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Sharply rising energy and food prices have once again raised the specter of the human
population outstripping the planet's natural resources. Ever since Malthus, pes simists have …

Data from 18 countries with Demographic and Health Surveys show that the average fertility
rate of married women who want no more children is 43% below the rate observed among …

The report consists of three parts: global trends in fertility, contraceptive use and unintended
pregnancies; studies of two regions (Africa and Eastern Europe/Central Asia) and two …

“Unmet need for family planning”, which refers to the condition of wanting to avoid or
postpone childbearing but not using any method of contraception, has been a core concept …

While slow and uneven progress has been made on maternal health, attaining the 1994
Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) goal for achieving …

The prevalence of unmet need for family planning is a primary justification for family
planning programs, but the causes of unmet need have not been much explored. This article …

Evidence is emerging that fertility rates are declining in many countries, both rich and poor,
on every continent. While a full assessment of world fertility trends is not yet possible …

Abstract The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) was a
pivotal global event. It established voluntary family planning as a fundamental human right …

The concept of'unmet need for contraception', which refers to the proportion of women who
do not want to become pregnant but are not using contraception, has been used in the …