BACKGROUND Task sharing is an important strategy for increasing access to modern, effective contraception for women and reducing unmet need for family planning. OBJECTIVE The objective was to identify evidence for the safety, efficacy or acceptability of task sharing tubal sterilization to midlevel providers. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched PubMed, Cochrane and Popline for articles in all langu...

INTRODUCTION Accessing family planning can reduce a significant proportion of maternal, infant, and childhood deaths. In Ethiopia, use of modern contraceptive methods is low but it is increasing. This study aimed to analyze the trends and determinants of changes in modern contraceptive use over time among young married women in Ethiopia. METHODS The study used data from the three Demographic ...

In structural reliability analysis, simulation methods are widely used. The statistical characteristics of failure probability estimate these have been well investigated. this study, the sensitivities and its with regard to sample, called ‘contribution indexes’, proposed measure contribution sample. indexes in four methods, i.e., Monte Carlo (MCS), importance sampling (IS), line (LS) subset (SS...