Research projects demonstrating ways to improve health services often fail to have an
impact on what national health programmes actually do. An approach to evidence-based …

This study presents findings from a systematic review of evaluations of family planning
interventions published between 1995 and 2008. Studies that used an experimental or …

Africa is poised on the edge of a potential takeoff to sustained economic growth. This takeoff
can be abetted by a demographic dividend from the changes in population age structure …

A common explanation for the high fertility prevailing in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a
widespread desire for large families. This situation poses a challenge to population policy …

We consider the evidence for the effect of access to reproductive health services on the
achievement of Millennium Development Goals 1, 2, and 3, which aim to eradicate extreme …

Population aging is the 21st century's dominant demographic phenomenon. Declining
fertility, increasing longevity, and the progression of large-sized cohorts to the older ages are …

Physical access to health care affects a large array of health outcomes, yet meaningfully
estimating physical access remains elusive in many developing country contexts where …

An examination of fertility trends in countries with multiple DHS surveys found that in the
1990s fertility stalled in mid‐transition in seven countries: Bangladesh, Colombia …

Abstract Located in the Kassena-Nankana districts of northern Ghana, the Navrongo health
and demographic surveillance system (NHDSS) was established in 1992 by the Navrongo …

Studies have suggested that improving access to family planning (FP) may improve
contraceptive use and reduce fertility. However, high-quality evidence, particularly from …