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Submissions from 2011
Linking HIV-positive family planning clients to treatment and care services in Kenya, Wilson Liambila, Francis Obare, Harriet Birungi, Ruth Wayua Muia, Joyce Wanderi Maina, Mary N. Maina, Christine Awuor, and Ibrahim Mohammed
Making HIV services more responsive to young children and infants in Nyanza, Monica Wanjiru
Male circumcision for HIV prevention: Current evidence and implementation in sub-Saharan Africa, Richard G. Wamai, Brian J. Morris, Stefan A. Bailis, David Sokal, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Ross Appleton, Nelson Sewankambo, David A. Cooper, John Bongaarts, Guy De Bruyn, Alex D. Wodak, and Joya Banerjee
Male contraception: Where do we go from here?, C. Yan Cheng and Dolores D. Mruk
Male migration and risky sexual behavior in rural India: Is the place of origin critical for HIV prevention programs?, Niranjan Saggurti, Bidhubhusan Mahapatra, Suvakanta N. Swain, and Anrudh K. Jain
Managing unplanned pregnancies in five countries: Perspectives on contraception and abortion decisions, Amy Ong Tsui, John Casterline, Susheela Singh, Akinrinola Bankole, Ann M. Moore, Adekunbi Kehinde Omideyi, Nancy Palomino Ramirez, Zeba Sathar, Fatima Juarez, and Kristen M. Shellenberg
Maternal health care utilization among HIV-positive female adolescents in Kenya, Harriet Birungi, Francis Obare Onyango, Anke van der Kwaak, and Jane Harriet Namwebya
Measuring the effect of fertility decline on the maternal mortality ratio, Anrudh K. Jain
Metabolic effects of contraceptive steroids, Régine Sitruk-Ware and Anita Nath
Migration and HIV in India: Study of select districts, Niranjan Saggurti, Bidhubhusan Mahapatra, Suvakanta N. Swain, Madhusudana Battala, Alka Narang, and Umesh Chawla
Motivations for entry into sex work and HIV risk among mobile female sex workers in India, Niranjan Saggurti, Ravi K. Verma, Shiva S. Halli, Suvakanta N. Swain, Rajendra Singh, Hanimi Reddy Modugu, Saumya RamaRao, Bidhubhusan Mahapatra, and Anrudh K. Jain
New strategies for providing hormonal contraception in developing countries, John Townsend, Régine Sitruk-Ware, Katherine Williams, Ian Askew, and Klaus Brill
Nomegestrol acetate, a novel progestogen for oral contraception, Alfred O. Mueck and Régine Sitruk-Ware
Operationalizing and scaling up HIV/RH referrals in Kenya: The way forward, APHIA II OR Project in Kenya
Parent-child communication on sexual and reproductive health matters: Perspectives of mothers and fathers of youth in India, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy and K.G. Santhya
Patient characteristics and service trends following abortion legalization in Mexico City, 2007–10, Manuel Mondragon y Kalb, Armando Ahued Ortega, Jorge Morales Velazquez, Claudia Diaz, Jorge Valencia Rodriguez, Davida Becker, and Sandra G. Garcia
Population policy in transition in the developing world, John Bongaarts and Steven Sinding
Population, poverty, and sustainable development: A review of the evidence, Monica Das Gupta and John Bongaarts
Postabortion care: Going to scale, Saumya RamaRao, John Townsend, Nafissatou J. Diop, and Sarah Raifman
Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men and injecting drug users and validation of audio computer-assisted self interview (ACASI) technique in Abuja, Lagos, and Ibadan, Nigeria: Report fact sheet, Enhancing Nigeria's HIV/AIDS Response (ENR) Programme
Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men and injecting drug users and validation of audio computer-assisted self interview (ACASI) technique in Abuja, Lagos, and Ibadan, Nigeria: Technical report, Enhancing Nigeria's HIV/AIDS Response (ENR) Programme
Provider determinants of emergency contraceptive counseling and provision in Kenya and Ethiopia, Shana Judge, Amber Peterman, and Jill Keesbury
Provider-related barriers to accessing emergency contraception in developing countries: A literature review, Katherine Williams
Public opinion on abortion in eight Mexican states amid opposition to legalization, Jorge Valencia Rodriguez, Kate S. Wilson, Claudia Diaz, Sandra G. Garcia, and Maria Luisa Sanchez Fuentes
Public opinion on abortion in Mexico City after the landmark reform, Kate S. Wilson, Sandra G. Garcia, Claudia Diaz, Aremis Villalobos-Hernandez, Jorge Valencia Rodriguez, Patricio Sanhueza Smith, and Courtney Burks
