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While rural Bangladesh still maintains many traditional socio-Economic characteristics, modern contraceptives have been widely accepted by women of reproductive age for two decades. Matlab, Bangladesh, is a rural area with a significantly high rate of contraceptive use. Since th…

Exercise-induced anaphylaxis (EIA) is a rare severe disease in which patients express asthmatic and allergic symptoms. Little is known about EIA and its pathology. This manuscript presents an hypothesis that combined hormonal (estrogen and progesterone) contraceptive use and str…

In this dissertation, fertility and demand for contraceptives is analyzed within the non-unitary preferences framework. Husbands and wives are allowed to have differing preferences over number of children and timing of births and the impact of these differing preferences on coup…

At 25%, teenage pregnancy in Uganda is one of the highest in the world, and this has been mainly attributed to low contraceptive use and a high unmet need for modern contraceptives. Unmarried women aged 15 to 19 years in Uganda face unique cultural, ethical, financial, and legal…

Globally, the women-centered approach to family planning service delivery and research is being replaced by one which encourages male responsibility and participation. Recognizing this shift, this study applied a Reciprocal Determinism framework to exploring the importance of ea…