The effect of power in sexual relationships on sexual and reproductive health: an examination of the evidenceA K Blanc
Blancroft Research International, 11718 Lightfall Court, Columbia, MD 21044, USA
Stud Fam Plann 32:189-213. 2001
..Although many challenges remain, results to date suggest that when the role of gender-based power is made an integral feature of sexual and reproductive health programs, there is a considerable payoff for both women and men...
Monitoring contraceptive continuation: links to fertility outcomes and quality of careAnn K Blanc
Blancroft Research International, Columbia, MD 21044, USA
Stud Fam Plann 33:127-40. 2002
..The results imply that as fertility declines, family planning programs would profit from a shift in emphasis from providing methods to new clients toward providing services to reduce discontinuation rates...
The role of conflict in the rapid fertility decline in Eritrea and prospects for the futureAnn K Blanc
Blancroft Research International, 260 West Broadway 6D, New York, NY 10013, USA
Stud Fam Plann 35:236-45. 2004
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Monitoring low birth weight: an evaluation of international estimates and an updated estimation procedureAnn K Blanc
Blancroft Research International, New York, NY 10013, USA
Bull World Health Organ 83:178-85. 2005
..To assess the effect of adjustment procedures on the estimates and propose a modified estimation procedure for international reporting purposes...
Greater than expected fertility decline in Ghana: untangling a puzzleAnn K Blanc
Blancroft Research International, Columbia, Maryland, USA
J Biosoc Sci 34:475-95. 2002
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Patterns and trends in adolescents' contraceptive use and discontinuation in developing countries and comparisons with adult womenAnn K Blanc
Maternal Health Task Force, EngenderHealth, New York, USA
Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health 35:63-71. 2009
..As the largest cohort of young people in history enter their childbearing years, their reproductive behavior will determine the growth and size of the world's population for decades to come...
Gender and decision-making over condom use in two districts in UgandaA K Blanc
Blancroft Research International, 11718 Lightfall Court, Columbia, Maryland 21044, USA
Afr J Reprod Health 5:15-28. 2001
..They also suggest that, for both partners, a sense of control over fertility has a positive effect on condom use, and that the effect of women's empowerment does not seem to diminish the effect of men's empowerment...
The dilemma of past success: insiders' views on the future of the international family planning movementAnn K Blanc
Blancroft Research International, New York, USA
Stud Fam Plann 36:263-76. 2005
..The future course of the movement--whether it be one of cooptation by overlapping movements or revitalization--requires waiting until its full history can be written...
Skilled care at birth in the developing world: progress to date and strategies for expanding coverageCynthia Stanton
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Biosoc Sci 39:109-20. 2007
..Specific interventions are also needed to encourage older and high parity mothers to seek professional care at delivery...