Relationship between reported prior condom use and current self-perceived risk of acquiring HIV among mobile female sex workers in southern India, Anrudh K. Jain, Niranjan Saggurti, Bidhubhusan Mahapatra, Mary Philip Sebastian, Hanimi Modugu, Shiva S. Halli, and Ravi K. Verma
Scaling up the integration of tuberculosis screening into reproductive health services, APHIA II OR Project in Kenya
Scaling up the provision of family planning messages in antenatal and postpartum services in Upper Egypt, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab and Sally Saher
Service improvements and community education lead to increase in uptake of HIV services for infants and young children, Population Council
Sex trafficking and initiation-related violence, alcohol use, and HIV risk among HIV-infected female sex workers in Mumbai, India, Jay G. Silverman, Anita Raj, Debbie M. Cheng, Michele R. Decker, Sharon Coleman, Carly Bridden, Manoj Pardeshi, Niranjan Saggurti, and Jeffrey H. Samet
Sexual and physical violence against female sex workers in Kenya: A qualitative enquiry, Jerry Okal, Matthew F. Chersich, Sharon Tsui, Elizabeth Sutherland, Marleen Temmerman, and Stanley Luchters
Sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents living with HIV in Kenya, Harriet Birungi, Francis Obare, Jane Harriet Namwebya, Ibrahim Mohammed, Margaret Gitau, and Margaret Makumi
Sexual and reproductive health of young people in India: A review of policies, laws and programmes, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy and K.G. Santhya
Shaping demand and practices to improve family health outcomes in northern India: A framework for behavior change communication, Population Council
Situation assessment of the HIV response among young people in Zambia, Sam Kalibala and Drosin Mulenga
Social and behavioural research: Tool for intensifying fight against AIDS in India, Nita Mawar, Ramesh S. Paranjape, and M.E. Khan
Social mobilization strategy, Family Advancement for Life and Health (FALAH)
Social stigma and disclosure about induced abortion: Results from an exploratory study, Kristen M. Shellenberg, Ann M. Moore, Akinrinola Bankole, Fatima Juarez, Adekunbi Kehinde Omideyi, Nancy Palomino Ramirez, Zeba Sathar, Susheela Singh, and Amy Ong Tsui
Sociodemographic factors associated with obstacles to abortion care: Findings from a survey of abortion patients in Mexico City, Davida Becker, Claudia Diaz, Clara Juarez, Sandra G. Garcia, Patricio Sanhueza Smith, and Cynthia C. Harper
Strengthening the delivery of comprehensive reproductive health services at the community level in Kenya, Population Council
Strengthening union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services: Facility assessment report, Md. Noorunnabi Talukder, Ubaidur Rob, A.K.M. Zafar Ullah Khan, Amar Krishna Baidya, M. Mostafizur Rahman Khan, and Nargis Sultana
Strengthening union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services: Workshop report, Ubaidur Rob, Md. Noorunnabi Talukder, and A.K.M. Zafar Ullah Khan
Survey of domestic and work life experience and reproductive health of women workers of selected industrial compounds in Ha Noi, Nguyen Thi Van Anh and Nguyen Hong Phuong
Ten years of the Kenya Adolescent Reproductive Health Project: What has happened?, Humphres Evelia, Monica Wanjiru, Francis Obare, and Harriet Birungi
The interrelationship of men's self-reports of sexual risk behavior and symptoms and laboratory-confirmed STI-status in India, Niranjan Saggurti, Stephen L. Schensul, and Ravi K. Verma
The prevention and management of HIV and sexual and gender-based violence: Responding to the needs of survivors and those-at-risk, Sarah Raifman, Ian Askew, Sajeda Amin, Jill Keesbury, Saiqa Mullick, Judith A. Diers, Meiwita P. Budiharsana, Chi-Chi Undie, Mary Zama, Mantshi Menziwa, Sherry Hutchinson, and Naomi Rutenberg
The use of vouchers for reproductive health services in developing countries: Systematic review, Nicole M. Bellows, Benjamin Bellows, and Charlotte E. Warren
Timing of first sex before marriage and its correlates: Evidence from India, K.G. Santhya, Rajib Acharya, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, and Usha Ram
Transactional sex risk and STI among HIV-infected female sex workers and HIV-infected male clients of FSWs in India, Anita Raj, Niranjan Saggurti, Debbie M. Cheng, Anindita Dasgupta, Carly Bridden, Manojkumar Pradeshi, and Jeffrey H. Samet
Unpacking rights in indigenous African societies: Indigenous culture and the question of sexual and reproductive rights in Africa, Chi-Chi Undie and Chimaraoke O. Izugbara
