Contraception Patterns In Brazil: 2012 National Survey Data

Factors associated with unintended pregnancy in Brazil: cross-sectional results from the Birth in Brazil National Survey, 2011/2012

BACKGROUND Unintended pregnancy, a pregnancy that have been either unwanted or mistimed, is a serious public health issue in Brazil. It is reported for more than half of women who gave birth in the country, but the characteristics of women who conceive unintentionally are rarely documented. The aim of this study is to analyse the prevalence and the association between unintended pregnancy and a...

Planning the National Health Survey in Brazil.

Academic autopsies in Brazil--a national survey.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the number and rate of academic autopsies, general organization, educational and research in Brazilian academic services. METHODS Standardized questionnaires were sent to Brazilian medical schools (n=177) and active pathology residency programs (n=53) from March to June 2009. Data were collected for years 2003 to 2008. RESULTS Thirty-two academic services in 11 Braz...

Obstetrician-gynecologist physicians' beliefs about emergency contraception: a national survey.

BACKGROUND Although emergency contraception (EC) is available without a prescription, women still rely on doctors' advice about its safety and effectiveness. Yet little is known about doctors' beliefs and practices in this area. STUDY DESIGN We surveyed 1800 US obstetrician-gynecologists. Criterion variables were doctors' beliefs about EC's effects on pregnancy rates, and patients' sexual pra...

Adolescents, contraception and confidentiality: a national survey of obstetrician--gynecologists.

BACKGROUND Given recent legislative efforts to require parental notification for the provision of reproductive health care to minors, we sought to assess how obstetrician-gynecologists (Ob/Gyns) respond to requests for confidential contraceptive services. STUDY DESIGN Mailed survey of 1800 US Ob/Gyns, utilizing a vignette where a 17-year-old college freshman requests birth control pills and d...