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 2006
Youth in India: Situation and needs study, Population Council
Submissions from 2005
Achieving the Cairo Conference (ICPD) goal for youth in Bangladesh, Laila Rahman, Ubaidur Rob, Ismat Bhuiya, M.E. Khan, and Md. Rafiqul Islam
Building assets for safe, productive lives: A report on a workshop on adolescent girls' livelihoods, Population Council
Building postgraduate capacity in medical and public health research in Vietnam: An in-service training model, Aya Goto, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, Nguyen Thi Mai Huong, and Jane Hughes
Causas de bajos logros educacionales y transición temprana a la edad adulta en Guatemala, Kelly Hallman, Sara Peracca, Jennifer Catino, and Marta Julia Ruiz
Child marriage briefing: Ethiopia, Population Council
Child marriage briefing: Mali, Population Council
Child marriage briefing: Mozambique, Population Council
Child marriage briefing: Nigeria, Population Council
Child marriage briefing: Zambia, Population Council
Cómo pueden las y los jóvenes comunicarse en temas de sexualidad planificación familiar, Population Council
Culture of silence: A brief on reproductive health of adolescents and youth in Pakistan, Munawar Sultana
Discrimination starts at home: A brief on parents' aspirations for adolescents and youth in Pakistan, Minhaj ul Haque
Education of adult children and mortality of their elderly parents in Taiwan, Zachary Zimmer, Linda G. Martin, Mary Beth Ofstedal, and Yi-Li Chuang
Ethical Approaches to Gathering Information from Children and Adolescents in International Settings: Guidelines and Resources, Katie D. Schenk and Jan Williamson
Evaluation of a savings and micro-credit program for vulnerable young women in Nairobi, Annabel Erulkar and Erica Chong
India: Enhancing girls' life skills requires long-term commitment, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
La salud reproductiva de los y las jóvenes de áreas rurales, Population Council
Los y las jóvenes y su derecho a la planificación familiar, Population Council
Marriage in transition: Evidence on age, education, and assets from six developing countries, Agnes R. Quisumbing and Kelly Hallman
Mothers' work and child care: Findings from the urban slums of Guatemala City, Kelly Hallman, Agnes R. Quisumbing, Marie T. Ruel, and Bénédicte de la Brière
Older adults in sub-Saharan Africa living with children and grandchildren, Zachary Zimmer and Julia Dayton
Poverty and children's schooling in urban and rural Senegal, Mark R. Montgomery and Paul C. Hewett
Poverty and children's schooling in urban and rural Senegal [Arabic], Mark R. Montgomery and Paul C. Hewett
Progress toward education for all: Trends and current challenges for sub-Saharan Africa, Paul C. Hewett and Cynthia B. Lloyd
Psychosocial support for children, Alison Clarke, Sherry Hutchinson, and Ellen Weiss
Sexuality and relationships education: Toward a social studies approach, Deborah Rogow and Nicole Haberland
Siblings' premarital childbearing and the timing of first sex in three major cities of Côte d'Ivoire, Nafissatou Diop
The changing context of sexual initiation in sub-Saharan Africa, Barbara Mensch, Monica J. Grant, and Ann K. Blanc
The effect of gender differences in primary school access, type, and quality on the decision to enroll in rural Pakistan, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Cem Mete, and Zeba Sathar
The impact of life skills education on adolescent sexual risk behaviors in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Robert Magnani, Kate MacIntyre, Ali Mehyrar Karim, Lisanne Brown, Paul Hutchinson, Carol E. Kaufman, Naomi Rutenburg, Kelly Hallman, Julian May, and Anthea Dallimore
The poverty trap: Leveling the playing field for young people, Azeema Faizunnissa
Tuko Pamoja: A guide for talking with young people about their reproductive health, KARHP, PATH, and Population Council
Two worlds under the same roof: A brief on gender difference in transitions to adulthood, Munawar Sultana
Voices of vulnerable and underserved adolescents in Guatemala: A summary of the qualitative study 'Understanding the lives of indigenous young people in Guatemala', Alejandra Colom, Marta Julia Ruiz, Jennifer Catino, Kelly Hallman, Sara Peracca, and Kristen M. Shellenberg
What is youth-friendly? Adolescents' preferences for reproductive health services in Kenya and Zimbabwe, Annabel Erulkar, Charles J. Onoka, and Alford Phiri
Submissions from 2004
Adolescent life in low income and slum areas of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Annabel Erulkar, Tekle-Ab Mekbib, Negussie Simie, and Tsehai Gulema