Use of AUDIT, and measures of drinking frequency and patterns to detect associations between alcohol and sexual behaviour in male sex workers in Kenya, Stanley Luchters, Scott Geibel, Masila Syengo, Daniel Lango, Nzioki King'Ola, Marleen Temmerman, and Matthew F. Chersich
Using community health workers can lead to positive sexual behavior outcomes among people living with HIV, Population Council
Using evidence to improve primary health care in Thai Nguyen Province, Population Council
Using youth-friendly communication approaches to communicate HIV/AIDS with young people is feasible and acceptable, Population Council
What regulatory guidance exists for multipurpose prevention technologies (MPTs)? A review of key guidance documents and their applicability to MPTs, Martha Brady and Heeyoung Park
Women's experiences with legal abortion in Mexico City: A qualitative study, Marieke G. van Dijk, Luis Jorge Arellano Mendoza, Ana Gabriela Arangure Peraza, Aldo Alberto Toriz Prado, Abigail Krumholz, and Eileen Yam
Submissions from 2010
Abortion and women's roles in society: Opinions from Tlaxcala, Mexico, Tia Palermo, Kate S. Wilson, Sandra G. Garcia, and Claudia Diaz
Abortion experiences of unmarried young women in India: Evidence from a facility-based study in Bihar and Jharkhand, Shveta Kalyanwala, Francis A.J. Zavier, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, and Rajesh Kumar
Access to antiretroviral therapy for adults and children with HIV infection in developing countries: Horizons studies, 2002–2008, Avina Sarna and Scott E. Kellerman
Addressing gender dynamics and engaging men in HIV programs: Lessons learned from Horizons research, Julie Pulerwitz, Annie P. Michaelis, Ravi K. Verma, and Ellen Weiss
Alcohol and sexual risk behavior among migrant female sex workers and male workers in districts with high in-migration from four high HIV prevalence states in India, Ravi K. Verma, Niranjan Saggurti, Ajay Kumar Singh, and Suvakanta N. Swain
Alcohol use and sex risk behaviors among HIV-infected female sex workers (FSWs) and HIV-infected male clients of FSWs in India, Jeffrey H. Samet, Christine A. Pace, Debbie M. Cheng, Sharon Coleman, Carly Bridden, Manoj Pardesi, Niranjan Saggurti, and Anita Raj
Alcohol use, sexual risk behavior and STIs among married men in Mumbai, India, Niranjan Saggurti, Stephen L. Schensul, and Rajendra Singh
Assessing the feasibility of home administration of misoprostol in the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in rural Pakistan, Ali M. Mir, Abdul Wajid, and Sadaf Gull
Assessing the potential acceptability of a new cadre of community midwives for pregnancy and delivery related care in rural Pakistan: Findings from a qualitative study, Abdul Wajid, Ali M. Mir, Zubaida Rashid, and Abida Aziz
Associations between early marriage and young women's marital and reproductive health outcomes: Evidence from India, K.G. Santhya, Usha Ram, Rajib Acharya, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Faujdar Ram, and Abhishek Singh
A step-by-step guide to strengthening sexual violence services in public health facilities: Lessons and tools from sexual violence services in Africa, Jill Keesbury and Jill Thompson
A strategy for the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality, Population Council
Can private pharmacy providers offer comprehensive reproductive health services to users of emergency contraceptives? Evidence from Nairobi, Kenya, Wilson Liambila, Francis Obare Onyango, and Jill Keesbury
Care of the newborn: Community perceptions and health seeking behavior, Charlotte E. Warren
Care seeking for maternal health: Challenges remain for poor women, Charlotte E. Warren
Clinically relevant progestins regulate neurogenic and neuroprotective responses in vitro and in vivo, Lifei Liu, Liqin Zhao, Hongyun She, Shuhua Chen, Jun Ming Wang, Charisse Wong, Kelsey McClure, Régine Sitruk-Ware, and Roberta Diaz Brinton
Commentary: Janani Suraksha Yojana and the maternal mortality rate, Anrudh K. Jain
Community based reproductive health (RH) intervention resulted in increasing age at marriage: The case of Berhane Hewan Project, in East Gojam zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia, Tekle-Ab Mekbib and Mitike Molla
Community interventions supporting children affected by HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A review to derive evidence-based principles for programming, Katie D. Schenk and Annie P. Michaelis
