Variable Implementation of Sexuality Education in Three Nigerian States.

abstract：:Data from a national survey of young unmarried women are used to analyze the relationship of perceptions of method characteristics to the acceptability of methods for use and to the actual contraceptive choice. Ordinary least squares (OLS) and logistic regression analyses are employed to assess the effects of percepti...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Tanfer K,Rosenbaum E

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family planning activity during 1969-1970 in Morocco and Tunisia is discussed in terms of 12 criteria (such as leadership, educational services, availability) used to evaluate the programs in the 2 countries. Significant differences between family planning activity in the 2 countries can be seen in the nature of invo...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Lapham R

更新日期：1971-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data collected from 3,073 couples in four Nigerian cities and one semi-urban settlement were used to examine reproductive decision-making and male motivation for large family size. The report concludes that the characteristic male-dominant and patrilineal traditions support large family size and that men's reproductiv...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Isiugo-Abanihe UC

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-level research data from a Maternal-Child Health and Family Planning (MCH/FP) program and comparison areas in rural Bangladesh indicate that 60 percent of infant deaths occurred in the neonatal period in both areas. Since the inception of the MCH/FP program, mortality rates declined relative to those in the ...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Bhatia S

更新日期：1989-05-01 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：:This article examines women's covert use of contraceptives, that is, their use of a method without their husbands' knowledge. Three questions are addressed: (1) How is covert use measured? (2) How prevalent is it? and (3) What are the factors underlying covert use? Existing studies are used together with survey and qu...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Biddlecom AE,Fapohunda BM

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the field of reproductive health, investigation of the transfer of knowledge gained from demonstration and pilot projects to large public-sector programs typically has not been considered a relevant domain for research or other investigation. This article draws on a range of research in the social sciences and pres...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Simmons R,Brown J,Díaz M

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The faculty of Medicine of Mahidol University in Bangkok organized a community health program for medical students composed of 5 courses: health and demographic survey; analysis of community health programs; planning of community health care; clerkship in community health and internships in community health. These c...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Wray JD

更新日期：1974-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary results from the Paraguay Demographic and Health Survey, 1990, are presented for population, fertility, contraceptive usage, postpartum activity, infant mortality, immunization coverage, oral rehydration treatment, use of health personnel during delivery, and nutritional status. Data were compiled by the ...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors：

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mexico National Survey on Fertility and Health was national in scope. Data was collected from 7786 households and complete interviews conducted with 9310 women aged 15-49. Field work took place between February and May, 1987. The size of the general population grew from 44.8 million in 1965 to 70.4 million in 1...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors：

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As population problems increasingly are seen in the context of socioeconomic development and as programs to reduce fertility become more diversified and multisectoral, issues facing program managers are changing. In addressing today's challenges in the areas of population policy and development planning, family planni...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Korten DC

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the knowledge and practices regarding medical abortion and postabortion care in northern Nigeria among private physicians--the principal providers of such services in the area--122 doctors operating separate clinics in five states--Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Niger, and Taraba--were interviewed by means of a...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Okonofua FE,Hammed A,Abass T,Mairiga AG,Mohammed AB,Adewale A,Garba D

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is widely believed that family planning has important benefits for both maternal and child health. Despite this, little work has been done to quantify the potential effect of family planning in reducing maternal mortality. This paper assesses the impact of family planning in averting maternal deaths, and discusses ...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Winikoff B,Sullivan M

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzes longitudinal data from couples in rural Nepal to investigate the influence of spousal communication about family planning on their subsequent contraceptive use. The study expands current understanding of the communication-contraception link by (a) exploiting monthly panel data to conduct an event h...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Link CF

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:Labor-intensive work is often a way of life for women living in rural areas of developing countries. The physical exertion involved in such work may result in poor health outcomes for mothers and infants when continued through pregnancy. Using longitudinal data from China, Mexico, and Tanzania, we examine the relation...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Peterman A,Ng SW,Palermo T,Lee IH

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When women talk with each other about family planning outside the clinic, are they really only spreading myths and rumors? If nurses give good information about family planning, why do women go and talk with other women? Why would a woman instructed by a nurse at a workshop want to talk to the workshop cleaner as well...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Rutenberg N,Watkins SC

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to gather comprehensive data from three hospitals in Istanbul, Turkey, in order to gain in-depth understanding of the quality of antenatal care in this setting. The Bruce-Jain framework for quality of care was adapted for use in evaluating antenatal care. Methods included examination of hospi...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Turan JM,Bulut A,Nalbant H,Ortayli N,Akalin AA

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergency contraception has been called the best-kept contraceptive secret. Previous research shows that several regimens of postcoital contraception offer safe and effective ways for women to avoid pregnancy. Yet the methods are typically unavailable to women in developing countries. In this article, the authors revi...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Ellertson C,Winikoff B,Armstrong E,Camp S,Senanayake P

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the influence of exposure to older within-grade peers on sexual behavior among students in urban South Africa. Data are drawn from the Cape Area Panel Study, a longitudinal survey of young people conducted in metropolitan Cape Town from 2002 to 2006. The combination of early sexual debut, high rate...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Lam D,Marteleto LJ,Ranchhod V

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we model women's recourse to induced abortion as resulting from a process that starts with sexual intercourse and contraceptive use (or nonuse), continues with the occurrence of an unintended pregnancy, and ends with the woman's decision to terminate the pregnancy and her access to abortion services. Ou...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Rossier C,Michelot F,Bajos N,COCON Group.

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：: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

abstract：:A multimedia communication campaign was conducted between 1988 and 1989 to promote family planning among men in Zimbabwe. The campaign consisted of a 52-episode semiweekly radio soap opera, about 60 motivational talks, and two pamphlets about contraceptive methods. Changes over time were measured by comparing a subset...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Piotrow PT,Kincaid DL,Hindin MJ,Lettenmaier CL,Kuseka I,Silberman T,Zinanga A,Chikara F,Adamchak DJ,Mbizvo MT

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative field trial of the Copper TCu-200 and the Lippes loop was conducted in Colombia, Iran, Korea, and Thailand from 1971 to 1973. The study, involving 7,400 women, provided two-year first segment continuation and termination rates. In three countries, TCu-200 expulsion rates were significantly below Lippes l...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Sivin I

更新日期：1976-04-01 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：: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：: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：:Research has indicated that gender dynamics-and in particular men's disapproval of family planning-have had an influence on the low levels of contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa. Limited evidence exists, however, on effective strategies to increase male approval. We conducted 12 focus group discussions with marrie...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Withers M,Dworkin SL,Onono M,Oyier B,Cohen CR,Bukusi EA,Newmann SJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of legal abortion in California appeared to affect California fertility in 1971 with a downward trend in both legitimate and illegitimate births. In 1972 legitimate birth rates continued to fall as rapidly as in 1971 but illegitimacy rates declined less rapidly. Unmarried women continued to be the d...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Sklar J,Berkov B

更新日期：1973-11-01 00:00:00