About this Research Topic
World Contraception Day, first observed in 2007, takes place annually on September 26th. It aims to
raise awareness of contraception, enabling young people and couples to make informed choices
about their reproductive and sexual health.
Contraception and family planning services allow adolescent girls to decide whether they wish to be
pregnant and prevent unintended pregnancies and pregnancy-related health risks. This, in turn,
improves the educational opportunities available to adolescent girls.
In 2019 it was estimated that worldwide 270 million women of reproductive age (15-49 years) had
an unmet need for contraception. Access to contraception and family planning services is a right that
individuals should exercise, and although the use of contraceptive methods has increased globally,
access to barriers to contraceptives still exists.
It is in this spirit that Frontiers is launching a new article collection to coincide with this awareness
day. This occasion offers an opportunity to acknowledge the unmet need for contraception, with a
focus on education and knowledge of contraception and family planning services.
This Frontiers in Reproductive Health Research Topic aims to address barriers and improve
awareness of contraceptive methods available to adolescents.
Topics may include, but are by no means limited to:
Awareness and knowledge of fertility and contraceptive methods amongst adolescents
Educational approaches to family planning services and contraceptive methods in schools
Community engagement approaches to improve contraception awareness amongst
adolescents and evaluation of such approaches
Parental role and challenges in adolescents’ education and usage of contraception
raise awareness of contraception, enabling young people and couples to make informed choices
about their reproductive and sexual health.
Contraception and family planning services allow adolescent girls to decide whether they wish to be
pregnant and prevent unintended pregnancies and pregnancy-related health risks. This, in turn,
improves the educational opportunities available to adolescent girls.
In 2019 it was estimated that worldwide 270 million women of reproductive age (15-49 years) had
an unmet need for contraception. Access to contraception and family planning services is a right that
individuals should exercise, and although the use of contraceptive methods has increased globally,
access to barriers to contraceptives still exists.
It is in this spirit that Frontiers is launching a new article collection to coincide with this awareness
day. This occasion offers an opportunity to acknowledge the unmet need for contraception, with a
focus on education and knowledge of contraception and family planning services.
This Frontiers in Reproductive Health Research Topic aims to address barriers and improve
awareness of contraceptive methods available to adolescents.
Topics may include, but are by no means limited to:
Awareness and knowledge of fertility and contraceptive methods amongst adolescents
Educational approaches to family planning services and contraceptive methods in schools
Community engagement approaches to improve contraception awareness amongst
adolescents and evaluation of such approaches
Parental role and challenges in adolescents’ education and usage of contraception
Keywords: adolescents, contraception, reproductive health, family planning, sexual health
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