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...

This paper uses Demographic and Health Survey (DHS I) data to investigate the influence of education upon use of traditional contraceptive methods. Traditional methods include periodic abstinence (rhythm), withdrawal, and country-specific folk methods. Bivariate analysis shows that as education increases, so does the use of traditional contraception in all nine countries. However, controlling f...

BACKGROUND Factors influencing contraceptive use and non-use among women of advanced reproductive age have been insufficiently researched in Nigeria. This study examines factors influencing contraceptive use and non-use among women of advanced reproductive age in Nigeria. METHODS Secondary data were pooled and extracted from 2008 and 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys (NDHS). The wei...

OBJECTIVES To test the contraceptive confidence hypothesis in a modern context. The hypothesis is that women using effective or modern contraceptive methods have increased contraceptive confidence and hence a shorter interval between marriage and first birth than users of ineffective or traditional methods. We extend the hypothesis to incorporate the role of abortion, arguing that it acts as a ...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES The high use of traditional contraceptive methods may have health repercussions on both partners. High failure rate, lack of protection from sexually transmitted diseases are some of the examples of these repercussions. The aim of this study was to understand the level, trends, pattern, volume and socio-demographic determinants of using traditional contraceptive methods ...

background: oral contraceptive pills effectiveness is lower in actual use than in clinical trials. the views of a group of married iranian women were sought as a step toward improving the enhanced use of contraceptive pills. methods: two focus groups of current pill users (n=13) and two focus groups of women not currently taking the pills (n=14) were held. leaders trained facilitators; themes w...

Family planning programs are considered to be an important way to control the rapid population growth of Bangladesh with the main focus being women. As a male dominant country, the knowledge of, attitude towards, and approval of family planning is largely influenced by the male member of couples in their choice of appropriate contraceptive methods. This paper examined the determinants of curren...

1788. Detection of Gastrointestinal Parasites by Multi-Parallel Quantitative Real-Time PCR and Associations with Growth Delay in Early Childhood: Findings from a Birth Cohort in Rural Ecuador Rojelio Mejia,; Andrea Arévalo, MS; Yosselin Vicuña,; Pablo Espinosa,; Martha Chico,; Maritza Vaca,; Carlos Sandoval,; Peter Hotez, MD, PhD; Philip Cooper,; National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor Col...