Frontiers in Reproductive Health | Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Original Research

Published on 11 Aug 2025

Prevalence and associated factors of eight antenatal care contacts among mothers who give birth in Shebel Berenta district, East Gojjam zone, northeast Ethiopia, 2024

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Nigusie Abebaw
Yezbalem Negesse
Asnake Begashw
Dagnachew Amare
Genet Tsegaw
Dessalew Meshesha
Kefale Geto

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1531380

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Original Research

Accepted on 05 Aug 2025

‘Better she gets infected by other diseases but not pregnancy’. Narratives from adolescent girls and community males on pregnancy escalation during COVID-19 lockdown.

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Linda Mason
Enid Awiti
Sophie Young
Fredrick Odhiambo Otieno
Garazi Zulaika
Penelope Phillips-Howard
Supriya Dinesh Mehta

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1643865

147 views

Policy and Practice Reviews

Accepted on 31 Jul 2025

Mapping menstrual health and hygiene progress in US schools: A systematic policy review and comparison across states

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

April M M Ballard
Emily Wallace
Pranitha Kaza
Shannon R Self-Brown
Matthew Freeman
Bethany A Caruso

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1589772

179 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Jul 2025

Factors influencing sexual behaviors among youths in Myanmar: the results from the Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey 2015-16

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Yoon Shwe Yee Hlaing
Pallop Siewchaisakul
Sineenart Chutrakarn

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1626266

195 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Jul 2025

Exploring the temporal shift in menstrual hygiene practices among young women across India: a micro and macro perspectives

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

S. K. Singh
Bharti Singh

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1532178

545 views

Review

Accepted on 21 Jul 2025

Factors Influencing Menstrual Hygiene Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Adolescent Girls in African Rural Schools: Scoping Review

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Mosotho Zenia Tshivule
Melitah Molatelo Rasweswe
Tebogo Maria Mothiba
Mamare Adelaide Bopape

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1553101

215 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Jul 2025

Academic stress and irregular menstruation influence the dysmenorrhea, school absenteeism and healthcare seeking among adolescent girls in junior high school in Shanghai: a cross-sectional study

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Tiantian Liu
Deyun Qi
Li Zhang
Jun Hou
Jing Zhao
Yuan Zhou
Bingbing Sun
Fei Wang
Hui Tan
Ruiping Wang

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1574195

773 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Jun 2025

Consistency in self-reported age at first sex and marriage among adolescents and young adults in Northwestern Tanzania: insights from repeated responses

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Jacqueline Materu
Jim Todd
Emma Slaymaker
Mark Urassa
Milly Marston
Ties Boerma
Eveline T. Konje

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1488604

912 views

Editorial

Published on 29 May 2025

Editorial: Intersection of adolescent sexual, reproductive, and mental health in Sub-Saharan Africa

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Negussie Boti Sidamo
Sultan Hussen Hebo
Stephen O. Chukwudeh
Zacharie Tsala Dimbuene

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1614317

5,164 views

Original Research

Published on 20 May 2025

Digital tracking of girls exposed to community led alternative rites of passage to prevent female genital mutilation/cutting, and child, early and forced marriages in Kenya: a longitudinal study

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

David Kawai
Bernard Mbogo
Yvonne Opanga
Samuel Muhula
Tammary C. Esho
Hilke Conradi
Viola J. Rutto
Denge Lugayo
Dennis J. Matanda

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1445504

1,148 views

Original Research

Published on 13 May 2025

Barriers to sexual and reproductive health communication in Southwest Ethiopia: perspectives of parents, youths, and teachers

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Abraham Tamirat Gizaw
Sualiha Abdulkader Muktar
Yohannes Addisu Wondimagegene
Mengistu Abayneh
Belay Zeleke Sefere
Kasahun Girma Tareke
Abebayehu N. Yilma

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1444603

1,873 views

Original Research

Published on 08 May 2025

Healthcare workers’ attitudes and factors affecting provision of sexual and reproductive health services to adolescents in refugee settlements, Western Uganda

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Simon Binezero Mambo
Moazzam Mohiuddin Lodhi
Isa Asiimwe
Gloria Neema Bizimana
Amos M’yisa Makelele
Solomom Adomi Mbina
Mathew Chibunna Igwe
Umar Ibrahim

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1498305

1,009 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

Reproductive health problem among youths and associated factors in Dilla town, southern Ethiopia

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Seblewongel Gebretsadik Sertsewold
Getachew Assefa Zenebe
Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1519024

1,042 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Mar 2025

Psychosocial consequences and early life factors impact on the occurrence of childhood sexual assault among secondary school students in Southern Ethiopia: unmatched case-control study

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Dagne Deresa Dinagde
Habtamu Wana Wada
Shambel Negesa
Bekam Dibaba Degefa
Gemeda Wakgari Kitil
Gizu Tola Feyisa

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2024.1369245

973 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Feb 2025

Menstrual hygiene practice and associated factors among adolescent primary school females in Dale Woreda, Sidama, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Amanuel Ayele
Meskerem G/Mariam
Hunachew Beyene
Alemu Tolcha
Dansamo Tediso
Teshale Shalamo
Teshale Belayneh

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1458132

2,668 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Feb 2025

Determinant of unmet need for family planning among adolescent and young women in Kenya: multilevel analysis using recent Kenyan demographic health survey

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Beyene Sisay Damtew
Hinsermu Bayu Abdi
Beker Ahemed Hussien
Getahun Tiruye
Nafyad Tolossa Urgie
Beniam worku Yigezu
Sifan Ahmed Mohammed
Bezawit Melak Fente

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1511606

2,261 views