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Submissions from 2008
Factors associated with self-reported unprotected anal sex among male sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya, Scott Geibel, Stanley Luchters, Nzioki King'ola, Eka Esu-Williams, Agnes Rinyiru, and Waimar Tun
Family planning and comprehensive abortion care handbook for medical students and house officers, Population Council
Feasibility, acceptability, effect, and cost of integrating counseling and testing for HIV within family planning services in Kenya, Wilson Liambila, Charlotte E. Warren, Saiqa Mullick, Ian Askew, Rick Homan, Ibrahim Mohammed, Robert Ayisi, Margaret Gitau, Josephine Kibaru, Mary W. Gathitu, Judith Maua, Helton Jilo, Juma Mwangi, John Njoroge, Anthony K. Wanyoro, Peter Mohammed Njuguna, and Andrew Mboche
Feasibility, acceptability, effectiveness and cost of models of integrating HIV prevention and counseling and testing for HIV within family planning services in North West Province, South Africa, Saiqa Mullick, Mantshi Menziwa, Nzwakie Mosery, Doctor Khoza, and Edwin Maroga
Feline immunodeficiency virus dendritic cell infection and transfer, Wendy S. Sprague, Melissa Robbiani, Paul R. Avery, Kevin P. O'Halloran, and Edward A. Hoover
Female-Initiated Prevention Methods (FIPM) in Kenya: Focus on the female condom, Martha Brady
Financial capacity building for NGO sustainability, John H. Bratt, Rick Homan, Barbara Janowitz, and James R. Foreit
Food on the table: The role of livelihood strategies in maintaining nutritional status among ART patients in Kenya and Zambia, Fiona Samuels, Naomi Rutenberg, Joseph Simbaya, Jerry Okal, Nicodemus Kisengese, Stanley Luchters, Susan Kaai, and Scott Geibel
From pilot to program: Scaling up the Kenya Adolescent Reproductive Health Project, Humphres Evelia, Japheth Nyambane, Harriet Birungi, Ian Askew, Rikka Trangsrud, Eva Muthuuri, Irene Chaami, Agnes Odawa, Lucy Musyoka, Susan Mutungi, Margaret Githuiya, and Joan Omuruli
Gender-related differences in quality of life domains of persons living with HIV/AIDS in South India in the era prior to greater access to antiretroviral therapy, Suniti Solomon, Kartik K. Venkatesh, Lisanne Brown, Praneeta Verma, Anitha J. Cecelia, Celine Daly, Vaishali Sharma Mahendra, N. Cheng, N. Kumarasamy, and Kenneth H. Mayer
Guía operativa para programas de educación sexual y servicios de salud reproductiva para jóvenes, Ofelia Aguilar, Lorena Santos, Marisa Diaz Infante, Rocio Mejia, Ricardo Vernon, and Antonieta Martin
Helping Egyptian women achieve optimal birth spacing intervals through fostering linkages between family planning and maternal/child health services, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Sarah Loza, and Amal Zaki
Helping youth prevent HIV: An evaluation of the Straight Talk program in Uganda, Susan E. Adamchak, Karusa Kiragu, Cathy Watson, Medard Muhwezi, Tobey Nelson Sapiano, Ann Akia-Fiedler, Richard Kibombo, and Milka Juma
Highlighting marital HIV risk and promoting premarital VCT in Nyanza Province, Kenya, Ben Ochieng and Annabel Erulkar
HIV-related stigma, service utilization, and status disclosure among truck drivers crossing the Southern borders in Brazil, Julie Pulerwitz, Annie P. Michaelis, Sheri A. Lippman, Magda Chinaglia, and Juan Diaz
HIV risk behaviours among contracted and non-contracted male migrant workers in India: Potential role of labor contractors and contractual systems in HIV prevention, Niranjan Saggurti, Ravi K. Verma, Anrudh K. Jain, Saumya Ramarao, Anil K. Kumar, Anjaneyalu Subbiah, Hamini Reddy Modugu, Shiva S. Halli, and Shalini Bharat
HIV voluntary counseling and testing and behavioral risk reduction in developing countries: A meta-analysis, 1990–2005, Julie Denison, Kevin R. O'Reilly, George P. Schmid, Caitlin E. Kennedy, and Michael D. Sweat
Identification and characterization of the minimal androgen-regulated kidney-specific kidney androgen-regulated protein gene promoter, Liqiang Fan, Dianne O. Hardy, James F. Catteral, Jian Zhao, and Suxia Li
Idhini fahamishi katika majaribio ya kikliniki ya ukingaji wa virusi vya ukimwi, Population Council
