Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleThe Effect of Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors on Contraceptive Use and Induced Abortion in TurkeyOzlem Alpu, Gunseli KurtThe aim of the study was to estimate the parameters of the heteroscedastic bivariate Probit model established for the induced abortion and the contraceptive use by using socioeconomic and demographic factors and their effects by eliminating the observed heteroscedasticity. Using a heteroscedastic bivariate Probit model and Turkish Demographic and Health Survey (1998) data on married women aged 15 through 49 … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2004 · 6,719 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAcquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Risky Sexual Behavior and AbortionMarshall H. MedoffProblem statement: incidence of abortion in the United States has steadily declined since 1990. The question is why? Approach: This study, using multiple linear regression, examines whether women’s unprotected sexual activity is deterred by the risk of contracting AIDS as reflected in decreased abortion rates. Results: The empirical evidence consistently finds that the prevalence of AIDS reduces the risky (unprotected) … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2012 · 8,538 accessesView PDFCite