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The prevalence of unintended pregnancy and its influence on pregnancy experience in Tabriz, Iran, 2023: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundThere is a lack of quantitative studies that specifically measure the association between the experience of pregnancy and unintended...
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Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion in the US Navy, 2016
BackgroundThe unintended pregnancy rate in the US military is higher than among civilians. While 42% of unintended pregnancies end in abortion among...
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Analysis of unintended pregnancy and influencing factors among married women in China
Unintended pregnancy often ends with induced abortion, an outcome that affects a woman’s physical and mental health and consumes social resources. A...
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Machine learning to predict unintended pregnancy among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: evidence from EDHS 2016
BackgroundAn unintended pregnancy is a pregnancy that is either unwanted or mistimed, such as when it occurs earlier than desired. It is one of the...
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Unintended pregnancy and contraceptive use among women in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis
IntroductionUnintended pregnancy is a leading cause of maternal mortality associated with abortion, inadequate contraceptive use, contraceptive...
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Reducing behavior problems in children born after an unintended pregnancy: the generation R study
ObjectivesTo examine differences in behavior problems between children from intended versus unintended pregnancies, and to estimate how much the...
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Unintended pregnancy and its associated factors among women with disabilities in central Sidama National Regional State, Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis
BackgroundUnintended pregnancy is one of the most common reproductive health problems. The problem makes women with disabilities doubly burdened by...
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Association between sexual violence and unintended pregnancy among married women in Zambia
BackgroundOne of the outcomes of sexual violence is unintended pregnancy. In Zambia, 15% of married women age 15—49 years had experienced sexual...
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Factors influencing unintended pregnancy and abortion among unmarried young people in Nigeria: a scoping review
BackgroundUnintended pregnancies and abortions among unmarried adolescents in Nigeria are outcomes of the interplay of multifaceted factors....
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Long-term influence of unintended pregnancy on psychological distress: a large sample retrospective cross-sectional study
This study examined the associations between childbirth decisions in women with unintended pregnancies and long-term psychological distress. An...
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Determinants of change in unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia using the 2005 and 2016 EDHS: non-linear multivariable decomposition analysis
BackgroundUnintended pregnancy is a pregnancy either mistimed or unwanted. The main consequence of unintended pregnancy is inducing abortion. In...
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on contraceptive methods, abortion, and unintended pregnancy: a cross-sectional study
Background and AimBy creating an international emergency, the COVID-19 pandemic may have led to compromised reproductive health care, including...
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Comparison of maternal-fetal attachment, anxiety, depression, and prevalence of intimate partner violence in Iranian women with intended and unintended pregnancy: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundUnintended pregnancies and intimate partner violence can adversely affect women, infants, and their psychological well-being. The study...
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Prevalence and factors associated with unintended pregnancy among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa, a multilevel analysis
BackgroundUnintended pregnancy predisposes women to unsafe abortion, malnutrition, mental illness, and even death. Though adolescent girls and young...
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Women’s experience of unintended pregnancy and changes in contraceptive methods: evidence from a nationally representative survey
BackgroundIneffective or no use of contraception following an unintended pregnancy contributes to a subsequent unintended pregnancy. This study aimed...
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Assessment of relevance and actual implementation of person-centeredness in healthcare and social support services for women with unintended pregnancy in Germany (CarePreg): results of expert workshops
IntroductionPerson-centeredness is a key principle in the German healthcare system. However, access to high-quality care for women with unintended...
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Trend, multivariate decomposition and spatial variations of unintended pregnancy among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: evidence from demographic and health surveys
BackgroundThe magnitude of unintended pregnancy is unacceptably high and more than half of it end up with abortions. This may limit lower and...
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A population-level data linkage study to explore the association between health facility level factors and unintended pregnancy in Bangladesh
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of health facility-level factors, including the availability of long-acting modern...
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Trends in prevalence and factors associated with unintended pregnancies in Zambia (2001–2018)
BackgroundUnintended pregnancies can pose significant public health concerns for both maternal and child health because of their associated risks and...
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Heightened risk of unintended pregnancy among sex workers and sex worker organizations’ response during the stringent COVID-19 containment measures in East and Southern Africa
The UNFPA 2022 State of the World Population (SWOP) report recognises that certain populations of young women and girls are at a higher risk of...