International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 
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CONCLUSION: Levels of unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion continue to be high in Nigeria. Improvements in access to contraceptive services and in the provision of safe abortion and postabortion care services (as permitted by law) may help reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.
PMID: 26871725 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - February 14, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Understanding the Broader Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Female Sex Workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
CONCLUSIONS: Female sex workers in Dhaka need family planning and other sexual and reproductive health services and prefer receiving them from drop-in centers.
PMID: 26871726 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - February 14, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Belief in Family Planning Myths at the Individual and Community Levels and Modern Contraceptive Use in Urban Africa.
CONCLUSION: Education programs are needed to dispel common myths and misconceptions about modern contraceptives. In Nigeria, programs that encourage community-level discussions may be effective at reducing myths and increasing modern contraceptive use.
PMID: 26871727 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - February 14, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Unmet Need for Family Planning in Sri Lanka: Low Enough or Still an Issue?
CONCLUSIONS: Continued progress regarding contraceptive prevalence and method mix could contribute to further reducing unmet need for family planning in Sri Lanka and to meeting women's reproductive and health goals. Renewed policy emphasis on the family planning needs and concerns of selected groups would promote such goals.
PMID: 26871728 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - February 14, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
How Reliable Are Reports of Early Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health Events in Demographic and Health Surveys?
CONCLUSIONS: Caution should be exercised when inferring changes in early adolescent sexual and reproductive health on the basis of estimates from the DHS. Greater effort should be made to develop data collection instruments that reduce misreporting of self-reported data from women sampled in household surveys.
PMID: 26871729 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - February 14, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Meeting Contraceptive Needs: Long-Term Associations of the PRACHAR Project with Married Women's Awareness and Behavior in Bihar.
CONCLUSIONS: The association of multipronged reproductive health programs like PRACHAR with contraceptive awareness and practices may last for years beyond the project's conclusion.
PMID: 26600565 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - November 27, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Empowering Women or Pleasing Men? Analyzing Male Views on Female Condom Use in Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Cameroon.
CONCLUSION: The findings suggest the importance of accounting for local contexts and targeting both men and women in campaigns to promote female condom use.
PMID: 26600566 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - November 27, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
An Assessment of Family Planning Decision Makers' and Advocates' Needs and Strategies in Three East African Countries.
CONCLUSIONS: According to decision makers, sustained and strategic family planning advocacy developed and delivered by culturally attuned national actors, with support from international actors, can diminish barriers to government support for family planning.
PMID: 26600567 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - November 27, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Contraceptive Dynamics in Rural Northern Malawi: A Prospective Longitudinal Study.
CONCLUSIONS: Gaps in and discontinuation of use of the injectable may play a role in the discrepancy between mCPR and fertility. Interventions to help women adhere to injectable use and to promote long-acting methods should be strengthened.
PMID: 26600568 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - November 27, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
A Fresh Look at the Level of Unmet Need for Family Planning in the Postpartum Period, Its Causes and Program Implications.
Authors: Cleland J, Shah IH, Benova L
Abstract
One central rationale for the promotion of family planning is the potential benefit to the health of mothers and children. The achievement of adequate spacing between pregnancies is a major pathway through which contraceptive practice can render benefits. Pregnancies conceived less than 20 months following a prior birth are at considerably higher risk of prematurity, low birth weight, fetal death and early neonatal death.1 The importance of this link is underscored by the facts that neonatal deaths account for 44% of all childhood deaths and that prematurity i...
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - November 27, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Minimum Marriage Age Laws and the Prevalence of Child Marriage and Adolescent Birth: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa.
CONCLUSION: Our results support the hypothesis that consistent minimum marriage age laws protect against the exploitation of girls.
PMID: 26308258 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - August 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Quality of Care and Contraceptive Use in Urban Kenya.
CONCLUSION: Efforts to assist with method selection and to improve the content of contraceptive counseling and treatment of clients by providers have the potential to increase contraceptive use in urban Kenya.
PMID: 26308259 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - August 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Is Unwanted Birth Associated with Child Malnutrition in Bangladesh?
CONCLUSION: Maternal pregnancy intentions are associated with child stunting, wasting and underweight. If these associations are causal, preventing unwanted pregnancies may help reduce the prevalence of childhood malnutrition in Bangladesh.
PMID: 26308260 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - August 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Dynamic Relationships Between Parental Monitoring, Peer Risk Involvement and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Bahamian Mid-Adolescents.
CONCLUSION: Results highlight the important influence of peer risk involvement on youths' sexual behavior and gender differences in reciprocal relationships between parental monitoring, peer influence and adolescent sexual risk behavior.
PMID: 26308261 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - August 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Sexual Pleasure, Partner Dynamics and Contraceptive Use in Malawi.
CONCLUSION: Family planning programs should consider the nuanced ways in which notions of sexual pleasure, partner dynamics and the broader social context are involved in decision making regarding contraceptive use.
PMID: 26308262 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - August 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
