Abortion research in Latin America.

abstract：:During the past decade, unmet need for family planning has remained high in Pakistan and gains in contraceptive prevalence have been small. Drawing upon data from a 2012 national study on postabortion-care complications and a methodology developed by the Guttmacher Institute for estimating abortion incidence, we estim...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Sathar Z,Singh S,Rashida G,Shah Z,Niazi R

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, age- and parity-specific birth data were used to estimate maternal mortality rates for 1982-83 at University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. Overall, 60 maternal deaths occurred during pregnancy or within 42 days after pregnancy termination, and four pregnancy-related deaths occurred more than 42 d...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Mhango C,Rochat R,Arkutu A

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two university centers in Debrecen, Hungary and Seoul, Republic of Korea collaborated in a prospective study of fertility following induced abortion. Conception rates were compared for 30 months among two groups of women whose last pregnancy outcome was either an induced abortion or a live birth. The cumulative life-t...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

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更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article compares the ethical pivot points in debates over nonprescription access to emergency contraceptive pills in Canada and the United States. These include women's right to be informed about the contraceptive method and its mechanism of action, pharmacists' conscientious objection concerning the dispensing o...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Wynn LL,Erdman JN,Foster AM,Trussell J

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migration during the formative adolescent years can affect important life-course transitions, including the initiation of sexual activity. In this study, we use life history calendar data to investigate the relationship between changes in residence and timing of premarital sexual debut among young people in urban Keny...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Luke N,Xu H,Mberu BU,Goldberg RE

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have documented the determinants of sexual behavior among adolescents in less-developed countries, yet relatively little is known about the influence of social contexts such as school and neighborhood. Using two waves of data from a school-based longitudinal survey conducted in Malawi from 2011-13, th...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Kim J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the determinants of the use of four types of reproductive health-care services in Uttar Pradesh, India: contraceptive services, antenatal care, delivery in a medical institution, and services dealing with reproductive tract and sexually transmitted infections. The analysis uses a multilevel modelin...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Stephenson R,Tsui AO

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A decade has elapsed since a project was launched in Matlab, Bangladesh to test the hypothesis that contraceptive services can induce and sustain fertility decline in a rural traditional population. The demographic impact of this project has been pronounced, lending support to the view that supply-side policies can su...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Phillips JF,Simmons R,Koenig MA,Chakraborty J

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thailand is currently experiencing a major HIV epidemic, spread primarily through heterosexual contact. Patronage of prostitutes is relatively common. In-depth, open-ended interviews were conducted in a Central Thai province with a purposive sample of 181 urban men who had had sexual relations with at least two differ...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Havanon N,Bennett A,Knodel J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of abortion providers in Seoul in late 1977 reveals a threefold increase in the rate of abortion and a greater than threefold rise in the ratio of abortions to live births since 1970. The survey findings also show that the overwhelming proportion of these abortions are performed in private clinics, by obstetr...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Hong SB,Tietze C

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study uses data from the India National Family and Health Survey-2 conducted in 1998-99 to investigate the level and correlates of care-seeking and choice of provider for gynecological symptoms among currently married women in rural India. Of the symptomatic women surveyed, 31 percent sought care, overwhelmingly ...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Rani M,Bonu S

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using data from the World Fertility Survey of 1977-78, this paper examines how community characteristics influence completed fertility in Peru. The analysis shows that community characteristics do not condition (interact with) the effects of mother's education in determining completed fertility. Rather, the effects of...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Tienda M

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper deals with the findings of the World Fertility Survey (WFS) and Contraceptive Prevalence Surveys (CPSs) in five areas of common interest: fertility, contraceptive use, measuring the effect of the availability of contraceptives on levels of use, the unmet need for family planning services, and breastfeeding....

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Anderson JE,Cleland JG

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Tanzania, unmet need for contraception is high, particularly in the postpartum period. Contraceptive counseling during routine antenatal HIV testing could reach 97 percent of pregnant women with much-needed information, but requires an understanding of postpartum contraceptive use and its relationship to antenatal ...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Keogh SC,Urassa M,Kumogola Y,Kalongoji S,Kimaro D,Zaba B

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The world has reached the present position of unprecedentedly rapid population growth not by achieving uniquely high fertility but by bringing about extraordinarily low mortality. The high growth rate and the built-in momentum of the age structure are obstacles to achievement of an acceptable standard of living for mo...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Caldwell JC

