Global, regional, and subregional trends in unintended pregnancy and its outcomes from 1990 to 2014: estimates from a Bayesian hierarchical model

Summary: Background: Estimates of pregnancy incidence by intention status and outcome indicate how effectively women and couples are able to fulfil their childbearing aspirations, and can be used to monitor the impact of family-planning programmes. We estimate global, regional, and subregional preg...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Bearak, PhD, Anna Popinchalk, MPH, Leontine Alkema, PhD, Gilda Sedgh, ScD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X18300299