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Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Policy solutions to improve access to fertility treatment and optimise patient care: consensus from an expert forum

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

G. David Adamson
Hannah Armstrong
Ying Cheong
Elaine Damato
Human Fatemi
Rui Ferriani
Georg Griesinger
William Leigh Ledger
Michele Pistollato
Antonio Pellicer

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1605480

3,399 views
2 citations

Perspective

Published on 25 Aug 2025

No climate justice without sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice (SRHRJ): past, present, and future challenges faced by the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Climate Justice Coalition

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Sally Dijkerman
Heather McMullen
Natalie Hammond
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Climate Justice Coalition

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1569484

2,490 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Aug 2025

Climate change and its differential impact on sexual and reproductive health and rights among women in Nepal

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Jagadishwor Ghimire
Khusbu Poudel
Kritee Lamichhane
Amit Timilsina
Madhav Prasad Dhakal
Parash Prasad Phuyal
Sumanjari Pradhan
Jivan Devkota
Sujan Karki

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1603370

2,591 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Aug 2025

Sexual and reproductive health service utilization among patients with podoconiosis in Wolaita Zone, South Ethiopia: a multilevel mixed-effect analysis

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Temesgen Lera Abiso
Amene Abebe Kerbo
Eskinder Wolka Woticha

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1562495

3,842 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Aug 2025

Use of modern contraceptives on the basis of disability severity in Uganda: analysis of the 2016 demographic and health survey

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Tara Casebolt
Molly Hardiman
Taylor Diaz-Leon Guerrero

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1611713

790 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 31 Jul 2025

Advertising support in healthcare settings for survivors of sexual violence: findings from a population-based survey in England

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Aliyu Abubakar
Jonathan D. C. Ross
Rachel J. Caswell

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1642585

1,135 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Jul 2025

Mapping the journey: enhancing abortion care in Uganda's health systems

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Steve Biko Sigu
Isaac Milton Odongo
Wilbert Nango
Silvester Ochieno Okechi
Annah Kukundakwe
John Musoba Kitui

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1609662

1,841 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 23 Jun 2025

Equipping community health workers in Rwanda to deliver a gender transformative parenting program to prevent violence against women and children at scale

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Kate Doyle
Isha Bhatnagar
Emmanuel Karamage
Jean Paul Tuyisingize
Chantal Muhimpundu
Ange Marie Yvette Nyiransabimana
François Regis Cyiza
Fidèle Rutayisire
Silas Ngayaboshya
Webster Mavhu

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1602136

3,071 views
5 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 15 May 2025

“One's life becomes even more miserable when we hear all those hurtful words”. A mixed methods systematic review of disrespect and abuse in abortion care

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Meghana Munnangi
Priya Shreedhar
Regina Gilyan
Hedda Lippus
Dabney P. Evans
Lauren Maxwell

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1561707

3,530 views
2 citations

Review

Published on 15 May 2025

Scoping review of social norms interventions to reduce violence and improve SRHR outcomes among adolescents and young people in sub-Saharan Africa

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Luciana Leite
Rachel Yates
Gaia Chiti Strigelli
Jenny Yi-Chen Han
Jenny Chen-Charles
Maria Rotaru
Elona Toska

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1592696

5,124 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Apr 2025

State abortion restrictiveness and prevalence of intimate partner violence and domestic violence among recently birthing black and white individuals

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Katherine Neff
Stephanie V. Hall
Rieham Owda
Andrea Pangori
Kara Zivin
Angela Montoya
Leila McDonnaugh-Eaddy
Yasamin Kusunoki
April M. Zeoli
Kamilah Davis-Wilson

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1535865

2,748 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Apr 2025

The impact of new population policies on women's reproductive health pattern in Ardabil, Iran: a comparative cross-sectional study

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Nazila Nejhaddadgar
Afrouz Mardi
Maryam Zare

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1520027

3,207 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 03 Apr 2025

Preconception care utilization and pregnancy outcomes among postpartum women at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Timothy Kwabena Adjei
Opei Kwafo Adarkwa
Evans Ansu-Yeboah
Esmond Ofori
Bernard Arhin
Augustine Tawiah
Charles Mawunyo Senaya
Seth Amponsah Tabi
Amponsah Peprah
Edward Tieru Dassah

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1509737

2,565 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Mar 2025

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding contraception amongst community pharmacy staff: a cross-sectional study in Nigeria

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Obi Peter Adigwe
Godspower Onavbavba

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1488707

3,523 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 17 Mar 2025

Prevalence and determinants of late first antenatal care initiation in western Ethiopia: findings from a multi-centered cross-sectional study

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Atitegeb Alebachew Amsalu
Alemayehu Worku Yalew
Awgichew Kifle Zemlak

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1551706

2,432 views

Community Case Study

Published on 04 Mar 2025

Increasing access to self-managed abortion through pharmacies: programmatic results and lessons from a pilot program in Oromia, Ethiopia

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Bekalu Mossie Chekol
Abiyot Belai Mehari
Blain Rezene
Samuel Muluye
Yadeta Ayana
Elsabet Sisay
Sally Dijkerman
Genene Assefa

