Through its research on adolescents and young people, the Population Council carries forward a global agenda to transform the lives of adolescents, especially girls. The agenda is more relevant than ever as adolescents face social, health, and economic challenges that have been further compounded by the Covid pandemic.

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Submissions from 2014

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Women's education, family planning, or both? Application of multistate demographic projections in India, Leiwen Jiang and Karen Hardee

Submissions from 2013

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Adolescence lost: The realities of child marriage, Annabel Erulkar

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Adolescent girls, Population Council

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Analyse des besoins non satisfaits au Sénégal, Kazuyo Machiyama and John C. Cleland

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Breaking the silence: Learning about youth sexual and reproductive health in Egypt, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Sally Saher, and Nora El Nawawi

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Breaking the silence: Learning about youth sexual and reproductive health in Egypt [Arabic], Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Sally Saher, and Nora El Nawawi

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Changes in metabolic syndrome in American and Korean Youth, 1997–2008, Soo Lim, Hak Chul Jang, Kyong Soo Park, Sung Il Cho, Man-Gyoon Lee, Hyojee Joung, Arupendra Mozumdar, and Gary Liguori

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Commentary: Explicit attention to age and gender disparities is key to understanding adolescent experiences and outcomes, Ann K. Blanc and Judith Bruce

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Comprendre la vie des adolescentes avant et après la migration: Enquête réalisée sur les sites d'origine auprès d'anciennes filles migrantes employées comme aide-ménagères, Gisele Kaboré

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Conception, mise en oeuvre et évaluation d'une intervention factuelle ciblée au profit d'un sous-groupe de filles vulnérables : Étude de cas du programme pilote Filles éveillées pour adolescentes migrantes employées de maison au Burkina Faso urbain, Sarah Engebretsen

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Designing, implementing, and evaluating a targeted, evidence-based intervention for a vulnerable subgroup of girls: A case study of the Filles Éveillées ("Girls Awakened") pilot program for migrant adolescent girls in domestic service in urban Burkina Faso, Sarah Engebretsen

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Early marriage, marital relations and intimate partner violence in Ethiopia, Annabel Erulkar

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Effectiveness of a comprehensive sexual and gender-based violence prevention project for in-school girls in Swaziland, Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA)

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Effectiveness of using comic books to communicate HIV and AIDS messages to in-school youth: Insights from a pilot intervention study in Nairobi, Kenya, Francis Obare, Harriet Birungi, Bridget Deacon, and Rob Burnet

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Emotional and psychosocial aspects of menstrual poverty in resource-poor settings: A qualitative study of the experiences of adolescent girls in an informal settlement in Nairobi, Joanna Crichton, Jerry Okal, Caroline W. Kabiru, and Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu

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Entry into motherhood among adolescent girls in two informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya, Donatien Beguy, Robert Ndugwa, and Caroline W. Kabiru

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Étude de suivi des adolescentes migrantes employées de maison ayant participé à la première cohorte du programme Filles éveillées, Sarah Engebretsen

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Évaluation de Filles éveillées : Programme pilote pour adolescentes migrantes employées de maison, Sarah Engebretsen

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Evaluation of 'Biruh Tesfa' (Bright Future) program for vulnerable girls in Ethiopia, Annabel Erulkar, Abebaw Ferede, Woldemariam Girma, and Worku Ambelu

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Evaluation of Filles Eveillees ("Girls Awakened"): A pilot program for migrant adolescent girls in domestic service, Sarah Engebretsen

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Financial education curriculum for the Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program (AGEP), Population Council

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Financial inclusion of female garment workers, Sigma Ainul, Md. Irfan Hossain, Sajeda Amin, and Ubaidur Rob

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Follow-up study of migrant adolescent girls in domestic service who participated in the first cohort of the Filles Éveillées ("Girls Awakened") program, Sarah Engebretsen

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Girls on the Move: Adolescent Girls & Migration in the Developing World, Miriam Temin, Mark R. Montgomery, Sarah Engebretsen, and Kathryn M. Barker

