Demographic profile and predictors of unmet need for family planning among Jordanian women.

Background: Despite a reduction in fertility rates and a rise in the prevalence of contraceptive use in Jordan, a gap still exists between women's knowledge of family planning methods and actual usage of these methods. The study aimed to measure the prevalence of unmet need, describe the main socioeconomic characteristics, and outline the predictors of unmet need.

Methods: A nationally representative sample of 2406 women using Ministry of Health facilities was obtained by applying a two-stage cluster sampling technique.

The effect of prenatal knowledge of fetal sex on birth weight: a study from Jordan.

In this article we seek to determine the effect of the knowledge of prenatal fetal sex, through the use of ultrasound, on infant mean birth weight and the proportion of low birth weight (LBW) babies. A sample population of 1,195 women (cases, n = 640; control, n = 555) were studied in relation to their knowledge of the sex of the fetus in three hospitals in Amman, Jordan. It was found that prenatally known males had the highest mean birth weights (MBWs) as compared with females.

Measuring reproductive morbidity: a community-based approach, Jordan.

Our objective in this study was to determine the prevalence of reproductive and related nonreproductive morbidities in a group of reproductive-aged women living in Jordan. The study was designed as a two-phase survey. The first phase consisted of a structured personal interview and the second phase was a follow-up physical examination.

Prevalence and risk factors of genital prolapse. A multicenter study.

Objective: The objective of this paper is to describe the prevalence of genital prolapse and its risk factors in semi urban and rural communities. We ultimately hope to heighten the attention of providers of care and program managers to the high prevalence of genital prolapse despite the presumed improved access to care, availability of well-trained staff and high rates of hospital deliveries.

Methods: This study was carried out in Giza, Egypt and Ein El-Basha, Jordan in 1997.