BACKGROUND Adolescents in developing countries face a range of sexual and reproductive health problems. Lack of health care service for reproductive health or difficulty in accessing them are among them. In this study we aimed to examine health care workers' attitudes toward sexual and reproductive health services to unmarried adolescents in Ethiopia. METHODS We conducted a descriptive cross-...

BACKGROUND Young women often have diverse options for addressing their reproductive health and other health needs in urban settings. In Brazil, they may access care through the government-run Family Health Program (FHP). Understanding factors associated with service utilization can enhance access to and delivery of appropriate services. OBJECTIVES To describe demographic, behavioural and clin...

In Tanzania, reproductive health and HIV services are coordinated by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in two separate units namely Reproductive and Child Health Section and the National AIDS Control Programme. The importance of integrating the two services that are vertically run is expected to improve access to and uptake of key essential services and extend coverage to underserved an...

INTRODUCTION Many youth are less informed, less experienced and less comfortable in utilizing reproductive health services. In the Sub-Saharan region the adolescents account for a higher proportion of new HIV infections and unmet need for reproductive health (RH) services. This study assessed reproductive health service utilization and associated factors among the youth in Amhara Region, Ethiop...

objective(s):the aim of this open label crossover study was to investigate the effects of nigella sativa on reproductive health and metabolic profile of perimenopausal women in rawang, malaysia.   materials and methods:sixty nine perimenopausal women aged 45 to 65 were allocated into the experimental group treated orally with 1600mg/day of encapsulated pure powdered n. sativa compared to contro...

objective: this study aimed to examin the psychometric characteristics of the persian version of reproductive health assessment questionnaire for women of reproductive age (rhaqwra). materials and methods: this study was a cross sectional study. we selected 150 women aged 18- 45 years based on convenience sampling method who lived in the quake-hit areas  in eastern part of iran in 2013. some pr...

Relevance . The demographic future of our country depends to a large extent on the level fertility, which is determined by reproductive health population. Aim. To conduct an analysis literature problems disorders among young population and scientifically sound areas prevention diseases affecting functions body. Results. Among causes disorders, sexually transmitted infections, human papillomavir...

India is home to the highest number of adolescents in the world. Adolescents in India suffer from lack of knowledge and empowerment to make informed sexual and reproductive health decisions. This paper analyses the prevalence of reproductive tract infections and sexually transmitted infections (RTI/STI) and treatment seeking behavior among married adolescent women in India aged 15-19 years. Dat...