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Assessing the unmet need for modern contraceptives among reproductive-aged women in rural Nepal [PDF]
Purpose – The purpose of this research was to determine the extent of the unmet need for modern contraceptives (MC) and its associated factors. Design/methodology/approach – This community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted via interview among ...
Samyukta Chand+3 more
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Population Policy: Abortion and Modern Contraception are Substitutes [PDF]
A longstanding debate exists in population policy about the relationship between modern contraception and abortion. Although theory predicts that they should be substitutes, the empirical evidence is difficult to interpret. What is required is a large-scale intervention that alters the supply (or full price) of one or the other and, importantly, that ...
Grant Miller+2 more
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Randomized preclinical study of machine perfusion in vascularized composite allografts
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
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Safety and Acceptability of Community-Based Distribution of Injectable Contraceptives: A Pilot Project in Mozambique. [PDF]
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+6 more
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Modern Contraception: A 1989 Update [PDF]
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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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
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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
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Contraception: Modern trends and controversies
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.
Milica Berisavac+2 more
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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
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Modern contraceptive practice in rural Appalachia. [PDF]
This paper examines contraceptive practice in a traditionally high fertility and economically disadvantaged rural county of central Appalachia. A key consideration is the extent to which the modernization of birth control observed nationally has diffused to and been adopted within this rural area.
G A Gairola+2 more
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