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Growing up in rural India: An exploration into the lives of younger and older adolescents in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, K.G. Santhya, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Iram Saeed, and Archana Sarkar

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Health and life skills curriculum for the Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program (AGEP), Population Council

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Herpes simplex virus type 2 cross-sectional seroprevalence and the estimated rate of neonatal infections among a cohort of rural Malawian female adolescents, Christopher R. Sudfeld, Paul C. Hewett, Nadia N. Abuelezam, Satvika Chalasani, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Christine A. Kelly, and Barbara Mensch

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Integrating gender and rights into sexuality education: Field reports on using It's All One, Deborah Rogow, Nicole Haberland, Angel del Valle, Nicole Lee, Grace Osakue, Zhihong Sa, and Michelle Skaer

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Meeting the commitments of the ICPD Programme of Action to young people, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, A.J. Francis Zavier, and K.G. Santhya

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Menstruation and school absenteeism: Evidence from rural Malawi, Monica J. Grant, Cynthia B. Lloyd, and Barbara Mensch

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Motivations for entering volunteer service and factors affecting productivity: A mixed method survey of STEPS-OVC volunteer HIV caregivers in Zambia, Jessica Price, Tina Moyo, Stephanie Topp, Drosin Mulenga, Mardieh Dennis, and Mathew Ngunga

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Policy brief: Adolescent girls and migration in the developing world, Population Council

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Policy scripts and students' realities regarding sexuality education in secondary schools in Kenya, Francis Obare and Harriet Birungi

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Predictors of sexual debut among young adolescents in Nairobi's informal settlements, Milly Marston, Donatien Beguy, Caroline W. Kabiru, and John C. Cleland

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Risky sexual behavior among orphan and non-orphan adolescents in Nyanza Province, Western Kenya, Milka Juma, Jane Alaii, L. Kay Bartholomew, Ian Askew, and Bart van den Borne

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Safe and smart savings products for vulnerable adolescent girls in Kenya and Uganda: Evaluation report, Karen Austrian and Eunice N. Muthengi

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Status report on the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents living in urban slums in Kenya, Donatien Beguy, Joyce Mumah, Salome Wawire, Kanyiva Muindi, Lindsey Gottschalk, and Caroline W. Kabiru

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The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Rwanda 2010, Population Council

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The Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program: Lessons learned from the pilot test program, Karen Austrian, Natalie Jackson Hachonda, and Paul C. Hewett

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The adolescent girls vulnerability index: Guiding strategic investment in Uganda, Sajeda Amin, Karen Austrian, Michelle Chau, Kimberly Glazer, Eric P. Green, David Stewart, and Marie Stoner

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The contracting world of girls at puberty: Violence and gender-divergent access to the public sphere among adolescents in South Africa, Kelly Hallman, Nora Kenworthy, Judith A. Diers, Nick Swan, and Bashi Devnarain

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The effect of school status and academic skills on the reporting of premarital sexual behavior: Evidence from a longitudinal study in rural Malawi, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Monica J. Grant, Barbara Mensch, Paul C. Hewett, and Johanna Rankin

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The health and wellbeing of young people in sub-Saharan Africa: An under-researched area?, Caroline W. Kabiru, Chimaraoke O. Izugbara, and Donatien Beguy

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The Ishraq Program for out-of-school girls: From pilot to scale-up, Mona Selim, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Khaled El Sayed, Asmaa Elbadawy, and Heba El Kalaawy

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The Ishraq Program for out-of-school girls: From pilot to scale-up [Arabic], Mona Selim, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Khaled El Sayed, Asmaa Elbadawy, and Heba El Kalaawy

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Transitions to adulthood in a high fertility context: The case of sub-Saharan Africa, Caroline W. Kabiru, Chimaraoke O. Izugbara, Donatien Beguy, and Estelle M. Sidze

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Understanding orphan and non-orphan adolescents' sexual risks in the context of poverty: A qualitative study in Nyanza Province, Kenya, Milka Juma, Jane Alaii, L. Kay Bartholomew, Ian Askew, and Bart van den Borne

