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：: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 ever-increasing prevalence of negative shocks experienced by poor, vulnerable households often induces extreme measures as ways to recover from the negative effects on income. Child marriage is one of the coping mechanisms households may use. This study examines whether young people in households that experience a...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Molotsky A

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides an overview of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) as a data source. MICS-one of the largest household survey programs focused on children and women-has covered 116 countries, many over several rounds of surveys producing trend data. Data are collected on a range of indicators for child...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Khan S,Hancioglu A

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2003, Nigeria adopted the Family Life and HIV Education (FLHE) sexuality education curriculum. Our analysis interrogates variation in sub-national implementation. We conducted 52 interviews with persons knowledgeable about the curriculum in three states-Kano, Lagos, and Niger-and reviewed publications on FLHE. In K...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Kunnuji MON,Robinson RS,Shawar YR,Shiffman J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accessible and quality reproductive health services are critical for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). After a decade of waning investment in family planning, interest and funding are growing once again. This article assesses whether introducing, removing, or changing user fees for contraception has an effect ...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Korachais C,Macouillard E,Meessen B

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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 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：: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：: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 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 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Within developing countries, our understanding of reproductive inequality-how fertility is distributed within a population-has been shaped largely by studies of fertility differentials, a practical but partial-information measure. In this study, we examine whether exclusive reliance on differentials biases this unders...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Giroux SC,Eloundou-Enyegue PM,Lichter DT

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：: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：: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：:Population-based, cross-sectional data from 3587 ever-married Ukrainian women aged 17-44 are used to examine the association between physical violence perpetrated by a sexual partner (defined as kicking, hitting, slapping, pushing, or attacking with a weapon) and sexual health knowledge, sexual behavior, and the likel...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Dude A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the levels and correlates of contraceptive failure and discontinuation in Romania, together with the consequences of contraceptive method failure in terms of induced abortion. Of special interest are women who rely on the traditional method of withdrawal and the proportion of withdrawal failures re...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Creanga AA,Acharya R,Ahmed S,Tsui AO

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：: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：:Although experimental trials often identify optimal strategies for improving community health, transferring operational innovation from well-funded research programs to resource-constrained settings often languishes. Because research initiatives are based in institutions equipped with unique resources and staff capabi...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Awoonor-Williams JK,Feinglass ES,Tobey R,Vaughan-Smith MN,Nyonator FK,Jones TC

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, data gathered in southern Ethiopia are used to explain how ethnic and religious identities affect current or intended contraceptive use. The only compositionalfactors that increase the likelihood of birth limitation are having a member of the family with a higher level of education and community access ...

journal_title：Studies in family planning

authors： Hogan DP,Biratu B

更新日期：2004-06-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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