If you build it, will they come? Kenya healthy start pediatric HIV study: A diagnostic study investigating barriers to HIV treatment and care among children, Karusa Kiragu, Katie D. Schenk, Julie Murugi, and Avina Sarna
Improving communication between parents and adolescents on reproductive health and HIV/AIDS, Nafissatou J. Diop and Alioune Diagne
Improving hospital-based quality of care in Vietnam by reducing HIV-related stigma and discrimination, Khuat Thi Hai Oanh, Kim Ashburn, Julie Pulerwitz, Jessica Ogden, and Laura Nyblade
Improving reproductive health and HIV prevention among married adolescents in Amhara, Ethiopia, Annabel Erulkar and Tekle-Ab Mekbib
Imvume unolwazi ocwaningweni lokuvimbela igciwane lesandulela ngculaza, Population Council
Increasing the accessibility, acceptability and use of the IUD in Gujarat, India, M.E. Khan, Sitanshu Sekhar Kar, Vikas Kishor Desai, Pratibha Patel, B.P. Itare, and Sandhya Barge
Increasing women's use of the IUD for family planning, Ricardo Vernon
India: Quality assurance procedure monitors and improves quality of services, Population Council
Informed consent in HIV prevention trials: Highlights from an international workshop, Population Council
Inhibition of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase enzymatic activities by glycyrrhetinic acid in vivo supports direct glucocorticoid-mediated suppression of steroidogenesis in leydig cells, Guo-Xin Hu, Han Lin, Chantal M. Sottas, David J. Morris, Matthew P. Hardy, and Renshan Ge
Institutionalization of quality assurance within district health management: Experiences from Maharashtra and Karnataka, M.E. Khan, Anurag Mishra, Vivek Sharma, Jaleel Ahmad, Jose Joseph, Venkatesh Srinivasan, K.M. Sathyanarayana, Viji Vargees, K.D. Maiti, and Rashmi Sharma
Integrating tuberculosis case finding and treatment into focused antenatal care in Kenya, Charlotte E. Warren and Annie Mwangi
Interleukin 1 alpha (IL1A) is a novel regulator of the blood-testis barrier in the rat, Oli Sarkar, Premendu P. Mathur, C. Yan Cheng, and Dolores D. Mruk
Intimate partner violence and HIV infection among married Indian women, Jay G. Silverman, Michele R. Decker, Niranjan Saggurti, Donta Balaiah, and Anita Raj
Introducing Systematic Screening to Reduce Unmet Health Needs: A Manager's Manual, Ricardo Vernon, James R. Foreit, and Emma Ottolenghi
Introduction of emergency contraceptive pills in the public health system of Pakistan: A south-to-south collaboration, M.E. Khan, Gul Rashida, Sharif M.I. Hossain, Ali M. Mir, and Ubaidur Rob
Introduction of quality of care and a gender perspective in reproductive health service organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean, Patricia Riveros, Antonieta Martin, and Ricardo Vernon
Involvement of testicular growth factors in fetal Leydig cell aggregation after exposure to phthalate in utero, Han Lin, Renshan Ge, Guo-Rong Chen, Guo-Xin Hu, Lei Dong, Qing-Quan Lian, Dianne O. Hardy, Chantal M. Sottas, Xiao-Kun Li, and Matthew P. Hardy
Involving young people in the care and support of people living with HIV in Zambia: An evaluation of program sustainability, Eka Esu-Williams, Catherine Searle, and Anderson Zulu
Is it feasible to integrate alcohol-related risk reduction counseling into VCT services? Findings from Kenya, Caroline Mackenzie, Karusa Kiragu, George Odingo, Rukia Yassin, Peter Shikuku, Patrick Angala, Nduku Kilonzo, William Sinkele, and Melania Akinyi
Kenya and Ethiopia: Community and religious leaders are effective advocates for HIV testing for young couples, Population Council
Kenya: Integrating services for FP and HIV improves quality and HIV testing, Population Council
Kenya: Islamic scholars find no religious justification for FGM/C, Population Council
Kenya: Training can enhance providers' management of FGM/C and willingness to advocate against the practice, Population Council
Knowledge and opinions of emergency contraceptive pills among female factory workers in Tijuana, Mexico, Sandra G. García, Davida Becker, Marcela Martínez de Castro, Francisco Paz, Claudia Díaz, and Dolores Acevedo-García
L’introduction de l’identification systématique pour réduire les besoins non satisfaits en santé : Manuel du manager, Ricardo Vernon, James R. Foreit, and Emma Ottolenghi
