Instructiions to Authors
(Source: International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics)
Source: International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics - March 24, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research

Knowledge, acceptability, and use of misoprostol for preventing postpartum hemorrhage following home births in rural Ethiopia
To assess knowledge of, and intentions to use misoprostol to preventing postpartum hemorrhage by women in a pastoralist community of the Somali Region of Ethiopia. (Source: International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics)
Source: International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics - March 23, 2016 Category: OBGYN Authors: Betemariam Gebre, Zinaw Taddese, Kebede Deribe, Tsigereda Legesse, Meftuh Omar, Sibhatu Biadgilign Tags: Clinical article Source Type: research

Awareness and prevalence of cervical cancer screening among women in Nepal
To estimate awareness and prevalence of cervical smear testing among women in Nepal. (Source: International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics)
Source: International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics - March 23, 2016 Category: OBGYN Authors: Anju Ranjit, Shailvi Gupta, Ritesh Shrestha, Adam L. Kushner, Benedict C. Nwomeh, Reinou S. Groen Tags: Clinical article Source Type: research

New threat on the horizon: The Zika virus
Zika virus has probably been present in the jungles of West Africa for millennia, affecting monkeys, small rodents, and—less frequently—human beings. It was only in 1947 that researchers investigating the feared yellow fever virus first detected the Zika virus almost incidentally. The virus—so named because of its first identification in the Zika Forest in Uganda—is a member of the Flaviviridae family, along with dengue, yellow fever, and West Nile viruses. For many decades after its discovery, Zika virus was sporadically identified as the etiological agent of a feverish disease, not significantly different from ot...
Source: International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics - March 22, 2016 Category: OBGYN Authors: Celso Granato, Carolina Lázari, Paulo C. Serafini Tags: Special Communication Source Type: research

Comparison of family-planning service quality reported by adolescents and young adult women in Mexico
Associations between age and patient-reported quality of family planning services were examined among young women in Mexico. (Source: International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics)
Source: International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics - March 21, 2016 Category: OBGYN Authors: Blair G. Darney, Biani Saavedra-Avendano, Sandra G. Sosa-Rubi, Rafael Lozano, Maria I. Rodriguez Tags: Clinical Article Source Type: research