Community-level HIV/STI interventions and their impact on alcohol use in urban poor populations in India, Stephen L. Schensul, Niranjan Saggurti, Joseph A. Burleson, and Rajendra Singh
Community mobilization for postabortion care in Kenya: Baseline evaluation report, Chi-Chi Undie and Saumya RamaRao
Comprehensive responses to gender-based violence in low-resource settings: Lessons learned from implementation, Jill Keesbury and Ian Askew
Correlates of grief among older adults caring for children and grandchildren as a consequence of HIV and AIDS in South Africa, Hermien Boon, Robert A.C. Ruiter, Shegs James, Bart van den Borne, Eka Esu-Williams, and Priscilla Reddy
Curcumin derivatives inhibit testicular 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 3, Guo-Xin Hu, Guang Liang, Yanhui Chu, Xiao-Kun Li, Qing-Quan Lian, Han Lin, Yi He, Yadong Huang, Dianne O. Hardy, and Renshan Ge
Cytoskeletal dynamics and spermatogenesis, Pearl P.Y. Lie, Dolores D. Mruk, Will M. Lee, and C. Yan Cheng
Deaths of women of reproductive age: In-depth analysis of data from the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2006-07, Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Do improvements in client-provider interaction increase contraceptive continuation? Unraveling the puzzle, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab and Saumya RamaRao
Effect of dai training on maternal and neonatal care: An operations research study, Peter C. Miller, Gul Rashida, Abdul Wajid, Zeba Tasneem, Lubna Mahmood, and Minhaj ul Haque
Emergency contraception: Idea to program, Saumya RamaRao, John Townsend, and Sarah Raifman
Encouraging abandonment of FGM/C among the Somali community in Wajir, Kenya, Population Council
Endometrial effect of progesterone delivered by vaginal rings in estrogen-treated postmenopausal women, Gabriela Noe; Régine Sitruk-Ware; Fernando Zegers-Hochschild; Bruce Variano; Juan Carlos Montero; P. Arriagada; A. Li; Frank Z. Stanczyk; J.C. Felix; Daniel R. Mishell, Jr.; and Horacio B. Croxatto
Executive summary: A step-by-step guide to strengthening sexual violence services in public health facilities, Jill Keesbury and Jill Thompson
Expanded safety and acceptability of the candidate vaginal microbicide Carraguard® in South Africa, Lydia Altini, Kelly Blanchard, Nicol Coetzee, Alana de Kock, Christopher J. Elias, Charlotte Ellertson, Barbara Friedland, Anwar Hoosen, Heidi E. Jones, Peter H. Kilmarx, Mabitso Marumo, C. Elizabeth McGrory, Constance Monedi, Gugulethu Ndlovu, Bels Nkompala, Annalie Pistorius, Gita Ramjee, Mohlatlego Sebola, Annik Sorhaindo, Abigail Norris Turner, Kathryn Tweedy, Janneke van de Wijgert, Manuela M. Williams, and Beverly Winikoff
Experience seeking abortion among unmarried young women in Bihar and Jharkhand, India: Delays and disadvantages, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Shveta Kalyanwala, A.J. Francis Zavier, Rajesh Kumar, and Nita Jha
Explaining perceived ability among older people to provide care as a result of HIV and AIDS in South Africa, Hermien Boon, Shegs James, Robert A.C. Ruiter, Bart van den Borne, Eka Esu-Williams, and Priscilla Reddy
Facility assessment report: Introducing pay-for-performance (P4P) approach to increase utilization of maternal, newborn, and child health services in Bangladesh, Md. Noorunnabi Talukder, Ubaidur Rob, Laila Rahman, Ismat Ara Hena, Farhana Akter, Mohammad Ataur Rahman, Md. Julkarnayeen, Md. Akteruzzaman, Md. Sohel Rana, and Ripa Ali
Factors affecting enrolment of PLHIV into ART services in India, Avina Sarna, Damodar Bachani, Mary Philip Sebastian, Ruchi Sogarwal, and Madhusudana Battala
Future demands for services from public health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, Population Council
Future of family planning program in Bangladesh: Issues and challenges, Ubaidur Rob, Md. Noorunnabi Talukder, and A.K.M. Zafar Ullah Khan
Geographic variations in inequities in access to sexual and reproductive health services, Adam Weiner
Guidelines for pilot study on introducing pay-for-performance (P4P) approach to increase utilization of maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Population Council, and UNICEF
Health Research for Development Initiative in Vietnam (HRDI): Impact evaluation results, Katherine Williams, Meiwita P. Budiharsana, and Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan