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Factors associated with emergency contraception use among female undergraduate students in the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction: Unintended pregnancy is a major public health issue requiring a broad approach with multiple prevention strategies. Emergency contraception has been used after unprotected sex to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. ...
Predictors of contraceptive uptake by adolescent girls and young women attending the HIV clinic at Mayuge health center III
(Makerere University, 2021-02-18)
Introduction: In spite of the availability of a variety of contraceptives, their use among HIV
infected women of reproductive age (15-49years) has remained low. The situation does not get
any better among HIV infected ...
HIV risk and factors associated with use of novel prevention interventions among female students at Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2022)
Introduction: Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), aged 15-24 years, account for 1 in 4 new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa. Female university students are members of this key population. Female university students ...
Acceptability and perceptions of contraceptives among young HIV positive women in KCCA Art Clinics
(2019-09)
Introduction
There are about 7000 new HIV infections among young women in Sub Saharan Africa. Forty- three percent of pregnancies among young HIV positive women in Uganda are either unwanted or mistimed and this accounts ...
Acceptability of SMS reminders as an HIV PREP adherence support tool and associated factors among adolescent girls and young women in Mukono District
(Makerere University, 2022-12)
Background: Young Women in Uganda contributed 29% of new HIV infections despite representing only 10% of the total population and are priority beneficiaries of PrEP, yet they have been found to have low adherence. SMS ...