Essays about: "Contraceptives"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 46 essays containing the word Contraceptives.

  1. 1. The Effects of Programming, Communication, and Equality on Contraceptive Uptake

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Christie Basson; [2023]
    Keywords : Demography; contraceptives; family planning; fertility; sub-Saharan Africa; Uganda; Kenya; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper aims to better understand how contraceptive uptake is influenced by both individual and environmental factors, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa, by comparing Uganda and Kenya as examples of different policy environments. Implementing a literature review and statistical regression, this paper analyses how various factors (including indicators of gender equality, family planning exposure, and socioeconomic and -demographic status) influence differences in female and male use of family planning methods. READ MORE

  3. 2. Oral contraceptive phases and performance : Strength, anaerobic capacity, and lactate responce

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

    Author : Isa Rönneblad; Elsa Ohrås; [2023]
    Keywords : Performance; oral contraceptive; contraception; Wingate; IMTP; anaerobic capacity; strength; percieved energy level; lactate; prestation; p-piller; preventionsmedel; anaerob förmåga; styrka; upplevd energinivå; laktat;

    Abstract : Background: Oral contraceptives are common among female athletes. Still, its effects on athletic performance are poorly investigated. Research in the area has increased in recent years. However, the study qualities and designs are often insufficient and with small sample sizes. READ MORE

  4. 3. “Smart economics” within Family Planning : An analysis of the framings of Family Planning initiatives and their relation to “smart economics”

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Moa Göransson; [2022]
    Keywords : Family planning; smart economics; feminist critique; development; contraceptives; human rights;

    Abstract : This study examines a chosen set of prominent actors within family planning initiatives aimed toward the global South to find out if there are traces of “smart economics” within the framings of the initiatives. The smart economic framework has received critique for instrumentalising women and using gender equality as a tool rather than a goal. READ MORE

  5. 4. The tale of having no control over your own body: Abortion and sex education in Poland

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Oliwia Heintze; [2022]
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    Abstract : In November 2020 Constitutional Tribunal announced that it will start working on stricter abortion law in Poland. Poland has already one of the strictest abortion laws in the wholeEurope and this information and Constitutional’s Tribunal announcement created confusionamong the society. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Hard Pill to Swallow? Subsidized Contraceptives and Women's Intergenerational Mobility in a Difference-in-Differences Framework

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Matilda Fors; Lisa-Maria Jonsson; [2022]
    Keywords : intergenerational mobility; income persistence; contraceptives; fertility; natural experiment;

    Abstract : The theory and methods of intergenerational mobility attempt to explain the transmission of socioeconomic status between family members of different generations. In this thesis, we study the causal effect of access to contraceptives on the intergenerational mobility of women. READ MORE