The extended postpartum period is the time which is usually given less emphasis regarding family planning by policy makers, service providers and users. However, it is a time with a rising risk of unwanted conception and an often-frustrated desire for contraceptive protection. Understanding the contraceptive behaviors, needs and preferences of women in this period is important the main objectiv...

background & aim: aids is one of the major public health challenges all over the world. perceived risk is a significant predictor of high-risk behaviors related to aids. women constitute more than half of the hiv patients, and the rate of female sex workers with aids is more than the rest of female population. therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate aids risk perception and its related f...

INTRODUCTION Rapid population growth, stagnant contraceptive prevalence, and high unmet need for family planning present significant challenges for meeting Pakistan's national and international development goals. Although health behaviors are shaped by multiple social and environmental factors, research on contraceptive uptake in Pakistan has focused on individual and household determinants, an...

PURPOSE To assess the independent effects of various behavioral and psychosocial antecedents on contraceptive use among a sample of low-income African-American adolescent females. METHODS Stepwise logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratios for baseline predictors of inconsistent contraceptive use six months later. Study participants include 375 nonpregnant African-American girls ag...

objective: the world population will likely increase by 2.5 billion over the next 43 years, passing from the current 6.7 billion to 9.2 billion in 2050. only limited information about the contraceptive practices especially modern contraceptive use is available. the aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of contraceptive methods and factors associated with modern contraceptive in use m...

teen pregnancy rates in the united states have declined substantially since the early 1990s in all states including Rhode Island, mainly due to positive changes in teens’ sexual behavior and contraceptive use. However, recent data show that the significant progress the nation has made in reducing teen sexual activity, improving contraceptive use, and providing better sex education in school has...

BACKGROUND Recent studies have demonstrated that it is common for women to report inconsistent fertility motivations and family planning behaviors. This study examines these inconsistencies among urban Honduran women interviewed at two points in time and presents reasons for inconsistent fertility motivations and contraceptive behaviors at follow-up. METHODS Data come from a one-year panel st...

BACKGROUND Men play crucial role in contraceptive decision-making, particularly in highly gender-stratified populations. Past research examined men's attitudes toward fertility and contraception and the association with actual contraceptive practices. More research is needed on whether men's attitudes on gender equality are associated with contraceptive behaviors; this is the objective of this ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine associations between religiosity and female adolescents' sexual and contraceptive behaviors. DESIGN We conducted a secondary analysis on data from a randomized controlled trial comparing interventions designed to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Multivariable modeling assessed the association between a religiosity index consisting of ite...