Attracting youth to voluntary counseling and testing services in Uganda, Ann P. McCauley, Milka Juma, Edward Kirumira, Nelson Kakande, Scott Geibel, C. Hitimana-Lukanika, Daniel Lukenge, and Edith Mukisa
A world apart: The disadvantage and social isolation of married adolescent girls, Nicole Haberland, Erica Chong, and Hillary J. Bracken
Behavior change evaluation of a culturally consistent reproductive health program for young Kenyans, Annabel Erulkar, Linus I.A. Ettyang, Charles J. Onoka, Fredrick K. Nyagah, and Alex Muyonga
Challenges faced by households in caring for orphans and vulnerable children, Population Council
Consistency in the reporting of sexual behaviour by adolescent girls in Kenya: A comparison of interviewing methods, Paul C. Hewett, Barbara Mensch, and Annabel Erulkar
Culturally appropriate information, education and communication strategies for improving adolescent reproductive health in Cusco, Peru, Marco Florez-Arestegui Cornejo and Rosalinda Barreto Silva
Determining an effective and replicable communication-based mechanisms for improving young couples' access to and use of reproductive health information and services in Nepal—An operations research study, Center for Research on Environment Health and Population Activities (CREHPA)
Does dowry improve life for brides? A test of the bequest theory of dowry in rural Bangladesh, Luciana Suran, Sajeda Amin, Lopita Huq, and Kobita Chowdury
Education, wage work, and marriage: Perspectives of Egyptian working women, Sajeda Amin and Nagah Hassan Al Bassusi
Equitable access to HIV counseling and testing for youth in developing countries: A review of current practice, Ann P. McCauley
Forced sexual relations among married young women in developing countries, Deepika Ganju, William Finger, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Vijaya Nidadavolu, K.G. Santhya, Iqbal Shah, Shyam Thapa, and Ina Warriner
From the field: Placing gender at the heart of sexuality education, Eleanor Timreck
Gender differences in time use among adolescents in developing countries: Implications of rising school enrollment rates, Amanda Ritchie, Cynthia B. Lloyd, and Monica J. Grant
Growing up in Pakistan: The separate experiences of males and females, Cynthia B. Lloyd and Monica J. Grant
How indicators of socioeconomic status relate to physical functioning of older adults in three Asian societies, Zachary Zimmer, Napaporn Chayovan, Hui-Sheng Lin, and Josefina N. Natividad
Improving adolescent reproductive health in Bangladesh, Ismat Bhuiya, Ubaidur Rob, Asiful Haider Chowdhury, Laila Rahman, Nazmul Haque, Susan E. Adamchak, Rick Homan, and M.E. Khan
Improving the reproductive health of adolescents in Senegal, Nafissatou J. Diop, Heli Bathidja, Isseu Diop Toure, Thierno Dieng, Babacar Mane, Saumya RamaRao, Susan E. Adamchak, Emelita Wong, Adama Ndoye, Aboubacry Sy, and Babacar Fall
Improving the reproductive health of youth in Mexico, Ricardo Vernon and Maricela Dura
Including married adolescents in adolescent reproductive health and HIV/AIDS policy, Judith Bruce and Shelley Clark
Integrating adolescent livelihood activities within a reproductive health program for urban slum dwellers in India, Dale Huntington, Mary Philip Sebastian, Barbara Mensch, Wesley H. Clark, Aditya Narain Singh, Sohini Roychowdhury, M.E. Khan, Nirmala Selvam, Bella C. Patel, Sandhya Barge, Y.P. Gupta, Lovleen Johri, Gita Biswas, and Manohar Shenoy
Integrating adolescent livelihood activities within a reproductive health programme for urban slum dwellers in India, Mary Philip Sebastian, Monica J. Grant, and Barbara Mensch
Involving young people in the care and support of people living with HIV/AIDS in Zambia, Eka Esu-Williams, Katie D. Schenk, Joseph Motsepe, Scott Geibel, and Anderson Zulu
Ishraq: Safe spaces to learn, play and grow: Expansion of recreational sports program for adolescent rural girls in Egypt, Nadia Zibani
La anticoncepción de emergencia en América Latina y el Caribe, Antonieta Martin
Les implications du mariage précoce pour les politiques de VIH/SIDA, Judith Bruce and Shelley Clark
Married adolescents: An overview, Nicole Haberland, Erica Chong, and Hillary J. Bracken
Married adolescents: A review of programmes, Auralice Graft, Nicole Haberland, and Rachel E. Goldberg
Moyens de subsistance des adolescentes. Questions primordiales et outils essentiels : Rapport d'un atelier, Carey Meyers
Review of field experiences: Integration of family planning and PMTCT services, Naomi Rutenberg and Carolyn Baek
Role of gender in health disparity: The South Asian context, Fariyal F. Fikree and Omrana Pasha
School incentive programs and children's activities: The case of Bangladesh, Mary Arends-Kuenning and Sajeda Amin
