family planning
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Beyond security: UN peacekeeping's role in health and family planning
Evidence from Liberia highlights the role of peacebuilding interventions, through providing a ‘security umbrella’ that promotes local economic development and enables health services provision and access, in reducing fertility rates and improving health outcomes
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Policymaking, trust, and the demand for public services
After the public disclosure of alleged forced sterilisations during a family planning campaign, municipalities in Peru with more victims exhibited a steep decline in public health services and lower levels of trust in public institutions
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Mass media meets motherhood: Increasing contraception uptake in Burkina Faso
A high-quality intensive family planning radio campaign increased contraception uptake by 20%
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Uptake of family planning services in Tanzania: The role of the husband
Why do we still see low use of contraceptives in Tanzania? The answer might be found within the household
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How do family planning policies reshape the life of the Chinese elderly?
A study finds that while family planning has either no effect or a slightly positive one on elderly Chinese parents’ physical health, it can be detrimental to their mental health
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Population policies and fertility convergence
While urbanisation and socioeconomic factors played a role, the global decline in fertility is largely due to successful population control programmes