Despite global commitments to achieving gender equality and improving health and
wellbeing for all, quantitative data and methods to precisely estimate the effect of gender …

OBJECTIVE: To compare medical abortion practised at home and in clinics in terms of
effectiveness, safety and acceptability. METHODS: A systematic search for randomized …

Background Contraception provides significant benefits for women's and children's health,
yet an estimated 225 million women had an unmet need for modern contraceptive methods …

Background: Urban slums are at high risk of COVID-19 transmission due to the lack of basic
housing, water, and sanitation facilities. Overcrowded conditions make quarantine measures …

Objectives COVID-19 may spread rapidly in densely populated urban informal settlements.
Kenya swiftly implemented mitigation policies; we assess the economic, social and health …

Background The World Health Organization recommends that abortion can be provided at
the lowest level of the healthcare system. Training mid‐level providers, such as midwives …

Objective To assess the effect of a mobile phone-based intervention (mHealth) on post-
abortion contraception use by women in Cambodia. Methods The Mobile Technology for …

The objective of this study was to determine factors associated with modern contraceptive
use and unintended pregnancy among young women and men in Accra, Ghana. From …

Background Preparing the cervix prior to surgical abortion is intended to make the
procedure both easier and safer. Options for cervical preparation include osmotic dilators …

Purpose Adolescent mental health has been under-researched, particularly in Africa. COVID-
19-related household economic stress and school closures will likely have adverse effects …