BACKGROUND Sexual violence is one of the most prevalent but underreported incidents. One among many consequences of sexual violence is unwanted pregnancy. OBJECTIVES To describe events related to and factors associated with sexual violence among women with unwanted pregnancy and describe knowledge and use of contraception among these women with unwanted pregnancy. METHODS This cross-section...

Neonaticide is defined as killing of a newborn within the first 24 hours of life. Neonaticide happens globally. The characteristics and motives of Chinese neonaticide are unknown. This study is committed to outline Chinese neonaticide offenders’ characteristics and primary motives. Neonaticide cases in Shanghai Public Security Bureau (SPSB) were reviewed and analyzed. All offenders were domesti...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to examine the perception of University students regarding the severity of unwanted pregnancy. METHODS This cross sectional study involved 408 (206 females and 202 males) students residing within the university campus. Simple and systematic sampling methods were used to select participants. A 4-likert scaled self-administered questionnaire was used for...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between unwanted pregnancy and health-related quality of life in pregnant women. STUDY DESIGN Case-control study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Community Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran, from October 2013 to July 2014. METHODOLOGY Of the pregnant women who presented to primary healthcare centers of K...

OBJECTIVE This paper explores the relationship between domestic violence against women inflicted by husbands, unwanted pregnancy and pregnancy termination of Bangladeshi urban women. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study used the nationally representative 2007 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) data. The BDHS covered a representative sample of 10,996 ever married women from rural and u...

abstract background: many women, throughout their life cycle, experience unintended pregnancy and its subsequent induced abortion. nonetheless, women’s perceptions of this phenomenon – particularly in countries prohibiting elective abortion – are poorly known. the aim of this study was to explore iranian azeri women’s perceptions of unintended pregnancy. materials and methods: this was a conven...

BACKGROUND Low birth weight (LBW) is the principal risk factor for neonatal and infant mortality in developing countries. This study examines the effects of unwanted pregnancy, prenatal depression and social support on the risk of low birth weight in rural southwestern Ethiopia. We hypothesized that unwanted pregnancy and prenatal depression increase the risk of low birth weight, while social s...