Background This study proposes a framework to address conceptual concerns with the
standard indicator of unmet need for contraception. We define new point prevalence …

Although fertility decline often correlates with improvements in socioeconomic conditions,
many demographers have found flaws in demographic transition theories that depend on …

Background Motivations for use of contraceptives vary across populations. While some
women use contraceptives for birth spacing, others adopt contraception for stopping …

Background: Pregnancy among study participants remains a challenge for trials of new HIV
prevention agents despite promotion and provision of contraception. We evaluated …

Objective To assess physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and practice with respect to four
evidence-based natural family planning (NFP) methods: Standard Days, cervical mucus …

Context: Data on fertility and family planning among a sample of women interviewed at two
points in time can show whether women initially in need of a method fulfill that need, and …

This study describes an assessment of the impact on condom use in urban Pakistan of the
second phase of an intensive condom advertising campaign conducted as part of a social …

This paper assesses the factors influencing mistimed and unwanted pregnancies in Nepal
separately using data from the 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey. Women who …

Despite an extensive evidence base on contraceptive method choice, it remains uncertain
which factors are most influential in predisposing women toward certain methods and …

The silence about population growth in recent decades has hindered the ability of those
concerned with ecological change, resource scarcity, health and educational systems …