Adolescence is a crucial life stage marked by significant physical, psychological, and
societal changes. With India projected to have the highest population of teenagers by 2025 …

Objective Women's empowerment and its association with fertility preference are vital for
central-level promotional health policy strategies. This study examines the association …

Background Contraceptive use in Nigeria has been consistently low despite its many
benefits and several efforts by government and development partners to increase its uptake …

Background Contraceptive use contributes to improved maternal and child health,
education, empowerment of women, slow population growth, and economic development …

Background Globally, teenage pregnancy remains a public health concern because of the
associated maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. To address the extensive social …

Background There is a dearth of research examining the couple characteristics in
determining contractive utilization behavior in develo** countries. This study fills the gap …

Background Reproductive coercion and abuse (RCA) is a form of intimate partner violence
(IPV) in which people with the capacity for pregnancy experience coercive behaviors that …

Reproductive coercion (RC) undermines women's decision-making in reproductive health
and negatively impacts women's health and well-being. This qualitative study explored RC …

Background Fertility preference significantly influences contraceptive uptake and impacts
population growth, especially in low and middle-income countries. In the previous pieces of …

Fertility desires are fundamental to understanding contraceptive use, yet the relationship
between the two remains unclear and is the subject of much debate in demography. To …