OBJECTIVES This study aims at estimating the prevalence of women with induced abortion among women of childbearing age (15-49 years) who had any previous pregnancy, in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, in the last quarter of 2008, and identifying the Sociodemographic Characteristics (SC) associated with it. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was carried out. The dependent variable was dichotomized...

INTRODUCTION In Ethiopia, knowledge of contraceptive methods is high though there is low contraceptive prevalence rate. This study was aimed to assess prevalence and associated factors of long acting and permanent contraceptive methods in Jinka town, southern Ethiopia. METHODS Community based cross sectional survey was conducted to assess the prevalence and factors affecting long acting and p...

International Family Planning Perspectives c reased condom use an important goal. B e f o re the arrival and increased pre v alence of these re p roductive health pro blems, condoms—the major nonpermanent male method—were promoted mainly as contraceptive devices. Now, they are promoted as both contraceptives and prophylactics. Some see greater use of condoms as leading to increased male partici...

Infant cuteness can influence adult-infant interaction and has been shown to activate reward centres in the brain. In a previous study, we found men and women to be differentially sensitive to small differences in infant facial cuteness, with reproductive hormone status as the potential underlying cause. It is unclear, however, whether reproductive hormone status impacts on the aesthetic and in...

Each year in the United States, 3.5 million women unintentionally become pregnant.3 Moreover, approximately 1.5 million abortions are performed annually,4 making the United States' abortion rate one of the highest among Western countries.' Meanwhile, the number of women and children living below the poverty level continues to increase. 6 These facts indicate that women urgently need additional ...

Teenage pregnancy is one o f the many public health problems facing the community inBophuthatswana and neighbouring areas: Health professionals have attempted to address the problem yet little has been done to determine the role o f the adolescent male in the preven­ tion o f this communityproblem. This study addresses the male adolescent’s sexual beha­ viour, his attitude towards contraception...

OBJECTIVE This study was aimed to evaluate the recent trends in contraceptive use among Korean adolescents. METHODS Data reviewed were from the 2013-2015 Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey, which is a stratified, multistage-sampling designed online-based research project performed annually by the Korean government to ensure a nationally representative sample of Korean adolescence. Ei...

On behalf of all the authors I would like to thank Sarah Holden for her comments on our recently published article. When designing the study, we recognised that the majority of women receive their contraception from their general practitioner (GP). Our study compares the prescribing habits of GPs in 2005 pre-UK Medical Eligibility Criteria (pre-UKMEC) to those in 2010 (post-UKMEC). Whilst the a...

BACKGROUND Preventing unintended pregnancies among women living with HIV is an important component of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT), yet few data exist on contraceptive use among women entering HIV care. METHODS This was a retrospective study of electronic medical records from the initial HIV clinic visits of 826 sexually active, nonpregnant, 18-49-year old women in s...

Data about family planning among women in rural and remote areas of Jordan are lacking. This study explored the prevalence of use and knowledge and attitudes towards family planning among rural Jordanian women. A descriptive study was conducted with 807 ever-married women aged 15-49 years in a household survey of 29 villages in the southern region of Jordan. The most common contraceptive method...