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 2004

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The experience of adolescence in rural Amhara Region, Ethiopia, Annabel Erulkar, Tekle-Ab Mekbib, Negussie Simie, and Tsehai Gulema

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The experience of sexual coercion among young people in Kenya, Annabel Erulkar

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The feasibility of computer-assisted survey interviewing in Africa: Experience from two rural districts in Kenya, Paul C. Hewett, Annabel Erulkar, and Barbara Mensch

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The implications of early marriage for HIV/AIDS policy, Judith Bruce and Shelley Clark

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The roles, responsibilities, and realities of married adolescent males and adolescent fathers: A brief literature review, Gary Barker, Jorge Lyra, and Benedito Medrado

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Too Young to Be a Mother: A Description of the Lives of Married Adolescent Girls in Egypt, Omaima El-Gibaly and Susan M. Lee

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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

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Understanding perceptions of HIV risk among adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal, Kate Macintyre, Naomi Rutenberg, Lisanne Brown, and Ali Mehyrar Karim

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Vulnerability and intervention opportunities: Research findings on youth and HIV/AIDS in South Africa, Population Council

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Youth behavioral risks and psychosocial resources in Peru's alternative-development zones, Federico R. Leon and Mary L. Claux

Submissions from 2003

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Actions that protect: Promoting sexual and reproductive health and choice among young people in India, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy and Mary Philip Sebastian

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Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health: Charting Directions for a Second Generation of Programming, Population Council

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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

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Adolescents in Vietnam: Looking beyond reproductive health, Barbara Mensch, Wesley H. Clark, and Dang Nguyen Anh

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Bangladesh: Link adolescent reproductive health resources to increase access, Frontiers in Reproductive Health

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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

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Cameroon: Peer education and youth-friendly media reduce risky sexual behavior, Frontiers in Reproductive Health

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Completing the fertility transition in the developing world: The role of educational differences and fertility preferences, John Bongaarts

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Completing the fertility transition in the developing world: The role of educational differences and fertility preferences, John Bongaarts

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Completing the fertility transition in the developing world: The role of educational differences and fertility preferences [Arabic], John Bongaarts

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Condom use and abstinence among unmarried young people in Zimbabwe: Which strategy, whose agenda?, Ravai Marindo, Steve Pearson, and John B. Casterline

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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

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Education, income, and functional limitation transitions among American adults: Contrasting onset and progression, Zachary Zimmer and James S. House

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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

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Family size and support of older adults in urban and rural China: Current effects and future implications, Zachary Zimmer and Julia Kwong

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Gender-role attitudes among Egyptian adolescents, Barbara Mensch, Barbara L. Ibrahim, Susan M. Lee, and Omaima El-Gibaly

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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

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Kenya: Communities support adolescent reproductive health education, Frontiers in Reproductive Health

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México: La educación en salud reproductiva del adolescente debe fortalecerse, Frontiers in Reproductive Health

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Mexico: Strengthen education on adolescent reproductive health, Frontiers in Reproductive Health

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Negotiating leadership roles: Young women's experiences in rural Egypt, Rania Salem, Barbara L. Ibrahim, and Martha Brady

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Non-consensual sexual experiences of young people: A review of the evidence from developing countries, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy and Sarah Bott

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Population policy dilemmas in Europe at the dawn of the twenty-first century, Paul Demeny

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Primary schooling in sub-Saharan Africa: Recent trends and current challenges, Cynthia B. Lloyd and Paul C. Hewett

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Programming for HIV prevention among college students in Thailand, Simon Baker, Patchara Rumakom, Usasinee Rewthong, Srisuman Sartsara, Ann P. McCauley, and Jessica Greene

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Programming for HIV prevention in Mexican schools, Ann P. McCauley, Martha Givaudan, Susan Pick, and Jessica Greene

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Programming for HIV prevention in South African schools, Priscilla Reddy, Shegs James, Ann P. McCauley, and Jessica Greene

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Schooling opportunities for girls as a stimulus for fertility change in rural Pakistan, Zeba Sathar, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Cem Mete, and Minhaj ul Haque

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Armenia, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Bangladesh, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Benin, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Bolivia, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Brazil, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Burkina Faso, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Cameroon, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Central African Republic, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Chad, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Colombia, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Comoros, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Côte d'Ivoire, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Dominican Republic, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Egypt, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Ethiopia, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Ghana, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Guatemala, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Guinea, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Haiti, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: India, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Indonesia, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Jordan, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Kazakhstan, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Kenya, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Kyrgyzstan, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Madagascar, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Malawi, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Mali, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Morocco, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Mozambique, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Namibia, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Nepal, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Nicaragua, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Niger, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Nigeria, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Pakistan, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Paraguay, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Peru, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Philippines, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Rwanda, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Senegal, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: South Africa, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Tanzania, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Togo, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Turkey, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Uganda, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Uzbekistan, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Zambia, Population Council

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Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Zimbabwe, Population Council

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Senegal: Involve community networks in adolescent reproductive health, Frontiers in Reproductive Health

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Sexual and reproductive health needs of married adolescent girls, K.G. Santhya and Shireen J. Jejeebhoy

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Succession planning in Uganda: Early outreach for AIDS-affected children and their families, Population Council

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The Colors of Change: Participation in School Upgrading in Egypt [Arabic], Linda Herrera

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The feasibility of computer-assisted survey interviewing in Africa: Experience from two rural districts in Kenya, Paul C. Hewett, Annabel Erulkar, and Barbara Mensch

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The impact of educational quality on school exit in Egypt, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Sahar El Tawila, Wesley H. Clark, and Barbara Mensch

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The impact of life skills education on adolescent sexual risk behaviors, Robert Magnani, Kate Macintyre, Ali Mehyrar Karim, Lisanne Brown, and Paul Hutchinson

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The impact of life skills education on adolescent sexual risk behaviors [Arabic], Robert Magnani, Kate Macintyre, Ali Mehyrar Karim, Lisanne Brown, and Paul Hutchinson

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The living arrangements of older adults in sub-Saharan Africa in a time of HIV/AIDS, Zachary Zimmer and Julia Dayton

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The reporting of sensitive behavior by adolescents: A methodological experiment in Kenya, Barbara Mensch, Paul C. Hewett, and Annabel Erulkar

Submissions from 2002

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Anti-trafficking programs in South Asia: Appropriate activities, indicators and evaluation methodologies, Dale Huntington

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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

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'Bus fare, please': The economics of sex and gifts among adolescents in urban South Africa, Carol E. Kaufman and Stavros E. Stavrou