2020 and April 2021 to provide evidence to inform the design and delivery of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) in Malawi for young people living with HIV (YPLHIV) and young people with disabilities (YPWD). The study included a desk review of the situation of these two groups and a mapping of CSE programmes and delivery approaches in Malawi
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Balancing client preferences and population-level goals: a qualitative study of the ways in which public health providers and facility administrators interpret and incentivise quality of care in contraceptive counselling in Ethiopia, Mexico and India Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-07-21 Lauren Suchman, Janelli Vallin, Ximena Quintero Veloz, Lakhwani Kanchan, Ewenat Gebrehanna, Bella Uttekar, Reiley Reed, Lorena Santos, Kelsey Holt
Recent work in family planning has shifted from an instrumentalist perspective on quality in contraceptive counselling, which views quality as a means to encourage contraceptive uptake, to privileg...
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Protocol for a multi-country implementation research study to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of context-specific actions to train and support facilitators to deliver sexuality education to young people in out-of-school settings Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-07-12 Marina Plesons, Sara De Meyer, Joshua Amo-Adjei, Jair Vega Casanova, Effie Chipeta, Nicola Jones, Monica Patricia Malata, Kate Pincock, Workneh Yadete, Bente Faugli, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli
Abstract Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is a well-established component of the package of interventions required to improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights. As the international community has increased its emphasis on equity and leaving no-one behind with the Agenda for Sustainable Development, attention has been drawn to the need for complementary CSE programmes to reach
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Framings of abortion in Pacific Island print media: qualitative analysis of articles, opinion pieces, and letters to the editor Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-07-12 Kate Burry, Kristen Beek, Heather Worth, Lisa Vallely, Bridget Haire
Abortion is significantly restricted by law in most Pacific Island countries, and this has profound implications for the lives and health of women from this region. There are limited data on how ab...
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Pharmacies: an important source of contraception for some adolescents, but not a panacea for all Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-07-07 Lianne Gonsalves, Asantesana Kamuyango, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli
Published in Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (Vol. 31, No. 1, 2023)
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We bawl so we are heard: the stories we must tell about obstetric racism Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (IF 5.732) Pub Date : 2023-07-03 Rochelle Maurice
Published in Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (Vol. 31, No. 1, 2023)