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Between compliance and resistance : exploring discourses on family planning in Community Health Committees in Mozambique [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Objectives: Although the Mozambican government has implemented a community-based approach to family planning (FP), little is known about the appropriateness of this process.
Capurchande, Rehana Dauto   +3 more
core   +7 more sources

Postpartum Visit Attendance Increases the Use of Modern Contraceptives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background. Delays in postpartum contraceptive use may increase risk for unintended or rapid repeat pregnancies. The postpartum care visit (PPCV) is a good opportunity for women to discuss family planning options with their health care providers.
Cha, Susan   +6 more
core   +4 more sources

Randomized preclinical study of machine perfusion in vascularized composite allografts

open access: yesBJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020
This study was designed to identify the optimum machine perfusion parameters for preservation of limbs before transplantation, and determine whether this was better than cold storage. Normothermic machine perfusion at a pressure of 70 mmHg (NMP‐70) provided superior preservation to cold storage after transplantation.
K. R. Amin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rumours, myths, and misperceptions as barriers to contraceptive use among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa

open access: yesFrontiers in Reproductive Health, 2022
BackgroundRumours, myths, and misperceptions about contraceptives are a barrier to contraceptive use in general, but more so among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW).
Kim Jonas   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Socio-economic and education related inequities in use of modern contraceptive in seven sub-regions in Uganda

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Advocacy for equity in health service utilization and access, including Family Planning (FP) continues to be a cornerstone in increasing universal health coverage.
Fredrick E Makumbi   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can a National Health Insurance Policy Increase Modern Contraceptive Use? A Cross-Sectional Study of the Indonesian Government Performance and Accountability Survey (GPAS) 2019

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2023
Universal health insurance is widely believed to be a key strategy for improving health services. However, few studies have examined whether it increases the use of modern contraceptives.
Sujarwoto Sujarwoto   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modern contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in Ghana: analysis of the 2003–2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Surveys

open access: yesBMC Women's Health, 2018
Background Contraceptives are used in family planning to space or limit pregnancies and are categorized into modern and traditional methods. The modern methods have been proven to be more scientifically effective at preventing unwanted pregnancies than ...
Philomina Akadity Aviisah   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modern Contraception: A 1989 Update [PDF]

open access: yesAnnual Review of Public Health, 1989
In the 1960s oral contraception was 1st introduced and IUDs were reintroduced; for the 1st time women in developed countries were liberated from the earlier traditional role of repeated child bearing. Although significant improvements have been made since the 1960s in hormonal and intrauterine contraception very few new contraceptive breakthroughs ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Contraception: Modern trends and controversies

open access: yesSrpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo, 2009
Ever since ancient civilizations, the possibility of preventing unwanted pregnancies has always been the subject of interest. All available contraception methods have both advantages and disadvantages, and it is up to the doctor and the patient to make a rational choice in each individual case.
Berisavac Milica   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Fertility Awareness Methods: Distinctive Modern Contraceptives [PDF]

open access: yesGlobal Health: Science and Practice, 2016
Fertility awareness methods—the Lactational Amenorrhea Method, the Standard Days Method, and the Two Day Method—are safe and effective, and they have important additional benefits that appeal to women and men. Including these modern contraceptives in the method mix expands contraceptive choice and helps women and men meet their reproductive intentions.
Malarcher, Shawn   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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