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Curbing Teenage Pregnancy in Namibia: The Protective Role of Social Institutions and Family Planning

Family planning variables had a mildly protective effect on teenage pregnancy in Namibia, which has some of the highest rates of teenage pregnancy in the East and Southern Africa r...

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Socio-Cultural Factors Influencing Utilization of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among Youth in Swaziland

This study assesses the socio-cultural norms, attitudes, values and practices that hinder or facilitate the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of adolescents and youn...

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Child Marriage and Adolescent Pregnancy in Mozambique: Causes and Impact

When it comes to preventing adolescent pregnancies, a crucial factor is women’s empowerment, especially the ability of young women to request contraception. This study analyz...

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Harnessing the Demographic Dividend: Accelerating Structural and Socioeconomic Transformation in Mozambique

This report summarizes an analysis to assess Mozambique’s chances of harnessing a demographic dividend and the policy options the country can adopt in order to optimize its c...

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Strategic planning for saving the lives of mothers, newborns, and children and preventing stillbirths in KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa: modelling using the Lives Saved Tool

This paper attempts to identify and cost priority intervention areas for impact on maternal and child mortality over the next five years in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Afr...

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Swaziland: Community-Based Distribution of Family Planning Commodities: A Feasibility Study Report

This study sought to determine the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of stakeholders at the community level that can support distribution of family planning commodities. ...

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Rwanda: First Time Young Mothers: Baseline Study

This baseline study explored first-time young mothers' use and perception of health services and their social and economic living conditions and needs.

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Swaziland: Survey on the Availability of Contraceptives and Life-Saving Maternal Health Drugs in Service Delivery Points

This report assesses availability and stock-outs of contraceptives and reproductive health commodities. The survey was aimed at assessing supply chains (including cold chains), sta...

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Improving the Quality of Maternal and Neonatal Health Services in Swaziland: A Situational Analysis (2011)

This assessment seeks to provide critical information on the current status of the provision of emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) at health facilities; help identify de...