Rogers, A Henning, S
Published in
The International migration review
"The focus of this article is on an examination of the influence of birthplace on the internal migration and spatial redistribution patterns of the foreign-born and native-born populations in the United States during the 1975-80 and 1985-90 periods. The analyses presented here consider the following principal questions: (1) What are the internal mi...
Heleniak, T
Published in
Post-Soviet geography and economics
A World Bank demographer closely involved in the study of massive out-migration from Russia's northern regions during the post-Soviet period analyzes its spatial and temporal patterns, causes, and implications. The study is based on unpublished oblast-level migration data compiled by the Russian Government, fieldwork by the author, as well as two e...
Finer, L B Darroch, J E Singh, S
Published in
Family planning perspectives
This study examines the effects of sexual partnership patterns and protective practices on the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV in the US. Data from the 1988 and 1995 cycles of the National Survey of Family Growth and five rounds of the General Social Survey conducted from 1988 to 1996 were used to examine wom...
Santibanez Romellon, J
Published in
Estudios demográficos y urbanos
Changes in migration from Mexico to the US following anti-migrant measures in the US and devaluation of the peso in late 1994 were studied through interviews with Mexicans attempting to enter the US and with migrants returning to Mexico. The major control measures were Operation Gatekeeper, a federal program to reinforce border control around Tijua...
Trussell, J Vaughan, B Stanford, J
Published in
Family planning perspectives
This study examines the alternative implications of the measurements of unintended pregnancy during contraceptive failure in the US. The data from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) were used to compare levels of unintended pregnancy among contraceptive users based on two definitions: the standard definition based on women's report of...
Savblom, C
Published in
Entre nous (Copenhagen, Denmark)
The reference document, "Highlight on Women's Health", shows a decline in women's health over the last 4 years in the Republic of Ukraine. This is evidenced by the fact that the life expectancy at birth for women declined to 72.8 in 1997. Factors contributing to this decrease include cardiovascular diseases, cancer, accidents, poisoning and trauma....
Burack, R
Published in
The British journal of family planning
A needs assessment conducted by the Barking and Havering Health Authority (England) focused on the sexual attitudes and behaviors of British adolescents. 1500 young people 13-18 years old completed a questionnaire. 78% of respondents reported some form of sexual contact with a partner and 23% had experienced sexual intercourse. 38% of male responde...
Zenteno, R M Massey, D S
Published in
Estudios demográficos y urbanos
"This article compares two sources of data on Mexico-U.S. migration, based on radically different methodologies: the Mexican Migration Project (Promig) and the National Survey of Population Dynamics (Enadid).... This comparative study shows that a micro-social design drawing on multiple community samples, such as Promig, can solve the methodologica...
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Health for the millions
This article presents an overview of the current status of health equity in India. India is undergoing health transition leading to improvements in the nation's overall health and fertility indicators. Access and availability of health care resources as well as financial distribution are highly inequitable. The sharp difference between the health s...
Palacio, R
Published in
Entre nous (Copenhagen, Denmark)
The alarming increase of STDs, particularly syphilis (from 378 cases in 1990 to 2520 cases in 1997), has been identified as a high priority area in Bulgaria, where Doctors Without Borders has been working since 1997. In July 1998, DWB Switzerland set up a pilot project that supported the implementation of an innovative treatment procedure and encou...
