Full article: Statement of Retraction [Current contraceptive trends among married Egyptian women: a cross-sectional survey]
We, the Editor and Publisher of the European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care, the following article was withdrawn:
Dina MR Dakhly, Yasmin A. Bassiouny, Yomna A. Bayoumi, Hisham M. Gouda, Ayman A. Hassan, Mohamed A. Hassan, Noha Asem & Yasmin S. Galal (2018) Current contraceptive trends among married Egyptian women: a cross- sectional survey, The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care, 23:5, 351-356, DOI: 10.1080/13625187.2018.1532074
Following the publication of the article, significant concerns were raised about the integrity of the data and the results reported in the article. When approached for an explanation, the authors graciously provided their data, but they did not adequately address the concerns raised. Because proving the validity of published work is fundamental to the integrity of the scholarly record, we are therefore retracting the article. The authors have been notified of the retraction.
Our decision-making was informed by our publishing ethics and integrity policy and COPE guidelines.
The retracted article will remain online to preserve the scholarly record, but will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.
