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A Deviance Approach to Understanding Use of Maternal Health Care Services in Bangladesh.
CONCLUSION: Understanding associations between deviation from community norms and receipt of maternal health care may provide deeper understanding of variation within communities regarding whether women use services. PMID: 29771678 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - May 19, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Acceptability of Contraceptive Self-Injection with DMPA-SC Among Adolescents in Gulu District, Uganda.
CONCLUSIONS: Contraceptive self-injection has the potential to increase contraceptive access and use for adolescents in Uganda, and should be considered as a delivery modality in the context of adolescent-friendly contraceptive services. PMID: 29771679 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - May 19, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Intimate Partner Violence and Uptake of Antenatal Care: A Scoping Review of Low- and Middle-Income Country Studies.
CONCLUSION: Women in low-resource settings who experience IPV have a reduced likelihood of obtaining optimal antenatal care and may benefit from interventions to mitigate barriers to care. PMID: 29596048 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - March 30, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Son Preference and Family Limitation in Pakistan: A Parity- and Contraceptive Method-Specific Analysis.
CONCLUSIONS: The association of son preference with parity progression and modern contraceptive use has become stronger in Pakistan. Continuation of the fertility transition may be difficult unless the degrees of differential stopping behavior and differential contraceptive use decline. PMID: 29553471 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - March 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Improving the Measurement of Fertility Regulation Practices: Findings from Qualitative Research in Ghana.
CONCLUSIONS: The fertility control strategies commonly reported by the study respondents-periodic contraception, and frequent use of traditional methods and emergency contraceptive pills-are likely not adequately captured in general surveys such as the DHS. Such surveys are also not well suited to measuring combinations of methods and mosaics of method combinations. New ways of capturing women's fertility regulation practices should be considered, including additional survey items, new question modules and specialist studies. PMID: 29553472 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - March 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Awareness and Perceptions of Emergency Contraceptive Pills Among Women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
CONCLUSIONS: Emergency contraceptive pills have the potential to address gaps in the family planning method mix in the DRC. Assessing whether women have incomplete or erroneous information about family planning methods can provide better understanding of women's contraceptive choices in low-income countries. PMID: 29553473 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - March 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Preventing Pregnancy in Kenya Through Distribution and Use of the CycleBeads Mobile Application.
CONCLUSION: Offering the CycleBeads app to support women in use of the Standard Days Method may expand family planning options, reduce unmet need and make family planning more widely available. PMID: 29553474 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - March 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

A Choice Without Information Is Not a Choice.
Authors: PMID: 29553475 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - March 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Impact of Family Planning and Business Trainings on Private-Sector Health Care Providers in Nigeria.
CONCLUSION: Targeted training programs can be effective tools to improve the provision of family planning services through private providers. PMID: 29261503 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Service Delivery Correlates of Choosing Short-Acting Contraceptives at the Time of Uterine Evacuation in Bangladesh.
CONCLUSIONS: Uterine evacuation service delivery characteristics may act as barriers to women's choosing a contraceptive method following an abortion. Training and monitoring providers may help ensure that all uterine evacuation clients have access to the full range of contraceptive information and services and that their choices, rather than service delivery factors, drive postabortion contraceptive use. PMID: 29261504 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

The Role of Public-Sector Family Planning Programs in Meeting the Demand for Contraception in Sub-Saharan Africa.
CONCLUSIONS: PFPI provides a useful addition to the indicators currently used to assess progress in reproductive health and family planning programs. PMID: 29261505 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Men's Roles in Women's Abortion Trajectories in Urban Zambia.
CONCLUSIONS: Increasing knowledge about the legality and availability of safe abortion is vital not only among sexually active women, but also among those they confide in, including men. PMID: 29261506 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Longitudinal Evaluation of the Tupange Urban Family Planning Program in Kenya.
CONCLUSIONS: Urban reproductive health programs seeking to increase use of modern family planning methods in Kenya and other Sub-Saharan African settings should consider multicomponent approaches that include CHW activities, local radio programming and improvements to the supply environment. PMID: 29261507 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

The Incidence of Menstrual Regulation Procedures and Abortion in Bangladesh, 2014.
CONCLUSIONS: Given declines in MR provision, more attention needs to be paid to building capacity, including hiring and training more providers of MR. Harm-reduction approaches should be pursued to increase the safety of clandestine use of misoprostol in Bangladesh. PMID: 28930621 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - September 21, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Awareness of and Knowledge About STIs Among Nonmedical Students in Iran.
CONCLUSIONS: Given that the Internet was students' main source of information, increasing the accessibility and visibility of credible Internet sites about sexual health is warranted. Also, key individuals in students' networks (e.g., parents, teachers, peers) should be equipped with required training and knowledge on STI-related topics and be actively involved in sexual health education efforts. PMID: 28930622 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - September 21, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research