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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"fertility intentions"”.
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Women's empowerment: fertility intentions and family planning practices in Mozambique
… between different domains of empowerment and fertility intentions and family planning practices. The mixed-methods approach consisted of a quantitative analysis of the Mozambique Demographic and Health Survey data, followed by a qualitative approach which included in-depth interviews of women …
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The Effects of Early Adversity on Women’s Fertility Intentions: An Intuitive Inquiry
… the possible role that early adversity has on fertility intentions. Prior to presenting my understandings of these topics (in the form of preliminary lenses), I offer a description of theories that have been used to understand reproductive attitudes and behavior. I argue that these theories …
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Examining the association between future pregnancy intentions, contraceptive use and repeat pregnancies among women living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa
… is growing recognition of the importance of fertility intentions, contraceptive use and childbearing among women living with HIV (WLHIV). With the integration of family planning services in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services, understanding fertility …
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Fertility attitudes and behavior: the effects of gender equity on fertility in South Korea
… gender equity and family in shaping lowest-low fertility. Although low fertility is a heated topic in most advanced societies, conventional approaches to low fertility, such as the second demographic transition theory, have predominantly focused on low fertility in Western countries. Recent …
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Interrelations Between Religiosity, Mental Health, and Children
… test the relationship between belief in God and fertility intentions in the Czech Republic and Slovenia using the European Fertility and Family Survey, once again finding positive relationships between belief in God or belief in a higher power and fertility intentions. This finding is …
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Australian men's intentions for children: A life course perspective on factors influencing their formation and revision.
Declining fertility throughout much of the modern world has led demographers to question whether individual and couple childbearing behaviour is accurately reflective of the numbers of children people intend to have. Most research into this field has been undertaken in a European context where the …
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Australian men's intentions for children: A life course perspective on factors influencing their formation and revision.
Declining fertility throughout much of the modern world has led demographers to question whether individual and couple childbearing behaviour is accurately reflective of the numbers of children people intend to have. Most research into this field has been undertaken in a European context where the …
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SEX OF PREVIOUS CHILDREN AND INTENTIONS FOR FURTHER BIRTHS, 1965-1970; CHANGES IN THE PUBLIC'S COMMITMENT TO CIVIL LIBERTIES, 1954-1973; BROKEN HOMES AND DELINQUENCY: A REASSESSMENT
… of samples of women in the 1950's revealed that intentions for further births were affected by the sex of the previous children. More recent analyses found however that the effect of previous childrens' sex on fertility intentions has either diminished or disappeared completely, and some writers …
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Prevalence and determinants of non-barrier contraceptive use in HIV-positive women who attend HIV services at public sector clinics in Gugulethu
… of women, including those with and without fertility intentions in the next 12 months and women currently on and not on ART; To determine the unmet need for non-barrier contraception in HIV-positive women. [ Methods ] This study will form a part of a larger cross-sectional study, which …
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The impact of mental health on unintended pregnancies within HIV serodiscordant heterosexual couples in Uganda and Kenya
… questionnaires, including assessment of fertility intentions, “probable depression”, “hazardous” alcohol use, and stigma internalized and perceived, at enrollment and annually for up to 2 years. We used Cox proportional hazards models to assess the association of mental health and …
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The Role of Climate Change Concerns and Perceptions of the Future in Reproductive Decision-Making in a Pronatalist Context
… that climate-related anxieties might influence fertility intentions. Only recently has academic research started to address how climate change concerns relate to long-term life choices such as childbearing, approaching the issue both from the perspective of individuals who deliberately forego or …
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Fertility decisions of women in the context of extreme climate events: A study in two areas hit by cyclones and floods in Bangladesh
This study investigates to what extent fertility decisions are influenced by extreme climate events in two villages in Bangladesh: Chadnimukha prone to severe cyclones and Lamagaon to floods. Extensive studies have examined the effects of extreme climate events on mortality and migration, but …