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Open AccessDevelopment and Pilot Test of a Multi-Component Intervention to Support Women’s Recovery from Female Genital Fistula
We evaluated a pilot multi-component reintegration intervention to improve women’s physical and psychosocial quality of life after genital fistula surgery.
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Open AccessIdentifying opportunities for prevention of adverse outcomes following female genital fistula repair: protocol for a mixed-methods study in Uganda
Female genital fistula is a traumatic debilitating injury, frequently caused by prolonged obstructed labor, affecting between 500,000-2 million women in lower-resource settings. Vesicovaginal fistula causes ur...
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Open AccessDepression and HIV Care-seeking Behaviors in a Population-based Sample in North West Province, South Africa
Depression is associated with key HIV-related prevention and treatment behaviors in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to identify the association of depressive symptoms with HIV testing, linkage to care, and ART ad...
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Open AccessContraceptive preferences and adoption following female genital fistula surgery in Uganda: a mixed-methods study
Female genital fistula, largely caused by prolonged obstructed labour, is treated by surgical repair. Preventing pregnancy for a minimum period post-repair is recommended to ensure adequate healing and optimiz...
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Open AccessFactors facilitating the use of contraceptive methods among urban adolescents and youth in Guinea: a qualitative study
The use of modern contraceptive methods among adolescents and youth is a public health priority to prevent unintended pregnancies. To our knowledge, no study has ever explored and documented factors promoting ...
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Open AccessThe role of informational support from women’s social networks on antenatal care initiation: qualitative evidence from pregnant women in Uganda
Early and appropriate use of antenatal care services is critical for reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity. Yet most women in sub-Saharan Africa, including Uganda, do not seek antenatal care u...
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Open AccessBuilding a country-wide Fistula Treatment Network in Kenya: results from the first six years (2014-2020)
It is estimated that one million women worldwide live with untreated fistula, a devastating injury primarily caused by prolonged obstructed labor when women do not have access to timely emergency obstetric car...
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Open AccessRisk Factors for Dual Burden of Severe Maternal Morbidity and Preterm Birth by Insurance Type in California
Among childbearing women, insurance coverage determines degree of access to preventive and emergency care for maternal and infant health. Maternal-infant dyads with dual burden of severe maternal morbidity and...
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Physical, Psychological, and Social Assessments of Fistula Recovery Among Women in Nigeria and Uganda
Moving beyond surgical closure as metric of treatment success to incorporate patient-reported outcomes in genital fistula care is an important step in comprehensively addressing women’s recovery from this cond...
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Open AccessTrends in contraceptive use, unmet need and associated factors of modern contraceptive use among urban adolescents and young women in Guinea
In Guinea, high fertility among adolescents and young women in urban areas remains a public health concern. This study describes trends in contraceptive use, unmet need, and factors associated with the use of ...
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Gender, HIV Testing and Stigma: The Association of HIV Testing Behaviors and Community-Level and Individual-Level Stigma in Rural South Africa Differ for Men and Women
Stigma remains a significant barrier to HIV testing in South Africa. Despite being a social construct, most HIV-stigma research focuses on individuals; further the intersection of gender, testing and stigma is...
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Open AccessCombined analysis of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment on mortality from hypovolemic shock secondary to obstetric hemorrhage
Obstetric hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality, particularly in low-resource settings where women face significant delays in accessing definitive treatment. The Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garmen...
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Improving the Alcohol Retail Environment to Reduce Youth Access: A Randomized Community Trial of a Best Practices Toolkit Intervention
Underage alcohol use remains a significant public health problem throughout the United States and has important consequences for the health of individuals and communities. The objective of this study was to as...
