Frontiers in Reproductive Health | Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Original Research

Published on 05 Jan 2026

Strengthening Kenya's public health response to reproductive coercion and intimate partner violence in family planning clinics: applying the FRAME + IS approach

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Jamie Menzel
Jasmine Uysal
Erin Pearson
Jane Namwebya
Mary Gathitu
Alice Mwangangi
Clarice Okumu
Betty Chirchir
Wilson Liambila
George Odwe

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1630877

388 views

Original Research

Accepted on 19 Dec 2025

Determinant of women's autonomy in sexual and reproductive health decision-making in Tanzania: A multilevel analysis of 2022 Demographic and Health Survey

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Mtoro J. Mtoro
Elihuruma Eliufoo Stephano

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

184 views

Original Research

Accepted on 18 Dec 2025

Predictors of quality of family planning counselling in Ethiopia: Multilevel analysis of the SPA Survey 2021/22

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Kalayu Brhane Mruts
Tesfay Birhane Gebremariam
Amanuel Tesfay Gebremedhin

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

131 views

Original Research

Accepted on 18 Dec 2025

An Opportunity for Fertility Preservation in Neurosurgical Spinal Ependymoma Patients: A Single Center Review

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Madison J Michles
Christian B Schroeder
Lauren R Sugarmann
Felicia W Sun
Morgan Kruzan
Luce Kassi
May-Tal Sauerbrun-Cutler
Ziya L Gokaslan
Patricia Zadnik Sullivan

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

191 views

Original Research

Accepted on 17 Dec 2025

Financial Barriers and Inequalities in Healthcare Access Across East Africa: Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Hodo Abdikarim
Omer Adam Farih
Saeed Hassan Mohamed
Asma Mahamoud Abdillahi
Abdirizak Hassan Abokor
Mustafe Abdillahi Ali
Abdisalam Hassan Muse

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

220 views

Policy Brief

Accepted on 16 Dec 2025

Abortion Providers as Human Rights Defenders: Policy Priorities for South Africa's CTOP Act

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Lucy Khofi
Jessica Rucell
Mbalenhle Matandela

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

100 views

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Dec 2025

Bridging Beauty and Wellness: Examining Beauty Professionals' Comfort in Discussing Sexual Health

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Stephanie Villaire
Savannah Hastings
McKynzie Johnson
Quinceola Reid
Sakina Ghafoor
Pamela D. Carey
Randi P. Proffit
Kevin Knight

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

128 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Dec 2025

Country of origin disparities in sub-optimal menstrual hygiene management and intersecting reproductive health concerns: a pilot study from the Dominican republic

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Madison Douglas
Kelly Dressel
Zoe Kusinitz
Supriya D. Mehta
Stephanie Crane

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1702366

487 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 11 Dec 2025

Seeking digital maternity healthcare during the pandemic health system shock: A systematic review of women's experiences in low-and middle-income countries

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Tisha Dasgupta
Emily Russell
Camila Carbajal
Gillian Horgan
Lili Peterson
Hiten D Mistry
Rachael Buabeng
Milly Wilson
Valerie Smith
Harriet Boulding

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

158 views

Original Research

Accepted on 11 Dec 2025

"Imagine a pregnancy": perspectives of Latine emerging adults from an agricultural community in California

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Amanda Bryson
Paula S Nordstrom Miranda
Melissa S. Zerofsky
Alondra Jamie-Aguilar
Mary Kate Shapley-Quinn
Alexandra Minnis
Marissa Raymond-Flesch

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

111 views

Editorial

Published on 10 Dec 2025

Editorial: Access and barriers to reproductive health services among immigrants and populations in conflict zones

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Comfort Z. Olorunsaiye
Negussie Boti Sidamo
Sue Anne Bell

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1674390

450 views

Systematic Review

Published on 27 Nov 2025

Systematic review of challenges and prospective recommendations of medically assisted reproductive technology in developing countries

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Melese Dereje Mesfin
Dahabo Adi Galgallo
Leman Atmaca
Kálmán András Kovács
Ákos Várnagy
Viktória Prémusz

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1678033

1,020 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Nov 2025

Demand for and use of modern contraception among young women aged 15–24 years in Malawi: evidence from the Malawi demographic health survey, 2015–2016

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Redson Mwandama
Sydney Nkhoma
Steven Henry Dunga

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1719985

1,055 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 21 Nov 2025

Factors influencing preconception care awareness and knowledge among women in Africa: A systematic review

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Patience Fakornam Doe
Amidu Alhassan
Boahemaa Adu Otchere
Frank Offei Odonkor
Isaac Aidoo Erzuah
Yvonne Dorothy Mintah
Hilda Kessewah Koranteng
Mustapha Amoadu

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

206 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Knowledge and experiences of adolescent girls and young women in the use of sexual reproductive health and HIV services at health facilities in Maputo City, Mozambique

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Vasco Muchanga
Luisa Huo
Kathryn T. Kampa
Baltazar Chilundo
Khátia Munguambe
Troy D. Moon

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1667930

667 views

Systematic Review

Published on 13 Nov 2025

Evidence and determinants of post-abortion family planning utilization among women of reproductive age in Africa: an umbrella review

