This study examined practitioners’ understandings of cultural sensitivity in the context of pregnancy prevention programs for Latina teens. Fifty-eight practitioners from teen pregnancy prevention programs in California were interviewed in a guided conversation format. Three themes emerged in our analysis. First, practitioners’ definitions of cultural sensitivity were consistent with existing m...

BACKGROUND South Africa has no policy to prevent malaria in pregnancy, despite the adverse effects of the disease in pregnancy. However, malaria control measures consisting of indoor residual spraying and specific antimalarial treatment have been in place since the 1970s. Information on the burden of malaria in pregnancy in South Africa is needed to indicate whether a specific policy for malari...

INTRODUCTION HIV-1 prevention programs targeting HIV-1 serodiscordant couples need to identify couples that are likely to become pregnant to facilitate discussions about methods to minimize HIV-1 risk during pregnancy attempts (i.e. safer conception) or effective contraception when pregnancy is unintended. A clinical prediction tool could be used to identify HIV-1 serodiscordant couples with a ...

objective herpes simplex virus (hsv), one of the most common sexually transmitted disease is a worldwide .this study aimed to prevalence of herpes simplex virus of pregnancy in iran. methods: we searched pubmed, scopus, ovid, science direct and national databases were searched: magiran, iranmedex and science information database (sid) up to october 2015.eventually, we included five studies that...

The statistics related to pregnancy and its outcomes are staggering: annually, an estimated 250000-280000 women die during childbirth. Unfortunately, a large number of women receive little or no care during or before pregnancy. At a period of critical vulnerability, interventions can be effectively delivered to improve the health of women and their newborns and also to make their pregnancy safe...

background: unwanted pregnancies and their complications are one of the major problems facing women in the world. this study aimed to determine the factors that affect unwanted pregnancy in the population covered by the shahroud university of medical sciences in 2013. methods: in this case-control study, 116 cases and 251 controls were randomly selected from those who referred to health care ce...

abstract background: pregnancy can be in conflict with sexual function which can be affected by physical and psychological changes during pregnancy. therefore, comparison of the effect of face‑to‑face education with group education on sexual function during pregnancy in couples was the purpose of this research. materials and methods: in this quasi‑experimental pre‑test post‑test study, 64 pregn...

BACKGROUND The increasing trend of premarital sexual experience and unintended pregnancies in Malaysia warrants sustained and serious attention. The sensitivities of sex-related issues in a Muslim-majority country create various types of barriers to sexual and reproductive health information, support and practices. This study aims to gain understanding of knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of ...

Background Long acting and permanent contraceptive methods are the most effective family planning (FP) methods to prevent pregnancy and thereby averting adverse consequences of too many and ill-timed pregnancies. However, long acting and permanent contraceptive methods (LAPMs) are underutilized in Ethiopia for little documented reasons. Therefore, this study is aimed to assess magnitude and fac...

Emergency contraception could reduce the number of unintended pregnancies by 1.7 million. The best approach to oral contraception is education and not limitation, but it is unlikely that there will be any increase in contraceptive availability in the near future. Routine ultrasonography in low-risk pregnancies does not appear to be cost-effective.