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Contraception and health.

, 2012
Increasing contraceptive use in developing countries has cut the number of maternal deaths by 40% over the past 20 years, merely by reducing the number of unintended pregnancies.
Cleland, John, Conde-Agudelo, Agustin, Peterson, Herbert, Ross, John, Tsui, Amy   +4 more
core   +1 more source

TEAM‐UP: Mixed‐Methods Data for Understanding Traditional and Modern Contraceptive Use Dynamics in Four Sub‐Saharan African Countries

Studies in Family Planning, EarlyView.
Abstract This Data Article describes a novel dataset from the “Re‐Examining Traditional Method Use” (TEAM‐UP) project, which systematically collected data on the measurement of and motivations for use of non‐modern (traditional and folkloric) contraceptive methods and/or modern methods, in four sub‐Saharan African countries: the Democratic Republic of ...
Nurudeen Alhassan, Jamaica Corker, Nyovani Janet Madise, Ernestina Coast, Naa Dodua Dodoo, Themba Mzembe, Jacques B.O Emina, Elizabeth Omoluabi, F. Nii‐Amoo Dodoo, Saseendran Pallikadavath, Maame B. Peterson, John A. Mushomi, Funmilola M. OlaOlorun, Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rural–Urban Differences in the Association Between Reproductive Coercion and Postpartum Family Planning

Studies in Family Planning, EarlyView.
Abstract Access to timely postpartum family planning (PPFP) helps safeguard women's reproductive autonomy and supports healthy birth spacing, yet little is known about how reproductive coercion (RC) shapes women's ability to initiate contraception after childbirth.
Jessica L. Dozier, Shannon N. Wood, Robel Yirgu, Solomon Shiferaw, Linnea A. Zimmerman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Traditional or Modern Contraception? Association Between Health Worker Contact and Contraceptive Choice in India: Findings From NFHS 2019–2021

Studies in Family Planning, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite greater availability and affordability of modern contraception, the use of traditional contraception is rising in India. We examined the relationship between Indian women's contact with a community health worker (CHW) and discussion of family planning (FP) with their contraceptive use.
Nandita Bhan, Nicole Johns, Katherine Hay, Vedavati Patwardhan, Abhishek Singh, Shruti Ambast, Lotus McDougal   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of men’s perspectives on women contraceptive use in Ghana: an analysis of the 2022 Ghana demographic and health survey

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine
Background Male dominance in reproductive health decision-making, specifically regarding family planning and contraceptive use among women, has been argued to have a significant influence on Africa’s fertility transition.
Desmond Klu, Michael Larbi Odame, Paapa Yaw Asante, Charity Akpene Dansu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Linking Population, Fertility and Family Planning with Adaptation to Climate Change: Views from Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2009
As global climate change unfolds, its effects are being felt disproportionately in the world's poorest countries and among the groups of people least able to cope.
Aklilu Kidanu, Karen Hardee, Kimberly Rovin   +2 more
core  

Methodological Innovations for Evidencing and Estimating Modern and Traditional Contraceptive Prevalence and Use Dynamics in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Studies in Family Planning, EarlyView.
Abstract Contraceptive prevalence estimates are indicators of the performance of family planning programs. Yet, available evidence suggests that national surveys may be underestimating the prevalence of traditional methods. The apparent underestimation of traditional methods stems from current approaches for collecting, analyzing, and reporting ...
Nurudeen Alhassan, Nyovani Janet Madise, Jamaica Corker, Naa Dodua Dodoo, Ernestina Coast, F. Nii‐Amoo Dodoo, Jacques B. O. Emina, Saseendran Pallikadavath, Elizabeth Omoluabi, Maame B. Peterson, John A. Mushomi, Themba Mzembe, Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender inequality and the ‘East-West’ divide in contraception: an analysis at the individual, couple, and country level [PDF]

, 2016
Bracke, Piet, Dereuddre, Rozemarijn, Van de Velde, Sarah   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Proximate Determinants of Women's Use of Birth Control Methods in Ota,Ogun State [PDF]

, 2013
Fertility regulation and pregnancy prevention are among the major health challenges of the 21st century in sub-Saharan Africa, especially in Nigeria. Contraception has been identified as an effective means of combating the problem of unwanted pregnancy
Abimbola, O. H., Adekeye, Olujide A, Adeusi, Sussan O, Idowu, Adenike E.   +3 more
core  

Women in space: A review of known physiological adaptations and health perspectives

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Exposure to the spaceflight environment causes adaptations in most human physiological systems, many of which are thought to affect women differently from men. Since only 11.5% of astronauts worldwide have been female, these issues are largely understudied.
Millie Hughes‐Fulford, Danielle J. Carroll, Heather C. M. Allaway, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Aenor J. Sawyer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source