BACKGROUND In Ethiopia maternal mortality rate is very high more than one in five women die from pregnancy or pregnancy related causes. The use of contraceptives to prevent unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortion is an important strategy to minimize maternal mortality rate. Among various forms of contraception, emergency contraceptives are the only one that can be used after sexual intercourse...

<p><em>Anemia associated with the use of modern contraception causes changes in menstrual patterns that lead to anemia. Modern contraceptives such as sterilization, intrauterine devices (IUD), pills, birth control injections, implants, condoms, lactation amenorrhea method (MAL) are preferred by married women Indonesia, prevalence was recorded at 58.7% 2018, then 59, 7% 2022 and numb...

BACKGROUND The association between hormonal contraception and cervical cancer is controversial. These controversies may hamper the uptake of hormonal contraceptives. OBJECTIVE To determine the association between hormonal contraceptives and cervical neoplasia. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a case-control study in which Pap-smear results of 156 participants on hormonal contraceptives were c...

BACKGROUND Evidence on the association between female-to-male human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission risk and hormonal contraception is sparse and conflicting. METHODS Heterosexual HIV-discordant couples from Lusaka, Zambia, were followed longitudinally at 3 month-intervals from 1994 to 2012. The impact of hormonal contraception on time to HIV transmission from HIV-positive women to ...

BACKGROUND Preventing unintended pregnancies among women living with HIV is an important component of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT), yet few data exist on contraceptive use among women entering HIV care. METHODS This was a retrospective study of electronic medical records from the initial HIV clinic visits of 826 sexually active, nonpregnant, 18-49-year old women in s...

Sexual behavior of HIV-positive youths, whether infected perinatally, through risky behavior or other ways, is not substantially different from that of HIV-uninfected peers. Because of highly active antiretroviral therapy, increasing number of children, infected perinatally, are surviving into adolescence and are becoming sexually active and need reproductive health services. The objective of t...

INTRODUCTION Determining whether hormonal contraception, particularly the injectable contraceptive depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), increases a woman's risk of HIV acquisition is a priority question for public health. However, assessing the relationship between various hormonal contraceptive methods and HIV acquisition with observational data involves substantial analytic design issues...

According to the IDHS, MMR in 2018 has decreased but is still quite high. The high indicates that health status Indonesia not good. One of factors causing AKI and IMR pregnancy mothers with poor nutritional status. Poor will cause babies be born LBW so potential for death higher. Efforts steps handling this strategy are carry out comprehensive midwifery care starting from pregnancy, childbirth,...