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Submissions from 2006
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
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