Volume 54, 2023

Issue 1, March

Special Issue:Indicators in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Issue Edited by: Jeffrey B. Bingenheimer, Karen Hardee, Michelle Hindin, Aparna Jain,
Joyce Mumah, Johannes van Dam

ISSUE INFORMATION

EDITORIAL

A Welcome Message from the New Editors

INTRODUCTION

Introduction to the Special Issue: Indicators in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Jeffrey B. Bingenheimer, Karen Hardee, Michelle Hindin, Aparna Jain, Joyce Mumah, Johannes van Dam

ARTICLES

Characteristics Associated with Reliability in Reporting of Contraceptive Use: Assessing the Reliability of the Contraceptive Calendar in Seven Countries
Philip Anglewicz, Dana Sarnak, Alison Gemmill, Stan Becker

Validation of the Fertility Norms Scale and Association with Fertility Intention and Contraceptive Use in India
Nandita Bhan, Nicole E. Johns, Sangeeta Chatterji, Edwin E. Thomas, Namratha Rao, Mohan Ghule, Rebecka Lundgren, Anita Raj

Measuring Nuance in Individual Contraceptive Need: A Case Study from a Cohort in Malawi
Marta Bornstein, Sarah Huber-Krum, Jessica D. Gipson, Alison H. Norris

Unwanted Family Planning: Prevalence Estimates for 56 Countries
David Canning, Mahesh Karra

Is the Decision Not to Use Contraception an Indicator of Reproductive Agency?
Madeleine Short Fabic, Lotus McDougal, Anita Raj, Apoorva Jadhav

Validation and Predictive Utility of a Person-Centered Quality of Contraceptive Counseling (QCC-10) Scale in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multicountry Study of Family Planning Clients and a New Indicator for Measuring High-Quality, Rights-Based Care
Celia Karp, Funmilola M. OlaOlorun, Georges Guiella, Peter Gichangi, Yoonjoung Choi, Philip Anglewicz, Kelsey Holt

New Measures for Family Planning and Exposure to Risk of Pregnancy Based on Sexual Activity and Contraceptive Use Data
Chi Hyun Lee, Herbert Susmann, Leontine Alkema

Measuring Fertility Intentions During Times of Crisis: An Example Using Survey Data Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic
Letícia J. Marteleto, Molly Dondero, Sneha Kumar, David C. Mallinson

Adapting and Validating the G-NORM (Gender Norms Scale) in Nepal: An Examination of How Gender Norms Are Associated with Agency and Reproductive Health Outcomes
Erica Sedlander, Minakshi Dahal, Jeffrey Bart Bingenheimer, Mahesh C. Puri, Rajiv N. Rimal, Rachel Granovsky, Nadia G. Diamond-Smith

Measuring Contraceptive Autonomy at Two Sites in Burkina Faso: A First Attempt to Measure a Novel Family Planning Indicator
Leigh Senderowicz, Brooke W. Bullington, Nathalie Sawadogo, Katherine Tumlinson, Ana Langer, Abdramane Soura, Pascal Zabré, Ali Sié

Assessing the Suitability of Unmet Need as a Proxy for Access to Contraception and Desire to Use It
Leigh Senderowicz, Brooke W. Bullington, Nathalie Sawadogo, Katherine Tumlinson, Ana Langer, Abdramane Soura, Pascal Zabré, Ali Sié

REPORTS

Need for Standardized Measure of Modern Method Availability: Assessment of Indicators Using Health Facility Data from Three Country Contexts
Janine Barden-O'Fallon, Rashida-E Ijdi

Alignment between Desires and Outcomes among Women Wanting to Avoid Pregnancy: A Global Comparative Study of “Conditional” Unintended Pregnancy Rates
Jonathan Marc Bearak, Leontine Alkema, Vladimíra Kantorová, John Casterline

COMMENTARIES

Meeting Preferences for Specific Contraceptive Methods: An Overdue Indicator
Kristen Lagasse Burke, Joseph E. Potter

Preference-Aligned Fertility Management as a Person-Centered Alternative to Contraceptive Use-Focused Measures
Kelsey Holt, Christine Galavotti, Elizabeth Omoluabi, Sneha Challa, Peter Waiswa, Jenny Liu

Misconceptions, Misinformation, and Misperceptions: A Case for Removing the “Mis-” When Discussing Contraceptive Beliefs
Rose Stevens, Kazuyo Machiyama, Constancia Vimbayi Mavodza, Aoife M. Doyle

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Issue 2, June

ISSUE INFORMATION

RESEARCH ARTICLES

A Girl and a Boy, Are a Bundle of Joy: A Rise in Gender-Equitable Fertility Preferences in India
Isha Bhatnagar

The Neglected Role of Domestic Migration on Family Patterns in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1950–2000
Andres Felipe Castro Torres

Contraceptive Continuation and Experiences Obtaining Implant and IUD Removal Among Women Randomized to Use Injectable Contraception, Levonorgestrel Implant, and Copper IUD in South Africa and Zambia
Alice F. Cartwright, Rebecca L. Callahan, Mags Beksinska, Margaret P. Kasaro, Jennifer H. Tang, Cecilia Milford, Christina Wong, Marissa Velarde, Virginia Maphumulo, Maria Fawzy, Manze Chinyama, Esther Chabu, Mayaba Mudenda, Jennifer Smit

Stop or Switch: Correlates of Stopping Use or Switching Contraceptive Methods While Wanting to Avoid Pregnancy in 48 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Dana Sarnak, Alison Gemmill, Sarah E. K. Bradley, Eve Brecker, Kaitlyn Patierno

DATA ARTICLE

How to Use Simplified Reproductive Calendar Data from the Demographic and Health Survey
Elizabeth Heger Boyle, Nir Rotem, Miriam L. King

Issue 3, September

ISSUE INFORMATION

RESEARCH ARTICLES

More than Measurement Error: Discrepant Reporting of Contraceptive Use and the Role of Wives’ and Husbands’ Educational Attainment
Elyse A. Jennings, Rachael S. Pierotti

Exploring Multiple Measures of Pregnancy Preferences and Their Relationship with Postpartum Contraceptive Uptake Using Longitudinal Data from PMA Ethiopia
Linnea A. Zimmerman, Celia Karp, Sophia Magalona, Solomon Shiferaw, Assefa Seme, Saifuddin Ahmed

REPORTS

Spatial Clustering in Temporal Trends of Female Genital Mutilation Risk: Leveraging Sparse Data in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia
Kathrin Weny, Romesh Silva, Nafissatou Diop, Rachel Snow

Early Childbearing and Child Marriage: An Update
Joseph Molitoris, Vladimíra Kantorová, Sehar Ezdi, Giulia Gonnella

DATA ARTICLE

Feasibility and Acceptability of LNG 1.5 mg as an On-Demand Pericoital Contraceptive in Ghana
Brent McCann, Tina Liang, Saumya Ramarao, Emmanuel Kuffour, Augustine Ankomah, Jessica Vandermark Moore, Henry Bruce, Pius Essandoh, Angela Boateng