Government policy has a profound impact on many aspects of individual people's lives, limiting, expanding, or changing the choices available to them. My dissertation examines how individuals respond to policy changes through behavioral adaptation and political participation. Pol…
Contraception & pregnancy
by Lange, Donna
fromYoung adult's guide to the science of health
Provides teens with information on sexuality, contraception, and the life-changing decisions surrounding pregnancy.
Contraception & pregnancy
by Lange, Donna
fromYoung adult's guide to the science of health
Provides teens with information on sexuality, contraception, and the life-changing decisions surrounding pregnancy.
This book presents an up-to-date and comprehensive review of female contraception, offering an extensive overview of contraception types, including oral, injectable, emergency, and various cervical barrier contraceptives. It also discusses behavioral and sterilization methods of…
This work aims to equip health practitioners with the knowledge they require to provide contraception and sexual health services, giving an overview of assessment for contraception and contraceptive methods, how to take a sexual health history, diagnosis of swabs and treatment r…
This book is an essential resource for use in day to day practice. It is user-friendly and ideal as a quick reference guide, bringing together all the basic information required for a practitioner working in sexual and reproductive health. A helpful formulary and glossary of ter…
Forewords by Kathy French and Kevin Miles Respectively Sexual Health Advisor, Royal College of Nursing; Nurse Specialist, Margaret Pyke Centre, London, Hon. Lecturer in Sexual Health, University College London This book is an essential resource for use in day to day practice. It…
This work aims to equip health practitioners with the knowledge they require to provide contraception and sexual health services, giving an overview of assessment for contraception and contraceptive methods, how to take a sexual health history, diagnosis of swabs and treatment r…
Background: The West and Central African region bears the highest burden of maternal mortality globally. Objectives: The aims of this study were to: examine the association between women’s perception of domestic violence (DV) and choice of contraceptive method; and assess the re…
Background: Over 50% of the world lives in an urban area. The highest rate of urban population growth is in Sub-Saharan Africa, where fertility rates remain high. To slow population growth and improve health and well-being, family planning (FP) advocates argue for increasing the…
Background . Although the recommended birth-to-pregnancy interval is at least 2 years, use of the lactational amenorrhea method of contraception (LAM) is only recommended for up to 6 months post-partum. Therefore, breast-feeding women should initiate other methods of contracepti…
The dissertation consists of essays entitled "Changes in Female Labor Force Participation in Brazil 1976-1990: Pushed by Need or Pulled by Opportunity?"; "How Do Family Planning Worker Visits Affect Women's Behavior in Bangladesh?" and "Is Doorstep Delivery of Contraceptives Equ…
Background: Reproductive intentions are widely used to predict future contraceptive demand and estimate levels of unintended pregnancy; however limited longitudinal data exist linking intentions and outcomes. Aims: The aims of this research are to (1) explore the relationship be…
A previous assessment of postpartum health needs in Istanbul found that practices in need of attention included short durations of exclusive breastfeeding, low use of effective methods of contraception, and low utilization of preventive health care services. Findings from the st…
The revolutionary political upheavals, the structural socioeconomic changes after the 1979 revolution, and the first post-revolutionary family planning and health program are argued to be the major factors that led to swings in fertility levels over the last decades in Iran. How…
Latin Americans practice reproductive management at rates comparable with Western Europe and North America, a counterintuitive finding given the region's staunchly Catholic past. This paper examines the discourses on Christianity and modernity which, together, shape much of Lati…