Background Poor access and low contraceptive prevalence are common to many Low-and
Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). Unmet need for family planning (FP), defined as the …

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Around the world at least one woman in every three has been beaten, coerced into sex, or
otherwise abused in her lifetime. Most often the abuser is a member of her own family …

The results of three population‐based studies on violence against women in Nicaragua are
compared in this article. Two of the studies were regional in scope (Leon and Managua) and …

This article reviews what has been learned to date about the role of gender‐based power in
sexual relationships in determining sexual and reproductive health outcomes. A framework …

When Darwin proposed that females shape evolution by being choosy in their choice of
male suitors, his Victorian contemporaries were shocked that he accorded so much …

METHODS: Data came from the latest round of Demographic and Health Surveys conducted
between 2006 and 2008 in Namibia, Zambia, Ghana and Uganda. Responses from married …

Introduction There is little available evidence of associations between the various
dimensions of women's empowerment and contraceptive use having been examined-and of …

OBJETIVO: Revisar el progreso hacia la adopción de métodos anticonceptivos en las
mujeres casadas o que viven en pareja en África Oriental y Occidental entre los años 1991 …

Background High fertility among young people aged 15-24 years is a public health concern
in Uganda. Unwanted pregnancy, unsafe induced abortions and associated high morbidity …