| Title |
Persistent high fertility in Uganda: young people recount obstacles and enabling factors to use of contraceptives
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, September 2010
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-10-530 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Gorrette Nalwadda, Florence Mirembe, Josaphat Byamugisha, Elisabeth Faxelid |
| Abstract |
High fertility among young people aged 15-24 years is a public health concern in Uganda. Unwanted pregnancy, unsafe induced abortions and associated high morbidity and mortality among young women may be attributed to low contraceptive use. This study aims at exploring reasons for low contraceptive use among young people. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 406 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 113 | 27% |
| Student > Bachelor | 64 | 16% |
| Researcher | 49 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 38 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 24 | 6% |
| Other | 41 | 10% |
| Unknown | 82 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 96 | 23% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 87 | 21% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 54 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 5% |
| Arts and Humanities | 11 | 3% |
| Other | 55 | 13% |
| Unknown | 89 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
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#7,453,126
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#7,878
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#33,967
of 94,596 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#35
of 73 outputs
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