Giving women the power to plan their families

@article{Carr2012GivingWT,
  title={Giving women the power to plan their families},
  author={Bobbi Carr and Melinda French Gates and Andrew Mitchell and Rajiv Shah},
  journal={The Lancet},
  year={2012},
  volume={380},
  pages={80-82}
}
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Fear, opposition, ambivalence, and omission: Results from a follow-up study on unmet need for family planning in Ghana
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Among fecund women identified by the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey as having unmet need, follow-up interviews revealed substantial underreporting of method use, particularly traditional methods.
Contraception in Indonesia: Village midwives facilitate switching to injectable methods
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Although the Government hoped that village midwives would channel women into longer‐lasting methods, the women’s switching behavior indicates that the program succeeded in providing additional outlets for and promoting use of contraceptive injections.
Contraceptive use and its effect on Indian women’s empowerment: evidence from the National Family Health Survey-4
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The use of contraceptives by the sample women was found to be associated with greater women’s empowerment in terms of both their mobility and decision-making power.
Protocol for a process evaluation of Family Planning Elevated: a statewide initiative to improve contraceptive access in Utah (USA)
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The findings of the process evaluation of Family Planning Elevated will allow other contraceptive initiatives to learn from FPE’s efforts and replicate successful components of the programme.
The Road to Contraceptive Consensus: New Recommendations for Contraceptive Use in Canada.
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Original research article Missed opportunities for family planning: an analysis of pregnancy risk and contraceptive method use among postpartum women in 21 low- and middle-income countries ☆,☆☆
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The approach of estimating pregnancy risk by postpartum timing confirms a high probability for pregnancies to be less than optimally spaced within 2 years of a prior birth and suggests that special consideration is needed to effectively reach this population with the right messages and services.
Investing in nursing and midwifery enterprise: Empowering women and strengthening health systems--A landscaping study of innovations in low- and middle-income countries.
Trends in sexual activity and demand for and use of modern contraceptive methods in 74 countries: a retrospective analysis of nationally representative surveys
Peer Educators’ Perception of The ‘100% Young’ Peer Education Training Programme
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Findings revealed that participants had a positive education experience, positive personal growth and for many, that was enough to become mentors for their peers and build awareness.
Family planning since ICPD--how far have we progressed?
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