Context: For all persons to enjoy a choice among contraceptive options, a range of methods
must be readily available. Yet measures of access show serious deficits that depress use of …

Context: The causes of the substantial increase in contraceptive prevalence in developing
countries since 1960 have been intensely debated. An important unresolved issue concerns …

Survey data on contraceptive use for about 80 countries are related to measures of
contraceptive access, by method, from 1999 to 2009. Cross-tabulation and correlational …

Analysis of data collected in seven developing countries as part of the World Fertility Survey
(WFS) indicates that knowledge of? a family planning outlet is significantly and positively …

This article discusses the sources of data for estimates of contraceptive use, including their
reliability and validity. Data from sample surveys and from censuses are presented by …

This study uses data from the 1989, 1993, and 1998 Kenya Demographic and Health
Surveys to examine trends and determinants of contraceptive method choice in Kenya. The …

Context: In every country, contraceptive behavior has important implications for fertility and
the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). There has been relatively little …

This study reviews existing methodologies for projecting future trends in contraception,
evaluates the validity of the assumptions underlying these projections, proposes …

Before the statistics on high discontinuation rates became generally known, it seemed
reasonable to assume that initial acceptance of family planning meant satisfaction and …

The introduction of new contraceptive technologies has great potential for expanding
contraceptive choice, but in practice, benefits have not always materialized as new methods …