Contraception

Birth control, also known as contraception, anticonception, and fertility control, is a method or device used to prevent pregnancy. Birth control has been used since ancient times, but effective and safe methods of birth control only became available in the 20th century. Planning, making available, and using birth control is called family planning. Some cultures limit or discourage access to birth control because they consider it to be morally, religiously, or politically undesirable.The World Health Organization and United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide guidance on the safety of birth control methods among women with specific medical conditions. …

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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 2024 English

This lexicon was published in January 2024 by Kuviraa India, an organization that engages adolescent girls and young women in civic and political discourse. This working document, slated to be …

reproduction, including access to healthcare, contraception and family planning. 17. Section 377: A section Education about human sexuality, including contraception, reproductive health and consent. 19. Sexual


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 12 June 2023 English

The Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) published this report on June 12, 2023. This is the second report in the series; the first was …

planning purposes, as the concept of artificial contraception was unfamiliar or taboo.69 For several decades


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 April 2023 English

that as high as 44 per cent of partnered women cannot make decisions about healthcare, sex, or contraception. The report states that the right to make free and informed choices about health and bodies is

to make decisions over health care, sex or contraception. The result? Nearly half of all pregnancies high-fertility contexts, just as unmet need for contraception is prevalent in low-fertility ones, and a full unable to make decisions over health care, contraception or sex (UNFPA, 2023). The most vulnerable have discrimination, and even to the forced use or denial of contraception and other sexual and reproductive health services care, whether to have sex and whether to use contraception. In 2023, 68 countries have reported 5.6.1


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 July 2022 English

Since 1992, the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, has conducted the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The NFHS …

........... 65 Table 28 Current use of contraception by background characteristics ............. .................... 77 Table 34 Men's contraception-related perceptions and knowledge ......... ........... 65 Table 28 Current use of contraception by background characteristics ............. .................... 77 Table 34 Men's contraception-related perceptions and knowledge ......... women’s characteristics, marriage, fertility, contraception, reproductive health, children’s immunizations


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 June 2022 English

This report was published in June 2022 by Pratichi Institute, a Kolkata-based research institute working on themes related to human development such as education and health. It evaluates the implementation …

households acrossdistricts Table 3.3 Method of contraception used during April to June, 2019 and 2020 inWest


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 December 2021 English

Since 1992, the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, has conducted the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The NFHS …

........... 65 Table 28 Current use of contraception by background characteristics ............. .................... 77 Table 34 Men's contraception-related perceptions and knowledge ......... ........... 65 Table 28 Current use of contraception by background characteristics ............. .................... 77 Table 34 Men's contraception-related perceptions and knowledge ......... women’s characteristics, marriage, fertility, contraception, reproductive health, children’s immunizations


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 December 2021 English

Since 1992, the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, has conducted the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The NFHS …

........... 66 Table 28 Current use of contraception by background characteristics ............. .................... 78 Table 34 Men's contraception-related perceptions and knowledge ......... women’s characteristics, marriage, fertility, contraception, reproductive health, children’s immunizations characteristics, marriage, number of children, contraception, fertility preferences, nutrition, sexual behaviour Contraceptive knowledge and use Knowledge of contraception is almost universal in Uttarakhand. However


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 December 2021 English

Since 1992, the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, has conducted the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The NFHS …

........... 65 Table 28 Current use of contraception by background characteristics ............. .................... 77 Table 34 Men's contraception-related perceptions and knowledge ......... ........... 65 Table 28 Current use of contraception by background characteristics ............. .................... 77 Table 34 Men's contraception-related perceptions and knowledge ......... women’s characteristics, marriage, fertility, contraception, reproductive health, children’s immunizations


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 24 November 2021 English

Since 1992, the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, has conducted the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The NFHS …

woman’s characteristics, marriage, fertility, contraception, children’s immunizations and healthcare, nutrition characteristics, marriage, his number of children, contraception, fertility preferences, nutrition, sexual behaviour planning refers to fecund women who are not using contraception but who wish to postpone the next birth (spacing) · At risk of becoming pregnant, not using contraception, and either do not want to become pregnant within years following a mistimed birth and not using contraception. Women are considered to have unmet need


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 24 November 2021 English

Since 1992, the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, has conducted the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) for the government of India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The survey …

woman’s characteristics, marriage, fertility, contraception, children’s immunizations and healthcare, nutrition characteristics, marriage, his number of children, contraception, fertility preferences, nutrition, sexual behaviour planning refers to fecund women who are not using contraception but who wish to postpone the next birth (spacing) · At risk of becoming pregnant, not using contraception, and either do not want to become pregnant within years following a mistimed birth and not using contraception. Women are considered to have unmet need


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