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1. Family planning in Lae urban area of Papua New Guinea 1981.

Author

Agyei, William K. A. and Agyei, W K

Subjects
*FAMILY planning, *FINANCE, *CONTRACEPTIVES, *AWARENESS, *FAMILY size, *BIRTH control, *BIRTH intervals, *COMPARATIVE studies, *ETHNIC groups, *HEALTH attitudes, *RESEARCH methodology, *MEDICAL cooperation, *RESEARCH, *EVALUATION research
Abstract

A summary of 298 male and 358 female respondents in the Lae urban area of Papua New Guinea in 1981 revealed a relatively high level of contraceptive awareness, but the level of contraceptive use is low. However, the overall current usages of non-traditional methods for the wives of the male and for the female respondents are 34–2% and 37% respectively. The male and the female respondents have the same views on the ideal family size—approximately three children. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
1984
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2. Estimation of births averted due to induced abortions.

Author

Pathak, K. B. and Kataraki, P. A.

Subjects
*ABORTION, *BIRTH control, *BIRTH intervals, *STATISTICS, *DEMOGRAPHIC characteristics, *VASECTOMY, *CONTRACEPTIVES, *MATERNAL age, *FAMILY planning
Abstract

This paper presents a method of estimating the number of births averted due to induced abortions by utilising the data on prospective birth intervals of the women. Numerical illustrations are given. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
1978
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3. Unmet need for contraception among HIV-positive women in Lesotho and implications for mother-to-child transmission

Author

Tim Adair

Subjects
Adult, Rural Population, medicine.medical_specialty, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Adolescent, Urban Population, media_common.quotation_subject, Total fertility rate, Population, Women in development, Health Services Accessibility, Birth control, Young Adult, Birth Intervals, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), HIV Seroprevalence, Pregnancy, HIV Seropositivity, medicine, Humans, education, Developing Countries, media_common, education.field_of_study, Health Services Needs and Demand, business.industry, Delivery of Health Care, Integrated, Public health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infant, Newborn, virus diseases, General Social Sciences, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Health Surveys, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Lesotho, Family planning, Family Planning Services, Needs assessment, Educational Status, Female, business, Demography, Forecasting
Abstract

SummaryIn Lesotho, the risk of mother-to-child-transmission (MTCT) of HIV is substantial; women of childbearing age have a high HIV prevalence rate (26·4%), low knowledge of HIV status and a total fertility rate of 3·5 births per woman. An effective means of preventing MTCT is to reduce unwanted fertility. This paper examines the unmet need for contraception to limit and space births among HIV-positive women in Lesotho aged 15–49 years, using the 2004 Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey. HIV-positive women have their need for contraception unmet in almost one-third of cases, and multivariate analysis reveals this unmet need is most likely amongst the poor and amongst those not approving of family planning. Urgent action is needed to lower the level of unmet need and reduce MTCT. A constructive strategy is to improve access to family planning for all women in Lesotho, irrespective of HIV status, and, more specifically, integrate family planning with MTCT prevention and voluntary counselling and testing services.

Published
2008

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