All Staff 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 StatesContraceptionTeens 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 StatesAbortion April 2021 Research Article The Impact of Abortion Underreporting on Pregnancy Data and Related Research Maternal and Child Health Journal United StatesAbortion 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 StatesAbortion December 2019 Research Article Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use and Sexual Violence among Asian High School Students in the United States Contraception United StatesContraceptionTeens June 2019 Research Article Characteristics of immigrants obtaining abortions and comparison with U.S.-born individuals Journal of Women's Health United StatesAbortion 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 StatesContraceptionTeens June 2018 Research Article A prospective measure of unintended pregnancy in the United States Contraception United StatesPregnancy November 2017 Research Article Estimating Abortion Provision and Abortion Referrals Among United States Obstetrician-Gynecologists in Private Practice Contraception United StatesAbortion July 2017 Research Article Reasons Women Have Induced Abortions: A Synthesis of Findings from 14 Countries Contraception GlobalAbortion March 2017 Research Article Characteristics of Women Obtaining Induced Abortions in Selected Low- and Middle-Income Countries PLOS ONE GlobalAbortion August 2016 Research Article Understanding the Decline in Adolescent Fertility in the United States, 2007–2012 Journal of Adolescent Health United StatesContraceptionPregnancyTeens
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 StatesContraceptionTeens
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 StatesAbortion
April 2021 Research Article The Impact of Abortion Underreporting on Pregnancy Data and Related Research Maternal and Child Health Journal United StatesAbortion
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 StatesAbortion
December 2019 Research Article Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use and Sexual Violence among Asian High School Students in the United States Contraception United StatesContraceptionTeens
June 2019 Research Article Characteristics of immigrants obtaining abortions and comparison with U.S.-born individuals Journal of Women's Health United StatesAbortion
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 StatesContraceptionTeens
June 2018 Research Article A prospective measure of unintended pregnancy in the United States Contraception United StatesPregnancy
November 2017 Research Article Estimating Abortion Provision and Abortion Referrals Among United States Obstetrician-Gynecologists in Private Practice Contraception United StatesAbortion
July 2017 Research Article Reasons Women Have Induced Abortions: A Synthesis of Findings from 14 Countries Contraception GlobalAbortion
March 2017 Research Article Characteristics of Women Obtaining Induced Abortions in Selected Low- and Middle-Income Countries PLOS ONE GlobalAbortion
August 2016 Research Article Understanding the Decline in Adolescent Fertility in the United States, 2007–2012 Journal of Adolescent Health United StatesContraceptionPregnancyTeens