Mobile health or mHealth is an appealing way to reach adolescents because it offers opportunities to deliver and monitor health interventions at a much lower cost.
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It is likely that countries may use the US abortion ban to further restrict abortion access for fear of losing health funding.
For countries that look to the US for guidance and for funding, the consequences will go beyond abortion.
Up to 257 million women who want to avoid pregnancy are not using safe, modern contraception methods
Unless special attention is given to conflict and HIV the war will undermine the achievement of the 2030 goals to end AIDS, discrimination, and new infections.
Despite the high incidence of adolescent pregnancy and the risks it poses, there isn’t much data on maternal mental health in this age group in sub-Saharan Africa.
Social media platforms can be put to great use when it comes to promoting sexual health. But invoking threats and fear limits information reach and impact.
People in the world’s poorest regions have not benefited equally from the recent advancements made in cancer screening, prevention and treatment.
Adolescents and young people should get involved early in the design, planning and scale up of interventions.
Pandemic-related travel restrictions and facility closures initially jeopardized access to abortions, but the pandemic has also become a catalyst for more accessible ways to deliver abortion care.
Instead of asking, ‘How can teenage pregnancies be prevented?’, the following question should be posed: ‘How can reproductive injustices in relation to young women be reduced?
Local research is particularly needed to assess existing policies and inform efforts to implement them better.
Despite the substantial negative impacts of infertility on health and well-being, it’s a neglected public health issue throughout much of the Global South, including Malawi.
Contrary to expectations, researchers found that overall contraceptive use increased in most settings.
Comprehensive sexuality education is needed to equip young girls and boys with pregnancy prevention knowledge before they have sex.
This research provides fresh insights into strategies that can be used to improve the lives of adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa and around the world.
The changes that society needs, such as preventing adolescent pregnancies, will not happen until researchers can use their findings to influence policy change.
The attitudes that people with disabilities may encounter when trying to access sexual and reproductive healthcare are hugely deterring.
Equipping parents with the right information on what to talk about, and how to talk about it, is a key step in addressing challenges to sexual health.
There is a high burden of reproductive illnesses among Nigerian women but a lot of it hidden because of an unspoken rule of silence.
Top contributors
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Associate research scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Policy research officer, African Population and Health Research Center
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Postdoctoral fellow, University of the Western Cape
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Associate professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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Visiting Scholar, School of Human and Community Development, University of the Witwatersrand
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MA in Social and Psychological research by coursework
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Student area of expertise gender based violence, University of the Witwatersrand
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Student area of expertise unplanned pregnancy and father absence, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Psychology, Rhodes University
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Assistant professor, University of Amsterdam
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Chair and Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Cape Town
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Dornsife Endowed Professor of Global Health, Drexel University
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Professor, Stellenbosch University
