objective: to ascertain the unmet needs of family planning & identify the practice of family planning among the urban to rural migrated slum dwellers. materials and methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study was done randomly among selected 600 slum dwellers residing in two selected slums of dhaka city. data collected by face to face interview using pretested semi structured questionnaire. re...

background : irregular population growth is considered as a serious threat to the international community and is also a major obstacle for nations’ social and economic development. thus, one of the ways to have a healthy community is to control the population and provide safe and effective contraceptive methods. hormonal contraceptives are the most effective method of birth spacing. the present...

BACKGROUND Perceptions of female teenagers in the Tshwane District contribute to the nonuseand or discontinued use of contraceptives as evidenced by increased levels of unplanned pregnancies. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to explore and describe the perceptions of female teenagers in the Tshwane District on the use of contraceptives. METHODS A qualitative, explorative, descripti...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate quantitatively articles that compared effects of second and third generation oral contraceptives on risk of venous thrombosis. DESIGN Meta-analysis. STUDIES Cohort and case-control studies assessing risk of venous thromboembolism among women using oral contraceptives before October 1995. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Pooled adjusted odds ratios calculated by a general varian...

Adverse effects of hormonal contraceptives usually diminish with continued use of the same method. Often, physi- cians only need to reassure patients that these symptoms will likely resolve within three to five months. Long-acting injectable depot medroxyprogesterone acetate is the only hormonal contraceptive that is consistently associated with weight gain; other hormonal methods are unlikely ...

OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence and correlates of dual-contraceptive methods use (condoms and an effective pregnancy prevention method) and barriers to their use among married persons living with HIV (PLHIV) in India. METHODS We conducted a quantitative survey (93 men, 97 women), 25 in-depth interviews, seven focus groups, and five key informant interviews. RESULTS Prevalence of dual-c...

Background. HIV infected women in sub-Saharan Africa are at substantial risk of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. In developing countries including Ethiopia counseling and provision of modern contraceptives of choice to HIV infected women including those on antiretroviral therapy (ART) is an important strategy to prevent unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted in...

Background & aim: Population control has remained an issue of concern to many developing nations. Many women have unmet needs for contraception. Despite the available options for abortion, unwanted pregnancies account for a high maternal mortality rate. Regarding this, the present study aimed to investigate the choices, satisfaction, and compliance with contraceptive use among the women living ...

background: starting sexual relations in early ages, diminution of family size and couple's delay for having babies in recent years have increased the length of using contraception methods and women need contraceptives for an average of more than 30 years. on the other hand, the tendency to use a contraceptive method like other tendencies depends on the general attitude to apply it and this mea...

background: the postpartum period is a time of transition for a pregnant woman and her new family. in this period many pregnant women are in search about the family planning methods. but contraceptive options differ depending on women’s desires such as cultural and religious believes, partner attitudes, previous contraceptive experiences. objective: this study was conducted to identify status o...