Chiudzu, G

Coast, Ernestina

Fetters, T

Tembo, L

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Adolescent contraception and abortion-related care: a three country comparison and Malawi case studyLSE Research Online URL for this paper: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/102441/Version: Published VersionConference or Workshop Item:Coast, Ernestina, Chiudzu, G, Fetters, T and Tembo, L (2019) Adolescent contraception and abortion-related care: a three country comparison and Malawi case study. In: Malawi College of Medicine Research Dissemination Conference, 2019-11-07 - 2019-11-08, College of Medicine. lseresearchonline@lse.ac.ukhttps://eprints.lse.ac.uk/ ReuseItems deposited in LSE Research Online are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved unless indicated otherwise. They may be downloaded and/or printed for private study, or other acts as permitted by national copyright laws. The publisher or other rights holders may allow further reproduction and re-use of the full text version. This is indicated by the licence information on the LSE Research Online record for the item.Non-Cognitive Predictors of Student Success:A Predictive Validity Comparison Between Domestic and International StudentsAdolescents in Malawi have low levels of contraceptive knowledge and use unsafe abortion forunwanted pregnancy.Non-Cognitive Predictors of Student Success:A Predictive Validity Comparison Between Domestic and International StudentsOBJECTIVES: 1. To understand why contraceptive and abortion-related care services are not used more fully by adolescents.2. To understand the opportunities and barriers to scaling up the most effective implementation strategies for meeting adolescents' needs for contraception and abortion-related services.3. To maximise the uptake of the research findings by decision-makers, practitioners and service providers.METHODS1. Facility-based recruitment of  [n=105] 10-19 year-olds seeking either safe abortion care or post-abortion care at a tertiary public sector hospital in Lilongwe.2. Quantitative and qualitative data collectedOUR SAMPLETake a picture to find out morePRESENTER: Dr Grace ChiudzuAdolescent contraception and abortion-related care: a three country comparison and Malawi case studyGrace Chiudzu: chiudzug@gmail.comErnestina Coast: e.coast@lse.ac.ukTamara Fetters: fetterst@ipas.orgLuke Tembo: TemboL@ipas.orgPreliminary findings from Malawi:

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