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Bhutan is a small landlocked country in the Himalayas between China and India. Poverty reduction has been rapid from about 23 percent in 2007 to 12-13 percent in 2012. Gender equality and women's empowerment are important determinants of reproductive health. Contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR)...
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to maternal care by residence and wealth quintiles. Moreover fertility reduction has been slow at 3.3 in 2012 and … Delivery Standard for quality services; and improving maternal and child nutrition. Fertility reduction has been slow at 3.3 in …
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The South Asia Region (SAR) includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka …
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This study explored Pakistani (especially Punjabi) couples' dynamics during their decision processes on fertility … project were reanalyzed to assess the impact of FALAH male-directed interventions on fertility intentions and behavior. …
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Bangladesh is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Poverty remains high at 43 percent of the … population subsist on less than United States (U.S.) $1.25 per day (2010). Bangladesh achieved several millennium development … determinants of reproductive health. While fertility and contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) are evenly distributed, wide gaps in …
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Bangladesh has made significant economic progress and remarkable strides in many areas of human development. The last … immunization rates are sustained above 90 percent, and maternal mortality ratio declined sharply. Bangladesh?s 2011 population … continued pace of declining fertility especially if fertility declines for a period of time below the replacement level of about …
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fertility rate has declined to 2.3 in 2012. Contraceptive use has increased but high unmet need of 28.1 percent is of concern …
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100,000 live births, representing a 65 percent decline from 1990. Fertility fell to 2.5, while contraceptive prevalence …
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fertility and increased longevity has resulted in rapid population aging. By 2036, more than 22 percent of the population will …
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. Disparities exist in access to maternal care by residence and wealth quintiles. The total fertility rate has declined to 2.4 in …
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