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49_%

pregnanies in LMICs are unintended
$10.60

the annual per-person cost in LMICs to meet the need for essential sexual and reproductive health services
63_%

approximate reduction in adolescent maternal deaths in LMICs if all need for sexual and reproductive health services were met

Resources

June 2019 Research Article
Measuring the quality of sexuality education implementation at the school level in low- and middle-income countries

Melissa Stillman, Ellie Leong, Kofi Awusabo-Asare, Estelle M. Sidze, Ana Silvia Monzón and Angélica Motta Sex Education
April 2019 Research Article
Novel approaches to estimating abortion incidence

Gilda Sedgh Reproductive Health
April 2019 Research Article
Trends in the Method and Gestational Age of Abortion in High-income Countries

Anna Popinchalk and Gilda Sedgh BMJ
April 2019 Fact Sheet
Adding It Up: Investing in Contraception and Maternal and Newborn Health in Ethiopia, 2018
April 2019 Fact Sheet
Adding It Up: Investing in Contraception and Maternal and Newborn Health in Nigeria, 2018
April 2019 Policy Analysis
Just the Numbers: The Impact of U.S. International Family Planning Assistance, 2019
April 2019 Infographic
The Impact of U.S. International Family Planning Assistance 2019
March 2019 News Release
In Uganda, Sexual and Reproductive Health Services and Information Fall Short for Adolescents
March 2019 Report
Adding It Up: Costs and Benefits of Meeting the Contraceptive and Maternal and Newborn Health Needs of Women in Nepal

Aparna Sundaram, Mahesh Puri, Ayana Douglas-Hall, Kusum Wagle, Kate Castle and Eva Weissman
March 2019 Fact Sheet
Adding It Up: Investing in Contraception and Maternal and Newborn Health in Nepal

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Fulfilling unmet need for contraception among Ugandan adolescents would help prevent unintended pregnancy and reduce unsafe abortion.

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Elizabeth A. Sully

Principal Research Scientist