Women·s Empowerment and Achievement of Desired Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa
Previous studies, conducted mainly in Asian countries, have shown that women's empowerment is associated with contraceptive use, lower fertility, and longer birth intervals. Yet little is known a…
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Measuring Women's Empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Exploratory and Confirma…
Background: Women’s status and empowerment influence health, nutrition, and socioeconomic status of women and their children. Despite its benefits, however, research on women’s empowerment in…
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“It’s My Secret”: Fear of Disclosure among Sub-Saharan African Migrant …
Patients with HIV not only have to deal with the challenges of living with an incurable disease but also with the dilemma of whether or not to disclose their status to their partners, families and …
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La Infertilidad en la Mujer Subsahariana. Las Nuevas Tecnologías en la Cultu…
África es un continente multicultural con contextos sociopolíticos variados, pero en todo el continente existe como característica común, en la base de su cultura tradicional, que el rol repro…
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Revisiting the Understanding of “Transactional Sex” in Sub-Saharan Africa…
In sub-Saharan Africa, young women ages 15e24 have more than twice the risk of acquiring HIV as their male counterparts. A growing body of epidemiological evidence suggests that the practice of “…
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Use of Effective Family Planning Methods and Frequency of Sex among HIV-infec…
Background: Frequency of sex, contraceptive use and HIV infection are key determinants of fertility. Use of an effective family planning (EFP) method (injectable, oral, intra-uterine contraceptive …
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Intimate Partner Violence and HIV in Ten Sub-Saharan African Countries: What …
Background Many studies have identifi ed a signifi cant positive relation between intimate partner violence and HIV in women, but adjusted analyses have produced inconsistent results. We systematic…
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Effect of maternal age on facility-based delivery: analysis of first-order bi…
Objectives Increasing access to skilled birth attendance, usually via childbirth in health facilities, is a key intervention to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Yet, in some c…
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Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Adolescent Girls and Young Women in S…
Seventeen articles make up this special collection, covering a range of different, but cross-cutting themes. These highlight contemporary concerns in African research and scholarship about the fact…
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Intimate Partner Violence and HIV in Ten Sub-Saharan African Countries: What …
Background Many studies have identifi ed a signifi cant positive relation between intimate partner violence and HIV in women, but adjusted analyses have produced inconsistent results. We systemati…
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