BACKGROUND More than 15 million women, many of reproductive age, were infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at the end of 2007. As the HIV epidemic evolves, heterosexual intercourse is increasingly risky: the risk of infection in exposed young women is 4- to 7-fold higher than in young men and nearly half a million newborns annually have HIV. This review aims to show the effect of co...

conclusions using male methods are prevalent in abortion-seeker women. an increased focus is needed on training the regular use of pills and using the emergency contraception for all of the couples who are first-time abortion-seekers. moreover, information about the role of forced sex might be efficacious in decreasing illegally induced repeat abortion in couples who use condom or withdrawal me...

Hormonal male fertility control (MFC) has already been under investigation for decades, and several surveys have been conducted in this field in recent years. But still knowledge on the attitudes and expectations in males concerning MFC is limited. About one-third of all couples worldwide rely on male-dependent contraception methods, and the importance of the male contribution has often been un...

Background: One of the government's strategies to support women's equal rights is issue a policy in which people reproductive age, both men and women, are expected participate Family Planning program as an effort raise awareness, willingness ability community improve their welfare independently. This study aims analyze influence attitude, partner support, level education on men's participation ...

BACKGROUND Unintended pregnancy (mistimed or unwanted) remains an important health issue for women. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with risk of unintended pregnancy in a sample of Victorian women attending family planning clinics. METHODS This cross-sectional survey of three Family Planning Victoria Clinics from April to July 2011 recruited...

Contraception information and services are the basis of health human rights everyone. Young girls who become pregnant at greater risk for problems arising from early child deliveries. in older women likewise results increased risk. It was found particulars contraception use that male partner has a great deal influence, same is true perspectives experiences people surrounding his partner, expect...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the acceptance rate and patterns of contraceptive use among postpartum women. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The records of 1,009 postpartum women attending the Family Planning Clinic at Chiang Mai University Hospital, Thailand, during January to December 2009 were reviewed. RESULTS Mean age was 28.2 ± 5.7 years (range 15-48). Almost all 920 women (91.2%) practiced breastfeeding...

OBJECTIVE To explore the influence of preexisting social ties between romantic partners (ie, knowing the partner as a friend or acquaintance before a relationship was considered "romantic" by the adolescent) on sexual risk behaviors among adolescents. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS By using data from 6658 adolescents from Wave II of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we ...