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Acceptability and factors associated with post-partum IUCD use among women who gave birth at bale zone health facilities, Southeast-Ethiopia

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2018
Background The postpartum intrauterine contraceptive devices (PPIUCD) is the only family planning method for couples requesting highly effective, reliable, inexpensive, non-hormonal, immediately reversible, and long-acting contraceptive that can be ...
Alemayehu Gonie, Chanyalew Worku, Tesfaye Assefa, Daniel Bogale, Alemu Girma   +4 more
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Misconceptions and Myths About Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices and Their Impact on Usage

RGUHS Journal of Medical Sciences
Background Contraception is the deliberate use of artificial methods or techniques to prevent pregnancy resulting from sexual activity.
Rashmi K, Renuka T
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Perceptions of community members and healthcare providers on intrauterine devices: a qualitative study in southern Ethiopia

BMJ Public Health
Introduction Despite a notable increase in the overall contraceptive prevalence in Ethiopia in the past two decades, the utilisation of intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCDs) is persistently low.
Mihiret Tesfaw, Samson Dubale
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Gossypol's effects on ingestive behaviour in mice: The first step in a systematic process to define gossypol's suitability for use in murine pest management [PDF]

, 2014
Gossypol, synthesised by the cotton plant, Gossypium, causes physiological and behavioural changes in mammals, suggesting it may be suitable for murine pest management.
Churchill, Geoff
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Knowledge and utilization of contraceptive devices among unmarried undergraduate students of a tertiary institution in Kano State, Nigeria 2016

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
INTRODUCTION: students in the universities mostly live independently from their parents or guardians, some of them for the first time. This gives them freedom and opportunity for high risk behavior such as unplanned and unprotected sex.
Zainab Datti Ahmed, Ibrahim Baffa Sule, Mohammed Lukman Abolaji, Yahaya Mohammed, Patrick Nguku   +4 more
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Confidentiality and Cost

Voices in Bioethics, 2014
In late September, the American Academy of Pediatrics published an article updating their 2007 recommendations regarding adolescent contraception. The article calls on pediatricians to educate adolescents who choose to engage in sexual activity on a wide
Kaitlynd Hiller
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Using participatory methods to design an mHealth intervention for a low income country, a case study in Chikwawa, Malawi

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2017
Background mHealth holds the potential to educate rural communities in developing countries such as Malawi, on issues which over-burdened and under staffed health centres do not have the facilities to address.
Rebecca Laidlaw, Diane Dixon, Tracy Morse, Tara K. Beattie, Save Kumwenda, Grant Mpemberera   +5 more
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Product liability, medical devices and harm to women’s bodies [PDF]

This chapter considers the gendered implications of product liability claims for injuries caused by dangerous medical devices. In recent years, women have been injured in a series of scandals involving medical devices, including Poly Implant Prothèse ...
Jackson, Emily
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The dynamics of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) choices in rural Jambi: Socio-economic perspectives

Jurnal Perspektif Pembiayaan dan Pembangunan Daerah
High population growth without concurrent improvements in human quality poses significant challenges in promoting equitable welfare across various life aspects. Thus, population control is crucial for achieving sustainable development goals.
Hardiani Hardiani, Junaidi Junaidi
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Study of Contraceptive Usage among Women of Reproductive Age in a Rural Area – A cross sectional study [PDF]

, 2015
BackgroundContraception nowadays is almost universal in urban areas. In rural areas, contraception is still limited due to various factors. In this study an attempt is made to assess contraceptive prevalence as well as to know the causes for not ...
Khan, Asif
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