Knowledge and attitudes towards contraceptives among adolescents and young adults
Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2021 Background Despite endorsements supporting the use of intrauterine devices (IUDs) for adolescents and young adult women (AYA), they have limited knowledge about them Male partners can influence contraceptive decisions, however their perceived knowledge ...
Aanchal Sharma +5 more
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Bayesian semiparametric modelling of contraceptive behavior in India via sequential logistic regressions [PDF]
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (2019). 182,
225-247, 2014 Family planning has been characterized by highly different strategic programs in India, including method-specific contraceptive targets, coercive sterilization, and more recent target-free approaches. These major changes in family planning policies over time have motivated a considerable interest towards assessing the effectiveness of the different ...
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PLoS ONE, 2020 Intimate partner violence (IPV) and reproductive coercion (RC)-largely in the form of pressuring pregnancy-appear to contribute to low use of contraceptives in India; however, little is known about the extent to which these experiences differentially ...
Shweta Tomar +5 more
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A Comprehensive Study of Gender Bias in Chemical Named Entity Recognition Models [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Chemical named entity recognition (NER) models are used in many downstream tasks, from adverse drug reaction identification to pharmacoepidemiology. However, it is unknown whether these models work the same for everyone. Performance disparities can potentially cause harm rather than the intended good.
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mcmsupply: An R Package for Estimating Contraceptive Method Market Supply Shares [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 In this paper, we introduce the R package mcmsupply which implements Bayesian hierarchical models for estimating and projecting modern contraceptive market supply shares over time. The package implements four model types. These models vary by the administration level of their outcome estimates (national or subnational estimates) and dataset type ...
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Giant vesical calculus associated with migrant IUCD: a case report
African Journal of Urology, 2021 Background Intrauterine copper devices are a popular type of contraceptives, being in use for a long time. Migration of IUCD into the bladder is one of the many side effects of this contraceptive measure.
Shoaib Muhammad +4 more
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A study on clinicoradiological correlation in patients with intrauterine contraceptive device
Asian Journal of Medical SciencesThe aim of this study was to present the spectrum of radiological findings in patients with intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD). The study was conducted over a period of 14 months (June 2022–August 2023) in the Department of Radiodiagnosis, M.L.B ...
Divangini Yadav , Rachna Chaurasia
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Patterns and knowledge of contraceptive methods use among women living in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Journal for Health Sciences, 2018 Objectives: Birth control or contraception has become a fundamental part of women's healthcare. Multiple studies have been conducted to determine women's knowledge of contraception. This study aimed to know the patterns of contraception use and to assess
Faisal Alhusain +6 more
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Womens Limited Choice and Availability of Modern Contraception at Retail Outlets and Public-Sector Facilities in Luanda, Angola, 2012-2015. [PDF]
, 2017 In Angola, many women want to use family planning but lack access to affordable and preferred methods. This article assesses the link between womens choice and availability of contraceptive methods in Luanda, Angola, drawing on data from 3 surveys: a ...
Bell, Suzanne +7 more
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Estimating the proportion of modern contraceptives supplied by the public and private sectors using a Bayesian hierarchical penalized spline model [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Quantifying the public/private sector supply of contraceptive methods within countries is vital for effective and sustainable family planning (FP) delivery. In many low and middle-income countries (LMIC), measuring the contraceptive supply source often relies on Demographic Health Surveys (DHS).
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