The Population Council's Reproductive Health program strives to improve sexual and reproductive health, especially for vulnerable people in developing countries. We help individuals to achieve their family planning and reproductive health goals through improvements in technologies and services. We work to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity and to improve equity and quality in the delivery of care.
Submissions from 2004
Unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion in Rajasthan, India: A qualitative exploration, Batya Elul, Hillary J. Bracken, Shalini Verma, Rajani Ved, Rajesh Singhi, and Karin Lockwood
Willingness to Pay Surveys for Setting Prices for Reproductive Health Products and Services: A User's Manual, Karen G. Fleischman Foreit and James R. Foreit
Youth behavioral risks and psychosocial resources in Peru's alternative-development zones, Federico R. Leon and Mary L. Claux
Submissions from 2003
Abortion law in South Africa: Passage of a progressive law and challenges for implementation, Kelly Blanchard, Sharon Fonn, and Mankhosasana Xaba
Aborto inseguro en América Latina y el Caribe: Definición del problema y su prevención, Henry Espinoza and Lizbeth Lopez-Carrillo
Aborto médico: Alternativas terapéuticas actuales, Raffaela Schiavon
Actions that protect: Promoting sexual and reproductive health and choice among young people in India, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy and Mary Philip Sebastian
Adaptation of kangaroo mother care for community-based application, Iftekhar Quasem, Nancy L. Sloan, Anita Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed, Beverly Winikoff, and A.M.R. Chowdhury
An assessment of trends in the use of the IUD in Ghana, John Gyapong, Gifty Addico, Ivy Osei, Mercy Abbey, Dominic Atweam Kobinah, Henrietta Odoi-Agyarko, Gloria Quansah Asare, Harriet Birungi, and Ian Askew
An observation checklist for facility-based normal labor and delivery practices: The Galaa study, Hania Sholkamy, Nevine Hassanein, Mohamed Cherine, Amr Elnoury, Miral Breebaart, and Karima Khalil
An observation checklist for facility-based normal labor and delivery practices: The Galaa study [Arabic], Hania Sholkamy, Nevine Hassanein, Mohamed Cherine, Amr Elnoury, Miral Breebaart, and Karima Khalil
Assessment of pilot health project outcome indicators: West Bank/Gaza, Laila Nawar, Dale Huntington, Ibrahim Kharboush, Nancy Ali, and Mahmoud Shaheen
Availability and acceptability of IUDs in Guatemala, Carlos Brambila and Berta Taracena
Bangladesh: Link adolescent reproductive health resources to increase access, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Beliefs concerning sexual health problems and treatment seeking among men in an Indian slum community, Ravi K. Verma, Sumitra Sharma, Rajendar Singh, Gurumurthy Rangaiyan, and Pertti J. Pelto
Bringing emergency contraception over the counter: Experiences of nonprescription users in France, Norway, Sweden and Portugal, Erin Gainer, Jennifer Blum, Else-Lydia Toverud, Nuno Portugal, Tanja Tyden, Britt-Ingjerd Nesheim, Margareta Larsson, Duarte Vilar, Pernille Nymoen, Gunilla Aneblom, Arielle Lutwick, and Beverly Winikoff
Cameroon: Peer education and youth-friendly media reduce risky sexual behavior, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Changing family planning scenario in India: An overview of recent evidence, K.G. Santhya
Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de los médicos mexicanos sobre el aborto: Resultados de una encuesta nacional, Sandra G. Garcia, Diana K. Lara, and Lisa Goldman
Creation of a unified management information system for three NGOs in the West Bank and Gaza, Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute
Cultural norms and behavior regarding vaginal lubrication during sex: Implications for the acceptability of vaginal microbicides for the prevention of HIV/STIs, Sarah Braunstein and Janneke van de Wijgert
Diagnosis and treatment of presumed STIs at Mexican pharmacies: Survey results from a random sample of Mexico City pharmacy attendants, Abigail Norris Turner, Charlotte Ellertson, Sarah L. Thomas, and Sandra G. García
El acceso al aborto legal de las mujeres embarazadas por violación en la ciudad de México, Diana K. Lara, Sandra G. Garcia, Jennifer Strickler, Hugo Martinez, and Luis Villanueva
Embarazo no deseado y el aborto inseguro: su impacto sobre la salud en México, Ana Langer
Enhancing quality for clients: The balanced counseling strategy, Federico R. Leon, Alex Rios, Adriana Zumaran, Marisela de la Cruz, Carlos Brambila, and John H. Bratt
Evaluating operations research utilization: Guidelines for assessing process and impact, M. Celeste Marin and Jane T. Bertrand
"Ex Africa semper aliquid novi", ECAfrique
Experiencia salvadoreña con la interrupción farmacológica del embarazo ectópico, Emilia Hernández and Henry Espinoza
Female circumcision in Indonesia. Extent, implications and possible interventions to uphold women's health rights, Meiwita P. Budiharsana, Lila Amaliah, and Budi Utomo
Filipinas: Los 'Campeones' promueven la elaboración de políticas basadas en investigación, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Ghana and Guatemala: Clients and providers need better support and guidance on IUDs, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Ghana y Guatemala: Clientas y proveedores requieren de apoyo y orientación sobre DIU, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Improving postpartum care among low parity mothers in Palestine, Center for Development in Primary Health Care (CDPHC)
