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Submissions from 2013
Commentary: Explicit attention to age and gender disparities is key to understanding adolescent experiences and outcomes, Ann K. Blanc and Judith Bruce
Early marriage, marital relations and intimate partner violence in Ethiopia, Annabel Erulkar
Effectiveness of a comprehensive sexual and gender-based violence prevention project for in-school girls in Swaziland, Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA)
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
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
Entry into motherhood among adolescent girls in two informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya, Donatien Beguy, Robert Ndugwa, and Caroline W. Kabiru
Étude de suivi des adolescentes migrantes employées de maison ayant participé à la première cohorte du programme Filles éveillées, Sarah Engebretsen
Évaluation de Filles éveillées : Programme pilote pour adolescentes migrantes employées de maison, Sarah Engebretsen
Evaluation of 'Biruh Tesfa' (Bright Future) program for vulnerable girls in Ethiopia, Annabel Erulkar, Abebaw Ferede, Woldemariam Girma, and Worku Ambelu
Evaluation of Filles Eveillees ("Girls Awakened"): A pilot program for migrant adolescent girls in domestic service, Sarah Engebretsen
Financial education curriculum for the Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program (AGEP), Population Council
Financial inclusion of female garment workers, Sigma Ainul, Md. Irfan Hossain, Sajeda Amin, and Ubaidur Rob
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
Girls on the Move: Adolescent Girls & Migration in the Developing World, Miriam Temin, Mark R. Montgomery, Sarah Engebretsen, and Kathryn M. Barker
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
Health and life skills curriculum for the Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program (AGEP), Population Council
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
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
Meeting the commitments of the ICPD Programme of Action to young people, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, A.J. Francis Zavier, and K.G. Santhya
Menstruation and school absenteeism: Evidence from rural Malawi, Monica J. Grant, Cynthia B. Lloyd, and Barbara Mensch
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
Policy brief: Adolescent girls and migration in the developing world, Population Council
Policy scripts and students' realities regarding sexuality education in secondary schools in Kenya, Francis Obare and Harriet Birungi
Predictors of sexual debut among young adolescents in Nairobi's informal settlements, Milly Marston, Donatien Beguy, Caroline W. Kabiru, and John C. Cleland
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
Safe and smart savings products for vulnerable adolescent girls in Kenya and Uganda: Evaluation report, Karen Austrian and Eunice N. Muthengi
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
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Rwanda 2010, Population Council
The Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program: Lessons learned from the pilot test program, Karen Austrian, Natalie Jackson Hachonda, and Paul C. Hewett
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
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
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
The health and wellbeing of young people in sub-Saharan Africa: An under-researched area?, Caroline W. Kabiru, Chimaraoke O. Izugbara, and Donatien Beguy
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
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
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
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
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
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
Belize coverage exercise study: Assessing the status to build a portfolio of targeted interventions for vulnerable girls, Joint UN Programme of Adolescent Girls
Berhane Hewan ('Light for Eve'): Increasing opportunities to delay marriage and promote schooling, Annabel Erulkar and Eunice N. Muthengi
Challenges facing the Egyptian education system: Access, quality, and inequality, Caroline Krafft
Challenges facing the Egyptian education system: Access, quality, and inequality [Arabic], Caroline Krafft
Community norms about youth condom use in Western Kenya: Is transition occurring?, Paula Tavrow, Eunice N. Muthengi, Albert Obbuyi, and Vidalyne Omollo
Education and decisions about the timing of marriage in Amhara Region, Ethiopia, Eunice N. Muthengi
Évaluation de processus : Programme Filles eveillées pour adolescentes migrantes employées de maison au Burkina Faso urbain 2012, Leah Jarvis and Gisele Kaboré
Examining dimensions of vulnerability among children in Uganda, Sam Kalibala, Katie D. Schenk, Deborah Weiss, and Lynne Elson
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
