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  • Roe v. Wade in Peril
  • COVID-19 impact
  • Reproductive Health Impact Study
  • Adding It Up
  • Abortion Worldwide
  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
  • U.S. policy resources
  • State policy resources
  • State legislation tracker

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  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
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Global

  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

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  • Abortion
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  • HIV & STIs
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Sheila Desai

Senior Research Scientist

Sheila Desai no longer works for the Guttmacher Institute. 

Selected Publications

  • May 2022 Report

    New Analyses on US Immigrant Health Care Access Underscore the Need to Eliminate Discriminatory Policies

    United States

  • July 2021 Research Article

    Comparability of estimates and trends in adolescent sexual and contraceptive behaviors from two national surveys: National Survey of Family Growth and the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

    PLOS ONE

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • June 2021 Research Article

    Differences in Abortion Rates between Asian Populations by Country of Origin and Nativity Status in New York City, 2011–2015

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

    United States

    • Abortion
  • April 2021 Research Article

    The Impact of Abortion Underreporting on Pregnancy Data and Related Research

    Maternal and Child Health Journal

    United States

    • Abortion
  • June 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    What COVID-19 Means for Immigrants’ Reproductive Health

    Colorlines

    United States

  • June 2020 Research Article

    COVID‐19 and Immigrants’ Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in the United States

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • May 2020 Research Article

    Abortion Reporting in the United States: An Assessment of Three National Fertility Surveys

    Demography

    United States

    • Abortion
  • December 2019 Research Article

    Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use and Sexual Violence among Asian High School Students in the United States

    Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • June 2019 Research Article

    Characteristics of immigrants obtaining abortions and comparison with U.S.-born individuals

    Journal of Women's Health

    United States

    • Abortion
  • May 2019 Research Article

    Data opportunities for studying the sexual and reproductive health of immigrants in the United States

    Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
  • November 2018 Policy Analysis

    Immigrant Women’s Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Coverage and Care in the United States

  • August 2018 Research Article

    Changing Patterns of Contraceptive Use and the Decline in Rates of Pregnancy and Birth Among U.S. Adolescents, 2007–2014

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • June 2018 Research Article

    A prospective measure of unintended pregnancy in the United States

    Contraception

    United States

    • Pregnancy
  • November 2017 Research Article

    Estimating Abortion Provision and Abortion Referrals Among United States Obstetrician-Gynecologists in Private Practice

    Contraception

    United States

    • Abortion
  • July 2017 Research Article

    Reasons Women Have Induced Abortions: A Synthesis of Findings from 14 Countries

    Contraception

    Global

    • Abortion
  • March 2017 Research Article

    Characteristics of Women Obtaining Induced Abortions in Selected Low- and Middle-Income Countries

    PLOS ONE

    Global

    • Abortion
  • August 2016 Research Article

    Understanding the Decline in Adolescent Fertility in the United States, 2007–2012

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
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