Background: Contraceptive uptake remains a public health concern in Cambodia. Therefore, the aim ofthis study was to determine modern contraceptive use pattern and itsassociated factors among women ofreproductive age Cambodia.Method: A cross-sectional used data from Cambodia Demographic Health Survey. Thissurvey adopted two-stage stratified random sampling process select respondents respond str...

Long-acting reversible contraceptives are highly effective in preventing unintended pregnancies, but take-up remains low. This paper analyzes a randomized controlled trial of interventions addressing two barriers to long-acting contraceptive adoption, credit, and informational constraints. The study offered discounts the clients women’s hospital YaoundA©, Cameroon, cross-randomized counseling...

Limited access to modern contraceptives in populations that desire smaller families can lead to repeat unintended pregnancy and repeat abortions. We conducted an analysis of the medical records of 1,200 women seeking abortion-related services in public and private facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from October 2008 to February 2009. We examined the characteristics of initial and repeat aborti...

BACKGROUND High rate of unintended pregnancies in Iran is one of problems in family planning. The main goal of this study was to determine the rate of unintended pregnancies and to examine factors among married women in Shiraz City, Iran. It also discusses the possible effects of new population policies on the rate of unintended pregnancy. METHODS In this quantitative and survey study, data w...

BACKGROUND As efforts continue to increase contraceptive uptake, male partner support remains important in spousal modern contraceptive use. METHODS A prospective cross-sectional survey involving women on modern contraception was conducted at the family planning clinic of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, between December 2013 and April 2014. All consenting participants com...

CONTEXT Communities indigenous to the Amazon are among the few remaining worldwide still practicing near-natural fertility, without the use of modern contraceptives. Given the large proportion of women desiring no more births, information on the challenges women there face in limiting fertility would be useful. METHODS Samples of women of reproductive age from five indigenous ethnic groups in...