HEALTH ISSUE: Contraception choices affect the long-term sexual health and fertility of women and men. Data from the 1998 Canadian Contraception Study and the 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey were assessed for measures of contraceptive use and familiarity with various methods among Canadian women.
Wong Thomas+5 more
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Combination injectable contraceptives for contraception [PDF]
Combination injectable contraceptives provide a highly effective, reversible method of preventing pregnancy, and they do not require daily administration or use at the time of coitus. Although they are used in many countries, their acceptability could be limited by method characteristics, such as the need to obtain a monthly injection or bleeding ...
Laureen M Lopez+4 more
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Contraceptive confidence and timing of first birth in Moldova: an event history analysis of retrospective data [PDF]
Objectives: To test the contraceptive confidence hypothesis in a modern context. The hypothesis is that women using effective or modern contraceptive methods have increased contraceptive confidence and hence a shorter interval between marriage and first ...
Durrant, Gabriele B.+2 more
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Effect of Staff Training and Cost Support on Provision of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception in Community Health Centers [PDF]
Objective To compare the proportion of women receiving same-day long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) between two different models of contraceptive provision adapted from the Contraceptive CHOICE Project. Study Design We used a controlled time-
Buckel, Christina+4 more
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Social network- and community-level influences on contraceptive use: evidence from rural Poland. [PDF]
The diffusion of 'modern' contraceptives-as a proxy for the spread of low-fertility norms-has long interested researchers wishing to understand global fertility decline.
Colleran, H, Mace, R
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Condom use and incident sexually transmitted infection after initiation of long-acting reversible contraception [PDF]
Background Use of more effective contraception may lead to less condom use and increased incidence of sexually transmitted infection. Objective The objective of this study was to compare changes in condom use and incidence of sexually transmitted ...
Klugman, Jessica B.+3 more
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Cochrane review summary : education for contraceptive use by women after childbirth [PDF]
Nurses who work in primary care provide a range of contraceptive services including contraceptive education in family planning consultations. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommend that contraceptive methods and advice
Trivedi, Daksha
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Postpartum Visit Attendance Increases the Use of Modern Contraceptives [PDF]
Background. Delays in postpartum contraceptive use may increase risk for unintended or rapid repeat pregnancies. The postpartum care visit (PPCV) is a good opportunity for women to discuss family planning options with their health care providers.
Cha, Susan+6 more
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Immediate start of hormonal contraceptives for contraception [PDF]
Health care providers often tell women to wait until the next menses to begin hormonal contraception. The intent is to avoid contraceptive use during an undetected pregnancy. An alternative is to start hormonal contraception immediately with back-up birth control for the first seven days.
Lopez, Laureen M+4 more
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Contraceptive use and sexual function: a comparison of Italian female medical students and women attending family planning services [PDF]
Objectives: The aims of the study were to understand how education relates to contraceptive choice and how sexual function can vary in relation to the use of a contraceptive method.
Aquino, C. I.+7 more
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