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

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

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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

4,654 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

768 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

1,049 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

758 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

803 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

752 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

2,038 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

1,818 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Jan 2025

Exploring drivers and prevention strategies for sexual violence among adolescent girls and young women in Kicukiro, Rwanda

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Wongani Patricia Kawonga
Sam M. Livingstone
Augustine Ndaimani
Jean Pierre Sibomana
Tsion Yohannes Waka
Maxwell Mhlanga
Andrew Mclellan

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1420947

1,335 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Jan 2025

Assessing factors influencing adolescent sexual debut in Nigeria: a multi-cluster survival analysis approach

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Fabio Mathias Correa
Peter Enesi Omaku
Joseph Odunayo Braimah

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1475421

797 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Jan 2025

Generational trends in education and marriage norms in rural India: evidence from the Pune Maternal Nutrition Study

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Akanksha A. Marphatia
Jonathan C. K. Wells
Alice M. Reid
Marios Poullas
Aboli Bhalerao
Pallavi Yajnik
Chittaranjan S. Yajnik

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2024.1329806

2,228 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Dec 2024

Attitudes and practices regarding contraception among male students in a Nigerian tertiary educational institution: a cross-sectional study

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Awawu G. Nmadu
Jeremiah Musa
Istifanus A. Joshua
Adegboyega M. Oyefabi
Nafisat O. Usman
Bilkisu Nwankwo
Tukur Dahiru

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2024.1439900

1,106 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Dec 2024

The magnitude of casual sex and associated factors among students at Debre Berhan University

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Tsega Mathewos
Esubalew Tesfahun
Muluken Tessema Aemiro
Tadesse Mamo Dejene

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2024.1491617

1,102 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Dec 2024

Knowledge, perceptions, and management of symptoms of hormonal imbalance among adolescent girls in selected schools in Ghana: a qualitative exploratory study

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Sawudatu Zakariah-Akoto
Benjamin Abuaku
Godfred Egbi
Bismark Edem Kofi Klu
Eric Kyei-Baafour
Michael Fokuo Ofori
Collins Stephen Ahorlu
Dorothy Yeboah-Manu

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2024.1502352

1,668 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Dec 2024

The factors associated with teenage pregnancy among young women aged between 15 and 19 years in Rwanda: a retrospective cross-sectional study on the Rwanda Demographic Health Survey 2019–2020

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Felix Nduhuye
Emmanuel Kubana
Stella Matutina
David Mwesigye
Athanase Munyaneza
Laetitia Nyirazinyoye

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2024.1453933

2,342 views