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Showing 1 to 20 of 268 for “"contraceptive"”.
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Contraceptive use in Nepal
… studies investigating different aspects of contraceptive use in rural Nepal.<br/><br/>The intrauterine device (IUD) is one of the most cost effective methods of reversible contraception available but is not well known or understood and consequently not well used in Nepal. This has not always …
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Improving Contraceptive Method Choice and Use with a Computer-Based Contraceptive Assessment Module
… pregnancy than others. Use of highly effective contraceptive methods can reduce unintended pregnancy rates. Interventions to help those at highest risk of unintended pregnancy are of critical public health importance, yet few interventions have been found to significantly impact contraceptive …
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Adolescent contraceptive use: an ecological perspective
… study was to discriminate between adolescent contraceptive users and nonusers on the basis of five variables; sexual self-concept, family life education, father communication, mother communication, and years of fathers' education. Included in the sample were 116 college freshmen men and women. …
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Influences on contraceptive use among college women
… high school diploma; and, Black or Latina women. Contraceptive use prevents UIP, but many women do not use contraception, especially the highly effective long-acting reversible forms of contraception. Purposes: This descriptive, cross-sectional study examined the relationship between background …
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The determinants of contraceptive use in Zambia
The contraceptive prevalence rate in Zambia is high, while fertility decline is very slow. From 1992 to 2007, the contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) increased from 8.9 per cent in 1992 to 32.7 per cent in 2007; while total fertility rate (TFR) fluctuated between 6.5 and 6.2. The study uses three …
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Contraceptive careers: young women's choices, influences and risks
… we understand why young women use particular contraceptive methods, why they stop using them, and why, in turn, they switch to other methods. The majority of studies in this area have been quantitative, and few have taken place in the UK. This study examines the patterns of contraceptive use …
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Trends in contraceptive use in Tanzania, 1996-2016
… in four Sub-Saharan African women have access to contraceptive methods (Tilahun, 2016). Although birth rates are decreasing, and contraceptive use is increasing in much of the developed world, birth rates are classified as high and contraceptive use as very low in much of Sub-Saharan Africa …
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The effect of oral contraceptive agents (OCA) on nutrition
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Effect of a novel contraceptive compound on vaginal health
… There are currently available over the counter contraceptive options, such as condoms and spermicides, but these methods have failure rates between 13-21 percent. Additionally, spermicides can cause damage to the vaginal epithelium and can increase susceptibility to sexually transmitted diseases …
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Late adolescents' self report of communication and contraceptive use
… understand factors related to communication and contraceptive use among college students. Further, the study was undertaken to obtain a better understanding of what is meant by the word "communication" when it is used pertaining to contraceptive use. Aspects related to communication examined …
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Development of an intervention to improve contraceptive use amongst adolescents.
… variables associated with effective contraceptive use to target within an intervention aimed at improving contraceptive use amongst adolescents, since rates of pregnancy amongst UK adolescents remain the highest in Western Europe (Summerfield & Babb, 2004). A further aim was to …
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Creating Recommendations for Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive Use for Adolescents
… is to develop a clinical practice guideline for contraceptive counseling to include long acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) recommendations for the adolescent population. LARCs, which include intrauterine devices and implants, are the top-tier contraceptive for nulliparous women yet they are …
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A comparative analysis of Indonesian and Philippino contraceptive determinants and use
This exploratory study investigates the contraceptive determinants affecting the variation behind different contraceptive use patterns in Indonesia and the Philippines. I analyze how much effect various determinants have on use patterns and whether these same determinants are relevant to a similar …
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Contraceptive switching among American women: A dynamic analysis of event history
… the retrospective information on month-by-month contraceptive status provided by American women 15-44 years of age in the 1976 and the 1988 National Survey of Family Growth NSFG-II and NSFG-IV, the study uses a method of event history to examine how American women change their birth control …
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Reproductive and contraceptive knowledge among women with hypertensive and cardiac disease
… knowledge about their condition and the contraceptive history. Results: Two hundred women were interviewed, 100 with cardiac disease and 100 with chronic hypertension. Among the 84 cardiac and 90 hypertensive women who had previously been pregnant, there were 193 and 262 pregnancies …
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Reproductive and contraceptive knowledge among women with hypertensive and cardiac disease
… knowledge about their condition and the contraceptive history. Results: Two hundred women were interviewed, 100 with cardiac disease and 100 with chronic hypertension. Among the 84 cardiac and 90 hypertensive women who had previously been pregnant, there were 193 and 262 pregnancies …
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Contraceptive Use Across Cultures: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Contraceptive Use in Women Seeking Care at Sun Yat-sen University Hospital, China and Monduli District Hospital, Tanzania
… of this study was to determine and compare contraceptive choices in women in China and Tanzania and to assess the factors associated with their contraceptive choice. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective cohort trial was performed at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China (06/2013 - 08/2013) and …
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Emergency contraceptive awareness among women with abortions at University Teaching Hospital Lusaka
… few respondents (7.5%) had heard about emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs). The most common source of information about emergency contraception (EC) was from friends (80%) and only 20% got from health care providers. The most striking factor is that knowledge of ECPs is strongly associated with …
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Patient Perception of Person-Centered Contraceptive Care Quality: A Mixed Methods Study
The quality of contraceptive care plays a central role in advancing reproductive autonomy, yet inequities persist in how this care is delivered and experienced, particularly for racially and socioeconomically marginalized communities. Person-centered contraceptive care, which prioritizes respect, …
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