A within-scale meta-analysis was performed on 310 samples of children (ages 8-16; N = 61,424) responding to the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI). Girls' depression scores stayed steady from ages 8 to 11 and then increased between ages 12 and 16. Boys' CDI scores were stable from ages 8 to 16 except for a high CDI score at age 12. Girls' scores were slightly lower than boys' during childhoo...

Previous efforts by demographers to describe and explain spousal differences in reporting about family planning behavior have focused on individual attributes that are assumed to be related to the practice of contraception. This study extends that research by documenting spousal disagreement on a range of issues--household items, livestock, children, and spousal communication about fertility, f...

This paper describes the development and pilot evaluation of a peer-produced video, produced for use as part of North Staffordshire's Personal and Social Education school programme. A number of studies carried out in the area, including a recent audit into post-coital contraception in the under 20s, have shown that young people need to know how to access contraceptive services. Background surve...

The debate over abortion rights is a recent one when compared to contraception practices and abortion itself. Ancient and medieval civilizations are known for utilizing and elaborating on preconception and post conception methods. Although the theme is rather archaic, pro-choice and pro-life partisans offer opinions that are not often based on research, but rather based on emotions. This articl...

Ethnobotanical investigations by various workers including the senior author during the present decade have revealed fifteen antifertility drugs employed by different tribes of Rajasthan. Ten have been reported from the southern region alone. The lower plants are represented by a single fern Actiniopteres radiate. Most drugs comprise single species and are orally administered. While some drugs ...

In the UK a woman has the right to decide to give birth at home, irrespective of whether she is expecting her first or a subsequent child and of any perceived 'risk' factors. However, the rate of home births in the UK is very low (around 2%), varies widely across the country and many women do not know how to arrange midwifery cover. The Home Birth helpline is a UK-based voluntary organisation o...

Based on available evidence, this review article posits that contemporary use of abortion in sub-Saharan Africa often substitutes for and sometimes surpasses modern contraceptive practice. Some studies and some data sets indicate that this occurs not only among adolescents but also within older age groups. In several sub-Saharan cities, particularly where contraceptive use is low and access to ...

Hormonal male fertility control (MFC) has already been under investigation for decades, and several surveys have been conducted in this field in recent years. But still knowledge on the attitudes and expectations in males concerning MFC is limited. About one-third of all couples worldwide rely on male-dependent contraception methods, and the importance of the male contribution has often been un...