Malaria in pregnancy pilot projects nationally adopted in Kenya and Malawi, Population Council
Managing and preventing female genital cutting (FGM/C) among the Somali community in Kenya, Maryam Sheikh Abdi, Jaldesa Guyo, and Ian Askew
Manual for Building Capacity of Trainers and Program Managers in Emergency Contraception, Sharif M.I. Hossain, M.E. Khan, Mary Philip Sebastian, and Sohini Roychowdhury
Measuring attitudes toward gender norms among young men in Brazil: Development and psychometric evaluation of the GEM scale, Julie Pulerwitz and Gary Barker
Meeting the family planning needs of postpartum women, Ricardo Vernon
Microbicide product development, Robin A. Maguire
Microbicides: Chemistry, structure, and strategy, Thomas Zydowsky
Migration/mobility and vulnerability to HIV among male migrant workers: Andhra Pradesh 2007-08, Niranjan Saggurti, Anrudh K. Jain, Saumya RamaRao, Hanimi Reddy Modugu, Ajay Kumar Singh, Suvakanta N. Swain, and Ravi K. Verma
Migration/mobility and vulnerability to HIV among male migrant workers: Karnataka 2007-08, Shiva S. Halli, Raluca Buzdugan, Niranjan Saggurti, Ravi K. Verma, Stephen Moses, James Blanchard, Anrudh K. Jain, Saumya RamaRao, Ajay Kumar Singh, and Suvakanta N. Swain
Migration/mobility and vulnerability to HIV among male migrant workers: Maharashtra 2007-08, K. Anil Kumar, Shalini Bharat, Niranjan Saggurti, Ravi K. Verma, Anrudh K. Jain, Saumya RamaRao, Kanchan Mukherjee, Ajay Kumar Singh, and Suvakanta N. Swain
Migration/mobility and vulnerability to HIV among male migrant workers: Tamil Nadu 2007-08, Anjaneyalu Subbiah, S. Ramachandran, A.K. Ravi Shankar, Niranjan Saggurti, Ravi K. Verma, Anrudh K. Jain, Saumya RamaRao, Suvakanta N. Swain, and Ajay Kumar Singh
Modulation of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase expression by bombesin: A possible mechanism for glucocorticoid resistance in androgen independent prostate cancer, J.G. Lee, Renshan Ge, Dianne O. Hardy, K. Leong, D.M. Nanus, Matthew P. Hardy, and R. Shen
Mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate increases spermatocyte mitochondrial peroxiredoxin 3 and cyclooxygenase 2, Thomas M. Onorato, Petrice W. Brown, and Patricia L. Morris
Moving forward: Tackling stigma in a Tanzanian community, Laura Nyblade, Kerry MacQuarrie, Gideon Kwesigabo, Aparna Jain, Lusajo Kajula, Fausta Philip, William Henerico Tibesigwa, and Jessie K. Mbwambo
Multisectoral youth RH interventions: The scale-up process in Kenya and Senegal, Stephanie Joyce, Ian Askew, Anta Fall Diagne, Nafissatou J. Diop, and Humphres Evelia
New contraceptive developments, Population Council
New perspectives in non-hormonal male contraception, Dolores D. Mruk
New vistas in contraceptive technology, Saumya Ramarao, Régine Sitruk-Ware, and John Townsend
Nitric oxide-cGMP signaling: Its role in cell junction dynamics during spermatogenesis, Oli Sarkar, Premendu P. Mathur, and Dolores D. Mruk
No increase in cervicovaginal proinflammatory cytokines after Carraguard use in a placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial, Liesbeth J.M. Bollen, Kelly Blanchard, Peter H. Kilmarx, Supaporn Chaikummao, Cathy Connolly, Punneporn Wasinrapee, Nucharee Srivirojana, Jullapong Achalapong, Jordan W. Tappero, and Janet M. McNicholl
Obstetric fistula: Can community midwives make a difference? Findings from four districts in Kenya, Charlotte E. Warren and Annie Mwangi
Operations Research for Managers of Reproductive Health Programs, James R. Foreit and M.E. Khan
Par3/Par6 polarity complex coordinates apical ectoplasmic specialization and blood-testis barrier restructuring during spermatogenesis, Elissa W.P. Wong, Dolores D. Mruk, Will M. Lee, and C. Yan Cheng
Patterns and implications of male migration for HIV prevention strategies in Karnataka, India, Niranjan Saggurti, Ravi K. Verma, Pranita Achyut, Saumya RamaRao, and Anrudh K. Jain
Patterns and implications of male migration for HIV prevention strategies in Maharashtra, India, Niranjan Saggurti, Ravi K. Verma, Anrudh K. Jain, Pranita Achyut, and Saumya RamaRao
Patterns of migration/mobility and HIV risk among female sex workers: Andhra Pradesh 2007-08, Niranjan Saggurti, Ravi K. Verma, Hanimi Reddy Modugu, Saumya RamaRao, Ajay Kumar Singh, Vaishali Sharma Mahendra, and Anrudh K. Jain