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Doreen Kainyu Kaura
Dereje Bayissa Demissie
Stefan Gebhardt

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1687886

1,330 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Oct 2025

Correlates of sexual health service use amongst unmarried young adults in Kathmandu, Nepal

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Joshua Jayasinghe
Connie M. Ulrich
Anju Shrestha
Mamata Sherpa Awasthi
Jesse Chittams
Bridgette M. Rice
Prakash Shrestha
Anne M. Teitelman

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1587770

1,224 views

Perspective

Published on 16 Oct 2025

From period poverty to policy change: advancing menstrual health as a public health priority in Nigeria

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Francisca Ogochukwu Onukansi

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1686031

1,962 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Sep 2025

Organizational and systems-level barriers and facilitators to health professionals’ readiness to address domestic and sexualized violence: a qualitative study from Nova Scotia, Canada

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Enrique Villacis Alvarez
Janine Noorloos
Susan J. Wilson
Robert Green
Shelley Fashan
Christine Pritchett
Crystal John
Alexa R. Yakubovich

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1598706

2,573 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Sep 2025

Challenges and facilitators to sexual and reproductive health care for undocumented in-transit migrant women in Mexico: a qualitative study

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Silvana Larrea-Schiavon
Colette Auerswald
Sylvia Guendelman
Jay Graham
César Infante

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1683858

2,127 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Sep 2025

Unmet need for contraception? Understanding postpartum family planning desires and use in Kumasi, Ghana

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Natalie M. Guzman
Emmanuel Nakua
Cheryl A. Moyer
Jody R. Lori
Veronica Dzomeku
Easmon Otupiri
Sarah D. Compton

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1625242

1,144 views

Review

Published on 18 Sep 2025

A sustainable public health framework for PCOS management in low- and middle-income countries: a narrative review

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Sudharsan Vasudevan
Rohit Gautam
Pratibha Maan
Amit Arora
Ashraf Ganie
Puthiyaveettil Khadar Jabbar
Taruna Arora

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1627670

3,053 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Association between abortion restrictiveness and suicidality among birthing people in the United States 2010 to 2020

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

I. S. Platt
K. Zivin
Z. Xiaosong
A. Tilea
E. Miller
A. Widner
A. Courant
S. V. Hall
A. Schroeder
V. K. Dalton

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1553493

1,660 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Exploring client satisfaction and determinants of family planning services at public health facilities in Debre Tabor town, Northwest Ethiopia: a mixed-method study

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

Tseganesh Asefa
Winta Tesfaye
Gedamnesh Bitew
Hiwot Tezera Endale

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1558606

1,535 views

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Strengthening Kenya's public health response to reproductive coercion and intimate partner violence in family planning clinics: applying the FRAME + IS approach

Determinant of women's autonomy in sexual and reproductive health decision-making in Tanzania: A multilevel analysis of 2022 Demographic and Health Survey

Predictors of quality of family planning counselling in Ethiopia: Multilevel analysis of the SPA Survey 2021/22

An Opportunity for Fertility Preservation in Neurosurgical Spinal Ependymoma Patients: A Single Center Review

Financial Barriers and Inequalities in Healthcare Access Across East Africa: Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys

Abortion Providers as Human Rights Defenders: Policy Priorities for South Africa's CTOP Act

Bridging Beauty and Wellness: Examining Beauty Professionals' Comfort in Discussing Sexual Health

Country of origin disparities in sub-optimal menstrual hygiene management and intersecting reproductive health concerns: a pilot study from the Dominican republic

Seeking digital maternity healthcare during the pandemic health system shock: A systematic review of women's experiences in low-and middle-income countries

"Imagine a pregnancy": perspectives of Latine emerging adults from an agricultural community in California

Editorial: Access and barriers to reproductive health services among immigrants and populations in conflict zones

Systematic review of challenges and prospective recommendations of medically assisted reproductive technology in developing countries

Demand for and use of modern contraception among young women aged 15–24 years in Malawi: evidence from the Malawi demographic health survey, 2015–2016

Factors influencing preconception care awareness and knowledge among women in Africa: A systematic review

Knowledge and experiences of adolescent girls and young women in the use of sexual reproductive health and HIV services at health facilities in Maputo City, Mozambique

Evidence and determinants of post-abortion family planning utilization among women of reproductive age in Africa: an umbrella review

Correlates of sexual health service use amongst unmarried young adults in Kathmandu, Nepal

From period poverty to policy change: advancing menstrual health as a public health priority in Nigeria

Organizational and systems-level barriers and facilitators to health professionals’ readiness to address domestic and sexualized violence: a qualitative study from Nova Scotia, Canada

Challenges and facilitators to sexual and reproductive health care for undocumented in-transit migrant women in Mexico: a qualitative study

Unmet need for contraception? Understanding postpartum family planning desires and use in Kumasi, Ghana

A sustainable public health framework for PCOS management in low- and middle-income countries: a narrative review

Association between abortion restrictiveness and suicidality among birthing people in the United States 2010 to 2020

Exploring client satisfaction and determinants of family planning services at public health facilities in Debre Tabor town, Northwest Ethiopia: a mixed-method study