Rapid rise in human population creates so many problems in developing countries like India. As population increased natural resources declined and increase pollution due to increased demands of urbanization, employment and healthcare. Since ancient time contraceptives have been used to control population including natural methods. In modern time many natural and synthetic agents have been used ...

Engaging in risky sexual behaviors puts a woman at increased risk of acquiring unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. Barrier contraceptives protect against both. Field workers interviewed 1,070 such 'at-risk' women aged 18-35 years who had at least three coital acts per week and at least two sex partners in the previous three months to establish the prevalence of contracep...

BACKGROUND High rate of unintended pregnancies in Iran is one of problems in family planning. The main goal of this study was to determine the rate of unintended pregnancies and to examine factors among married women in Shiraz City, Iran. It also discusses the possible effects of new population policies on the rate of unintended pregnancy. METHODS In this quantitative and survey study, data w...

We evaluated knowledge and practice of Lebanese university students regarding contraception in a cross-sectional, comparative study on students in public and private universities using an Arabic language self-administered questionnaire. We found low levels of knowledge of contraception. The majority of males (73.3%) and a few females (21.8%) declared previous sexual relations: the majority of m...

BACKGROUND The choice of a birth control method is influenced by sociocultural and personal factors. We explored the perceived influences in women's choice of a birth control method in five European countries (Germany, France, the UK, Romania and Sweden), where contraception is widely used. STUDY DESIGN This is a cross-sectional study of 1137 randomly selected women aged 18-49 years. An anony...

BACKGROUND Use of condoms in conjunction with other contraceptive methods has multiple benefits: prevention of unintended pregnancy, protection against sexually transmissible infections (STI), and sequentially, defence against the threat of infertility. However, few reviews compare dual method use prevalence or trends or systematically review the facilitators and barriers of dual method use acr...

OBJECTIVES To describe contraceptive risk and compensatory behaviour, using condoms or emergency contraception (EC), in young people in education aged 16-24 years. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS A total of 1135 students aged 16-24 years. SETTING Educational establishments in and around London, UK. RESULTS Seventy-six percent of women and 55% of men reported having experienced se...