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Effects of Interventions Addressing School Environments or Educational Assets on Adolescent Sexual Health: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
CONCLUSIONS: Additional and more rigorous evidence is needed to assess the probability that interventions addressing school-related factors are effective and to provide better understanding of the mechanisms by which they may work to improve adolescent sexual health. PMID: 31251724 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - July 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Ethnolinguistic Concordance and the Receipt of Postpartum IUD Counseling Services in Sri Lanka.
CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight the need for interventions that aim to bridge the sociocultural gaps between providers and patients. Matching women and their providers on ethnolinguistic background may help to reduce disparities in care. PMID: 31246564 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - June 29, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Middle-Aged Iranian Women's Accounts of Their Sexual Health Care Practices: A Conventional Content Analysis.
CONCLUSIONS: To meet the needs of middle-aged Iranian women, health care providers should become familiar with such women's sexual health care and self-care practices. Socioculturally sensitive policies and interventions should be developed to improve the sexual and reproductive health care conditions of middle-aged women. PMID: 30835237 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - March 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

The Association Between Women's Social Position and the Medicalization of Female Genital Cutting in Egypt.
CONCLUSIONS: A woman's social position in Egypt is associated with medicalization of her daughter's genital cutting. Research is needed to explore the social meaning attributed to medicalized genital cutting, which may inform campaigns that could decrease the prevalence of the procedure. PMID: 30789821 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - February 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Pharmacy Provision of Medication Abortion in Nepal: Pharmacy Owner and Worker Perspectives.
CONCLUSIONS: Integration of pharmacies into the legal abortion provision system could aid in regulation and training. Consideration of pharmacy workers' perspectives can help to ensure the sustainability and success of safe abortion programs. PMID: 30698524 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - February 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Education, Place of Residence and Utilization of Legal Abortion Services in Mexico City, 2013-2015.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings, in conjunction with the literature on unsafe abortion in Mexico, suggest that women from outside Mexico City who have low levels of education may be less likely than their more educated peers to benefit from the safe abortion services provided in the city. PMID: 30562159 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Prevalence of Induced Abortion in Iran: A Comparison of Two Indirect Estimation Techniques.
CONCLUSIONS: Of the two indirect methods, UCT may be simpler and more dependable for the estimation of induced abortion prevalence in low-literacy, abortion-restricted settings. PMID: 30475213 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - November 28, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Women's Autonomy and Intimate Partner Violence in Ghana.
CONCLUSIONS: The findings underscore the relevance of women's empowerment programs as potential mechanisms for reducing intimate partner violence in Ghana. They also point to the need to move beyond individual-level interventions and consider community-level programs that empower women to be autonomous. PMID: 30321136 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - October 17, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

A New Composite Index to Measure National-Level Quality of Family Planning Programs.
CONCLUSIONS: The NQCI and its three components use data routinely collected through national surveys, and can be used to measure and monitor national-level quality of family planning programs. PMID: 30307890 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - October 13, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

The Severity and Management of Complications Among Postabortion Patients Treated in Kinshasa Health Facilities.
CONCLUSIONS: Policies and programs promoting contraceptive use and safe legal abortion are needed in Kinshasa to reduce women's recourse to unsafe abortion. Improved quality postabortion care provision is also needed, including World Health Organization-recommended methods. PMID: 30138102 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - August 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Benefits and Challenges of Safer-Conception Counseling for HIV Serodiscordant Couples in Uganda.
CONCLUSIONS: Counseling can help HIV-infected individuals make informed choices about childbearing and safer-conception methods; however, a controlled clinical trial is needed to determine whether clients use such methods correctly and to assess rates of pregnancy and transmission. Policymakers need to consider including safer-conception counseling as part of routine HIV care. PMID: 30028306 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - July 22, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Bias in Contraceptive Provision to Young Women Among Private Health Care Providers in South West Nigeria.
CONCLUSIONS: Provider bias in the provision of contraceptives to adolescent and young adult women in South West Nigeria may affect quality of care and method choice. Interventions to reduce provider bias should go beyond technical training to address the underlying sociocultural beliefs that lead providers to impose restrictions that are not based on evidence. PMID: 30028307 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - July 22, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

"It's a Race Against the Clock": A Qualitative Analysis of Barriers to Legal Abortion in Bogot á, Colombia.
CONCLUSION: Dissemination of accurate information regarding the availability of clinical and legal abortion is needed. Better training may help physicians, nurses and insurance company personnel understand their roles and legal responsibilities in abortion care and reduce delays in women's access to services. PMID: 29990291 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - July 12, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Correlates of Rapid Repeat Pregnancy Among Adolescents and Young Women in Uganda.
CONCLUSIONS: Efforts to reduce rapid repeat pregnancy among young women in Uganda should focus on rural areas. Strategies to reach women during antenatal care and the postpartum period after their first birth should be prioritized. PMID: 29995628 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - July 12, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Expanding Method Choice in Africa with Long-Acting Methods: IUDs, Implants or Both?
The objective of this article is to review key components of LARC uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa with the aim of guiding policies and programs. We assess trends in access to the IUD and implant, including method knowledge and availability at facilities; examine trends in use, source of supply, discontinuation and characteristics of users; and discuss the prospects for expanding method choice by increasing the availability of LARCs in national programs and the policy implications of our results. PMID: 29874164 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - June 8, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research