CONTEXT Few studies have used couple data to identify associations between individual- and relationship-level characteristics and contraceptive use in urban areas. METHODS Population-based survey data collected in 2010 in three Kenyan cities-Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu-were used to identify 883 couples. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to examine associations between relatio...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effectiveness, safety, and acceptability of nurse provision of early medical abortion compared to physicians at three facilities in Mexico City. METHODS We conducted a randomized non-inferiority trial on the provision of medical abortion and contraceptive counselling by physicians or nurses. The participants were pregnant women seeking abortion at a gestational durati...

BACKGROUND Using nationally representative data, this paper investigates the experience of crisis pregnancy (CP) among Irish and non-Irish adults living in Ireland in 2010. AIMS To generate a detailed profile of Irish and non-Irish adults living in Ireland who have had an experience of CP and to investigate the differences in the experiences of CP between Irish and non-Irish adults. METHOD ...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the Mexico City Policy, a United States government policy that prohibits funding to nongovernmental organizations performing or promoting abortion, was associated with the induced abortion rate in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS Women in 20 African countries who had induced abortions between 1994 and 2008 were identified in Demographic and Health Surveys. A country'...

This study assessed awareness and use of modern contraceptives among physically challenged in-school adolescents in Osun State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional study was carried out among 215 adolescents in the special schools in the state. A pretested semi-structured questionnaire was administered by trained interviewers. Data analysis was done using SPSS 17 and statistical level of significance wa...

This article seeks to analyze contraceptive practices of Brazilian adolescents and to discuss associated vulnerability situations. A cross-sectional study was conducted, using the database of the National Survey on Demography and Health of Women and Children _ PNDS 2006. Factors associated with the current use of contraceptive methods were investigated. The analysis included 986 sexually-active...

BACKGROUND Adolescent patterns of contraceptive use might be different in various populations and might have changed in the last 30 years. More appropriate use of contraception could prevent unplanned pregnancy. METHODS We interviewed 378 women in rural East Tennessee and 396 women in suburban-urban Baltimore, all of whom were aged 18 to 50 years, in a convenience sampling about their memorie...

Though many contraceptives are female-directed, both men and women share equal responsibility for contraception! Unfortunately, the list of currently available male-directed contraceptive options is significantly smaller; methods include external (male) condoms, vasectomy, and withdrawal (a.k.a. "pulling out"). When picking the best contraceptive fit, there are some factors to consider about each.

During the past 40 years, combined oral contraceptives (COCs) have become a key component of modern fertility regulation programmes. Today, an estimated 100 million women throughout the world use this method of contraception. With such wide-spread usage, it is perhaps not surprising that COCs have been the subject of extensive medical research.

This paper discusses the perceptions of male infertility in northern Botswana and their implications for efficacious family planning and AIDS prevention programmes in the country. HIV rates are rapidly increasing in northern Botswana and it is estimated that nearly 30% of the population are infected. A significant factor in these increases is the perception that infertility is caused by the use...