Since the onset of HIV/AIDS awareness in the early 1980s, much attention has centered around the substantial negative … perceived threat of HIV resulted in a drop in unwanted pregnancies, as demonstrated by a lower incidence of abortions. Our … results suggest that each additional reported case of HIV per 1,000 individuals resulted in 85.5 fewer abortions per 1 …

Large differences in fertility between women with high and low levels of education suggest that schooling may have a … direct impact on knowledge and use of contraception. We investigate this issue using information on women in Mexico. In order … females' schooling beyond 6th grade increases their knowledge of contraception during their reproductive years and increases …