A review of 10 years of vasectomy programming and research in low-resource settings

D Shattuck, B Perry, C Packer… - Global Health: Science …, 2016 - ghspjournal.org
Vasectomy is a highly effective and safe contraceptive method for couples who want to stop
childbearing, but only 2.4% of men around the world use this method. We conducted an …

Women's empowerment and contraceptive use: the role of independent versus couples' decision-making, from a lower middle income country perspective

W Hameed, SK Azmat, M Ali, MI Sheikh, G Abbas… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Introduction There is little available evidence of associations between the various
dimensions of women's empowerment and contraceptive use having been examined-and of …

Family planning knowledge, attitudes, and practices among married men and women in rural areas of Pakistan: Findings from a qualitative need assessment study

G Mustafa, SK Azmat, W Hameed, S Ali… - International journal …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents the findings of a qualitative assessment aimed at exploring knowledge,
attitudes, and practices regarding family planning and factors that influence the need for and …

Family planning, Islam and sin: Understandings of moral actions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

A Ataullahjan, Z Mumtaz, H Vallianatos - Social Science & Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Pakistan, with a population of over 207 million, is the sixth most populous country in the
world. Yet, only 25% of eligible couples' report using a modern contraceptive method. A …

Exploring readiness for birth control in improving women health status: Factors influencing the adoption of modern contraceptives methods for family planning …

AM Shah, KY Lee, J Nisa Mir - International Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Pakistan is the world's sixth most populated country, with a population of
approximately 208 million people. Despite this, just 25% of legitimate couples say they have …

Crushed between two stones: Competing institutional logics in the implementation of maternity leave policies in Pakistan

A Masood, MA Nisar - Gender, Work & Organization, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Maternity leave forms the mainstay of work–life policies aimed towards creating an inclusive
and diverse workplace. While extensive research has examined the impact of maternity …

Understanding the socio-demographic factors surrounding young peoples' risky sexual behaviour in Ghana and Kenya

EKM Darteh, KS Dickson, H Amu - Journal of community health, 2020 - Springer
Globally, young people in sub-Saharan Africa continue to be the population at the greatest
risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as HIV and AIDS, Syphilis, and …

Examining the influence of Mother-in-law on family planning use in South Asia: insights from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan

MR Pradhan, S Mondal - BMC Women's Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Contraceptive use contributes to improved maternal and child health,
education, empowerment of women, slow population growth, and economic development …

Knowledge and perception on long acting and permanent contraceptive methods in Adigrat town, Tigray, northern Ethiopia: a qualitative study

A Gebremariam, A Addissie - International journal of family …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Long acting and permanent contraceptive methods have the potential to
reduce unintended pregnancies but the contraceptive choice and utilization in Ethiopia are …

Reasons for low utilization of intrauterine device utilisation amongst short term contraceptive users in Hossana town, Southern Ethiopia: a qualitative study

D Woldeyohannes, A Arega, L Mwanri - BMC Women's Health, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are one of the long-acting, safe and
effective methods of contraception in women across the world. However, this method is …