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Submissions from 2003
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
Married adolescent girls: Human rights, health, and developmental needs of a neglected majority, Judith Bruce
México: La educación en salud reproductiva del adolescente debe fortalecerse, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Mexico: Strengthen education on adolescent reproductive health, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Negotiating leadership roles: Young women's experiences in rural Egypt, Rania Salem, Barbara L. Ibrahim, and Martha Brady
Non-consensual sexual experiences of young people: A review of the evidence from developing countries, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy and Sarah Bott
Population policy dilemmas in Europe at the dawn of the twenty-first century, Paul Demeny
Primary schooling in sub-Saharan Africa: Recent trends and current challenges, Cynthia B. Lloyd and Paul C. Hewett
Programming for HIV prevention among college students in Thailand, Simon Baker, Patchara Rumakom, Usasinee Rewthong, Srisuman Sartsara, Ann P. McCauley, and Jessica Greene
Programming for HIV prevention in Mexican schools, Ann P. McCauley, Martha Givaudan, Susan Pick, and Jessica Greene
Programming for HIV prevention in South African schools, Priscilla Reddy, Shegs James, Ann P. McCauley, and Jessica Greene
Schooling opportunities for girls as a stimulus for fertility change in rural Pakistan, Zeba Sathar, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Cem Mete, and Minhaj ul Haque
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Armenia, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Bangladesh, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Benin, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Bolivia, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Brazil, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Burkina Faso, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Cameroon, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Central African Republic, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Chad, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Colombia, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Comoros, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Côte d'Ivoire, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Dominican Republic, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Egypt, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Ethiopia, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Ghana, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Guatemala, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Guinea, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Haiti, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: India, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Indonesia, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Jordan, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Kazakhstan, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Kenya, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Kyrgyzstan, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Madagascar, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Malawi, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Mali, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Morocco, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Mozambique, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Namibia, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Nepal, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Nicaragua, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Niger, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Nigeria, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Pakistan, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Paraguay, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Peru, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Philippines, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Rwanda, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Senegal, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: South Africa, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Tanzania, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Togo, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Turkey, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Uganda, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Uzbekistan, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Zambia, Population Council
Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Zimbabwe, Population Council
Senegal: Involve community networks in adolescent reproductive health, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Sexual and reproductive health needs of married adolescent girls, K.G. Santhya and Shireen J. Jejeebhoy
Succession planning in Uganda: Early outreach for AIDS-affected children and their families, Population Council
The Colors of Change: Participation in School Upgrading in Egypt [Arabic], Linda Herrera
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 impact of educational quality on school exit in Egypt, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Sahar El Tawila, Wesley H. Clark, and Barbara Mensch
The impact of life skills education on adolescent sexual risk behaviors, Robert Magnani, Kate Macintyre, Ali Mehyrar Karim, Lisanne Brown, and Paul Hutchinson
The impact of life skills education on adolescent sexual risk behaviors [Arabic], Robert Magnani, Kate Macintyre, Ali Mehyrar Karim, Lisanne Brown, and Paul Hutchinson
The living arrangements of older adults in sub-Saharan Africa in a time of HIV/AIDS, Zachary Zimmer and Julia Dayton
The reporting of sensitive behavior by adolescents: A methodological experiment in Kenya, Barbara Mensch, Paul C. Hewett, and Annabel Erulkar
Submissions from 2002
Anti-trafficking programs in South Asia: Appropriate activities, indicators and evaluation methodologies, Dale Huntington
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
'Bus fare, please': The economics of sex and gifts among adolescents in urban South Africa, Carol E. Kaufman and Stavros E. Stavrou
Capacitación y apoyo de científicos en población de países en desarrollo: Un informe de panel—Resumen y recomendaciones, Jane Menken, Ann K. Blanc, and Cynthia B. Lloyd
Données sur les adolescents tirées de l’Enquête Démographique et de Santé—Tableaux Statistiques aux fins de la préparation de programmes: Burkina Faso 1999, Population Council
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Burkina Faso 1998–1999, Population Council
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Colombia 1995, Population Council
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Comoros 1996, Population Council
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Haiti 1994, Population Council
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Kazakstan 1995, Population Council
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Kyrgystan 1997, Population Council
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Nepal 1996, Population Council
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Nicaragua 1998, Population Council
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Nigeria 1999, Population Council
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Paraguay 1990, Population Council
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Philippines 1998, Population Council
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Rwanda 1992, Population Council
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Tanzania 1999, Population Council
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Turkey 1993, Population Council
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Uzbekistan 1996, Population Council
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Zambia 1996, Population Council
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Zimbabwe 1999, Population Council