Contextual influences on reproductive health service use in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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：:Access to safe abortion is a reproductive rights and justice issue, and it is imperative that safe abortion access during and after the COVID-19 pandemic is a reality for all. India imposed a lockdown in March 2020 to contain the spread of the pandemic. Limited mobility, lack of clarity about abortion as an essential ...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Chandrasekaran S,Diamond-Smith N,Srinivasan K,Dalvie S

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：: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：:In 2005, Ethiopia liberalized its abortion law and subsequently authorized midwives to offer abortion services. Using a 2013 survey of 188 midwives and 12 interviews with third-year midwifery students, this cross-sectional research examines midwives' attitudes toward abortion to understand their decisions about servic...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Holcombe SJ,Berhe A,Cherie A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A research study was conducted to determine the economic roles of rural women in Java, Indonesia, who work outside the agricultural sector. The study was designed to create a system of job classification for small trade and industry which would distinguish among women's economic activities. The research consisted of...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Peluso NL

更新日期：1979-11-01 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：:This article presents results from the 1997 Jordan Population and Family Health Survey (JPFHS) that was conducted by the Department of Statistics, Amman, Jordan, within the framework of the Demographic and Health Survey Program of Macro International. The data for the nationally representative JPFHS were collected fr...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors：

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using data from a panel survey of a representative probability sample of Russian households, we examine how individual traits, locality, and "sex-event context" are associated with condom use in contemporary Russia. At the individual level, age has negative effects and measures of risk orientation have positive effect...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Gerber TP,Berman D

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：: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：: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：:This article explores the effects of the 2010 Haiti earthquake on women's reproductive health, using geocoded data from the 2005 and 2012 Haiti Demographic and Health Surveys. We use geographic variation in the destructiveness of the earthquake to conduct a difference-in-difference analysis. Results indicate that heig...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Behrman JA,Weitzman A

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Short birth intervals can have adverse consequences for maternal and infant outcomes. Optimal birth spacing is often presumed to be achieved through the practice of family planning and use of contraceptives, yet most of the available research does not address explicitly the contribution of contraceptive-method use to ...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Yeakey MP,Muntifering CJ,Ramachandran DV,Myint Y,Creanga AA,Tsui AO

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：:This paper evaluates a study fielded in Bangladesh in 1975 to test the hypothesis that ubiquitous availability of pills and condoms in a rural, traditional, noncontracepting population would increase contraceptive use and reduce fertility. Treatment and comparison areas were designated in Matlab, an area with accurate...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Stinson WS,Phillips JF,Rahman M,Chakraborty J

更新日期：1982-05-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:A study of 500 abortion-seeking women in the San Francisco Bay area, in California, revealed that, although a majority of them had used contraceptives previously, only a minority had consistently used effective contraceptives. This paper presents a theory of contraceptive risk taking and analyzes the decision making p...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Luker K

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines transitions in schooling, sexual activity, and pregnancy among adolescents and young adults in urban South Africa. Data are analyzed from the Cape Area Panel Study (CAPS), a recently collected longitudinal survey of young adults and their families in metropolitan Cape Town. We find that teen pregna...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Marteleto L,Lam D,Ranchhod V

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report presents results from a comparison of subsidized commercial contraceptive marketing programs in 11 developing countries, and makes recommendations for program planning based on findings. The analysis, based on a combined quantitative approach of analysis of variance, factor analysis, and regression analysi...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Boone MS,Farley JU,Samuel SJ

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article proposes an integrated in-house evaluation model for family planning programs. The model is designed to meet the need of program management for an operational and internal evaluation system suited to the ongoing character of program activities and focused on the feedback of information for program plannin...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Roberto EL,Gehrz SL

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This literature review assesses the extent of age mixing and economic transactions in the sexual relationships of adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa and the behavioral dynamics of girls and men involved in these partnerships. The examination of more than 45 quantitative and qualitative studies finds that relations...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Luke N

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：:The summary results from the 1989 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey are tabled and graphically presented. The nationally representative sample includes 8173 households with 7150 interviews from women 15-49 years. Data was collected between December and May 1989 from all provinces except the North Eastern Province ...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors：

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite induced abortion being broadly legal in India, up-to-date information on its frequency and safety is not readily available. Using direct and indirect methodological approaches, this study measures the one-year incidence and safety of induced abortions among women in the state of Rajasthan. The analysis utilize...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Ahmad D,Shankar M,Khanna A,Moreau C,Bell S

更新日期：2020-12-01 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