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| Ulla M LarsenSummaryAffiliation: Harvard University Country: USA Publications
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Primary and secondary infertility in sub-Saharan AfricaU Larsen
Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Int J Epidemiol 29:285-91. 2000..No previous study has provided national estimates of the prevalence of primary and secondary infertility in sizeable areas of sub-Saharan Africa...- Does female circumcision affect infertility and fertility? A study of the central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, and TanzaniaU Larsen
Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Demography 37:313-21. 2000..Thus we find evidence suggesting that the practice of female circumcision does not have a statistically discernible effect on women's ability to reproduce... - Female circumcision and obstetric complicationsU Larsen
Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 77:255-65. 2002..To examine whether complications at delivery are associated with female circumcision... - Infertility in northern TanzaniaU Larsen
Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 90:80-1. 2005 - Infertility in central AfricaUlla Larsen
Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
Trop Med Int Health 8:354-67. 2003..To determine the prevalence and risk factors of primary and secondary infertility in the four Central African countries of Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic and Gabon... - Women's empowerment and fertility decline among the Pare of Kilimanjaro region, Northern TanzaniaUlla Larsen
Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Soc Sci Med 57:1099-115. 2003..This pattern was evident during the 1980s, it is stronger in the 1990s. The factors associated with this phenomenon are those related to the status of women, particularly, free partner choice, women's education and wealth of the family... - Research on infertility: which definition should we use?Ulla Larsen
Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Fertil Steril 83:846-52. 2005..This study assessed whether the definition makes a difference for estimates of the prevalence and sociodemographic differentials of infertility and whether one definition would be applicable in both research and clinical practice... - Alcohol abuse, sexual risk behaviors, and sexually transmitted infections in women in Moshi urban district, northern TanzaniaMusie Ghebremichael
Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Sex Transm Dis 36:102-7. 2009..To assess the covariates of alcohol abuse and the association between alcohol abuse, high-risk sexual behaviors and sexually transmitted infections (STIs)... - Association of age at first sex with HIV-1, HSV-2, and other sexual transmitted infections among women in northern TanzaniaMusie Ghebremichael
Department of Biostatistics, Harvard University School of Public Health and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 3 Blackfan Circle, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Sex Transm Dis 36:570-6. 2009..To examine the association between age at first sex and the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV-1 and HSV-2, in women in Moshi urban district, northern Tanzania... - Investigating access to reproductive health services using GIS: proximity to services and the use of modern contraceptives in MalawiNathan J Heard
The Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Afr J Reprod Health 8:164-79. 2004..In a multivariate logistic regression analysis, after controlling for background variables traditionally associated with use of modern contraception, access could not be shown to explain use of modern contraception in Malawi... - Physical well-being and school enrollment: a comparison of adopted and biological children in one-child families in ChinaJihong Liu
Oregon Office of Family Health, 800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 370, Portland, OR 97232, USA
Soc Sci Med 59:609-23. 2004..These results suggest that adopted children were as healthy and well-fed as biological children, but adopted children aged 7-14 years were less likely to be enrolled in school than biological children... - Household utilization and expenditure on private and public health services in VietnamNguyen Thi Hong Ha
The Population Council, Hanoi, Vietnam
Health Policy Plan 17:61-70. 2002..Health system policies should mobilize positive private sector contributions to health system goals where possible and reduce the negative effects of private provision development... - Prevalence of primary infertility in China: in-depth analysis of infertility differentials in three minority province/autonomous regionsJihong Liu
Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA
J Biosoc Sci 37:55-74. 2005.... - A Community-based study of risk factors for Trichomonas vaginalis infection among women and their male partners in Moshi urban district, northern TanzaniaElissa V Klinger
Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Population and International Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Sex Transm Dis 33:712-8. 2006..T. vaginalis was not associated with HIV-1 in women and men. CONCLUSIONS: Prevention of T. vaginalis and other STIs among couples is a major priority. Reduction of alcohol consumption in women is an important intervention... - HIV-1 infection and fertility in Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaGilda Sedgh
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
Afr J Reprod Health 10:41-52. 2006..We conclude that HIV-1 infected women had higher pregnancy rates than uninfected women. This association disappeared when analyses were limited to women with advanced disease. Abstract word count: 150... - Breastfeeding and maternal HIV-1 disease progression and mortalityGilda Sedgh
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
AIDS 18:1043-9. 2004..CONCLUSION: There is insufficient evidence to support the hypothesis that breastfeeding is detrimental to the health of HIV-infected women... - Extramarital sex among Nigerian men: polygyny and other risk factorsTisha M Mitsunaga
AIDS Prevention Initiative Nigeria, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 39:478-88. 2005..Given the heterogeneity within Nigeria, further in-depth studies should be undertaken to explore the relation between number of wives, peri- and postpartum abstinence, and extramarital sex within specific communities... - HIV-1 disease progression and fertility in Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaGilda Sedgh
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 39:439-45. 2005..CONCLUSION: Pregnancy and live birth rates decline dramatically with progression of HIV-1 disease. This decline is not explained by observed social, behavioral, or biologic factors... - The effects of type of female circumcision on infertility and fertility in SudanUlla Larsen
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Biosoc Sci 34:363-77. 2002.... - Client satisfaction with abortion care in three Russian citiesElizabeth Oliveras
Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
J Biosoc Sci 37:585-601. 2005..55, CI=1.64, 7.69). This suggests that improving the information provided to clients, through training providers and other staff, is important in these settings... - Risk factors for complications of induced abortions in NigeriaTisha M Mitsunaga
MEASURE Evaluation/JSI, Arlington, Virginia, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 14:515-28. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Policies and programs should address improving abortion practices and postabortion care, increasing contraceptive use, and reducing the practice of female circumcision...
Research Grants
- A Community Study of Infertility in Northern TanzaniaUlla Larsen; Fiscal Year: 2004..A basic protocol for the recommended treatment of infertility will be developed. 6. To analyze the social implications of infertility. 7. To assess the demographic implications of infertility. ..