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Effects of short birth spacing on birth-order differences in child stunting: Evidence from India.
Dhingra S, Pingali PL. Dhingra S, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Feb 23;118(8):e2017834118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2017834118. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021. PMID: 33602815 Free PMC article.
We provide an explanation for the negative birth-order effect on stunting outcomes for young Indian children and show it is driven by short preceding-birth spacing. ...Although India's family planning policy has resulted in a substantial reduction in t …
We provide an explanation for the negative birth-order effect on stunting outcomes for young Indian children and show it is driven by …
Birth Spacing of Pregnant Women in Nepal: A Community-Based Study.
Karkee R, Lee AH. Karkee R, et al. Front Public Health. 2016 Sep 19;4:205. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00205. eCollection 2016. Front Public Health. 2016. PMID: 27699165 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Optimal birth spacing has health advantages for both mother and child. In developing countries, shorter birth intervals are common and associated with social, cultural, and economic factors, as well as a lack of family planning. ...The aver …
BACKGROUND: Optimal birth spacing has health advantages for both mother and child. In developing countries, shorter birth …
The views of Somali religious leaders on birth spacing - A qualitative study.
Egeh AA, Dugsieh O, Erlandsson K, Osman F. Egeh AA, et al. Sex Reprod Healthc. 2019 Jun;20:27-31. doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2019.02.003. Epub 2019 Feb 13. Sex Reprod Healthc. 2019. PMID: 31084814 Free article.
In Somalia, religious leaders play a decisive role in approving or rejecting the use of family planning. OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to investigate Somali Islamic religious leaders' views on birth spacing. ...RESULTS: The main category that emerged from the an …
In Somalia, religious leaders play a decisive role in approving or rejecting the use of family planning. OBJECTIVE: The study aimed t …
The causal effect of a family planning intervention on women's contraceptive use and birth spacing.
Karra M, Maggio D, Guo M, Ngwira B, Canning D. Karra M, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 May 31;119(22):e2200279119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2200279119. Epub 2022 May 24. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022. PMID: 35609202 Free PMC article.
Studies have suggested that improving access to family planning (FP) may improve contraceptive use and reduce fertility. However, high-quality evidence, particularly from randomized implementation trials, of the effect of FP programs and interventions on longer-term fertil …
Studies have suggested that improving access to family planning (FP) may improve contraceptive use and reduce fertility. However, hig …
Child spacing and prevention of pregnancy among African indigenous people.
Lebese RT, Mothiba TM, Mulaudzi MT, Mashau NS, Makhado L. Lebese RT, et al. In: Mulaudzi FM, Lebese RT, editors. Working with indigenous knowledge: Strategies for health professionals [Internet]. Cape Town: AOSIS; 2022. Chapter 5. In: Mulaudzi FM, Lebese RT, editors. Working with indigenous knowledge: Strategies for health professionals [Internet]. Cape Town: AOSIS; 2022. Chapter 5. PMID: 38446937 Free Books & Documents. Review.
There are different family planning methods in modern medicine. However, literature shows that birth or child spacing and prevention of pregnancy among indigenous African people have existed since time immemorial. ...Sharing and documenting this tacit knowled …
There are different family planning methods in modern medicine. However, literature shows that birth or child spacing a …
Determinants of short birth intervals among married women: a cross-sectional study in Karachi, Pakistan.
Nausheen S, Bhura M, Hackett K, Hussain I, Shaikh Z, Rizvi A, Ansari U, Canning D, Shah I, Soofi S. Nausheen S, et al. BMJ Open. 2021 Apr 26;11(4):e043786. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043786. BMJ Open. 2021. PMID: 33903142 Free PMC article.
INTRODUCTION: Birth spacing is a critical pathway to improving reproductive health. ...To optimise birth intervals, programmes should target child spacing strategies and counsel MWRA on the benefits of optimal birth spacing, family pla …
INTRODUCTION: Birth spacing is a critical pathway to improving reproductive health. ...To optimise birth intervals, pro …
Besoins non satisfaits en matière de planification familiale : déterminants individuels et contextuels au Burkina Faso.
Zoetyande WS, Yameogo AR, Kenkou KN. Zoetyande WS, et al. Sante Publique. 2020 Jun 18;Vol. 32(1):123-140. doi: 10.3917/spub.201.0123. Sante Publique. 2020. PMID: 32706222 French.
RESULTS: The analysis of the random effects shows that the propensity of having unmet needs in terms of family planning varies considerable from one household to another and from one enumeration zone to another. The net effects also show that women between the ages of 35 a …
RESULTS: The analysis of the random effects shows that the propensity of having unmet needs in terms of family planning varies consid …
The Effect of Reframing the Goals of Family Planning Programs from Limiting Fertility to Birth Spacing: Evidence from Pakistan.
Naz S, Acharya Y. Naz S, et al. Stud Fam Plann. 2021 Jun;52(2):125-142. doi: 10.1111/sifp.12155. Epub 2021 May 20. Stud Fam Plann. 2021. PMID: 34014560 Free PMC article.
We evaluate the Family Advancement for Life and Health 2007-2012 (FALAH), a family planning project implemented in 31 districts of Pakistan. Deviating from previous programs, FALAH emphasized birth spacing-as opposed to limiting family size-as the primary pur …
We evaluate the Family Advancement for Life and Health 2007-2012 (FALAH), a family planning project implemented in 31 districts of Pa …
How contraceptive use affects birth intervals: results of a literature review.
Yeakey MP, Muntifering CJ, Ramachandran DV, Myint Y, Creanga AA, Tsui AO. Yeakey MP, et al. Stud Fam Plann. 2009 Sep;40(3):205-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2009.00203.x. Stud Fam Plann. 2009. PMID: 19852410 Review.
Optimal birth spacing is often presumed to be achieved through the practice of family planning and use of contraceptives, yet most of the available research does not address explicitly the contribution of contraceptive-method use to birth spacing …
Optimal birth spacing is often presumed to be achieved through the practice of family planning and use of contraceptive …
Sex of preceding child and birth spacing among Nigerian ethnic groups.
Fayehun OA, Omololu OO, Isiugo-Abanihe UC. Fayehun OA, et al. Afr J Reprod Health. 2011 Jun;15(2):79-89. Afr J Reprod Health. 2011. PMID: 22590895
In seeking for more effective ways of fertility control and improvement of maternal and child health through birth spacing in a predominantly patrilineal society like Nigeria, this study explores how the sex of a previous child affects birth interval among et …
In seeking for more effective ways of fertility control and improvement of maternal and child health through birth spacing in …
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