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Role of Religious Leaders in Promoting Contraceptive Use in Nigeria: Evidence From the Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative

open access: yesGlobal Health: Science and Practice Journal, 2018
Exposure to family planning messages from religious leaders was significantly associated with higher modern contraceptive use, after accounting for background characteristics and other variables such as myths and misconceptions.
S. Adedini   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Contraceptive Sabotage [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This Article responds to the alarm recently sounded by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists over “birth control sabotage”—the “active interference [by one partner] with [the other] partner’s contraceptive methods in an attempt to ...
Plunkett, Leah A.
core   +1 more source

The development of a multi-criteria decision analysis aid to help with contraceptive choices: My Contraception Tool.

open access: yes, 2013
My Contraception Tool (MCT) applies the principles of multi-criteria decision analysis to the choice of contraceptive method. Its purpose is to make the decision-making process transparent to the user and to suggest a method to them based on their own ...
Cowan, Frances M   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Exploring patients’ profiles associated with the resolution of acute calcium pyrophosphate arthritis treatedwith colchicine and prednisone: post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective The objective was to identify factors determining acute arthritis resolution and safety with colchicine and prednisone in acute calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystal arthritis. Methods We conducted a post hoc analysis of the COLCHICORT trial, which compared colchicine and prednisone for the treatment of acute CPP crystal arthritis, using a ...
Tristan Pascart   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community and health systems barriers and enablers to family planning and contraceptive services provision and use in Kabwe District, Zambia

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2018
BackgroundUnmet need for contraception results in several health challenges such as unintended pregnancies, unwanted births and unsafe abortions. Most interventions have been unable to successfully address this unmet need due to various community and ...
Adam Silumbwe   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Contraceptive counseling and postpartum contraceptive use [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2015
The objective of the study was to examine the associations between prenatal and postpartum contraceptive counseling and postpartum contraceptive use.The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System 2004-2008 data were analyzed from Missouri, New York state, and New York City (n = 9536).
Denise J. Jamieson   +7 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Teen Magazines and Parents: Their Impacts on Adolescent Female Sexual Scripts and Contraception [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This literature review examines how magazines and parents portray cultural ideas about sex, how girls use these ideas to understand their own sexuality, and how these ideas impact their contraceptive use in interpersonal relationships. Simon and Gagnon’s
Hickey, Audrey
core   +1 more source

'If I have only two children and they die. who will take care of me?' : a qualitative study exploring knowledge, attitudes and practices about family planning among Mozambican female and male adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: By focusing upon family planning counselling services, the Mozambican government has significantly enhanced the general health of female and male clients.
Capurchande, Rehana   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Advancing Wildfire‐Retardant Materials: Engineering Strategies for Direct and Indirect Suppression

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Here, the evolution, ecological impact, and performance of current fire‐retardant materials and suppression strategies are reviewed, offering an engineering perspective to address existing challenges and propose pathways for the development of more effective, scalable, and sustainable solutions to meet the demands of a changing climate. Wildfires cause
Changxin Dong   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Family planning desires of older adults (50 years and over) in Botswana

open access: yesSouth African Family Practice, 2019
Background: This study analysed the views of a stratified sample of 444 older adult women from selected health districts in Botswana on their family planning (FP) use, knowledge, accessibility and availability.
Njoku Ola Ama, John O. Olaomi
doaj   +1 more source

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