Background Fertility rates among adolescents have fallen globally, yet the greatest
incidence remains in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Gaining insight into …

Background The huge proportion of child marriage contributes to high rates of pregnancies
among adolescent girls in Bangladesh. Despite substantial progress in reducing maternal …

Background Jamestown, an urban coastal slum in Accra, Ghana, has one of the highest
adolescent pregnancy rates in the country. We sought to understand the decision (to keep or …

Abstract Background In Niger the prevalence of girl child marriage and low female control
over family planning (FP) has resulted in the world's highest adolescent fertility. Male control …

Background Ethiopia has made great progress toward reducing unmet need for family
planning and increasing contraception use over the last decade. However, almost one …

Abstract Background In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), onset of sexual
intercourse is initiated during adolescence, however only two in ten sexually active …

Background: Despite efforts to improve access to family planning, contraceptive prevalence
remains relatively low among adolescents and youth in Guinea. The objective of this study …

Objectives The study aimed to assess the determinants of modern contraceptive method use
among young women in Benin. Design A mixed-methods design. Setting and participants …

Background The prevalence of teenage pregnancies in Malawi is 29%. About 25% of those
are married while 30% are unmarried adolescents (15–19 years old) who use …

Introduction Despite the increasingly wider availability of contraceptives and the high levels
of unmet need for family planning in rural Ethiopia, contraceptive utilization among young …