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Willingness to pay for short- and long-acting contraceptives among female adolescents and their parents in Brazil:a pilot study

Einstein (São Paulo)
Objective To evaluate willingness to pay for short- and long-acting reversible contraceptive methods among female Brazilian adolescents and their parents, as well as their perspective on using such methods.
Daniela Farah, Manoel João Batista Castello Girão, Marcelo Cunio Machado Fonseca   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Positive testing for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis and the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease in IUD users [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Unintended pregnancies are a major public health problem in the United States, and intrauterine devices (IUDs) are among the most effective reversible birth control methods available.
Birgisson, Natalia E, Madden, Tessa, Peipert, Jeffrey F, Secura, Gina M, Zhao, Qiuhong   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

The Mexico City Policy in US Development Policy and Its Backlash‐Frontlash‐Logic

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Mexico City Policy provides for the discontinuation of U.S. government funding for foreign non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) that provide legal abortion services. While Republican administrations have repeatedly pushed for the introduction of the Mexico City Policy after their re‐election, those regulations have been rescinded by ...
Thomas Lange
wiley   +1 more source

Who Is the System? On the Externalisation and Depersonalisation of Responsibility for Abuse

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the externalisation and depersonalisation of responsibility in the institutional communication of the Roman Catholic Church in the context of sexualised violence. Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems is used to show how semantic constructions such as ‘systemic causes’ rhetorically blur responsibility and contribute ...
Thomas Kron
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of early discontinuation of long-acting and reversible contraceptive methods among women within childbearing age attending health facilities in Ethiopia, 2019

SAGE Open Medicine, 2022
Objective: This study aimed to identify the determinants of early discontinuation of long-acting and reversible contraceptive methods among women within childbearing age in Ethiopia, 2019.
Dejene Edosa Dirirsa, Mukemil Awol Salo, Mogos Beya Gudeta, Merga Eticha kelbessa, Mengistu Bekele Lammi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Provision of no-cost, long-acting contraception and teenage pregnancy. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: The rate of teenage pregnancy in the United States is higher than in other developed nations. Teenage births result in substantial costs, including public assistance, health care costs, and income losses due to lower educational attainment ...
Buckel, Christina M, Madden, Tessa, McNicholas, Colleen, Mullersman, Jennifer, Peipert, Jeffrey F, Secura, Gina M, Zhao, Qiuhong   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

First Vasectomy Procedure Successfully Performed on a Southern African Male Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa)

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
First successful vasectomy in a southern African male giraffe, Giraffa camelopardis giraffa ABSTRACT This study reports the first successful vasectomy on a southern African male giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa). The goal of the procedure was to create a teaser male for reproductive studies.
Francois Deacon, Willem Daffue, Edward Collin Albertyn, Susanna Maria Krüger, Ayanda Maqhashu, Jacquiline Goedhals, Andri Grobbelaar, Marike Badenhorst   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community health worker promotions increase uptake of long-acting reversible contraception in Rwanda

Reproductive Health, 2019
Background We coordinated community health worker (CHW) promotions with training and support of government clinic nurses to increase uptake of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), specifically the copper intrauterine device (IUD) and the hormonal
Amelia Mazzei, Rosine Ingabire, Jeannine Mukamuyango, Julien Nyombayire, Robertine Sinabamenye, Roger Bayingana, Rachel Parker, Amanda Tichacek, Sarah Rae Easter, Etienne Karita, Susan Allen, Kristin M. Wall   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Demographic Factors Influencing Eligibility for EMA in South Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Early medical abortion (EMA) can be performed by administration of mifepristone and misoprostol in an outpatient setting prior to 63 days gestation in Australia. While this is a flexible, efficacious and safe option for abortion, it requires early identification of pregnancy and efficient access to a clinical service. Outpatient EMA
Laura Slade, Jennie Louise, Katina D'Onise, Jodie Dodd   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contraceptive counseling among pediatric primary care providers in Western Pennsylvania: A survey-based study

SAGE Open Medicine, 2017
Objectives: Data suggest that adolescents in the United States receive inadequate contraceptive counseling. This study sought to determine factors affecting pediatricians’ discussion of contraception with adolescent patients, with a specific focus on ...
Beth Ann Papas, Nader Shaikh, Katherine Watson, Gina S Sucato   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source