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Library Guide #8
Family Planning/Contraception/Abortion
CONTENTS
A guide to selected, recent, primarily print resources on family planning
and reproductive health. All materials are located in the Public Health
Library unless otherwise noted.
Internet Sources
See the Sheldon Margen Public Health Library's Public
Health Resources on the Internet page for a list of Health Resources
on the Internet by Topic. Relevant topics include Maternal
and Child Health Resources, Population
Resources, Reproductive
Health Resources, and Women's
Health Resources.
Background Sources
Abortion in the developing world. HQ767.52 .A23 1999
Abortion policies : a global
review. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population
Division. K5181 .A26 2001 Reference Statistics.
Addressing the consequences of unsafe abortion : insights from Pathfinder
Program experience. Sheila Webb. RG734 .W42 2000.
Contraception-fertility link in sub-saharan Africa and in other developing
countries. C. F. Westoff, A. Bankole. HB1071.S83 W37 2001.
Effective sexual health interventions : issues in experimental evaluation.
J.M.Stephenson, J. Imrie, C. Bonell, eds. RA788 .C75 2003.
Family planning methods and practice: Africa. Reproductive Health Information Service,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HQ766.5.A3 F3 2000
Fulfilling the promise:
public policy and U.S. family planning clinics. HQ766.5.U6 F85 2000
How Americans
view world population issues: a survey of public opinion. HB884.5.H68
2000
In their own right : addressing the sexual and reproductive health needs
of American men. D. Wulf, edited by D.Hollander. HQ28 .W85 2002 Reference
Statistics
Men in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan: reproductive health issues.
Nancy J. Piet-Pelon, Ubaidur Rob, M.E. Khan. RA788 .P54 1999
Origins and evolution
of family planning programs in developing countries. J. R. Seltzer
(RAND). HQ766.5.D44.S45 2002
Politics of fertility control : family planning and abortion policies
in the American states. Deborah R. McFarlane, Kenneth J. Meier. HQ766.5.U5
M436 2001.
Population education and family planning. P.N. Sinha. HB850.5.I4.S56
2000 (India)
Postabortion care: lessons from operations research. RG734.P682 1999
2 copies. (developing countries)
Promoting reproductive health: investing in health for development.
Shepard Forman, Romita Ghosh, editors.RG103 .P755 2000. (developing countries)
Reproduction and social context in sub-Saharan Africa : a collection
of micro-demographic studes. S. Agyei-Mensah and J. B. Casterline, eds.
Main Stack HB1071.A3 R467 2003.
Reproductive health of humankind in Asia and Africa : a global perspective.
edited by Kuttan Mahadevan et al. HQ766.5.I5 R48 2000; v.1-2
Responding to Cairo: case studies of changing practice in reproductive
health and family planning. N. Haberland and D. Meashan, eds. HQ766.R4485
2002 (developing countries)
Sexual and reproductive health promotion in Latino populations = Parteras,
promotoras y poetas : case studies across the Americas. M. Idali Torres,
George P. Cernada [editors]. RG136 .S475 2003
Sociocultural and political aspects of abortion : global perspectives.
Alaka Malwade Basu, editor. HQ767 .S65 2003
South-to-south collaboration : lessons learned. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. RA395.D44 S67 2002 (developing countries)
Teenage pregnancy: A global view. A. L. Cherry, et al., eds. HQ759.4.T431848
2001
Who decides?: a state-by-state review of abortion and reproductive rights (2004 ed.).
KF3771.Z95 S83 2001 Law Library (10th ed.)
Women's reproductive health in India. RG106.4.I4 w66 2000
Guides and Handbooks
Condoms. Adrian Mintel, editor. RG137.C6. 2000
Contraceptive technology. RC136.A1.C67 Latest on Reference-Handbooks
Encyclopedia of birth control. HQ766.R442 2000 Reference Dictionaries
& Encyclopedias, Subject
Handbook of family planning and reproductive healthcare. A Glasier and
A. Gebbie, eds. RG136 .H36 2000.
Selected
practice recommendations for contraceptive use. Reproductive Health
and Research, Family and Community Health, World Health Organization. RG136
.S44 2002
Statistical Sources
Lexis-Nexis Statistical
(online database) provides abstracts of statistical publications issued
by governments (state, federal, national), international governmental organizations,
research institutions, business, professional, and trade organizations.
Web links are available to some publications, others are available on microfiche.
Record numbers with the prefix SRI are on microfiche at the Business &
Economics Library. Record numbers with ASI or ISI prefixes are on microfiche
at the Government and Social Science Information Library.
