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 2007
South Africa: Youth centers: A costly way to provide reproductive health services, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Supporting volunteer mentors: Insights from a mentorship program for youth-headed households in Rwanda, Lisanne Brown, Tonya R. Thurman, Edward Kalisa, Janet C. Rice, Jean de Dieu Bizimana, Neil W. Boris, Leslie M. Snider, and Joseph Ntaganira
Teacher absence as a factor in gender inequalities in access to primary schooling in rural Pakistan, Sharon Ghuman and Cynthia B. Lloyd
The changing context of sexual initiation in sub-Saharan Africa, Barbara Mensch
The effect of husbands' fertility preferences on couples' reproductive behaviour in rural Bangladesh, Mian Bazle Hossain, James F. Phillips, and A.B.M. Khorshed A. Mozumder
The experience of married adolescent girls in northern Nigeria, Annabel Erulkar and Mairo Bello
The HIV/AIDS prevention project for vulnerable youth in northern Nigeria: Community advocates training manual, Population Council, Adolescent Health and Information Projects, Federation of Muslim Women's Associations in Nigeria, and Islamic Education Trust
The Ishraq Program: Reshaping gender norms in rural upper Egypt, Abeer Salem and Nadia Zibani
The resolution of unintended pregnancy among female students at the University of Ghana, Legon, Angela El-Adas
The role of schools in promoting sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in developing countries, Cynthia B. Lloyd
Towards messages that matter: Understanding and addressing HIV and SRH risks among married young people in India, Armin Jamshedji-Neogi, Renu Kapoor, Jayashree Kumar, Ashwini Bhalerao Gandhi, Lakshmi Murthy, K.G. Santhya, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Saswata Ghosh, Vijaya Nidadavolu, Nicole Haberland, Komal Saxena, and M.A. Jose
Voices from the street: Comics for young men on masculinity, sexuality and HIV—An evidence-based communication initiative, Vijaya Nidadavolu, Leena Joshi, Vinita Nathani, Atanu Ghosh, and Isidore Phillips
Young people's sexual and reproductive health in India: Policies, programmes and realities, K.G. Santhya and Shireen J. Jejeebhoy
Submissions from 2006
Abortion and sex determination: Conflicting messages in information materials in a district of Rajasthan, India, Vijaya Nidadavolu and Hillary J. Bracken
A pilot of audio computer-assisted self-interview for youth reproductive health research in Vietnam, Linh Cu Le, Robert W. Blum, Robert Magnani, Paul C. Hewett, and Hoa Mai Do
Berhane Hewan ('Light for Eve'): A program to support married and unmarried adolescent girls in rural Amhara Region, Ethiopia, Population Council
Biruh Tesfa ('bright future'): A program for poor, urban girls at risk of exploitation and abuse in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Population Council
Building a better future for youth: Learning from experience and evidence, World Health Organization, Population Council, and Family Health International
Challenging and changing gender attitudes among young men in Mumbai, India, Ravi K. Verma, Julie Pulerwitz, Vaishali Sharma Mahendra, Sujata Khandekar, Gary Barker, P. Fulpagare, and S.K. Singh
Differential use of adolescent reproductive health programs in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Annabel Erulkar, Tekle-Ab Mekbib, Negussie Simie, and Tsehai Gulema
Expanding pediatric access to antiretroviral therapy in South Africa, Desiree Michaels, Brian Eley, Lewis Ndhlovu, Naomi Rutenberg, and Hena Khan
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Malawi 2000, Population Council
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Nigeria 2003, Population Council
Fewer and better-educated children: Expanded choices in schooling and fertility in rural Pakistan, Zeba Sathar, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Minhaj ul Haque, Mumraiz Khan, and Monica J. Grant
Formation of partnerships among young women and men in Pune district, Maharashtra, Mallika Alexander, Laila Garda, Savita Kanade, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, and Bela Ganatra
Formation of partnerships among young women and men in Pune district, Maharashtra, Population Council
Girls' schooling and marriage in rural Bangladesh, Simeen Mahmud and Sajeda Amin
Improving sexual and reproductive health of female adolescents in Bangladesh by providing information and services, Ismat Bhuiya, Ubaidur. Rob, Asiful Haider Chowdhury, M.E. Khan, Laila. Rahman, and Susan E. Adamchak
Infants and young children living in youth-headed households in Rwanda: Implications of emerging data, Neil W. Boris, Tonya R. Thurman, Leslie M. Snider, Erin Spencer, and Lisanne Brown
Influencing girls' lives: Acceptability and effectiveness of a livelihoods skill building intervention in Gujarat, SEWA, SEWA Academy, Shveta Kalyanwala, Rajib Acharya, and Sunetra Deshpande
Integrating adolescent livelihood activities within a reproductive health programme for urban slum dwellers in India, Population Council
Invertir cuando hacerlo cuenta: Generando la evidencia base para politicas y programas para adolescentes muy jóvenes—Guía y juego de herramientas, Erica Chong, Kelly Hallman, and Martha Brady
Investing When It Counts: Generating the Evidence Base for Policies and Programmes for Very Young Adolescents—Guide and Tool Kit, Erica Chong, Kelly Hallman, and Martha Brady
Marriage and childbirth as factors in school exit: An analysis of DHS data from sub-Saharan Africa, Cynthia B. Lloyd and Barbara Mensch
Marriage and motherhood: An exploratory study of the social and reproductive health status of married young women in Gujarat and West Bengal, F. Ram, Ranjana Sinha, S.K. Mohanty, Arup Das, Aruna Lakhani, Nicole Haberland, and K.G. Santhya
