background: oral contraceptive pills effectiveness is lower in actual use than in clinical trials. the views of a group of married iranian women were sought as a step toward improving the enhanced use of contraceptive pills. methods: two focus groups of current pill users (n=13) and two focus groups of women not currently taking the pills (n=14) were held. leaders trained facilitators; themes w...

the article by potts et al, “the pill is mightier than the sword,” points out that family planning has an important role to play in building peace by increasing women’s empowerment and their agency, ultimately helping peacebuilding efforts. evidence has demonstrated that family planning programs are cost effective, produce quick results, help women and couples meet their desired fertility level...

background: nowadays, the concept of family planning has been detached from the population control and it is expressed as an essential element in women’s reproductive rights, empowering them and promoting their status in society. family planning services have an important role in fertility decisions using contraception methods in women. this study was carried out to explore the experience of wo...

This paper examines the determinants of family planning service use and the barriers in accessing family planning services among urban poor women in Pakistan. Data were collected from a household survey of 5338 married women of reproductive age (15-45) from slum areas of six cities. The use of family planning services by women in urban slums is strongly linked to individual and household socioe...

one determinant of peace is the role of women in society. some studies suggest that a young age structure, also known as a “youth bulge” can facilitate conflict. population growth and age structure are factors amenable to change in a human rights context. we propose that policies which favor voluntary family planning and the education of women can ameliorate the global burden of disease associa...

we appreciate the four commentaries that add new material and fresh perspectives to our article “the pill is mightier than the sword.” in emphasizing the role of voluntary family planning and girls’ education as achievable strategies with a potential to make the world a more peaceable place, we did not mean to oversimplify or disregard the intrinsic complexity of human conflict. on the whole, t...

background: because of unemployment and inadequate education and health services, high rate of maternal and infant mortalities, a rapidly growing population is a serious problem in turkey. social values and attitudes of women might be effective in using modern family planning methods. our aim in this study was to evaluate the factors concerning the attitudes of married women toward family plann...

abstract background: family planning has been defined in the framework of mothers and children plan as one of primary healthcare (phc) details. besides quantity, the quality of services, particularly in terms of ethics, such as observing individuals’ privacy, is of great importance in offering family planning services. objective: a preliminary study to gather information about the degree of med...

this study was conducted about assessing the presented services by assistant nurses about admission, education, referral and follow up of women about family planning in health homes and tabriz rural areas and presenting assistant nurses’ service evaluation form about this subject. samples are 20 assistant nurses and data gathering tool was observation sheet. results showed that in general, pres...