This database allows searching in Abstracts or in Power Tables Base
Edition. A search in Abstracts allows you to search title, author, abstract,
subject/descriptors, and agency/publisher of each document. A search in
Power Tables Base Edition limits the search to title and subject/descriptors
for each publication. Use subject terms such as: Family planning; Contraceptives;
Abortion; Sexual sterilization. Combine concepts using AND or OR. For example:
abortion AND developing countries.
GENERAL
Health
United States. National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. Locate appropriate tables by looking in the index.
RA407.3A2313 Latest on Reference-Statistics
Statistical abstract of
the United States. US Census Bureau. Locate appropriate tables by looking
in the subject index. HA203.A3 Latest on Reference-Statistics
World population
profile. International Programs Center, U.S. Bureau of Census. HB848.W671
Latest On Reference-Statistics
World population data sheet. Population Reference Bureau. HB848.W62 latest on Reference-Statistics.
SPECIFIC TOPICS
Abortion surveillance--United States. Surveillance Summaries. Reproductive Health Information Resource,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HB1335.A5752
Contraception
counts:State level information.
Family Planning
Worldwide: data sheet. 2002. RG136.A1 F36
Medi-Cal funded induced abortions.
California Department of Health Services. Annual report. Number performed
by age and ethnicity, type of facility, and Medi-Cal expenditure. HQ767.5.C2.M42
(1985+)
Profiles for family planning and reproductive health programs: 116 countries.
Futures Group International. HQ766.5.D44 R66 1999 Reference-Statistics
Sharing responsibility: women, society & abortion worldwide. Alan
Guttmacher Institute. HQ767 .W85 1999 2 copies
Unmet need at the end of the century. HQ766.5.D44 W473 2001 Reference
Statistics
Searching Library Catalogs
To find books or journals, search the library catalog by title words or keywords unless you know the Library of Congress Subject Heading for the subject you are researching. Subject headings may differ from commonly used terms. If you need help, please ask a reference librarian.
Electronic Databases
In databases that have UC-eLinks, you can use this feature to connect to the electronic version of the article when available, or to get the location of the print location of the journals. Use the Request feature of UC-eLinks to request articles from journals not available at UCB.
PubMed 1950 to present
Journal articles indexed by the National Library of Medicine.
PubMed indexes articles about all countries. It is possible to limit
subject searches to a particular geographic entity. For example, to retrieve
articles about family planning in China, enter 'family planning AND China'
(capitalization important.)
PsycINFO 1806 to present. (Access limited to UC faculty, staff and students)
Journal articles, conference proceedings, dissertations, and book chapters
indexed by the American Psychological Association.
Academic Search Complete 1865 to present. (Access limited to UC faculty, staff and students)
Indexes and abstracts articles in more than 10,900 journals and other publications in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian and Portuguese; full-text is available for over 5300 journals. Subject headings include: abortion, abortion services, contraception, reproductive technology, pro-choice movement, pro-life movement.
The PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) International database includes topics
such as health policy, public health, health planning, social policy, and health services.
The database is updated monthly and indexes journal articles, books, statistical directories, conference reports, and government reports from over 120 countries.
Social
Work Abstracts 1977 to present. (Access limited to UC faculty, staff and students)
The Social Work Abstracts database, produced by the National Association
of Social Workers, contains records from social
work and other related journals on topics such as homelessness, AIDS, child
and family welfare, aging, substance abuse, legislation, community organization,
and more.
Sociological Abstracts 1963 to present. (Access limited to UC faculty, staff and students)
The Sociological Abstracts database is a major resource for accessing research sponsored in sociology and related disciplines.
Selected Journals
Following is a list of some specialized journals. Articles may also be
found in other journals; use the online indexes to find articles on specific
topics; most journals in the public health field are indexed in PubMed.
Many of the following journals have online versions. See the Public
Health Library's List of Currently Received Journals for URLs. Journals
labeled UNCL are shelved alphabetically by title in the upper level Unclassified
area
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Guttmacher Policy Review. KF3766.Z95 G88
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International
family planning perspectives. HQ763.I624
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IPPF medical bulletin (International Planned Parenthood Federation). HQ763.I2
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Network (Family Health International). HQ763.N48
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Perspectives
on sexual and reproductive health (formerly Family planning perspectives).
HQ763.F331
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Population and development review. HB848.P615 Main Library. Vols. 1-26,
1975-2000 in JSTOR.
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Population bulletin. (Population Reference Bureau). 1995-current on the Internet and 1988-current at HB881.A1.P65 and online in Proquest.
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Policy development studies. (U.N. Fund for Population Activities). HQ763.U6a
Main Library
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Population reports.
Population Information Program, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.
Check Melvyl or Pathfinder for specific call numbers
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Population research and policy review.
HB848.P65 Main Library
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Social biology. HQ750.A1 E745 BioSci
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Studies in family planning HQ763.S78. 1963 to 3 years ago ; 1999 to present.
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