Though teenage pregnancy rates have declined substantially, from 35% in 2018 to 13.4% in 2021, challenges surrounding the sexual reproductive […]
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Though teenage pregnancy rates have declined substantially, from 35% in 2018 to 13.4% in 2021, challenges surrounding the sexual reproductive health of adolescent girls and young women persist. While the County Department of Health routinely collects data on post-abortion care within the local health facilities, not much is known about unsafe abortions, and little evidence exists on the drivers of unsafe abortion, its effects on health, and its socioeconomic impacts. A study that explores the lived experiences, the determinants, the pathways to abortions, and its effects on health and socioeconomic circumstances is crucial in a county where 13.4 % of the women receiving care in antenatal clinics are younger than 16. […]
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Early adolescence is a critical window for intervention when it is possible to lay a foundation for a safe transition […]
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Documentation of patterns and long-term trends in mortality in young people, which reflect huge changes in demographic and social determinants […]
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The vulnerability of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons in Africa to public health and other risks is heightened […]
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Violence against women, in all its forms, has been acknowledged as a violation of basic human rights and research evidence […]
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A growing body of evidence on menarche, menstruation, menstrual hygiene, and menstrual health1 among adolescents girls in low- and middle-income […]
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Unintended pregnancy has dire consequences on the health and socioeconomic wellbeing of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) (aged 15–24 […]
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Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in the Sahel region of West Africa. Formerly a French colony, abortion in Burkina […]
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Previous studies have attempted to review the vast body of evidence on adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH), but none […]
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By Anne Achieng, Research intern “I am going to study anthropology, “I remember saying after being accepted to the University […]
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Commission on Health Determinants, Data, and Decision-making releases a report detailing principles and actionable recommendations to leverage data on the […]
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On September 4, 2021, the world celebrated World Sexual Health Day. Ten years ago, if someone had told me we […]
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A key obstacle to advocacy efforts to promote legal and policy reforms that ensure women’s and girls’ access to comprehensive […]
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Previous review studies have not systematically mapped the existing body of knowledge on adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) in […]
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One of the obstacles to domesticating and operationalising continental commitments that promote adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) […]
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