International Family Planning Perspectives back issues from December 2007:
In this issue.(Editorial)
Dec 01, 2007 ... In many developing countries, parents guard their unmarried daughters carefully from contact with unrelated men, fearing that they may ruin their reputation and bring shame on their family. In India, young women who form premarital relationships--sexual or not--may be beaten or forced into ...
Child deaths drop below 10 million.(UPDATE)(Author abstract)(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; ... For the first time in modern history, the annual number of worldwide deaths of children aged five years or younger has fallen below 10 million. (1) According to survey figures based on national data reported by UNICEF, 9.7 million children died at or before the age of five in 2006--down ...
Worldwide abortion rate fell between 1995 and 2003.(UPDATE)(Author abstract)(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; ... The overall incidence and rate of induced abortion declined worldwide between 1995 and 2003; however, the proportion of all abortions that were unsafe increased. (1) An estimated 42 million abortions occurred worldwide in 2003, down from 46 million in 1995; the induced abortion rate ...
Better perinatal care could prevent stillbirths.(UPDATE)(Author abstract)(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Low rates of physician attendance of births and of hospital delivery in developing countries may contribute to high rates of stillbirth in those countries, according to a study conducted between March 2005 and December 2006 in Argentina, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, India, ...
Kuwaiti women often stop using contraceptives.(UPDATE)(Author abstract)(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; ... At least two-thirds of Kuwaiti women discontinue using contraceptive methods within three years of initiation, according to an analysis of data from a nationally representative survey conducted in 1999. (1) Of the 1,502 married women of reproductive age interviewed, 81% had ever used a ...
Some people living with HIV engage in risky behaviors.(UPDATE)(Author abstract)(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; ... It is not uncommon for HIV-positive men and women in Botswana to have multiple sexual partners and to engage in other risky sexual behaviors, according to a survey of members of HIV-related support groups and clients of antiretroviral therapy clinics in Gaborone. (1) Of 309 people living ...
Women at risk after birth complications.(UPDATE)(Author abstract)(Clinical report)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Women who experience severe obstetric complications during delivery have an increased risk of death and mental health problems within the subsequent 12 months, according to findings from a prospective cohort study conducted between November 2005 and March 2006 in Burkina Faso. (1) Of the ...
Intervention reduces transmission of syphilis.(UPDATE)(Author abstract)(Medical condition overview)
Dec 01, 2007; ... A prenatal screening and treatment program in Shenzhen, China, greatly reduced the number of infants with congenital syphilis born in the city. (1) Between January 2003 and December 2005, 418,871 pregnant women were screened for syphilis in 61 hospitals in all six districts of Shenzhen, of ...
United Nations Population Fund.(IN BRIEF)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... The United Nations Population Fund has published a three-hour distance learning course on population issues, covering topics such as reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, adolescents, maternal ...
World Health Organization.(IN BRIEF)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... The World Health Organization has published the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth (ICF-CY), the first internationally agreed upon classification code for assessing ...
Correlates of premarital relationships among unmarried youth in Pune District, Maharashtra, India.(ARTICLES)(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; ... CONTEXT: Although premarital partnerships--whether or not they involve sex--are widely discouraged in India, some youth do form such partnerships. It is important to know more about the nature of and the factors associated with these relationships. METHODS: Data are drawn from a ...
Jamaican and Barbadian health care providers' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding emergency contraceptive pills.(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; ... CONTEXT: Little is known about health care providers' knowledge of, attitudes toward and provision of emergency contraceptive pills in the English-speaking Caribbean, where sexual violence and unplanned pregnancies are persistent public health problems. METHODS: We conducted ...
Prevalence of and risk factors for sexual victimization in college women in Chile.(Survey)
Dec 01, 2007; ... CONTEXT: To date, no quantitative studies have examined the prevalence or correlates of sexual violence among college students in Chile. METHODS: An anonymous survey with questions on gender-based violence, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, and childhood ...
Family planning policies and their impacts on the poor: Peru's experience.(COMMENT)(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Although governments develop family planning policies to guide program design and implementation, these policies can have both intended and unintended consequences. As a result, policies may need periodic revision to achieve the desired outcomes. Over the last two decades, the government ...
Introducing sustainable vasectomy services in Guatemala.(SPECIAL REPORT)(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; ... The use of contraceptive methods in Guatemala has rapidly increased over the past two decades, from 23% of married or cohabiting women aged 15-49 in 1987 to 43% in 2002. The most frequently used method in the country has been female sterilization, used by 11% of these women in 1987 and by ...
Both individual and community factors influence whether women in rural Mali receive maternal care.(DIGESTS)(Author abstract)(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; ... In rural Mali, where few women obtain maternal health care, use of prenatal and delivery services is influenced by both individual and community factors, according to a cross-sectional study of women who had recently given birth. (1) The odds of receiving prenatal care in the first ...
In India, visual inspection of the cervix provides a viable alternative to Pap and HPV tests.(DIGESTS)(human papillomavirus)(Author abstract)(Medical condition overview)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Visual inspection of the cervix following application of acetic acid is an effective method of reducing the incidence of and mortality from cervical cancer in developing countries, according to findings from a randomized trial conducted in Tamil Nadu, India. (1) During up to seven years of ...
Both prenatal and postnatal interventions increase rates of exclusive breast-feeding.(DIGESTS)(Author abstract)(Clinical report)
Dec 01, 2007; ... In a randomized controlled study conducted in Singapore, women who received prenatal education and those who received postnatal support were significantly more likely than those who received routine obstetric care only to be breast-feeding exclusively at six months (relative risks, 2.2 and ...
Filipino youth whose parents have an equitable marriage tend to delay first sex.(DIGESTS)(Author abstract)(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Young people in the Philippines are less likely to have sex by age 22 if their parents have a relatively equitable marital relationship, according to findings from a longitudinal, population-based study. (1) However, the specific marital characteristics associated with delayed first sex ...
In China, women who give birth to girls face an increased risk of postpartum depression.(DIGESTS)(Author abstract)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Chinese women enrolled in a cohort study to identify factors associated with postpartum depression were more likely to suffer from the condition if they had given birth to a girl instead of a boy. (1) The risk of depression was also elevated among women older than 25, those who considered ...