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Evaluation of nurses' and midwives' knowledge and attitudes towards recognizing violence against women
Afr J Reprod Health. 2024 Feb 28;28(2):116-124. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2024/v28i2.11.ABSTRACTThe study was cross-sectional research that surveyed 410 nurses and midwives from March 2020 to March 2021 in Turkey. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of nurses and midwives towards recognizing violence against women. The "Scale for Nurses' and Midwives' Recognition of the Symptoms of Violence against Women" were used. The average total scale score was 20.3 ± 3.2. The score of participants who are receiving postgraduate education, working in the field of gynaecology and obstetrics, and considering inter...
Source: African Journal of Reproductive Health - March 1, 2024 Category: African Health Authors: Ay şegül Dönmez Ye şim Yeşil Source Type: research

Spontaneous second trimester rupture of a previous caesarean section scar: A case report
In conclusion, Spontaneous uterine rupture of a previous caesarean section scar in the second trimester is rare. The diagnosis should be considered in a woman with previous caesarean section who experience an acute abdomen in the second trimester of pregnancy.PMID:38426295 | DOI:10.29063/ajrh2024/v28i2.12 (Source: African Journal of Reproductive Health)
Source: African Journal of Reproductive Health - March 1, 2024 Category: African Health Authors: Maradona E Isikhuemen Celestine A Imarengiaye Temitope A Oyelade Friday E Okonofua Source Type: research

Reaffirming the value of continuing professional development
Afr J Reprod Health. 2024 Feb 29;28(2):9-12. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2024/v28i2.1.ABSTRACTWith advances in clinical knowledge and changing norms for health services delivery, lifelong learning is essential for practitioners of sexual and reproductive health. Clinical topics should be complemented by various items, such as communications and management, to optimise the provision of care. Aiming to update knowledge, improve skills and enhance competence, professional development can take the form of diverse modalities ranging from the reading of professional journals through attendance at meetings to formal participation in scheme...
Source: African Journal of Reproductive Health - March 1, 2024 Category: African Health Authors: Lindsay Edouard Friday Okonofua Source Type: research

Using Total Cohort Fertility in Adolescence (TCFA) to analyse adolescent fertility trends and factors in Niger: Evidence from 1992 to 2012 demographic and health surveys
Afr J Reprod Health. 2024 Feb 29;28(2):13-30. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2024/v28i2.2.ABSTRACTGirls aged 10-19 currently represent 12% of Niger's population (2020). And this number continues to grow as the fertility rate is higher while mortality is declining faster. Using Niger's demographic and health surveys carried out between 1992 and 2012, the study investigated adolescent fertility, its trends and associated factors. It mobilised descriptive methods (Total cohort fertility in adolescence (TCFA) computation, distribution of the number of adolescent births, and computation of adolescent cohort childbearing mean age) and multiv...
Source: African Journal of Reproductive Health - March 1, 2024 Category: African Health Authors: Adama Ouedraogo Source Type: research

Determinants of preterm premature rupture of membranes and associated perinatal and maternal outcomes at General Justice Gizenga Mpanza Hospital, South Africa
Afr J Reprod Health. 2024 Feb 28;28(2):31-42. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2024/v28i2.3.ABSTRACTPreterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM) is defined as the rupture of fetal membranes prior to the onset of labor, before 37 weeks gestation and remains a significant obstetric complication of pregnancy with high rates of perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. The aim of our study was to establish the determinants of PPROM <34 weeks at this GJG MRH hospital which has a high incidence of PPROM. It was a descriptive , retrospective chart review of women diagnosed with PPROM over a 1 year period from 1st of January 2018 to 31st...
Source: African Journal of Reproductive Health - March 1, 2024 Category: African Health Authors: Ravindranath Rattan Hariram Ramnarain Source Type: research