JG Silverman, Jhumka Gupta, Michele R. Decker, Nitin Kapur et al.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate (1) lifetime prevalence of physical and sexual victimisation from husbands among a national sample of Bangladeshi women, (2) associations of unwanted pregnancy and experiences of husband violence, and (3) associations of miscarriage, induced abortion, and fetal death/stillbirt...
Jay G. Silverman, Michele R. Decker, Nitin Kapur, Jhumka Gupta et al.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between men's reported violence against wives and their sexual risk behaviours and sexual health. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Cross-sectional analyses of a survey of a nationally representative household-based sample of married men in Bangladesh (n = 3096)...
Jay G. Silverman, Michele R. Decker, Jhumka Gupta, Nitin Kapur et al.
OBJECTIVE: To provide an estimate of the risk of recent acute respiratory tract infection (ARI) and diarrhea among children 5 years and younger based on recent violence against their mothers. DESIGN: The 2004 Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey, conducted from January 1 to May 31, 2004. SETTING: Se...
Michele R. Decker, Elizabeth Miller, Navneet Kapur, Jhumka Gupta et al.
OBJECTIVES: To assess associations of intimate partner violence (IPV) with women's sexually transmitted disease (STD) symptoms, and to clarify biological and behavioral mechanisms underpinning heightened STD rates among abused women. METHODS: A cross-sectional investigation of married couples (n=286...
Erin Pearson, Kathryn Andersen, Kamal Kanti Biswas, Rezwana Chowdhury et al.
OBJECTIVE: To understand intersections between intimate partner violence (IPV) and other constraints to women's reproductive autonomy, and the influence of IPV on reproductive health. METHODS: A secondary analysis examined cross-sectional data from a facility-based sample of women seeking abortion c...
Michele R. Decker, Amanda Kalamar, Özge Tunçalp, Michelle J. Hindin
Objective: Reducing unwanted adolescent childbearing is a global priority. Little is known about how national-level economic and human development indicators relate to early adolescent childbearing. This ecological study evaluates associations of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), GINI index, Human Devel...
Kathryn Falb, Heather L. McCauley, Michele R. Decker, Shagun Sabarwal et al.
The fact that India has been identified as a destination country for the estimated 150 000 women and girls trafficked for sexual exploitation each year within and across South Asia draws attention to Calcutta, a potential sex-trafficking hub [1]. Although Calcutta has been the site of sex-worker col...
Erin Pearson, Kamal Kanti Biswas, Kathryn Andersen, Caroline Moreau et al.
OBJECTIVES Using the social determinants framework as a guide, this study sought to understand correlates of postabortion contraceptive use at the individual, family and abortion service delivery levels. STUDY DESIGN This prospective study assessed correlates of contraceptive use 4 months postaborti...
Erin Pearson, Kamal Kanti Biswas, Rezwana Chowdhury, Kathryn Andersen et al.
CONTEXT: The World Health Organization recommends that contraceptives be offered on the day of a uterine evacuation procedure (i.e., induced abortion or postabortion care for an incomplete abortion). Short-acting methods can be initiated on the day of the uterine evacuation, regardless of procedure ...