International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 
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CONCLUSIONS: Indigenous women in the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon appear to be making the transition to lower fertility. Insufficient access to credible information about the safety and efficacy of modern contraceptives, however, may slow the transition.
PMID: 25856232 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - April 10, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Estimates of the Incidence of Induced Abortion and Consequences of Unsafe Abortion in Senegal.
CONCLUSIONS: Unsafe abortion exacts a heavy toll on women in Senegal. Reducing the barriers to effective contraceptive use and ensuring access to postabortion care without the risk of legal consequences may reduce the incidence of and complications from unsafe abortion.
PMID: 25856233 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - April 10, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
The Effect of Access to Contraceptive Services on Injectable Use and Demand for Family Planning in Malawi.
CONCLUSIONS: Product availability in the local service environment plays a critical role in women's demand for and use of contraceptive methods. Use of kernel density estimation in creating facility service environments provides a refined approach to linking women with services and accounts for both distance to facilities and supply reliability. Urban and rural differences should be considered when seeking to improve contraceptive access.
PMID: 25856234 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - April 10, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
The Case for Addressing Gender and Power in Sexuality and HIV Education: A Comprehensive Review of Evaluation Studies.
CONCLUSIONS: Addressing gender and power should be considered a key characteristic of effective sexuality and HIV education programs.
PMID: 25856235 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - April 10, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Integrating Family Planning Promotion into the Work of Environmental Volunteers: A Population, Health and Environment Initiative in Kenya.
Authors: Hoke TH, Mackenzie C, Vance G, Boyer B, Canoutas E, Bratt J, Mbulo A, Waceke N
Abstract
Voluntary use of family planning is instrumental to the health and social well-being of women, families and communities.Although contraceptive use in Sub-Saharan Africa is increasing, unmet need for family planning remains high. Even within countries that have achieved increases in contraceptive prevalence, use remains low among some population subgroups. Contraceptive prevalence is generally lower in rural areas than in cities, and is consistently lower among women in the lowest wealth quintile than among thos...
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - April 10, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Fertility Among Orphans in Rural Malawi: Challenging Common Assumptions About Risk and Mechanisms.
CONCLUSION: The elevations in desired and actual fertility among orphans are consistent with the hypothesis that orphans intentionally become pregnant. Strategies that address personal desires for parenthood may need to be part of prevention programs aimed at orphaned youth.
PMID: 25565344 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - January 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Young Women's Access to and Use of Contraceptives: The Role of Providers' Restrictions in Urban Senegal.
CONCLUSIONS: Training and education programs for health providers should aim to remove unnecessary barriers to contraceptive access.
PMID: 25565345 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - January 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Risk for Coerced Sex Among Female Youth in Ghana: Roles of Family Context, School Enrollment and Relationship Experience.
CONCLUSIONS: More research is needed to understand the context of females' relationships with boyfriends in an effort to reduce the risk of sexual coercion and to promote the prevention of sexual violence perpetrated by males within these relationships.
PMID: 25565346 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - January 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Gender-Based Power and Couples' HIV Risk in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, North India.
CONCLUSIONS: If the associations identified in this study reflect a causal relationship between gender-based power and HIV risk behavior, then HIV prevention programs that successfully address inequitable gender roles may reduce HIV risks in North India.
PMID: 25565347 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - January 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Achieving the Goal of the London Summit on Family Planning By Adhering to Voluntary, Rights-Based Family Planning: What Can We Learn from Past Experiences with Coercion?
Authors: Hardee K, Harris S, Rodriguez M, Kumar J, Bakamjian L, Newman K, Brown W
Abstract
The 2012 London Summit on Family Planning refocused attention on family planning, garnering much-needed support for the goal of reenergizing and expanding programs in 69 low- and medium-income countries "to enable 120 million more women…to use contraceptives by 2020."s Although the response to the summit's initiative (referred to as "FP2020") was generally positive, reproductive health and rights advocates expressed concern that the focus on a numeric goal was a retreat from the 1994 consensus of the International ...
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - January 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
The influence of wives' and husbands' education levels on contraceptive method choice in Nepal, 1996-2006.
CONCLUSION: A better understanding of how wives' and husbands' relative educational attainment affects decisions on their contraceptive choices is needed, particularly when both education levels and contraceptive use are increasing.
PMID: 20123651 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 2, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Social exclusion and early or unwanted sexual initiation among poor urban females in Ethiopia.
CONCLUSIONS: Programs for female adolescents should build their social capital and inclusion, as well as provide opportunities for them to stay in school and obtain positive and nonexploitive forms of work.
PMID: 20123652 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 2, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Perceptions of policymakers in Nigeria toward unsafe abortion and maternal mortality.
CONCLUSIONS: Intense public health education and advocacy targeting policymakers is needed to increase political will for reducing abortion-related maternal deaths in Nigeria. Presenting statistics on unsafe abortion together with compelling personal stories will likely resonate with policymakers and contribute to an informed public debate on abortion law reform.
PMID: 20123653 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 2, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Stalled decline in fertility in Ecuador.
Authors: Ishida K, Stupp P, Sotomayor JO
PMID: 20123654 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 2, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
Caring for women with abortion complications in Ethiopia: national estimates and future implications.
CONCLUSIONS: Postabortion care and safe abortion services should be further expanded and strengthened to make these services more accessible and affordable, which in turn may ease the financial burden on hospitals and allow the resources currently required for postabortion care to be used for other health needs. Ensuring that all women know that safe abortion is available and legal for many indications will further reduce morbidity from unsafe abortions.
PMID: 20403801 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 2, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
