Survey information on fertility intentions, patterns of contraceptive use, contraceptive failures and abortions is used to develop estimates of unwanted births and of unplanned pregnancies for seven countries, by method of contraception. Potential improvements in contraception, leading to more use of highly efficient methods are considered, and several scenarios for improved contraceptive use are presented. The impact each would have on fertility levels and on abortion rates is estimated. Although improvements in contraception will have only a limited impact on fertility — which is already very low — their impact on abortion could be considerable Les auteurs utilisent des données d'enquêtes sur les intentions de procréation, le recours à la...
BACKGROUND: Despite the widespread use of medical contraception in France, the prevalence of abortio...
Total fertility rates in Sub-Saharan Africa are nearly double that of any other region in the world....
Introduction: in France, despite the development of contraceptive methods, the abortion rate hasn’t ...
Abstract. Survey information on fertility intentions, patterns of contraceptive use, contraceptive f...
Since the 1960s the proportion of couples practicing contraception has risen rapidly, particularly i...
Does contraception contribute to better maternal health beyond its potential to reduce the proportio...
There is a common notion that contraception is necessary for women (and couples) to avoid unwanted p...
The incidence of abortion is determined by the incidence of unwelcome, or unintended, pregnancies an...
Aims: The overall aim of this thesis was to describe the relationship between contraceptive use, abo...
The World Health Organization reported that 40% of the pregnancies in the world in 1977 were unplann...
The relation between levels of contraceptive use and the incidence of induced abortion remains a top...
The relation between levels of contraceptive use and the incidence of induced abortion remains a top...
Even though the rate of unintended pregnancy has been declining globally during the last 20 years, u...
Background - In many low-and middle-income countries, there is high maternal, infant and child morta...
In recent decades, abortion has received considerable at-tention, and its legality and availability ...
BACKGROUND: Despite the widespread use of medical contraception in France, the prevalence of abortio...
Total fertility rates in Sub-Saharan Africa are nearly double that of any other region in the world....
Introduction: in France, despite the development of contraceptive methods, the abortion rate hasn’t ...
Abstract. Survey information on fertility intentions, patterns of contraceptive use, contraceptive f...
Since the 1960s the proportion of couples practicing contraception has risen rapidly, particularly i...
Does contraception contribute to better maternal health beyond its potential to reduce the proportio...
There is a common notion that contraception is necessary for women (and couples) to avoid unwanted p...
The incidence of abortion is determined by the incidence of unwelcome, or unintended, pregnancies an...
Aims: The overall aim of this thesis was to describe the relationship between contraceptive use, abo...
The World Health Organization reported that 40% of the pregnancies in the world in 1977 were unplann...
The relation between levels of contraceptive use and the incidence of induced abortion remains a top...
The relation between levels of contraceptive use and the incidence of induced abortion remains a top...
Even though the rate of unintended pregnancy has been declining globally during the last 20 years, u...
Background - In many low-and middle-income countries, there is high maternal, infant and child morta...
In recent decades, abortion has received considerable at-tention, and its legality and availability ...
BACKGROUND: Despite the widespread use of medical contraception in France, the prevalence of abortio...
Total fertility rates in Sub-Saharan Africa are nearly double that of any other region in the world....
Introduction: in France, despite the development of contraceptive methods, the abortion rate hasn’t ...