Improving quality of care and use of contraceptives in Senegal, Diouratie Sanogo, Saumya Ramarao, Heidi E. Jones, Penda N'diaye, Bineta M'bow, and Cheikh Bamba Diop
Improving quality of care for family planning services in Uganda, Joel Okullo, Quinto Okello, Harriet Birungi, Ian Askew, Barbara Janowitz, Carmen Cuthbertson, and Florence Ebanyat
Improving the quality of reproductive health care for young people, Liz C. Creel and Rebecca J. Perry
Improving the quality of reproductive health care: How much does it cost?, Laura Raney, Stephanie Joyce, and John Townsend
Increasing patient participation in reproductive health consultations: An evaluation of "Smart Patient" coaching in Indonesia, Young-Mi Kim, Fitri Putjuk, Endang Basuki, and Adrienne Kols
Integration of post-abortion care: The role of township medical officers and midwives in Myanmar, Thein Thein Htay, Josephine Sauvarin, and Saba Khan
Integration of reproductive health service for men in health and family welfare centers in Bangladesh, Ahmed Al-Sabir, Mohammed Ahsanul Alam, Sharif M.I. Hossain, Ubaidur Rob, and M.E. Khan
Introducing DMPA injectable contraceptives to private medical practitioners in urban Gujarat, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Kenya: Communities support adolescent reproductive health education, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Knowledge, attitude, and experience of marriage and sexuality among newly-married women in Gujarat, India: An exploratory study, M.E. Khan, Sandhya Barge, Hemlata Sadhwani, and Giteshwari Kale
Legal but not always safe: Three decades of liberal abortion policy in India, Bela Ganatra and Batya Elul
México: La educación en salud reproductiva del adolescente debe fortalecerse, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Mexico: Strengthen education on adolescent reproductive health, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Misoprostol and teratogenicity: Reviewing the evidence, Neena Philip, Caitlin S. Shannon, and Beverly Winikoff
Moving from research to program: The Egyptian postabortion care initiative, Dale Huntington and Laila Nawar
Muertes maternas por aborto y por violencia en México: narración de una experiencia en la formulación de una metodología de investigación, Henry Espinoza, Bernardo Hernandez, Lourdes Campero, Dilys Walker, Sofia Reynoso, and Ana Langer
Non-consensual sexual experiences of young people: A review of the evidence from developing countries, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy and Sarah Bott
One-year client impacts of quality of care improvements achieved in Peru, Federico R. Leon, Santiago Roca, Alex Rios, Adriana Zumaran, and Ana Rosa Feijoo
Philippines: Mobilize policy champion teams to foster utilization of management tools, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Policy and program implications of the Matching Grants Program in the Philippines, Marilou Palabrica-Costello, Nimfa Ogena, and Alejandro N. Herrin
Postabortion family planning operations research study in Perm, Russia, Irina Savelieva, John M. Pile, Inna Sacci, and Ratha Loganathan
Regional variations in fertility in Bangladesh, M. Mazharul Islam, Ubaidur Rob, and Nitai Chakroborty
Renforcement des capacites villageoises: Comment 23 villages s'initient aux Droits Humains et abandonnent la pratique de l'excision au Burkina Faso, Nafissatou J. Diop, Edmond Bagde, Djingri Ouoba, and Molly Melching
Replication of the TOSTAN Programme in Burkina Faso: How 23 villages participated in a human rights-based education programme and abandoned the practice of female genital cutting in Burkina Faso, Nafissatou J. Diop, Edmond Bagde, Djingri Ouoba, and Molly Melching
Reproductive behavior in the context of global population, John Townsend
Senegal: Involve community networks in adolescent reproductive health, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Sexual and reproductive health needs of married adolescent girls, K.G. Santhya and Shireen J. Jejeebhoy
Taking postabortion care services where they are needed: An operations research project testing PAC expansion in rural Senegal, EngenderHealth
Testing a model for the delivery of emergency obstetric care and family planning services in the Bolivian public health system, Deborah L. Billings, Eliana Del Pozo, and Hugo Arevalo
Testing balanced counseling to improve provider-client interaction in Guatemala's MOH clinics, Federico R. Leon, Carlos Brambila, Marisela de la Cruz, John H. Bratt, Julio Garcia Colindres, Benedicto Vasquez, and Carlos Morales
The contribution of sexual and reproductive health services to the fight against HIV/AIDS: A review, Ian Askew and Marge Berer
The impact of household delivery of family planning services on women's status in Bangladesh, James F. Phillips and Mian Bazle Hossain
The impact of quality of care on contraceptive use: Evidence from longitudinal data from rural Bangladesh, Michael A. Koenig
The link between quality of care and contraceptive use, Saumya RamaRao, Marlina Lacuesta, Marilou P. Costello, Blesilda Pangolibay, and Heidi E. Jones
The quality of family planning programs: Concepts, measurements, interventions, and effects, Saumya RamaRao and Raji Mohanam
