scholarly journals Does a History of Unintended Pregnancy Lessen the Likelihood of Desire for Sterilization Reversal?

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 501-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia D. Grady ◽  
Eleanor Bimla Schwarz ◽  
Chetachi A. Emeremni ◽  
Jonathan Yabes ◽  
Aletha Akers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Unintended Pregnancy ◽  
History Of ◽  
Sterilization Reversal

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Unintended Pregnancies amongst Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Cambodia

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (20) ◽  
pp. 4006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farwa Rizvi ◽  
Joanne Williams ◽  
Elizabeth Hoban
Keyword(s):  
Unintended Pregnancy ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Modern Contraceptive ◽  
Unintended Pregnancies ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
History Of ◽  
Socioeconomic Consequences

Background: Unintended pregnancies in Cambodian youth are a major reproductive health concern with detrimental personal and socioeconomic consequences. A social ecological model was used to identify sociodemographic factors potentially associated with unintended pregnancies, and an analysis of data from the 2014 Cambodian Demographic and Health Survey was used to determine associations. Methods: Weighted data were analysed using multiple logistic regression analyses for 3406 Cambodian sexually active single, in union or married females aged 15–29 years. Results: The prevalence of unintended pregnancy was 12.3%. Unintended pregnancy was significantly associated with younger age groups (15–24 years), multiparity, history of abortion, and current use of modern contraceptive methods. All women had an increased likelihood of unintended pregnancy when the husband alone or someone else in the household made decisions about their access to healthcare. Conclusion: The burden of unintended pregnancies is associated with young age, multiparity, history of abortions, unemployment, and low autonomy for accessing healthcare. Multi-pronged, holistic reproductive and sexual health program interventions are needed to increase literacy and accessibility to modern contraception and to raise awareness about women’s health and status in Cambodia.

scholarly journals Factors associated with use of long-acting reversible contraception among female sex workers operating in Gulu district, Northern Uganda – a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simple Ouma ◽  
Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye ◽  
Catherine Abbo ◽  
Rawlance Ndejjo
Keyword(s):  
Sex Work ◽  
Unintended Pregnancy ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Northern Uganda ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
History Of ◽  
Gulu District ◽  
Long Acting

Abstract Background: Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) are the most effective and reliable contraceptives for female sex workers (FSWs) and require periodic users’ involvement only at the time of application or re-application. However, information on LARC use among FSWs in Uganda is scarce. To fill this gap, we determined the prevalence of LARC use among FSWs and examined factors associated with LARC use among FSWs operating in Gulu district, Northern Uganda.Methods: Across-sectional study was conducted among 300 FSWs aged 18 years and above and operating in Gulu district. Semi-structured questionnaires were used to measure factors associated with the use of LARC: intrauterine device (IUD), Implants, and injectables. Data analyses were conducted using STATA 14.0 and restricted to 280 non-gravid adult FSWs aged 18-49 years who were not on permanent contraception method. To examine factors associated with LARC use, prevalence ratios (PR) with robust standard errors were computed using Poisson regression.Results: Among the participants, the mean age (SD, range) was 26.5 (5.9, 18 - 45) years, 53.2% never married, 66.1% reported consistent condom use independent of LARC, 58.9% had unintended pregnancy during a lifetime, 48.6% had at least one unintended pregnancy during sex work, and 37.4% had at least one induced abortion. The prevalence of LARC use was 58.6%; the majority were using Implants (48.2%), followed by injectables (42.7%), and IUDs (9.1%). Independent factors associated with LARC use included: longer duration of sex work [≥ two years] (adjusted PR=1.44, 95% CI: 1.03-2.02), higher parity [≥ two] (adjusted PR=1.13, 95% CI: 1.02-1.26), history of unintended pregnancy during sex work (adjusted PR=1.24 CI: 1.01-1.51), and being a brothel/lodge-based FSWs (adjusted PR=1.28, 95% CI: 1.01-1.63).Conclusions: There is a big gap in LARC use with only 58.6% of FSWs using LARC. LARC use was associated with longer duration of sex work, higher parity, history of sex work-related unintended pregnancy, and being a brothel/lodge-based FSW. Therefore, interventions to improve LARC use should intensively target the newly recruited FSWs, FSWs with low parity, and FSWs not based in brothels or lodges.

scholarly journals The Association between Mental Health Disorders and History of Unintended Pregnancy among Women Veterans

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (12) ◽  
pp. 2092-2099 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colleen P. Judge-Golden ◽  
Sonya Borrero ◽  
Xinhua Zhao ◽  
Maria K. Mor ◽  
Lisa S. Callegari
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Unintended Pregnancy ◽  
Women Veterans ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
History Of ◽  
Health Disorders

scholarly journals History of unintended pregnancy and patterns of contraceptive use among racial and ethnic minority women veterans

2020 ◽  
Vol 223 (4) ◽  
pp. 564.e1-564.e13
Author(s):  
Deirdre A. Quinn ◽  
Florentina E. Sileanu ◽  
Xinhua Zhao ◽  
Maria K. Mor ◽  
Colleen Judge-Golden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Unintended Pregnancy ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Women Veterans ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Ethnic Minority Women ◽  
History Of ◽  
Racial And Ethnic Minority

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding emergency contraception among married women in Ludhiana, Punjab, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 3506
Author(s):  
Shipra Saini ◽  
Deepshikha Kamra ◽  
Shavinder Singh
Keyword(s):  
Unintended Pregnancy ◽  
Emergency Contraception ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Change Strategies ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
History Of

Background: An unwanted and unintended pregnancy is a major concern in a women’s life as it has its adverse social and health outcomes. Emergency contraception (EC) is safe and effective method that gives women a second chance to prevent unwanted pregnancy after unprotected intercourse.Methods: This is a community based cross sectional study done in field practice area under the department of Community Medicine, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab. A total of 400 respondents were selected by stratified random sampling from the list of eligible couples residing in the area. The interview was conducted using semi structured questionnaire, after obtaining their informed consent.Results: The mean age of respondents was 31.44±5.67 years. 68.7% of respondents were using some kind of contraception. Majority (68%) of respondents had heard of emergency contraception and for majority (81.3%) source of information about EC was Media (TV). Out of 272 respondents who had heard of emergency contraception 146 (54.1%) had negative attitude towards emergency contraception and only 30 (8%) had used ECP. Practice of ECP was found to have statistically significant association with employment and history of unwanted pregnancy.Conclusions: EC has a potential to curb the menace of unintended pregnancy thereby decreasing unsafe abortion and maternal mortality. In spite of reasonable awareness of emergency contraception, as found in present study there is wide gap for its usage. Hence behavioural change strategies should be considered to bring attitudinal change on use of emergency contraception. 

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