Evaluating family planning program effectiveness and efficiency.

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：: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：:Traditionally, female interviewers have been preferred to men for conducting fertility and family planning surveys. However, in West Africa, evidence for their superiority over male interviewers is mixed. In Nigeria, as part of a four-state pretest of the national family planning questionnaire, an experimental design ...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Becker S,Feyisetan K,Makinwa-Adebusoye P

更新日期：1995-07-01 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：: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：: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

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更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although a growing proportion of young people is spending some time in school between puberty and marriage, little research on education in developing countries has been focused on adolescent issues. This article examines the school environment in Kenya and the ways it can help or hinder adolescents. Gender difference...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Mensch BS,Lloyd CB

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although models of high-quality family planning services for men exist in Latin America, few if any have been organized within the complex and resource-constrained national public health systems. This study provides evidence from the Santa Barbara project in southern Brazil showing how vasectomy was introduced into th...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Penteado LG,Cabral F,Díaz M,Díaz J,Ghiron L,Simmons R

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family planning progress in Singapore during 1972 is reviewed. The Singapore Family Planning and Population Board launched its most intensive family planning campaign in July 1972. A primary objective of the campaign was to promote both male and female sterilizations. Stronger social disincentives to discourage lar...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Kee WF,Lee AS

更新日期：1973-05-01 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 estimation of fecundability from survey data is plagued by methodological problems such as misreporting of dates of birth and marriage and the occurrence of premarital exposure to the risk of conception. Nevertheless, estimates of fecundability from World Fertility Survey data for women married in recent years app...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Goldman N,Westoff CF,Paul LE

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 1988 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) collected data from 4107 households and conducted complete interviews with 4201 women ages 15-49 years. The 27 tables and charts in this article summarize findings of the DHS in the areas of fertility, family size preferences, contraceptive use, postpartum variabl...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

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更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:No studies show that IUDs destroy developing embryos at rates higher than those found in women who are not using contraceptives. Studies of early pregnancy factors have not shown statistically significant differences in transient levels of hCG between IUD and control groups, a sign of early abortion. The small, carefu...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Sivin I

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

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：:This study uses couple-level data to measure couples' concordance of self-reported time since last coitus and of condom and other contraceptive use at last sexual intercourse among monogamous couples in Liberia (N = 1,673), Madagascar (N = 4,138), and Namibia (N = 588). The study also examines the characteristics asso...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Koffi AK,Adjiwanou VD,Becker S,Olaolorun F,Tsui AO

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares family size preferences, ideal sex compositions, and the motivation underlying these preferences between currently married women and their husbands in a transitional rural society in India. Reasons for having children, though similar, differ in some important respects: women's family size preferenc...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Jejeebhoy SJ,Kulkarni S

更新日期：1989-09-01 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：:The length of the interval from last live birth to the subsequent pregnancy was studied for 121 contraceptive pill acceptors who were in postpartum amenorrhea at the time of acceptance and 121 matched nonacceptors in a prospective study in Matlab, Bangladesh. Half of the pill acceptors discontinued use within seven mo...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Bhatia S,Becker S,Kim YJ

更新日期：1982-06-01 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：: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：:This article reviews field experiences with provision of family planning services in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programs in ten countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Family planning is a standard component of most antenatal care and maternal-child health programs within which PMTCT prog...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Rutenberg N,Baek C

更新日期：2005-09-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:Although contraceptive practice has increased substantially in Korea as a result of a strong national family planning program, surveys indicate the existence of an additional unmet demand. A number of obstacles tend to limit availability of family planning services and supplies. The effects of total availability are b...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Park CB,Cho LJ,Palmore JA

更新日期：1977-03-01 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 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：: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

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更新日期：1991-09-01 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