Prevalence of Postpartum Family Planning Service Coverage in Selected Referral Facilities of Nepal [PDF]
Introduction: Nepal Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists jointly with the Nepalese government and with the support from the International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology has implemented an initiative to institutionalize postpartum family ...
Acharya, S+15 more
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Demographic and Socio-economic Determinants of Birth Interval Dynamics in Manipur: A Survival Analysis [PDF]
The birth interval is a major determinant of levels of fertility in high fertility populations. A house-to-house survey of 1225 women in Manipur, a tiny state in North Eastern India was carried out to investigate birth interval patterns and its ...
Narendra, RK+2 more
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A rare case of urinary bladder stone secondary to migrating Intra Uterine Device.
Intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCDs) is one of the most commonly used in Bhutan. IUCDs are effective, safe, cheap, and has minimal systemic side effects. One of the major but rare complications is perforation of uterus and migration into pelvic and
Sonam Jamtsho
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Anthropological Differences between Contraception and Natural Family Planning [PDF]
Almost twenty years ago, Pope John Paul II in his apostolic exhortation Familiaris Consortio called on scholars to study the anthropological and moral differences between the recourse to the natural rhythms of a woman’s menstrual cycle (i.e., natural ...
Fehring, Richard, Kurz, William
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Exploring Perceived Vulnerability of Pedestrians: Insights from a Forced-Choice Experiment [PDF]
Individual differences in mobility (e.g., due to wheelchair use) during crowd movement are not well understood. Perceived vulnerability of neighbors in a crowd could affect, for example, how much space is given to them by others. To explore how pedestrians perceive people moving in front of them, in particular, how vulnerable they believe them to be ...
arxiv
The paper describes the cases of 3 female health operators with implanted copper IUDs, developing menometrorrhagia some months after an increase of the working time in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Unit (1.5 T), that progressively disappeared when ...
F. Gobba+4 more
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Migration Experiences and Reported Sexual Behavior Among Young, Unmarried Female Migrants in Changzhou, China. [PDF]
BackgroundChina has a large migrant population, including many young unmarried women. Little is known about their sexual behavior, contraceptive use, and risk of unintended pregnancy.Methods475 unmarried female migrants aged 15-24, working in 1 of 6 ...
Hearst, Norman+5 more
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Efficient data augmentation for multivariate probit models with panel data: An application to general practitioner decision-making about contraceptives [PDF]
This article considers the problem of estimating a multivariate probit model in a panel data setting with emphasis on sampling a high-dimensional correlation matrix and improving the overall efficiency of the data augmentation approach. We reparameterise the correlation matrix in a principled way and then carry out efficient Bayesian inference using ...
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On Demographic Bias in Fingerprint Recognition [PDF]
Fingerprint recognition systems have been deployed globally in numerous applications including personal devices, forensics, law enforcement, banking, and national identity systems. For these systems to be socially acceptable and trustworthy, it is critical that they perform equally well across different demographic groups.
arxiv
Background “Self-care” for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) includes contraceptive methods and other supplies that people can use with or without the support of a healthcare provider.
Alice F. Cartwright+13 more
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