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Vitamin A supplementation among children in India: Does their socioeconomic status and the economic and social development status of their state of residence make a difference?, Sutapa Agrawal and Praween Kumar Agrawal

Submissions from 2012

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Addis Birhan Wendoch ('New Light Boys'): Working with boys and young men to create healthier futures, Woldemariam Girma, Diane Rubino, Annabel Erulkar, Worku Ambelu, and Ayenechew Kerie

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Baseline and endline findings of Filles Eveillées ('Girls awakened'): A pilot program for migrant adolescent girls in domestic service. Cohort 1 (2011–2012), Bobo-Dioulasso, Sarah Engebretsen

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Belize coverage exercise study: Assessing the status to build a portfolio of targeted interventions for vulnerable girls, Joint UN Programme of Adolescent Girls

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Berhane Hewan ('Light for Eve'): Increasing opportunities to delay marriage and promote schooling, Annabel Erulkar and Eunice N. Muthengi

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Challenges facing the Egyptian education system: Access, quality, and inequality, Caroline Krafft

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Challenges facing the Egyptian education system: Access, quality, and inequality [Arabic], Caroline Krafft

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Community norms about youth condom use in Western Kenya: Is transition occurring?, Paula Tavrow, Eunice N. Muthengi, Albert Obbuyi, and Vidalyne Omollo

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De la recherche à la conception programmatique et à la mise en oeuvre : Programmation à l'intention des filles des milieux ruraux d'Éthiopie—Boîte à outils du praticien, Annabel Erulkar

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Education and decisions about the timing of marriage in Amhara Region, Ethiopia, Eunice N. Muthengi

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Évaluation de processus : Programme Filles eveillées pour adolescentes migrantes employées de maison au Burkina Faso urbain 2012, Leah Jarvis and Gisele Kaboré

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Examining dimensions of vulnerability among children in Uganda, Sam Kalibala, Katie D. Schenk, Deborah Weiss, and Lynne Elson

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Factors associated with unintended pregnancy, poor birth outcomes and post-partum contraceptive use among HIV-positive female adolescents in Kenya, Francis Obare, Anke van der Kwaak, and Harriet Birungi

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Fertility differences among developing countries: Are they still related to family planning program efforts and social settings?, Anrudh K. Jain and John A. Ross

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Filles Eveillées ('Girls awakened'): A pilot program for migrant adolescent girls in domestic service in urban Burkina Faso, Sarah Engebretsen, Gisele Kaboré, and Leah Jarvis

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Filles Eveillées : Programme pilote pour adolescentes migrantes employées de maison au Burkina Faso urbain, Sarah Engebretsen, Gisele Kaboré, and Leah Jarvis

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Getting real with youth-friendly services in Africa: Report of a satellite session at the XIX International AIDS Conference, Population Council

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Girls' leadership and mentoring, Karen Austrian

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Improving education, Population Council

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Increasing opportunities to delay marriage and promote schooling: Results from a baseline survey in rural Tanzania, Eunice N. Muthengi and Annabel Erulkar

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Is early childhood care and education a good investment for Egypt? Estimates of educational impacts, costs, and benefits, Caroline Krafft

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Is early childhood care and education a good investment for Egypt? Estimates of educational impacts, costs, and benefits [Arabic], Caroline Krafft

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Is mobility the missing link in improving girls' schooling in Pakistan?, Christine Callum, Zeba Sathar, and Minhaj ul Haque

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La santé des adolescentes vulnérables : un investissement stratégique doublement rentable, Jennifer Catino

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La violence faite aux adolescentes : un défi fondamental à la vraie égalité, Judith Bruce

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Leadership des filles et mentoring, Karen Austrian

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Looking beyond universal primary education: Gender differences in time use among children in rural Bangladesh, Sajeda Amin and S. Chandrasekhar

