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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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Sheila Desai

Selected Publications

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

United States

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

United States

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

United States

The Impact of Abortion Underreporting on Pregnancy Data and Related Research

United States

What COVID-19 Means for Immigrants’ Reproductive Health

United States

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

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

United States

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

United States

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

United States

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

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

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

United States

A prospective measure of unintended pregnancy in the United States

United States

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

United States

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

Global

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

Global

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

United States

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