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A Global Perspective on Trends in the Use of Withdrawal and Periodic Abstinence for Pregnancy Prevention

open access: yesPopulation and Development Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Periodic abstinence and withdrawal (the dominant methods in the “traditional methods” category) have been used to prevent pregnancy in both historical and contemporary contexts and, in some countries, continue to be used despite increased availability and use of modern methods. Yet research on family planning programs and contraceptive methods
Vladimíra Kantorová   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neurodevelopmental Profile of a 4.5-Year-Old Girl with Tetrasomy X. [PDF]

open access: yesPediatr Rep
Marisavljević M   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Changing Educational Gradient in Nontraditional Attitudes toward Family Behavior: A Cross‐National Study

open access: yesPopulation and Development Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The second demographic transition (SDT) theory highlights how nontraditional family behaviors first emerged in Nordic countries and diffused elsewhere. Cross‐national variations in approval of such behaviors across educational groups and changes over time remain underexplored, however.
Katrin Schwanitz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

“I Paid A Bribe”—Lessons and Insights From Crowdsourced Corruption Reporting in India

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Preventing and reducing corruption has proven to be an enormous challenge. An important step in this process is to produce and use good metrics to identify where anti‐corruption resources would be most beneficial. Most measures of corruption, however, rely on surveys of perceptions or bribery incidence.
Ina Kubbe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Fragility of Trust: Interpersonal Encounters, Institutional Distrust, and Conditional Spillovers in the Area of Social Service Delivery

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines social assistance for vulnerable families at the frontline level of service delivery, exploring how citizens' trust and distrust are shaped within this administrative context. It addresses three questions: Do citizens distinguish between trust and distrust in frontline workers and public institutions when reporting on their
Christian Lahusen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of a Community-Based and Language-Sensitive Smoking Cessation Group Intervention for Disadvantaged Migration Populations in Switzerland: A One-Arm Pre-Post Study. [PDF]

open access: yesTob Use Insights
Zumbrunn A   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Mental Health of the Young in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

open access: yesReview of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We report on the wellbeing of the young in twenty‐eight countries located in Eastern Europe and Central Asia including fifteen post‐Soviet countries. We find no evidence of the decline in the mental health of the young relative to older people, which characterizes Western Europe and English‐speaking advanced economies. The mental health of the
David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson
wiley   +1 more source

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