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Observations initiales et finales de Filles eveillées : Programme pilote de renforcement des compétences des adolescentes migrantes employées de maison. Cohorte 1 (2011–2012), Bobo-Dioulasso, Sarah Engebretsen

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Positive action for HIV in schools in Kenya, Francis Obare, Harriet Birungi, Monica Wanjiru, Sheila Bayley, John Kiunjuri, Mary Omondi, Rob Burnet, and Bridget Deacon

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Poverty, marriage timing, and transitions to adulthood in Nepal, Ashish Bajracharya and Sajeda Amin

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Priorités pour l'éducation des adolescentes, Cynthia B. Lloyd

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Priorities for adolescent girls' education, Cynthia B. Lloyd

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Process evaluation: The Filles Eveillées ('Girls awakened') program for migrant adolescent girls in domestic service in urban Burkina Faso, Leah Jarvis and Gisele Kaboré

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Recours aux données pour révéler et sélectionner les adolescentes les plus vulnérables, Sarah Engebretsen

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Relationship between mobility, violence and HIV/STI among female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India, Sowmya Ramesh, Deepika Ganju, Bidhubhusan Mahapatra, Ram Manohar Mishra, and Niranjan Saggurti

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Réseaux sociaux et les capacités financières des filles employées de maison à Bobo-Dioulasso, Gisele Kaboré

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Safe and smart savings for vulnerable girls in Kenya and Uganda: The evolving model, lessons learned, and recommendations, Karen Austrian, Eunice N. Muthengi, Angela Wambugu, Dennitah Ghati, and Elizabeth Kariuki

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The association between adolescent entry into the trucking industry and risk of HIV among long-distance truck drivers in India, Ram Manohar Mishra, Madhulika Dube, Niranjan Saggurti, Arvind Pandey, Bidhubhusan Mahapatra, and Sowmya Ramesh

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The cost of reaching the most disadvantaged girls: Programmatic evidence from Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda, Jessica Sewall-Menon, Judith Bruce, Karen Austrian, Raven Brown, Jennifer Catino, Alejandra Colom, Angel del Valle, Habtamu Demele, Annabel Erulkar, Kelly Hallman, Eva Roca, and Nadia Zibani

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The effect of traditional birth attendant training on maternal and neonatal care, Peter C. Miller, Gul Rashida, Zeba Tasneem, and Minhaj ul Haque

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The health of vulnerable adolescent girls: A strategic investment for double return, Jennifer Catino

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The power of girls' schooling for young women's empowerment and reproductive health, Batool Zaidi, Zeba Sathar, Minhaj ul Haque, and Fareeha Zafar

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The reproductive health of young people in Egypt, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Noha Roushdy, and Maia Sieverding

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The reproductive health of young people in Egypt [Arabic], Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Noha Roushdy, and Maia Sieverding

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The role of grandparents in the lives of youth, Rachel Dunifon and Ashish Bajracharya

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Understanding wealth-based inequalities in child health in India: A decomposition approach, Satvika Chalasani

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Using data to see and select the most vulnerable adolescent girls, Sarah Engebretsen

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Violence against adolescent girls: A fundamental challenge to meaningful equality, Judith Bruce

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Youth perspectives on entrepreneurship in Egypt: Barriers to entrepreneurship as a means to combat youth unemployment, Maia Sieverding

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Youth perspectives on entrepreneurship in Egypt: Barriers to entrepreneurship as a means to combat youth unemployment [Arabic], Maia Sieverding

Submissions from 2011

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Abordar la violencia sexual basada en el género (SGBV) contra niñas adolescentes, Sajeda Amin and Althea D. Anderson

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Abusive head trauma at a tertiary care children's hospital in Mexico City: A preliminary study, Claudia Diaz, Corina A. Garcia-Pina, Arturo Loredo-Abdala, Francisco Paz, Sandra G. Garcia, and Astrid Schillman

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Addis Birhan project: Working with boys and men to address young girls' social vulnerability, Annabel Erulkar, Louis Apicella, and Abebaw Ferede