Ethnoracial and rural-urban differences in female sterilization in Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, and Peru [PDF]
Frontiers in Global Women's HealthIntroductionIn Latin America, 26 percent of women use sterilization to avert unwanted pregnancies. Although sterilization provides first-tier effectiveness, long-acting continuation over time, and life-long cost-benefit, previous research has documented ...
Lucrecia Mena-Meléndez
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A cross-sectional study to assess choice of tubal ligation over vasectomy in tribal women of Eastern Gujarat [PDF]
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary CareIntroduction: Since gaining independence, India has prioritized managing its population growth, becoming the first nation to implement a national family planning program.
Niyati Harshadkumar Zaveri +5 more
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Gene therapy delivery of anti-Müllerian hormone in prepubertal female domestic cats induces long-term sterilization [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsThe uncontrolled reproduction of free-roaming domestic cats exacerbates their welfare challenges and the ecological pressure they exert on wildlife populations.
Philippe Godin +16 more
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Female sterilization paradoxical association with premature menopause in Bihar [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPremature menopause is a growing public health crisis with serious implications for women’s well-being. While premature menopause prevalence varies across India, Bihar’s rates are exceptionally high (11%), warranting specific investigation.
Karan Babbar
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Territorially Stratified Modeling for Sustainable Management of Free-Roaming Cat Populations in Spain: A National Approach to Urban and Rural Environmental Planning [PDF]
AnimalsThis study presents the scientific and methodological foundation of Spain’s first national framework for the ethical management of community cat populations: the Action Plan for the Management of Community Cat Colonies (PACF), launched in 2025 under the ...
Octavio P. Luzardo +3 more
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Demographic Research, 2022 Background: Socioeconomically disadvantaged women and women of color are more likely than other women both to undergo contraceptive sterilization and to desire sterilization reversal.
Sara Johnsen, Megan Sweeney
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BMC Public Health, 2023 Background Female sterilization is a safe and effective surgical procedure of achieving contraception. There is disparity in the prevalence of female sterilization globally, with high income countries having higher rates than low- and middle-income ...
Samuel Ndayishimye +2 more
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Quality of female sterilization counseling in India: A method information index analysis
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 2023 Problem considered: This study assesses the Method Information Index (MII) for sterilization use and its correlates in India. Methods: National Family Health Survey-5 data (2019–21) was considered for analysis.
Manas Ranjan Pradhan +2 more
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Effects of four chemosterilants on Bactrocera tau
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022 Bactrocera tau (Walker) is a fly pest species mainly distributed in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific; it causes substantial ecological and economic issues because of its destructiveness and rapid reproduction.
XinLian Li +6 more
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Voluntary sterilization in Serbia: Unmet need? [PDF]
Stanovništvo, 2002 Is voluntary sterilization as a birth control method accepted in Serbia? This is certainly a question that is being imposed for research, regardless of the fact that voluntary sterilization is neither accessible nor promoted.
Rašević Mirjana M.
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