Need for and use of contraception by women before and during COVID-19 in four sub-Saharan African geographies: results from population-based national or regional cohort surveys

Summary: Background: Although hindrances to the sexual and reproductive health of women are expected because of COVID-19, the actual effect of the pandemic on contraceptive use and unintended pregnancy risk in women, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, remains largely unknown. We aimed to examine p...

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Main Authors: Shannon N Wood, PhD, Celia Karp, PhD, Funmilola OlaOlorun, PhD, Akilimali Z Pierre, PhD, Georges Guiella, PhD, Peter Gichangi, PhD, Linnea A Zimmerman, PhD, Philip Anglewicz, PhD, Elizabeth Larson, MSPH, Caroline Moreau, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X21001054