Each year, over three-fourths of the women of reproductive age in the United States seek
family planning services from primary care clinicians. Women and their doctors should be …

Demand for and utilization of women‘s health services in northern Nigeria are consistently
low and health indicators in the region are among the poorest in the world. This literature …

The Standard Days Method is a fertility awareness-based method of family planning in which
users avoid unprotected intercourse during cycle Days 8 through 19. A prospective multi-…

OBJECTIVE: To test the efficacy of the TwoDay Method, a new fertility awareness–based
method of family planning that provides women with simple instructions to identify the days …

In 2017, just one-fifth of all married women of reproductive age reported using contraception
in Kaduna state, Nigeria, while many more experienced unmet need for contraception. …

A significant number of women worldwide use periodic abstinence as their method of family
planning. Many of them use some type of calendar-based approach to determine when they …

BACKGROUND: The TwoDay Algorithm is a simple method for identifying the fertile window.
It classifies a day as fertile if cervical secretions are present on that day or were present on …

A widespread phenomenon in many cities in developing countries is using homes not only
for shelter, but also for income-generation through informal-sector activities. Using survey …

This paper examines housing adjustment choice of households in Kumasi, Ghana. When a
household is dissatisfied with its housing, it can choose to move elsewhere, improve the …

Background Male involvement in maternal, newborn and child health contributes to better
health outcomes for women and their children, especially in restrictive societies. There is …