Serving the contraceptive needs of HIV-positive women in Africa: the need for a health systems focus
Published in Implementation Science
Reductions in abortion-related mortality following policy reform: evidence from Romania, South Africa and Bangladesh
Published in Reproductive Health
Unsafe abortion is a significant contributor to worldwide maternal mortality; however, abortion law and policy liberalization could lead to drops in unsafe abortion and related deaths. This review provides an analysis of changes in abortion mortality in three countries where significant policy reform and related service delivery occurred. Drawing o...
Empirical assessments of social networks, fertility and family planning programs: nonlinearities and their implications....
Published in Demographic research
Empirical studies of the diffusion of modern methods of family planning have increasingly incorporated social interaction within nonlinear models such as logits. But they have not considered the full implications of these nonlinear specifications. This paper considers the implications of using nonlinear models in empirical analyses of the impact of...
The potential role of contraception in reducing abortion.
Published in Studies in family planning
This study examines the potential role of further increases in contraceptive prevalence and effectiveness in reducing abortion rates. The model used in this analysis links the abortion rate to its direct determinants, including couples' reproductive preferences, the prevalence and effectiveness of contraceptive practice to implement these preferenc...
The impact of mass media family planning programmes on current use of contraception in urban Bangladesh.
Published in Journal of biosocial science
A sample of 871 currently married urban Bangladeshi women was used to assess the impact of mass media family planning programmes on current contraceptive use. The analyses suggested that radio had been playing a significant role in spreading family planning messages among eligible clients; 38% of women with access to a radio had heard of family pla...
Social-demographic influence on first birth interval in China, 1980-1992.
Published in Journal of biosocial science
This study examines the delay between first marriage and first live birth in China among a sample of women who married between 1980 and 1992. Most couples in China only use contraception after the first child is born. Most sample women had their first child within 2 years of marriage. However, there are significant rural-urban differences in the fi...
Examine use of low- and lower-dose OCs.
Published in Contraceptive technology update
The use of 20-mcg oral contraceptives (OCs) is gaining ground, as more providers are using them in a wider range of women. A pharmaceutical market research firm has pegged US prescriptions of such pills at 14%, and Contraceptive Technology Update readers see an uptick in their use. A study that compared two 20-mcg pills against a 35-mcg formulation...
Is low income a constraint to contraceptive use among the Pakistani poor?
Published in Journal of biosocial science
This paper examines whether low income is a barrier to contraceptive use in Pakistan, a country in which economic conditions are deteriorating at a time when the private sector is becoming a more important supplier of contraception. Multivariate regression analysis performed using the Pakistan Contraceptive Demand Survey suggests that low income is...
Mozambique 1997: results from the demographic and health survey.
Published in Studies in family planning
This article presents the results from the 1997 Mozambique Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) that was conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Maputo, Mozambique, within the framework of the DHS Program of Macro International. The data for the nationally representative survey were collected from 9282 households and complete interviews ...
Family planning and fertility in Bangladesh.
Published in Asia-Pacific population journal / United Nations
This study examines the trends in contraceptive use and fertility levels in Bangladesh using national-level data from 1975-97. It also considers the major factors affecting contraceptive use and fertility. Data from the 1993/94 and 1996/97 Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey were also used for the multivariate analysis of the determinants of contr...