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1472696

2,627 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2025

Challenges faced by community health volunteers in offering sexual and reproductive health care services to young women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Khwisero and Nairobi in Kenya

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Mariam F. Yusuf
Washington Onyango-Ouma
Jacinta Victoria S. Muinde
Cynthia Khamala Wangamati

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2024.1491093

2,219 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2024

Provider views on vasectomy: cultural, gender, and political elements of Men's decisions to seek publicly funded services

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Michelle Teti
Denise Raybon
Stephanie Spitz
Shelby Webb
Jacki Witt
Kristin Metcalf-Wilson

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2024.1386244

2,668 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Dec 2024

Spatial distribution and urban–rural disparity of unmet need for family planning among married/in-union women in Ethiopia: a spatial and decomposition analysis

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Shimels Derso Kebede
Daniel Niguse Mamo
Jibril Bashir Adem
Agmasie Damtew Walle
Yawkal Tsega
Elsabeth Addisu
Zinabu Bekele Tadese
Ermias Bekele Enyew

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2024.1416280

2,337 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 31 Oct 2024

Close female friendships and knowledge of recommended abortion methods in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo among a representative sample of reproductive-aged women

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Selena P. Anjur-Dietrich
Alice Rhoades
Pierre Z. Akilimali
Funmilola M. OlaOlorun
Elizabeth Omoluabi
Suzanne O. Bell

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2024.1453717

1,609 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Sep 2024

Person-centered abortion care in public health facilities across four regions of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional quantitative study of client experiences

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Bekalu Mossie Chekol
Sarah McCaffrey
Sally Dijkerman
Valerie Acre
Demeke Desta Biru
Abiyot Belai Mehary
Samuel Muluye

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2024.1331682

4,334 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Jul 2024

Uptake of protective tetanus toxoid vaccine doses and maternal associated factors during pregnancy in armed conflict zone, hospital-based cross-sectional study

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Fassikaw Kebede Bizuneh
Semira Muhidin Mustofa

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2024.1353699

4,600 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 03 Jul 2024

A qualitative exploration of how a community engagement approach influences community and health worker perceptions related to family planning service delivery in Togo

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Leanne Dougherty
Sethson Kassegne
Robert Nagbe
Joseph Babogou
Paula Peace
Farida Moussa
Karen Kirk
Hilaire Tokplo
Djibril Ouro-Gnao
Serge Prince Agbodjan

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2024.1389716

3,164 views
2 citations

Perspective

Published on 17 May 2024

A pharmacist's role in increasing access to menstrual products: an education and advocacy approach

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Kristal Potter
Jessica Beal-Stahl

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2024.1364698

3,826 views
1 citation

49 articles

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Policy solutions to improve access to fertility treatment and optimise patient care: consensus from an expert forum

No climate justice without sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice (SRHRJ): past, present, and future challenges faced by the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Climate Justice Coalition

Climate change and its differential impact on sexual and reproductive health and rights among women in Nepal

Sexual and reproductive health service utilization among patients with podoconiosis in Wolaita Zone, South Ethiopia: a multilevel mixed-effect analysis

Use of modern contraceptives on the basis of disability severity in Uganda: analysis of the 2016 demographic and health survey

Advertising support in healthcare settings for survivors of sexual violence: findings from a population-based survey in England

Mapping the journey: enhancing abortion care in Uganda's health systems

Equipping community health workers in Rwanda to deliver a gender transformative parenting program to prevent violence against women and children at scale

“One's life becomes even more miserable when we hear all those hurtful words”. A mixed methods systematic review of disrespect and abuse in abortion care

Scoping review of social norms interventions to reduce violence and improve SRHR outcomes among adolescents and young people in sub-Saharan Africa

State abortion restrictiveness and prevalence of intimate partner violence and domestic violence among recently birthing black and white individuals

The impact of new population policies on women's reproductive health pattern in Ardabil, Iran: a comparative cross-sectional study

Preconception care utilization and pregnancy outcomes among postpartum women at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding contraception amongst community pharmacy staff: a cross-sectional study in Nigeria

Prevalence and determinants of late first antenatal care initiation in western Ethiopia: findings from a multi-centered cross-sectional study

Increasing access to self-managed abortion through pharmacies: programmatic results and lessons from a pilot program in Oromia, Ethiopia

Challenges faced by community health volunteers in offering sexual and reproductive health care services to young women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Khwisero and Nairobi in Kenya

Provider views on vasectomy: cultural, gender, and political elements of Men's decisions to seek publicly funded services

Spatial distribution and urban–rural disparity of unmet need for family planning among married/in-union women in Ethiopia: a spatial and decomposition analysis

Close female friendships and knowledge of recommended abortion methods in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo among a representative sample of reproductive-aged women

Person-centered abortion care in public health facilities across four regions of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional quantitative study of client experiences

Uptake of protective tetanus toxoid vaccine doses and maternal associated factors during pregnancy in armed conflict zone, hospital-based cross-sectional study

A qualitative exploration of how a community engagement approach influences community and health worker perceptions related to family planning service delivery in Togo

A pharmacist's role in increasing access to menstrual products: an education and advocacy approach