The reliability and validity of willingness to pay surveys for reproductive health pricing decisions in developing countries, James R. Foreit and Karen G. Fleischman Foreit
Traditional birth attendants in maternal health programmes, Population Council
Unmet need and unintended fertility: Longitudinal evidence from upper Egypt, John B. Casterline, Fatma El-Zanaty, and Laila O. El-Zeini
Validation of verbal autopsy to determine the cause of 137 neonatal deaths in Karachi, Pakistan, David R. Marsha, Salim Sadruddin, Fariyal F. Fikree, Chitra Krishnan, and Gary L. Darmstadt
Where is the "E" in MCH? The need for an evidence-based approach in safe motherhood, Suellen Miller, Nancy L. Sloan, Beverly Winikoff, Ana Langer, and Fariyal F. Fikree
Wife beating and the link with poor sexual health and risk behavior among men in urban slums in India, Ravi K. Verma and Martine Collumbien
Womens' opinions on antenatal care in developing countries: Results of a study in Cuba, Thailand, Saudi Arabia and Argentina, Gustavo Nigenda, Ana Langer, Chusri Kuchaisit, Mariana Romero, Georgina Rojas, Muneera Al-Osimy, Jose Villar, Jo Garcia, Yagob Al-Mazrou, Hassan Ba'aqeel, Guillermo Carroli, Ubaldo Farnot, Pisake Lumbiganon, Jose M. Belizan, Per Bergsjo, Leiv Bakketeig, and Gunilla Lindmark
Submissions from 2002
Anti-trafficking programs in South Asia: Appropriate activities, indicators and evaluation methodologies, Dale Huntington
Anti-trafficking programs in South Asia: Appropriate activities, indicators and evaluation methodologies [Arabic], Dale Huntington
Baseline survey results: Integrating adolescent livelihood activities within a reproductive health program for urban slum dwellers in India, Mary Philip Sebastian, Dale Huntington, Wesley H. Clark, Barbara Mensch, and Bela Patel Uttekar
Best practices in CBD programs in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons learned from research and evaluation, Frontiers in Reproductive Health, Family Health International, and Advance Africa
FRONTIERS capacity building: An overview, James R. Foreit
Honduras: Mejorar la salud reproductiva, Investigación operativa, 2002, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Impact of improved client-provider interaction on women's achievement of their fertility goals [Arabic], Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Impact of improved client-provider interaction on women's achievement of their fertility goals [Arabic], Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Increasing client participation in family planning consultations: "Smart Patient" coaching in Indonesia, Young Mi Ki, Fitri Putjuk, Endang Basuki, and Adrienne Kols
Informed consent: From good intentions to sound practices—A report of a seminar, Susan Y. Wood, Barbara Friedland, and C. Elizabeth McGrory
Institutional support for a program of activities within the pilot health project in the West Bank and Gaza, Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute
Kenia: Sensibilizar a comunidades para que realicen ritos alternativos de iniciación con las niños, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Kenya: Community sensitization must precede alternative coming-of-age rite, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Men in maternity study: A summary of the findings from pre-intervention interviews with women and their husbands attending antenatal clinics at ESIC facilities in Delhi, Anurag Mishra, Leila Caleb-Varkey, Anjana Das, Emma Ottolenghi, Dale Huntington, Susan E. Adamchak, and Shahina Begum
Men in maternity study: Men matter, Anjana Das, Leila Caleb-Varkey, Anurag Mishra, Emma Ottolenghi, and Dale Huntington
Men in maternity study: Results from the pre-intervention survey of pregnant women and their husbands at the three interventions, and of only women at three control Employees' State Insurance Corporation dispensaries in Delhi, India: Preliminary findings, Anurag Mishra, Leila Caleb-Varkey, Emma Ottolenghi, Anjana Das, Dale Huntington, and Susan E. Adamchak
Midline survey results: Integrating adolescent livelihood activities within a reproductive health program for urban slum dwellers in India, Mary Philip Sebastian, Dale Huntington, Barbara Mensch, Wesley H. Clark, Shahina Begum, Bela Patel Uttekar, and Sohini Roychowdhury
Peer education as a strategy to increase contraceptive prevalence and reduce the rate of STIs/HIV among adolescents in Cameroon, Institut de Recherche et des Etudes des Comportements (IRESCO)
Philippines and Senegal: Services improve quality of care but fail to increase FP continuation, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Reproductive health care in the postnatal period in Guatemala, Erika Jacobs, Carlos Brambila, and Ricardo Vernon
South Asia: Clarify goals and expand the reach of anti-trafficking programs, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Strategic assessment of reproductive health in the Dominican Republic, Suellen Miller, Argelia Tejada, and Patricio Murgueytio
Sustainability of postabortion care in Peru, Janie Benson and Victor Huapaya
Training service providers on emergency contraception: Lessons learned from an OR study, M.E. Khan and Sharif M.I. Hossain
Upgrading the capacity and skills of service providers of the West Bank/Gaza Pilot Health Project, Nancy Ali, Laila Nawar, Dale Huntington, and Tawhida Khalil