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Contraception

Understanding contraceptive use in Pakistan: The role of individual and community contextual factors

Asifa Kamal, Lamia Alyami, Sadaf Malik, Maryam Siddiqa, Muhammad Ijaz, Afza Rasul, Jamal Abdul Nasir

published 03 Feb 2026

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A cross-sectional survey of reproductive, gynecological, and breast health histories and status among people in a provincial prison for women in British Columbia

Clare Heggie, Martha Paynter, Anja McLeod, Jessica Liauw, Rosann Edwards, Fiona Kouyoumdjian

published 21 Jan 2026

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The role of individual and community empowerment as drivers of contraceptive use among reproductive aged women in Bangladesh: Insights from multilevel analysis using BDHS 2022

Bikash Pal, Md. Abdus Salam Akanda

published 21 Jan 2026

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Insights into long-acting reversible contraceptive practices in Sub-Saharan Africa: A machine learning perspective

Abraham Keffale Mengistu, Kerebih Getinet, Sefefe Birhanu Tizie, Mengistu Abebe Messelu, Ashagrie Anteneh, Meron Asmamaw Alemayehu, Andualem Enyew Gedefaw

published 20 Jan 2026

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The role of sex education in withdrawal use: Prevalence and correlates among a nationally representative sample of adolescents and young adults

John L. Ferrand, Arthur H. Owora, Alexandra T. Hughes-Wegner, Eric R. Walsh-Buhi

published 16 Jan 2026

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Sexual and reproductive health challenges among street adolescents in Sylhet city, Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study

Yeahyea Ahmed, Md Abdullah Saeed Khan, Laila Afroz, Mohammad Nurunnabi, Md Golam Abbas

published 14 Jan 2026

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Does it hold weight? The perceived effects of contraceptive use on weight status in females: A mixed-methods study

Leonie Bass, Tamara Prostináková, Kathelijne Gabrielle Silang, Alyssia Griffiths-Gray, Stephen McQuilliam, Elizabeth Mahon, Amy Whitehead, Kelsie Olivia Johnson

published 29 Dec 2025

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Preconception care services in Northern Ethiopia: A qualitative exploration of awareness, experiences, challenges, opportunities, and prospects

Gebremedhin Gebreegziabher Gebretsadik, Alemayehu Bayray Kahsay, Andargachew Kassa Biratu, Amanuel Gessessew, Zohra S. Lassi, Afework Mulugeta

published 03 Dec 2025

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Assessing changes in the availability and readiness of health facilities to provide modern family planning services in Bangladesh: Insights from Bangladesh Health Facility Surveys, 2014 and 2017

Rajon Banik, Syed Toukir Ahmed Noor, Abu Bakkar Siddique, Md. Sabbir Ahmed Mayen, Anindita Saha, Ashiquzzaman, Lubna Hossain, Abu Sayeed, Nondo Saha, Md. Akib Al- Zubayer, Md. Lutful Kader, Ema Akter, Md. Abu Bakkar Siddique, Anisuddin Ahmed, Sahar Raza

published 14 Nov 2025

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Factors influencing breast cancer screening among reproductive age women in Lesotho: Analysis of the 2023-24 demographic and health survey using the Andersen Behavioral Model

Mesfin Abebe, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan, Tsion Mulat Tebeje

published 13 Nov 2025

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A qualitative analysis of women’s reproductive agency and postpartum family planning in Maharashtra, India

Nandita Bhan, Edwin Elizabeth Thomas, Gennifer Kully, Mohan Ghule, Anita Raj, Lotus McDougal, Abhishek Singh, Sarah Averbach

published 07 Nov 2025

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Qualitative understandings of the persistent use of traditional contraceptive methods using the socio-ecological model among older reproductive-age women in Khulna, Bangladesh

Mashiat Abedin, Mohammad Bellal Hossain

published 31 Oct 2025

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Rural-urban disparity in induced abortion in Ghana: A multivariate non-linear decomposition analysis of the Ghana Maternal Health Survey

Isaac Yeboah, Martin Wiredu Agyekum, Jerry John Ouner, Duah Dwomoh, Desmond Klu, Mary Naana Essiaw, Andrew Kweku Conduah, Sarah Asaah Owusu-Kwankye

published 15 Oct 2025

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