Fertility differences among developing countries: Are they still related to family planning program efforts and social settings?, Anrudh K. Jain and John A. Ross
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
Filles Eveillées : Programme pilote pour adolescentes migrantes employées de maison au Burkina Faso urbain, Sarah Engebretsen, Gisele Kaboré, and Leah Jarvis
Getting real with youth-friendly services in Africa: Report of a satellite session at the XIX International AIDS Conference, Population Council
Girls' leadership and mentoring, Karen Austrian
Improving education, Population Council
Increasing opportunities to delay marriage and promote schooling: Results from a baseline survey in rural Tanzania, Eunice N. Muthengi and Annabel Erulkar
Is early childhood care and education a good investment for Egypt? Estimates of educational impacts, costs, and benefits, Caroline Krafft
Is early childhood care and education a good investment for Egypt? Estimates of educational impacts, costs, and benefits [Arabic], Caroline Krafft
Is mobility the missing link in improving girls' schooling in Pakistan?, Christine Callum, Zeba Sathar, and Minhaj ul Haque
La santé des adolescentes vulnérables : un investissement stratégique doublement rentable, Jennifer Catino
La violence faite aux adolescentes : un défi fondamental à la vraie égalité, Judith Bruce
Leadership des filles et mentoring, Karen Austrian
Looking beyond universal primary education: Gender differences in time use among children in rural Bangladesh, Sajeda Amin and S. Chandrasekhar
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
Poverty, marriage timing, and transitions to adulthood in Nepal, Ashish Bajracharya and Sajeda Amin
Priorités pour l'éducation des adolescentes, Cynthia B. Lloyd
Priorities for adolescent girls' education, Cynthia B. Lloyd
Process evaluation: The Filles Eveillées ('Girls awakened') program for migrant adolescent girls in domestic service in urban Burkina Faso, Leah Jarvis and Gisele Kaboré
Recours aux données pour révéler et sélectionner les adolescentes les plus vulnérables, Sarah Engebretsen
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
Réseaux sociaux et les capacités financières des filles employées de maison à Bobo-Dioulasso, Gisele Kaboré
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
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
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
The effect of traditional birth attendant training on maternal and neonatal care, Peter C. Miller, Gul Rashida, Zeba Tasneem, and Minhaj ul Haque
The health of vulnerable adolescent girls: A strategic investment for double return, Jennifer Catino
The power of girls' schooling for young women's empowerment and reproductive health, Batool Zaidi, Zeba Sathar, Minhaj ul Haque, and Fareeha Zafar
The reproductive health of young people in Egypt, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Noha Roushdy, and Maia Sieverding
The reproductive health of young people in Egypt [Arabic], Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Noha Roushdy, and Maia Sieverding
The role of grandparents in the lives of youth, Rachel Dunifon and Ashish Bajracharya
Understanding wealth-based inequalities in child health in India: A decomposition approach, Satvika Chalasani
Using data to see and select the most vulnerable adolescent girls, Sarah Engebretsen
Violence against adolescent girls: A fundamental challenge to meaningful equality, Judith Bruce
Youth perspectives on entrepreneurship in Egypt: Barriers to entrepreneurship as a means to combat youth unemployment, Maia Sieverding
Youth perspectives on entrepreneurship in Egypt: Barriers to entrepreneurship as a means to combat youth unemployment [Arabic], Maia Sieverding
Submissions from 2011
Abordar la violencia sexual basada en el género (SGBV) contra niñas adolescentes, Sajeda Amin and Althea D. Anderson
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
Addis Birhan project: Working with boys and men to address young girls' social vulnerability, Annabel Erulkar, Louis Apicella, and Abebaw Ferede
Addressing sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) against adolescent girls, Sajeda Amin and Althea D. Anderson
Addressing sexual violence and HIV risk among married adolescent girls in rural Nyanza, Kenya, Chi-Chi Undie
Addressing the needs of girls at risk of early marriage and married adolescent girls in Burkina Faso, Sarah Engebretsen and Gisele Kaboré
Ampliación de programas para adolescentes vulnerables: Experiencias, entendimientos y evidencia, Martha Brady
Assessing equity of access in programs for young people, Adam Weiner
Barriers to sexual and reproductive health programming for adolescents living with HIV in Uganda, Francis Obare, Harriet Birungi, and Linda Kavuma
Biruh Tesfa ('Bright Future') program provides domestic workers, orphans and migrants in urban Ethiopia with social support, HIV education and skills, Annabel Erulkar, Herma Gebru, and Gebeyehu Mekonnen