Neighborhood, social isolation and mental health outcome among older people in Ghana

RM Gyasi, AA Yeboah, CM Mensah… - Journal of Affective …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Loneliness and living alone have been strongly related to mental health but
limited empirical evidence of these relationships exists among older people in Ghana. We …

[HTML][HTML] " I was tricked": understanding reasons for unintended pregnancy among sexually active adolescent girls

AI Ajayi, SA Odunga, C Oduor, R Ouedraogo… - Reproductive …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background While the Kenya government is mobilizing high-level strategies to end
adolescent pregnancy by 2030, a clear understanding of drivers of early unintended …

[HTML][HTML] Community perception of abortion, women who abort and abortifacients in Kisumu and Nairobi counties, Kenya

BA Ushie, K Juma, G Kimemia, R Ouedraogo… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Abortion draws varied emotions based on individual and societal beliefs. Often,
women known to have sought or those seeking abortion services experience stigma and …

[HTML][HTML] Health systems' preparedness to provide post-abortion care: assessment of health facilities in Burkina Faso, Kenya and Nigeria

K Juma, R Ouedraogo, J Amo-Adjei, A Sie… - BMC health services …, 2022 - Springer
Background In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, access to abortion is legally restricted,
which partly contributes to high incidence of unsafe abortion. This may result in unsafe …

From the shadows to light. Perceptions of women and healthcare providers of post-abortion care in Burkina Faso

R Ouedraogo, K Juma - Social Science & Medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite political commitments to address maternal deaths due to abortion, women and girls
in Burkina Faso still face impediments to accessing post-abortion care (PAC) services …

[HTML][HTML] “They talked to me rudely”. Women perspectives on quality of post-abortion care in public health facilities in Kenya

R Ouedraogo, G Kimemia, EK Igonya, S Athero… - Reproductive …, 2023 - Springer
Background Access to safe abortion is legally restricted in Kenya. Therefore, majority
women seeking abortion services in such restrictive contexts resort to unsafe methods and …

[HTML][HTML] Social determinants and access to induced abortion in Burkina Faso: from two case studies

R Ouédraogo, J Sundby - Obstetrics and gynecology international, 2014 - hindawi.com
Unsafe abortion constitutes a major public health problem in Burkina Faso and concerns
mainly young women. The legal restriction and social stigma make abortions most often …

[HTML][HTML] “I wasn't ready”: abortion decision-making pathways in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

R Ouedraogo, L Senderowicz, C Ngbichi - International journal of public …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives This study explores abortion decision-making trajectories in Ouagadougou,
Burkina Faso, examining the spaces for decision making that young people manage to …

Cocreated regional research agenda for evidence-informed policy and advocacy to improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in sub-Saharan …

M Mwoka, AI Ajayi, G Kibunja, C Cheruiyot… - BMJ Global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Regional commitments on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), such as the
ground-breaking Maputo Protocol, have explicitly recognised adolescents' right to youth …

[HTML][HTML] “Those are things for married people” exploring parents'/adults' and adolescents' perspectives on contraceptives in Narok and Homa Bay Counties, Kenya

J Mwaisaka, YD Wado, R Ouedraogo, C Oduor… - Reproductive …, 2021 - Springer
Background Contraceptive use among adolescent girls is low in many sub-Saharan African
countries including Kenya. Attitude and perspectives about contraception of community …