Asia-Pacific Population Journal

Vol 19, No. 1, March 2004 Substance Use and Premaritax Sex among Adolescents in Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines and Thailand (pdf format, 147 KB) By Minja K. Choe, Sri Harijati Hatmadji, Chai Podhisita, Corazon M. Raymundo and Shyam Thapa Protective childhood family characteristics such as growing up with two parents, not having frequent quarrels in the family and having close relationships with parents tend to lower the probability of early initiation of substance use and pre mari tal sex. Unintended Pregnancies in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Levels and Correlates (pdf format 94 KB) By Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi, Meimenat Hosseini-Chavoshi, Akbar Aghajanian, Bahram Delavar and Amir Mehryar Despite the success of the family planning programme implemented since 1989 in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the analysis of data from a large nationally representative sample of women showed that a significant proportion of pregnancies were unintended. Maternal Heath-Care Service Use among Rural-Urban Migrants in Mumbai, India (pdf format, 147 KB) By Rob Stephenson and Zoë Matth The provision of prenatal care and the promotion of institutional child birth have the potential to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality, both through the identification of problems during pregnancy and by providing women with infor mation about the benefits of delivering in a medical institution. Demographers’ Notebook: Ageing in Nepal By Rafiqul Huda Chaudhury (pdf format 127 KB)