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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
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Contraceptive Services Available to Unmarried Sexually Active Adolescents [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Low contraceptive use amongst unmarried sexually active young men and women presents an ethical dilemma in Indonesia, particularly in realising reproductive rights as a fundamental human right.
Budiharsana, M. (Meiwita)
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Population policies and education: exploring the contradictions of neo-liberal globalisation [PDF]

, 2006
The world is increasingly characterised by profound income, health and social inequalities (Appadurai, 2000). In recent decades development initiatives aimed at reducing these inequalities have been situated in a context of increasing globalisation with ...
ADB, Ashford L. S., Bauman Z., Bennell P., Berer M., Bhopal K., Blair A., Blake J., Boler T., Boler T., Bonetti T. R., Bovill C., Bown L., Boyle S., Brazier C., Brown S., Campbell O. M. R., Catherine Bovill, Center for Reproductive Rights, Cleland J., Cleland J., Cochrane S. H., Coicaud J.‐M., Concepcion M. B., Cook R. J., Correa S., David H. P., Dean C. J., Desai M., Diamond I., Doyal L., Duffield M., Education for Choice, Edwards M., Ehrlich P., Fagan G. H., Faunce T. A., Fowler A., Ghai D., Giddens A., Gudorf C. E., Gwatkin D. R., Hardee K., Hartmann B., Hutton W., Hynes H. P., International Planned Parenthood Federation, Jacobs M., Jalsevac P., Jeffrey P., Jeffrey R., Jejeebhoy S. J., Kabeer N., Kings Fund, Leach F., Lewin K. M., Leys C., Llewellyn D., Lloyd C. B., Lown B. B., Lutz W., Lutz W., MacDonald M., Malthus T., Margaret Leppard, Martin H.‐P., Martinez E., McGrath S., McGuire A., McGurn W., McNicoll G., Mehrotra S., Mortensen J., MRC, Mswia R., Mukandala R., NATFHE, Nayyar D., Normington D., NOW LDEF, Pillsbury B., Population Reference Bureau, Pritchett L. H., Quine M. S., Rahman A., Richey L. A., Ritzer G., Robinson‐Pant A., Robinson‐Pant A., Ross J. A., Saleem S., Sax K., Schearer S. B., Seager J., Selzer J., Sen G., Short J. R., Shrestha D. P., Singh J.S., Singh K., Smyth I., Stiglitz J., Stromquist N. P., Swainson N., Thapa B. K., Thomas D., Tomasevski K., Tomlinson D., Tsui A. O., UNFPA, UNFPA, United Nations, Walt G., Westoff C. F., Wilhelm D., Womack S., World Bank, World Bank, Wroe M., Wynd S.   +119 more
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Struggling with long-time low uptake of modern contraceptives in Pakistan.

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit, 2020
Background Efforts to expand access to reproductive health care in Pakistan date as far back as the early 1950s. Despite such efforts, the fertility rate has declined at a slower pace compared to that in neighbouring countries.
Nasim Zahid Shah, T. Ali, I. Jehan, Xaher Gul   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Factors affecting the preferred use of modern contraceptives in District Dang Nepal

Journal of the College of Community Physicians, 2018
Background: Improving reproductive health is central to achieving sustainable development goals on improving maternal health, reducing child mortality and eradicating extreme poverty.
Suprich Sapkota, Munawar Hussain Soomro, Prayas Gautam, Prakash Pant   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Community Health Workers as Social Marketers of Injectable Contraceptives: A Case Study from Ethiopia. [PDF]

, 2017
Ethiopia has made notable progress in increasing awareness and knowledge of family planning and is considered a success story among funders and program planners.
Bell, Suzanne, Gessessew, Amanuel, Godefay, Hagos, Prata, Ndola, Weidert, Karen   +4 more
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Associated factors of modern contraceptive use among women infected with human immunodeficiency virus in Enemay District, Northwest Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background The prevention of unplanned pregnancy among women infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is critical for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. Of the prevention strategies, deployment of modern contraceptives
Yibeltal Bimrew Kebede, Tesfahun Taddege Geremew, Yohannes Mehretie, Ayenew Negesse Abejie, Liknaw Bewket, Endalkachew Dellie   +5 more
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Determinants of modern contraceptive use among married Somali women living in Kampala; a cross sectional survey

Reproductive Health, 2020
Background Low contraceptive uptake exposes women to unintended pregnancies and often the resultant obstetric complications. The immigrant communities especially from countries with low contraceptive use present a unique challenge.
Maryan Abdulahi, Othman Kakaire, Fatuma Namusoke   +2 more
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Uptake of modern contraceptive methods among women of reproductive age in Chake District-Pemba Tanzania: a descriptive crossectional study

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2023
Background The uptake of the modern contraceptive method provides chances for women and couples to reach optimal child spacing, achieve the desired family size and prevent unsafe abortions and maternal deaths.
Rehema Abdalla Abeid, Emmanuel Izack Sumari, Chunxiang Qin, Ally Abdul Lyimo, Godrian Aron Luttaay   +4 more
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Determinants of Modern Contraceptive Use Among Married Women in Indonesia Urban

Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, 2022
The use of contraceptives in Indonesia among married women has tended to be stagnant in the last 3 years. Indonesia's 2017 demographic and health survey report reports that the prevalence of modern contraceptive use was lower among women in urban areas (
Kirana Kirana, Haerawati Idris
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