Sexual coercion: Young men's experiences as victims and perpetrators, Deepika Ganju, William Finger, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Vijaya Nidadavolu, K.G. Santhya, Iqbal Shah, Shyam Thapa, and Ina Warriner
Socioeconomic status and health among older adults in rural and urban China, Zachary Zimmer and Julia Kwong
Succession planning in Uganda: Early outreach for AIDS-affected children and their families, Horizons Program, Makerere University Department of Sociology, and Plan Uganda
The effect of a livelihoods intervention in an urban slum in India: Do vocational counseling and training alter the attitudes and behavior of adolescent girls?, Barbara Mensch, Monica J. Grant, Mary Philip Sebastian, Paul C. Hewett, and Dale Huntington
The experience of adolescence in rural Amhara Region, Ethiopia, Annabel Erulkar, Tekle-Ab Mekbib, Negussie Simie, and Tsehai Gulema
The experience of sexual coercion among young people in Kenya, Annabel Erulkar
The feasibility of computer-assisted survey interviewing in Africa: Experience from two rural districts in Kenya, Paul C. Hewett, Annabel Erulkar, and Barbara Mensch
The implications of early marriage for HIV/AIDS policy, Judith Bruce and Shelley Clark
The roles, responsibilities, and realities of married adolescent males and adolescent fathers: A brief literature review, Gary Barker, Jorge Lyra, and Benedito Medrado
Too Young to Be a Mother: A Description of the Lives of Married Adolescent Girls in Egypt, Omaima El-Gibaly and Susan M. Lee
Transitions to adulthood in the context of AIDS in South Africa: The impact of exposure to life skills education on adolescent knowledge, skills, and behavior, The Transitions to Adulthood Study Team
Understanding perceptions of HIV risk among adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal, Kate Macintyre, Naomi Rutenberg, Lisanne Brown, and Ali Mehyrar Karim
Vulnerability and intervention opportunities: Research findings on youth and HIV/AIDS in South Africa, Population Council
Youth behavioral risks and psychosocial resources in Peru's alternative-development zones, Federico R. Leon and Mary L. Claux
Submissions from 2003
Actions that protect: Promoting sexual and reproductive health and choice among young people in India, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy and Mary Philip Sebastian
Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health: Charting Directions for a Second Generation of Programming, Population Council
Adolescents and Youth in Pakistan 2001-2002: A Nationally Representative Survey, Zeba Sathar, Minhaj ul Haque, Azeema Faizunnissa, Munawar Sultana, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Judith A. Diers, and Monica J. Grant
Adolescents in Vietnam: Looking beyond reproductive health, Barbara Mensch, Wesley H. Clark, and Dang Nguyen Anh
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
Cameroon: Peer education and youth-friendly media reduce risky sexual behavior, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Completing the fertility transition in the developing world: The role of educational differences and fertility preferences, John Bongaarts
Completing the fertility transition in the developing world: The role of educational differences and fertility preferences, John Bongaarts
Completing the fertility transition in the developing world: The role of educational differences and fertility preferences [Arabic], John Bongaarts
Condom use and abstinence among unmarried young people in Zimbabwe: Which strategy, whose agenda?, Ravai Marindo, Steve Pearson, and John B. Casterline
Consistency in the reporting of sexual behavior among adolescent girls in Kenya: A comparison of interviewing methods, Paul C. Hewett, Barbara Mensch, and Annabel Erulkar
Education, income, and functional limitation transitions among American adults: Contrasting onset and progression, Zachary Zimmer and James S. House
Empowering communities to respond to HIV/AIDS: Ndola Demonstration Project on Maternal and Child Health: Operations research final report, Hope Humana, LINKAGES, National Food and Nutrition Commission, Ndola District Health Management Team, Horizons Program, and Zambia Integrated Health Project
Family size and support of older adults in urban and rural China: Current effects and future implications, Zachary Zimmer and Julia Kwong
Gender-role attitudes among Egyptian adolescents, Barbara Mensch, Barbara L. Ibrahim, Susan M. Lee, and Omaima El-Gibaly
Involving youth in the care and support of people affected by HIV and AIDS, Eka Esu-Williams, Scott Geibel, Joseph Motsepe, Katie D. Schenk, Moses Zulu, and Petronella Bweupe
Kenya: Communities support adolescent reproductive health education, Frontiers in Reproductive Health