Empowering adolescent girls in Sub-Saharan Africa to prevent unintended pregnancy and HIV: A critical research gap

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-3

  Phillips, Sharon J ^a   Mbizvo, Michael T ^b,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (Zambia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; HIV; Sexual and reproductive health; Teenage pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM USE; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; NONHUMAN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POVERTY; PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL NORM; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PLANNING; HIV INFECTIONS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84954238289     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.10.005     Document Type: Article

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