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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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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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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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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Differences in the Access to Sterilization between Women Living and Not Living with HIV: Results from the GENIH Study, Brazil. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 In many countries, young women of reproductive age have been especially affected by the HIV epidemic, which have fostered research to better understand how HIV infection influences and shapes women´s fertility and reproductive and sexual decisions.
Regina Maria Barbosa +3 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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