Towards Better Reproductive Health in Eastern Europe


Book Description

Documenting the latest statistical data on current problems related to reproductive health issues in Central and Eastern Europe, this text explores the reasons for these problems and recommends action based on the scientific evidence for improving reproductive health. The main issues covered are: declining standards of reproductive health care; rising trends in the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases; low rates of use of modern contraceptives; high rates of induced abortion; high prevalence of infertility; and the needs of adolescents with regard to reproductive health.










Assessment of Research and Service Needs in Reproductive Health in Eastern Europe: Concerns and Commitments


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This is the only book containing reliable information about the status of reproductive health care in Eastern Europe today. It presents data and expert commentary on reproductive health in Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, the Russian Federation, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, and Ukraine. The book has 38 chapters by specialists from Eastern and Western Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States on topics ranging from family planning and service delivery to research and education.







Democracies


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Part of the "Research in Political Sociology" series, this title deals with health problems, challenges and accomplishments in democratic societies. It includes papers addressing health systems, health policies, obstacles to societal healthy behaviors, and/or health conditions that are experienced in democratic societies in the world.




Women and Gender in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Eurasia


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This is the first comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and multilingual bibliography on "Women and Gender in East Central Europe and the Balkans (Vol. 1)" and "The Lands of the Former Soviet Union (Vol. 2)" over the past millennium. The coverage encompasses the relevant territories of the Russian, Hapsburg, and Ottoman empires, Germany and Greece, and the Jewish and Roma diasporas. Topics range from legal status and marital customs to economic participation and gender roles, plus unparalleled documentation of women writers and artists, and autobiographical works of all kinds. The volumes include approximately 30,000 bibliographic entries on works published through the end of 2000, as well as web sites and unpublished dissertations. Many of the individual entries are annotated with brief descriptions of major works and the tables of contents for collections and anthologies. The entries are cross-referenced and each volume includes indexes.




Transitions in World Population


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Chronicles changes in world population in the last century, with a particular focus on the last 50 years. Examines the social and economic factors that affect population change. Also discusses the heightened international concern since the 1950s about rapid population growth, widespread fertility declines, and the new world consensus reached in the 1990s about how best to respond to population trends.