Douglas Huber

Biographic Data

ID5992934
NAMEDouglas Huber
GIVEN NAMESDouglas
FAMILY NAMEHuber
SIGNATUREHUBER D
AFFILIATIONSChristian Connections for International Health
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS8
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1975
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX2

  • Faith-Based Advocacy for Family Planning Works

    Open AccessMona Bormet, Jane Kishoyian et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health: Science and Practice2021

    Key Messages Although it is often assumed that religion has a negative influence on family planning (FP), virtually all faith traditions support the concept of healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy. Given the growing evidence of the importance of religious leaders and faith-based organizations (FBOs) in shaping policy and reaching communities in support of FP, faith leaders play an important role in advocating for FP and increasing its uptake. …

  • Postabortion Family Planning

    Carolyn Curtis, Douglas Huber et al.ARTICLEInternational Perspectives on…2010

  • Voluntary Sterilization

    John A Ro, John A Ross et al.ARTICLEStudies in Family Planning1985Cited by: 2

    This document focuses on sterilization as a method for family planning. It draws on data supplied by survey questionnaires clinical records and follow up interviews as well as social science literature dating from the 1950s. Sterilization is explored in terms of incidence prevalence and demographic factors. Legal and medical aspects are addressed including a brief discussion on sterilization reversal the procedures involved and their safety and e…

  • The Effect of Fecundity of Pill Acceptance During Postpartum Amenorrhea

    Ron Gray, Ron E Gray et al.ARTICLEStudies in Family Planning1983

    This article examines the results of a previous study conducted in Matlab Thana, Bangladesh. That study suggested that women who accepted the pill during postpartum amenorrhea experienced an actual decrease in the interval to the next pregnancy, while the group of nonacceptors experienced no such decrease in the birth interval. This article suggests that there might have been problems of bias in the selection of the groups as well as with the met…

  • Acceptance and Prevalence of Vasectomy in Developing Countries

    John A Ro, John A Ross et al.ARTICLEStudies in Family Planning1983Cited by: 3

    The paper presents an overview of acceptance and prevalence information for sterilization. The use of vasectomy in developing countries shows much variation. China India and Bangladesh have relied heaviliy on it while other large developing countries have made little use of it. Sterilizaiton in general has been increasing rapidly in many countries but female sterilization has usually been the leading alternative. There is evidence that as tubal l…

  • Contraceptive Distribution in Bangladesh Villages

    Douglas H Huber, Douglas Huber et al.ARTICLEStudies in Family Planning1979Cited by: 2

    In October 1973 the International Center for Dearheal Disease Research began a program that delivered oral contraceptives and condoms to 150 villages in Matlab thana in rural Bangladesh. The purpose of the project was to assess the level of contraceptive practice in the rural area; to evolve an efficient delivery system for use in other areas; to assess the demographic impact of a household contraceptive distribution system; and to identify facto…

  • Screening Oral Contraceptive Candidates and Inconsequential Pelvic Examinations

    Douglas H Huber, Douglas Huber et al.ARTICLEStudies in Family Planning1975Cited by: 1

    Among 1,201 women who requested oral contraceptives (OCs) at a large London family planning clinic between 1 January 1971 and 9 March 1971, 51 (5 percent) were initially denied this method because of contraindications discovered by medical histories and examinations. Twenty-four of the 51 women received OCs at subsequent visits, raising the overall proportion receiving OCs to 97.4 percent. Initial screening procedures detected 44 contraindication…