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that affect approval for and completion of sterilization in Rio de Janeiro. Of 2,186 new female family planning clients, 1,256 requested sterilization and 925 were approved for surgery. Among the approved women, 639 scheduled surgery and, of these, 595 were steriliz...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Lassner KJ,Janowitz B,Rodrigues CM

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Couples in rural areas of many Arab societies, including Egypt, have consistently reported strong preferences for having sons. However, these reported preferences are not always reflected in reproductive behavior. In 38 rural villages in Menoufia Governorate in Egypt, women's responses to a community-based contracepti...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Gadalla S,McCarthy J,Campbell O

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using data from 8,320 husbands'self reports for the 2006 Urban Health Survey, this article examines the prevalence of physical and sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrated by husbands against their wives in Bangladesh and identifies risk markers associated with such violence. Of the men included in the sampl...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Sambisa W,Angeles G,Lance PM,Naved RT,Curtis SL

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of surveys from Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon, Jamaica, and Senegal suggests that the requirement that women seeking hormonal contraception and IUDs should present for family planning services when menstruating represents a significant but unrecognized barrier to contraceptive access. Non-menstruating clients are i...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Stanback J,Thompson A,Hardee K,Janowitz B

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite low per capita income and little evidence of economic development, the response to the government-sponsored family planning program in Bali has been remarkably favorable. After five years of government involvement, a total of 29 percent of eligible women are estimated to be using program methods, including 25 ...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Astawa IB,Waloeyo S,Laing JE

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1973, the Philippine population program was reorganized, and new strategies for motivating clients and training personnel were developed. The Woman and Child Labor Law was amended to limit maternity leave benefits, promote family planning services, and remove discrimination against married female employees. The B...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Concepción MB

更新日期：1974-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are a variety of ways to conceptualize and measure accessibility to contraceptive services and supplies. Using detailed data for rural Thailand, a multiplicity of reasonable measures are developed that reflect time and/or distance to various government program outlets. Many of these are only moderately correlate...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Chayovan N,Hermalin AI,Knodel J

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An empirical study of the family planning program and its clients in the rural areas of Allahabad Division of Uttar Pradesh in India was undertaken in 1971-1972. While family planning acceptance in this region is low, interviews with villagers and family planning staff suggest that organizational shortcomings of the p...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Misra BD,Simmons R,Ashraf A,Simmons G

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pakistan's high unmet need for contraception and low contraceptive prevalence remain a challenge, especially in light of the country's expected contribution to the FP2020 goal of expanding family planning services to an additional 120 million women with unmet need. Analysis of panel data from 14 Pakistani districts su...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Jain AK,Mahmood A,Sathar ZA,Masood I

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interviews wih women in six villages in India and with educated, working women selected to be trained as interviewers in five states, and evidence from formal studies are discussed to support the conclusions that (1) the low overall rates of contraceptive use in India are at least partly due to low levels of knowledge...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Basu AM

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Completion of secondary school is increasingly viewed as a desirable life goal for young men and women in urban Kenya. Yet achieving this goal often conflicts with other key transitions to adulthood, such as becoming sexually active, marrying, having children, and finding employment. Drawing upon exceptionally rich li...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Clark S,Mathur R

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Integrated Day Care Program (IDCP) in Korea provices family planning classes as an integral part of comprehensive day care services for low-income families. The program was initiated by CARE in 1973, with support from the Korean government, and has received important inputs from national family planning agencies. ...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Sung KT

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A community-based investigation of maternal deaths was undertaken in a rural province (Masvingo) and an urban area (Harare) of Zimbabwe in order to assess their preventability. Avoidable factors were identified in 90 percent of the 105 rural deaths and 85 percent of 61 urban deaths. Delay in seeking treatment contribu...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Fawcus S,Mbizvo M,Lindmark G,Nyström L

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the effects of rural-urban return migration on women's family planning and reproductive health attitudes and behavior in the sending areas of rural China. Based on data from a survey of rural women aged 16-40 in Sichuan and Anhui Provinces in 2000, our study finds that migrant women returning from ...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Chen J,Liu H,Xie Z

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents findings from three opinion surveys conducted among representative samples of Mexico City residents: the first one immediately prior to the groundbreaking legalization of first-trimester abortion in April 2007, and one and two years after the reform. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were perfo...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Wilson KS,García SG,Díaz Olavarrieta C,Villalobos-Hernández A,Rodríguez JV,Smith PS,Burks C

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00