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Womens Limited Choice and Availability of Modern Contraception at Retail Outlets and Public-Sector Facilities in Luanda, Angola, 2012-2015. [PDF]

, 2017
In Angola, many women want to use family planning but lack access to affordable and preferred methods. This article assesses the link between womens choice and availability of contraceptive methods in Luanda, Angola, drawing on data from 3 surveys: a ...
Bell, Suzanne, Fedorova, Anya, Fidel, Eva, Nieto-Andrade, Benjamin, Prata, Ndola, Sievers, Dana, Simmons, Rebecca, Weidert, Karen   +7 more
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Safety and Acceptability of Community-Based Distribution of Injectable Contraceptives: A Pilot Project in Mozambique. [PDF]

, 2016
Mozambique has witnessed a climbing total fertility rate in the last 20 years. Nearly one-third of married women have an unmet need for family planning, but the supply of family planning services is not meeting the demand. This study aimed to explore the
Bique, Cassimo, Blazer, Cassandra, Jacinto, Ana, Mobaracaly, Mahomed, Prata, Ndola, Ustáb, Momade, Weidert, Karen   +6 more
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Rumours, myths, and misperceptions as barriers to contraceptive use among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa

Frontiers 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, Kim Jonas, Zoe Duby, Zoe Duby, Kealeboga Maruping, Jane Harries, Catherine Mathews, Catherine Mathews   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

'If I have only two children and they die. who will take care of me?' : a qualitative study exploring knowledge, attitudes and practices about family planning among Mozambican female and male adults [PDF]

, 2017
Background: By focusing upon family planning counselling services, the Mozambican government has significantly enhanced the general health of female and male clients.
Capurchande, Rehana, Coene, Gily, Meulemans, Herman, Roelens, Kristien   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

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

BMC 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, Sarah Nabukeera, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Cissie Namanda, Lynn Atuyambe, Aggrey Mukose, Sarah Ssali, Ronald Ssenyonga, Ritah Tweheyo, Andrew Gidudu, Carole Sekimpi, Catherine Verde Hashim, Martha Nicholson, Peter Ddungu   +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

SAGE 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, Mario Ekoriano, Edy Purwoko, Anastasia Septya Titisari, Aditya Rahmadhony, Diah Puspita Sari   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Randomized preclinical study of machine perfusion in vascularized composite allografts

BJS (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, J. P. Stone, J. Kerr, A. Geraghty, L. Joseph, A. Montero‐Fernandez, J. K. Wong, J. E. Fildes   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

BMC 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, Samuel Dery, Benedicta Kafui Atsu, Alfred Yawson, Refah M. Alotaibi, Hoda Ragab Rezk, Chris Guure   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modern Contraception: A 1989 Update [PDF]

Annual 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 ...
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Contraception: Modern trends and controversies

Srpski 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, Sparić Radmila, Argirović Rajka   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources