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Publications

Final DHS reports: All DHS final reports include chapters on family planning.

Final SPA reports: All MCH SPA final reports include chapters on family planning.

Analytical Studies
ID Title Published
AS20 Levels, Trends, and Reasons for Contraceptive Discontinuation (English) 2009
AS14 Contraceptive Use, Breastfeeding, Amenorrhea and Abstinence During the Postpartum Period: An Analysis of Four Countries (English) 2008
AS4 The Contraception-Fertility Link in Sub-Saharan Africa and in Other Developing Countries (English) 2001
AS1 The Substitution of Contraception for Abortion in Kazakhstan in the 1990's (English) 2001
AR6 Determinants of Contraceptive Failure, Switching, and Discontinuation: An Analysis of DHS Contraceptive Histories (English) 1997
 
Comparative Reports
ID Title Published
CR25 Desired Number of Children: 2000-2008 (English) 2010
CR16 Contraceptive Trends in Developing Countries (English) 2007
CR2 Reproductive Preferences in Developing Countries at the Turn of the Century (English) 2002
CR1 Unmet Need at the End of the Century (English) 2001
CS19 Contraceptive Knowledge, Use, and Sources (English) 1996
CS16 Unmet Need: 1990-1994 (English) 1995
CS11 Sources of Contraceptive Methods (English) 1994
CS7 The Availability of Family Planning and Maternal and Child Health Services (English) 1993
CS5 Unmet Need and the Demand for Family Planning (English) 1991
CS6 Knowledge and Use of Contraception (English) 1991
CS3 Reproductive Preferences: A Comparative View (English) 1991
CS2 Fertility Levels and Trends (English) 1990
 
Further Analysis
ID Title Published
FA67 Levels and Trends of Contraceptive Prevalence and Estimate of Unmet Need for Family Planning in Rwanda (English) 2009
FA69 Pratique contraceptive et importance des besoins non satisfaits en matière de planification familiale au Mali, de 1995 à 2006 (French) 2009
FA62 Unmet Need and Evaluation of Programme Options to Meet Unmet Need for Contraception in Ethiopia, 2000 and 2005 (English) 2008
FA60 Unmet Need and the Demand for Family Planning in Uganda (English) 2008
FA55 The Relationship between Contraception and Abortion in the Republic of Georgia (English) 2008
FA50 A Comparative Analysis of Unmet Need in Nepal (English) 2008
FA51 Effects of Communication Campaigns on the Health Behavior of Women of Reproductive Age in Nepal (English) 2008
FA52 Factors Responsible for the Rapid Decline of Fertility in Nepal - An Interpretation (English) 2008
FA54 Improvements in Maternal Health in Nepal (English) 2008
FA37 Evaluation of Program Options to Meet Unmet Need for Family Planning in Ethiopia (English) 2002
FA40 Attitudes Toward Family Planning and Reasons for Nonuse among Women with Unmet Need for Family Planning in Ethiopia (English) 2002
FA36 An Analytical Insight into a Traditional Method: Withdrawal Use in Turkey (English) 2001
FA34 Family planning Service Utilization and Market Segmentation in the Philippines (English) 2000
FA35 Contraceptive Use Dynamics in the Philippines: Determinants of Contraceptive Method Choice and Discontiuation (English) 2000
FA30 Patterns of Contraceptive Use in Indonesia (English) 2000
FA27 Perspectives sur la Planification Familiale et la Santé de la Reproduction au Bénin (French) 1999
FA29 The Two-Child Norm in the Philippines (English) 1999
FA26 Regard sur la fécondité, la santé et la planification familiale au Maroc (French) 1999
FA61 Fécondité, planification familiale et santé de la mère et de l'enfant à Madagascar Situation régionale (French) 1999
FA25 Perspectives on the Population & Health Situation in Egypt (English) 1998
FA24 Perspectives sur la planification familiale, la fécondité et la santé au Sénégal (French) 1998
FA17 Insights On Family Health Issues in Nepal (English) 1997
FA18 Contraceptive Use Dynamics in Zimbabwe: Postpartum Contraceptive Behaviour (English) 1997
FA14 Contraception, Abortion and Maternal Health Services in Turkey (English) 1996
FA15 Contraceptive Use Dynamics in Zimbabwe: Discontinuation, Switching and Failure (English) 1996
FA13 Perspectives on Fertility and Family Planning in Egypt (English) 1995
FA8 Determinantes, Niveles y Tendencias de la Fecundidad en la República Dominicana (Spanish) 1990
FA9 Edad de la Mujer al Primer Matrimonio y al Nacimiento del Primer Hijo [Guatemala] (Spanish) 1990
FA2 Population Studies in Sri Lanka and Indonesia Based on the 1987 Sri Lanka Demographic and Health Survey and the 1987 National Indonesia Contraceptive Prevalence Survey (English) 1990
FA4 Selection, Change and Discontinuation of Contraceptive Methods in Trinidad and Tobago (English) 1990
FA1 Health and Population Studies Based on the 1987 Thailand Demographic and Health Survey (English) 1989
 
Geographic Studies
ID Title Published
GS8 Atlas Demográfico e de Saúde de Mocambique (Portuguese) 1999
 
Other Documents
ID Title Published
OD46 Trends in Youth Reproductive Health in Ethiopia, 2000 and 2005 (English) 2008
OD25 Youth Reproductive Health in Ethiopia (English) 2002
OD20 Guatemala Salud Materno Infantil en los Departamentos del Altiplano (Spanish) 1999
OD8 Enquêtes Démographiques et de Santé en Afrique de l'Ouest (French) 1999
OD7 The Male Role in Fertility, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health (English, French) 1997
OD3 Fertility Trends and Determinants in Six African Countries: DHS Regional Analysis Workshop for Anglophone Africa (English) 1994
 
Other Fact Sheets
ID Title Published
OF4 Kenya 2003 DHS Fertility & Family Planning Fact Sheet (English) 2006
 
Policy Briefs
ID Title Published
PB1 Pakistan Briefing Kit 2006-07 (English) 2008
PB2 Swaziland Briefing Kit 2006-07 (English) 2008
 
Qualitative Research Studies
ID Title Published
QRS14 Integrating Family Planning and VCT Services in Ethiopia: Experiences of Health Care Providers (English) 2008
QRS1 Contraceptive Practice in Quirino Province, Philippines: Experiences of Side Effects (English) 2001
 
Summary Reports/Key Findings
ID Title Published
SR176 Kenya: HIV/MCH SPA, 2004 - Key Findings - Family Planning (English) 2005
SR166 Philippines: 1993 - Philippines National Safe Motherhood Survey (English) 1995
 
Trend Reports
ID Title Published
TR6 Ghana Trend Report: Trends in Demographic, Family Planning, and Health Indicators in Ghana, 1960-2008 (English) 2010
TR01 Trends in Demographic, Family Planning, and Health Indicators in Ghana (English) 1998
 
Working Papers
ID Title Published
WPZ6 Trends in Unmet Need and the Demand for Family Planning in Zimbabwe (English) 2010
WPK4 Assessment of Family Planning Services in Kenya: Evidence from the 2004 Kenya Service Provision Assessment Survey (English) 2009
WP56 Trends and Determinants of Unmet Need for Family Planning in Kenya (English) 2008
WP40 The Effect of Family Size and Composition on Fertility Desires, Contraceptive Adoption, and Method Choice in South Asia (English) 2008
WP21 Contraceptive Use Dynamics in Bangladesh (English) 1996
WP20 Contraceptive Use Dynamics in Indonesia (English) 1996
WP18 Contraceptive Discontinuation, Failure, and Switching Behavior in the Philippines (English) 1996
WP16 Nuptiality Patterns, Sexual Activity and Fertility in Nigeria (English) 1994
WP15 Marital Fertility in Brazil: Differential by Type of Union and its Importance in the Fertility Transition, 1976-1991 (English) 1994
WP12 Social Strata and its Influence on the Determinants of Reproductive Behavior in Bolivia (English) 1994
WP11 The Role of Mass Media in Family Planning Promotion in Nigeria (English) 1994
WP9 Residential Mobility and Contraceptive Use in Northeastern Brazil (English) 1994
WP7 Ideal Family Size: A Comparative Study of Numerical and Non-numerical Fertility Desires of Women in Two sub-Saharan African Countries (English) 1993
WP4 The Mass Media and Family Planning in Kenya (English) 1993
WP2 The Relationship of Service Availability to Contraceptive Use in Rural Guatemala (English) 1991
 

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