TY  - JOUR
TI  - Birth Control in Byelorussia, Russia, and Ukraine in Post-soviet Period
T2  - HSE Economic Journal 
IS  - HSE Economic Journal 
KW  - abortion
KW  - contraception
KW  - reproductive health
KW  - family planning
KW  - birth control
KW  - population policy
KW  - Byelorussia
KW  - Russia
KW  - Ukraine
AB  - The first decade of XXI century showed an increasing divergence in the dynamics of the levels of abortions in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, despite the historical and social proximities of these nations. Russia lags far behind neighboring countries in the rate of reduction in the incidence of abortion. Only the differences in the use of contraception could explain the observed discrepancy. The authors use official statistics to analyze trends in abortion rates in the three countries, and the data from sample surveys to study structure of the methods of contraception. The analyses did not reveal obvious determinants that could explain the differences in the dynamics of abortion; the study found some national differences in contraceptive behavior and big differences in national policies. To find the ways to overcome the Russia’s lag the authors propose special in depth study of contraceptive behavior.
AU  - Boris Denisov
AU  - Viktoria Sakevich
UR  - https://ej.hse.ru/en/2011-15-4/49834670.html
PY  - 2011
SP  - 543-564
VL  - 15