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Fertility regulation and reproductive health in the millennium development goals: The search for a perfect indicator

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  • Dixon-Mueller, R.
  • Germain, A.

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Although several key elements of sexual and reproductive health are included in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, a measure of women's capacity to regulate their fertility safely and effectively is missing. We considered the usefulness of 3 pairs of indicators in monitoring this component of reproductive health: contraceptive prevalence and total fertility; unmet need for contraception and unplanned births; and unsafe abortion and abortion mortality. A single measure of contraceptive use is insufficient. The risks women face from unplanned births and unsafe abortion should also be incorporated into the monitoring process, either directly within the Millennium Development Goals framework or as a parallel effort by reporting governments and other agencies.

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  • Dixon-Mueller, R. & Germain, A., 2007. "Fertility regulation and reproductive health in the millennium development goals: The search for a perfect indicator," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 97(1), pages 45-51.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2005.068056_8
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.068056
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    2. Somjet Srikanok & Daniel M Parker & Amber L Parker & Tracey Lee & Aung Myat Min & Pranee Ontuwong & Saw Oo Tan & Supachai Sirinonthachai & Rose McGready, 2017. "Empirical lessons regarding contraception in a protracted refugee setting: A descriptive study from Maela camp on the Thai-Myanmar border 1996 – 2015," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(2), pages 1-15, February.

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