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Ethnoracial and rural-urban differences in female sterilization in Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, and Peru [PDF]

Frontiers in Global Women's Health
IntroductionIn Latin America, 26 percent of women use sterilization to avert unwanted pregnancies. Although sterilization provides first-tier effectiveness, long-acting continuation over time, and life-long cost-benefit, previous research has documented ...
Lucrecia Mena-Meléndez
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Infection prevention preparedness and practices for female sterilization services within primary care facilities in Northern India [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background In 2014, 16 women died following female sterilization operations in Bilaspur, a district in central India. In addition to those 16 deaths, 70 women were hospitalized for critical conditions (Sharma, Lancet 384,2014). Although the government of
Abhishek Kumar, Abhishek Gautam, Arnab Dey, Ruhi Saith, Uttamacharya, Pranita Achyut, Vandana Gautam, Dinesh Agarwal, Amit Chakraverty, Arupendra Mozumdar, Kumudha Aruldas, Ravi Verma, Priya Nanda, Suneeta Krishnan, Niranjan Saggurti   +14 more
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Prevalence and factors associated with female sterilization in Rwanda: evidence from the demographic and health survey data (2019–2020) [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Female sterilization is a safe and effective surgical procedure of achieving contraception. There is disparity in the prevalence of female sterilization globally, with high income countries having higher rates than low- and middle-income ...
Samuel Ndayishimye, Gbenga Olorunfemi, Bonfils Nahayo   +2 more
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Determinants of female sterilization method uptake among women of reproductive age group in Uganda [PDF]

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2020
Background Despite its great effectiveness, safety and convenience for women who do not wish to have more children; female sterilization method uptake in Uganda is very low.
Paula Anita, Abel Nzabona, Richard Tuyiragize   +2 more
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Legal medicine aspects of female sterilization: our experience [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
IntroductionThe most frequent sterilization procedures include postpartum tubal ligation, laparoscopic tubal disruption or salpingectomy, and hysteroscopic tubal occlusion. It may be performed via laparoscopy, mini-laparotomy, or hysteroscopy.
Piergiorgio Fedeli, Stefano Cecchi, Roberto Scendoni, Nunzia Cannovo   +3 more
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Pattern and correlates of out-of-pocket payment (OOP) on female sterilization in India, 1990–2014 [PDF]

BMC Women's Health, 2020
Background Large scale public investment in family welfare programme has made female sterilization a free service in public health centers in India. Besides, it also provides financial compensation to acceptors.
Sanjay K. Mohanty, Suyash Mishra, Sayantani Chatterjee, Niranjan Saggurti   +3 more
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Factors explaining the dominion status of female sterilization in India over the past two decades (1992-2016): A multilevel study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundFemale sterilization is a permanent method of contraception practiced widely in India. Though, the important evidences of behavior of contraceptives is widespread in the literature, relatively less research has been conducted that explores ...
Pragya Singh, Kaushalendra Kumar Singh, Pooja Singh   +2 more
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Effectiveness of a quality improvement intervention to increase adherence to key practices during female sterilization services in Chhattisgarh and Odisha states of India. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundIn response to longstanding concerns around the quality of female sterilization services provided at public health facilities in India, the Government of India issued standards and quality assurance guidelines for female sterilization services ...
Ashish Srivastava, Geeta Chhibber, Neeta Bhatnagar, Angela Nash-Mercado, Jyoti Samal, Bhagyashree Trivedi, Vinod Srivastava, Barbara Rawlins, Vivek Yadav, Bulbul Sood, Regien Biesma, Young-Mi Kim, Jelle Stekelenburg   +12 more
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Female sterilization paradoxical association with premature menopause in Bihar [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Premature menopause is a growing public health crisis with serious implications for women’s well-being. While premature menopause prevalence varies across India, Bihar’s rates are exceptionally high (11%), warranting specific investigation.
Karan Babbar
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A cross-sectional study to assess choice of tubal ligation over vasectomy in tribal women of Eastern Gujarat [PDF]

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Introduction: Since gaining independence, India has prioritized managing its population growth, becoming the first nation to implement a national family planning program.
Niyati Harshadkumar Zaveri, Geeta Patel, Aniruddha Gohel, Aman Damor, Riya Patel, Rahul Tahilramani   +5 more
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