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Effect of peer counselling on acceptance of modern contraceptives among female refugee adolescents i...

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Effect of peer counselling on acceptance of modern contraceptives among female refugee adolescents in northern Uganda: A randomised controlled trial

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Effect of peer counselling on acceptance of modern contraceptives among female refugee adolescents in northern Uganda: A randomised controlled trial

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San Francisco: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2021-09, Vol.16 (9), p.e0256479-e0256479

Language

English

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San Francisco: Public Library of Science

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Contents

The unmet need for contraceptives among refugee adolescents is high globally, leaving girls vulnerable to unintended pregnancies. Lack of knowledge and fear of side effects are the most reported reasons for non-use of contraceptives amongst refugee adolescents. Peer counselling, the use of trained adolescents to offer contraceptive counselling to f...

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Full title

Effect of peer counselling on acceptance of modern contraceptives among female refugee adolescents in northern Uganda: A randomised controlled trial

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2568584321

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2568584321

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0256479

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