Meeting the health and social needs of married girls in India: The First Time Parents Project's implementation and reach, Population Council
Migration and vulnerability among adolescents in slum areas of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Annabel Erulkar, Tekle-Ab Mekbib, Negussie Simie, and Tsehai Gulema
Multiple disadvantages of Mayan females: The effects of gender, ethnicity, poverty, and residence on education in Guatemala, Kelly Hallman, Sara Peracca, Jennifer Catino, and Marta Julia Ruiz
Orphans and vulnerable youth in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe: An exploratory study of psychosocial well-being and psychosocial support, Laelia Gilborn, Louis Apicella, Jonathan Brakarsh, Linda Dube, Kyle Jemison, Mark Kluckow, Tricia Smith, and Leslie M. Snider
Pregnancy-related school dropout and prior school performance in South Africa, Monica J. Grant and Kelly Hallman
Protecting children's rights in the collection of health and welfare data, Katie D. Schenk, Tapfuma Murove, and Jan Williamson
Protecting young women from HIV/AIDS: The case against child and adolescent marriage, Shelley Clark, Judith Bruce, and Annie Dude
Providing new opportunities to adolescent girls in socially conservative settings: The Ishraq program in rural Upper Egypt, Martha Brady, Ragui Assaad, Barbara L. Ibrahim, Abeer Salem, Rania Salem, and Nadia Zibani
Providing new opportunities to adolescent girls in socially conservative settings: The Ishraq program in rural Upper Egypt [Arabic], Martha Brady, Ragui Assaad, Barbara L. Ibrahim, Abeer Salem, Rania Salem, and Nadia Zibani
Psychosocial support and marginalization of youth-headed households in Rwanda, Tonya R. Thurman, Leslie M. Snider, Neil W. Boris, Edward Kalisa, Eleazer Nkunda Mugarira, Joseph Ntaganira, and Lisanne Brown
Reproductive and sexual health education for adolescents in Bangladesh: Parents' view and opinion, Ubaidur Rob, Tehmina Ghafur, Ismat Bhuiya, and Md. Noorunnabi Talukder
Romance and sex: Pre-marital partnership formation among young women and men, Pune District, India, Mallika Alexander, Laila Garda, Savita Kanade, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, and Bela Ganatra
Scaling up a reproductive health curriculum in youth training courses, Laila Rahman, M. Mazharul Islam, Ubaidur Rob, Ismat Bhuiya, and M.E. Khan
Sex education and the news: Lessons from how journalists framed virginity pledges, Felicia E. Mebane, Eileen Yam, and Barbara K. Rimer
Sexual risk behavior among South African adolescents: Is orphan status a factor?, Tonya R. Thurman, Lisanne Brown, Linda Richter, Pranitha Maharaj, and Robert Magnani
'She knew only when the garland was put around her neck': Findings from an exploratory study on early marriage in Rajasthan, Population Council
She knew only when the garland was put around her neck': Findings from an exploratory study on early marriage in Rajasthan, K.G. Santhya, Nicole Haberland, and Ajay Kumar Singh
Slow fertility transition in Egypt: Reaching policy-makers and program managers with the findings, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Rania Roushdy, and John B. Casterline
Spending, saving and borrowing: Perceptions and experiences of girls in Gujarat, Shveta Kalyanwala and Jennefer Sebstad
Spending, saving and borrowing: Perceptions and experiences of girls in Gujarat, Population Council
Tap and Reposition Youth (TRY): prestar apoio social e oportunidades de microcrédito e de poupanças a mulheres jovens em áreas com uma prevalência de VIH elevada, Annabel Erulkar, Judith Bruce, Erica Chong, Aleke Dondo, Jennefer Sebstad, James K. Matheka, Arjmand Banu Khan, and Anne Gathuku
Tap and Reposition Youth (TRY) Program: Providing social support, savings, and microcredit opportunities to adolescent girls at risk for HIV/AIDS in Kenya, Joan Hall, Aleke Dondo, and Jennefer Sebstad
Tap and Reposition Youth (TRY): Providing social support, savings, and microcredit opportunities for young women in areas with high HIV prevalence, Annabel Erulkar, Judith Bruce, Erica Chong, Aleke Dondo, Jennefer Sebstad, James K. Matheka, Arjmand Banu Khan, and Anne Gathuku
Tap and Reposition Youth (TRY): Providing social support, savings, and microcredit opportunities for young women in areas with high HIV prevalence, Annabel Erulkar, Judith Bruce, Aleke Dondo, Jennefer Sebstad, James K. Matheka, Arjmand Banu Khan, and Anne Gathuku
The changing context of sexual initiation in sub-Saharan Africa, Barbara Mensch, Monica J. Grant, and Ann K. Blanc
The impact of an HIV and AIDS life skills program on secondary school students in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, Shamagonam James, Priscilla Reddy, Robert A.C. Ruiter, Ann P. McCauley, and Bart van den Borne
The implications of changing educational and family circumstances for children's grade progression in rural Pakistan: 1997-2004, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Cem Mete, and Monica J. Grant
Tuko Pamoja: Adolescent reproductive health and life skills curriculum, PATH and Population Council
'We are no longer called club members but caregivers': Involving youth in HIV and AIDS caregiving in rural Zambia, Eka Esu-Williams, Katie D. Schenk, Scott Geibel, Joseph Motsepe, Anderson Zulu, Petronella Bweupe, and Ellen Weiss
Yaari Dosti: Young Men Redefine Masculinity, A Training Manual, Horizons Program, CORO for Literacy, MAMTA, and Instituto Promundo
Yaari Dosti: Young Men Redefine Masculinity, A Training Manual [Hindi], Horizons Program, CORO for Literacy, MAMTA, and Instituto Promundo
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