Studies in Family Planning

September 2025 Research Article

Advancing new directions for family planning measurement

Ilene S. Speizer, Elizabeth A. Sully, Georgina Binstock and Niranjan Saggurti Studies in Family Planning
August 2025 Opinion

Intention to use contraception: Promises and pitfalls of family planning's emerging demand indicator

Jamaica Corker, Ilene S. Speizer, Jean Christophe Fotso, Niranjan Saggurti and Elizabeth A. Sully Studies in Family Planning
September 2025 Research Article

[Un]met need and [un]wanted family planning: A cross-sectional study among women in Argentina, Ghana, and India examining characteristics, reasons, and alignment with fertility desires

Jewel Gausman, Niranjan Saggurti, Richard Adanu, Delia A. B. Bandoh, Mabel Berrueta, Suchandrima Chakraborty, Ernest Kenu, Nizamuddin Khan, Ana Langer, Nigri Carolina, Magdalene A. Odikro, Veronica Pingray, Sowmya Ramesh, Paula Vázquez, Caitlin R. Williams and R. Rima Jolivet Studies in Family Planning
June 2025 Research Article

The state of person-centered measurement for family planning need and use: A scoping review

Ilene S. Speizer, Elizabeth A. Sully, Youmna M. Hashem and Maame Araba A. Oduro Studies in Family Planning
July 2025 Research Article

Measuring unmet need for contraception using a person-centered algorithm: An application with a community-based sample of married Rohingya women in Bangladesh

Octavia Mulhern, Rubina Hussain, Joe Strong, Ann M. Moore, Mira Tignor, Kaosar Afsana, Pragna Paramita Mondal and Altaf Hossain Studies in Family Planning
May 2025 Opinion

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Global Development

Gilda Sedgh, Susheela Singh, Irum Taqi and Jonathan Wittenberg Studies in Family Planning
May 2025 Research Article

Undesired births, contraception, and abortion before and after the Cairo Consensus: Trends in conditional undesired birth rates and the impact of contraception and abortion

Jonathan Bearak, Ellie Leong, Jewel Gausman, Jessica D. Rosenberg, Mariah Menanno, Samira M. Sackietey, Octavia Mulhern, Vladimíra Kantorová and Joseph Molitoris Studies in Family Planning
April 2025 Opinion

Walk the Talk: The Unfinished and Urgent Task of Revising Top-Line Family Planning Indicators, 30 Years After ICPD

Jamaica Corker, Michelle Weinberger, Aisha N.Z. Dasgupta and Elizabeth A. Sully Studies in Family Planning
February 2023 Research Article

Alignment between Desires and Outcomes Among Women Wanting to Avoid Pregnancy: A Global Comparative Study of “Conditional” Unintended Pregnancy Rates

Jonathan Bearak, Leontine Alkema, Vladimíra Kantorová and John B. Casterline Studies in Family Planning
May 2022 Research Article

Impact of the Trump Administration's Expanded Global Gag Rule Policy on Family Planning Service Provision in Ethiopia

Elizabeth A. Sully, Solomon Shiferaw, Assefa Seme, Suzanne Bell and Margaret Giorgio Studies in Family Planning
November 2021 Research Article

An Assessment of Third-Party Reporting of Close Ties to Measure Sensitive Behaviors: The Confidante Method to Measure Abortion Incidence in Ethiopia and Uganda

Margaret Giorgio, Elizabeth A. Sully and Doris W. Chiu Studies in Family Planning
September 2020 Research Article

Prevalence and Correlates of Perceived Infertility in Ghana

Chelsea Polis, Easmon Otupiri, Michelle J. Hindin, Doris W. Chiu, Sarah Keogh, Cara Aidoo, Roderick Larsen-Reindorf and Suzanne Bell Studies in Family Planning
May 2021 Research Article

Sexual and Reproductive Health Literacy, Misoprostol Knowledge and Use of Medication Abortion in Lagos State, Nigeria: A Mixed Methods Study

Heini Väisänen, Ann M. Moore, Onikepe Owolabi, Melissa Stillman, Adesegun O. Fatusi and Akanni I Akinyemi Studies in Family Planning
July 2018 Research Article

Effect of ACASI on Reporting of Abortion and Other Pregnancy Outcomes in the US National Survey of Family Growth

Laura D. Lindberg and Rachel H. Scott Studies in Family Planning
February 2019 Research Article

Global Contraceptive Failure Rates: Who Is Most at Risk?

Sarah E.K. Bradley, Chelsea Polis, Akinrinola Bankole and Trevor N. Croft Studies in Family Planning

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Studies in Family Planning

Advancing new directions for family planning measurement

Intention to use contraception: Promises and pitfalls of family planning's emerging demand indicator

[Un]met need and [un]wanted family planning: A cross-sectional study among women in Argentina, Ghana, and India examining characteristics, reasons, and alignment with fertility desires

The state of person-centered measurement for family planning need and use: A scoping review

Measuring unmet need for contraception using a person-centered algorithm: An application with a community-based sample of married Rohingya women in Bangladesh

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Global Development

Undesired births, contraception, and abortion before and after the Cairo Consensus: Trends in conditional undesired birth rates and the impact of contraception and abortion

Walk the Talk: The Unfinished and Urgent Task of Revising Top-Line Family Planning Indicators, 30 Years After ICPD

Alignment between Desires and Outcomes Among Women Wanting to Avoid Pregnancy: A Global Comparative Study of “Conditional” Unintended Pregnancy Rates

Impact of the Trump Administration's Expanded Global Gag Rule Policy on Family Planning Service Provision in Ethiopia

An Assessment of Third-Party Reporting of Close Ties to Measure Sensitive Behaviors: The Confidante Method to Measure Abortion Incidence in Ethiopia and Uganda

Prevalence and Correlates of Perceived Infertility in Ghana

Sexual and Reproductive Health Literacy, Misoprostol Knowledge and Use of Medication Abortion in Lagos State, Nigeria: A Mixed Methods Study

Effect of ACASI on Reporting of Abortion and Other Pregnancy Outcomes in the US National Survey of Family Growth

Global Contraceptive Failure Rates: Who Is Most at Risk?