Patterns of migration/mobility and HIV risk among female sex workers: Karnataka 2007-08, Shiva S. Halli, Raluca Buzdugan, Ravi K. Verma, Stephen Moses, James Blanchard, Anrudh K. Jain, Saumya RamaRao, Suvakanta N. Swain, and Niranjan Saggurti
Patterns of migration/mobility and HIV risk among female sex workers: Maharashtra 2007-08, Niranjan Saggurti, Vaishali Sharma Mahendra, Rajendra Singh, Saumya RamaRao, Suvakanta N. Swain, Ajay Kumar Singh, Anrudh K. Jain, and Ravi K. Verma
Patterns of migration/mobility and HIV risk among female sex workers: Tamil Nadu 2007-08, Niranjan Saggurti, Ravi K. Verma, Suvakanta N. Swain, Hanimi Reddy Modugu, Ajay Kumar Singh, Saumya RamaRao, and Anrudh K. Jain
Pregnancy-related school dropout and prior school performance in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Monica J. Grant and Kelly Hallman
Profile of abortion seekers in Ghana and their decision-making processes, Philomena Nyarko, Cletus Adohinzin, Saumya RamaRao, Placide Tapsoba, and Ayorinde Ajayi
Progesterone and progestins: Neuroprotection and myelin repair, Michael Schumacher, Régine Sitruk-Ware, and Alejandro De Nicola
Progesterone receptor modulator CDB-2914 induces extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer in cultured human uterine leiomyoma cells, Qin Xu, Noriyuki Ohara, Jin Liu, Mariko Amano, Régine Sitruk-Ware, Shigeki Yoshida, and Takeshi Maruo
Promoting gender equity as a strategy to reduce HIV risk and gender-based violence among young men in India, Ravi K. Verma, Julie Pulerwitz, Vaishali Sharma Mahendra, Sujata Khandekar, A.K. Singh, S.S. Das, Sunil Mehra, Anita Nura, and Gary Barker
Promoting healthy timing and spacing of births in India through a community-based approach, M.E. Khan, Mary Philip Sebastian, Usha Sharma, Rukma Idnani, Kaushal Kumari, Bharati Maheshwari, and Shahid Ashraf
Propiciando cambio personal y social alrededor del género, sexualidad y VIH: Evaluación de impacto de la estrategia de comunicación de Puntos de Encuentro en Nicaragua, Irela Solorzano, Amy Bank, Rodolfo Pena, Henry Espinoza, Mary Ellsberg, and Julie Pulerwitz
Prostate-specific antigen in vaginal fluid after exposure to known amounts of semen and after condom use: Comparison of self-collected and nurse-collected samples, Luis Bahamondes, Juan Diaz, Nadia Maria Marchi, Sara Castro, Marina Villarroel, and Maurizio Macaluso
Rapid mechanisms of glucocorticoid signaling in the Leydig cell, Guo-Xin Hu, Qing-Quan Lian, Han Lin, Syed A. Latif, David J. Morris, Matthew P. Hardy, and Renshan Ge
Reassessing reconstruction in the management of obstructive azoospermia: Reconstruction or sperm acquisition?, Richard Lee, Philip S. Li, Peter N. Schlegel, and Marc Goldstein
Regional workshop to use the findings from operations research to increase the access, quality and integration of contraceptive services in Latin America and the Caribbean, M. Estela Rivero-Fuentes and Antonieta Martin
Repositioning postnatal care in a high HIV environment: Swaziland, Charlotte E. Warren, Rachel Shongwe, Allen Waligo, Mohammed Mahdi, Goldy Mazia, and Indira Narayanan
Resolution of de novo HIV production and trafficking in immature dendritic cells, Stuart G. Turville, Meropi Aravantinou, Hella Stoessel, Nikolaus Romani, and Melissa Robbiani
Romance and sex before marriage among young women and men in Maharashtra, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Safer sexual behaviors after 12 months of antiretroviral treatment in Mombasa, Kenya: A prospective cohort, Stanley Luchters, Avina Sarna, Scott Geibel, Matthew F. Chersich, Paul Munyao, Susan Kaai, Kishorchandra N. Mandaliya, Khadija Shikely, Naomi Rutenberg, and Marleen Temmerman
Sakhi Saheli: Promoting gender equity and empowering young women—A training manual, CORO and Horizons Program
School as a workplace in Kenya: Evaluation of the Teachers Matter HIV/AIDS project, Karusa Kiragu, Caroline Mackenzie, Jennifer Weiss, Murungaru Kimani, and Debbie Gachuhi
Senegal: Education and public declarations contribute to Tostan's success, Population Council
Sexual and gender based violence in Africa: Key issues for programming, Population Council
Sexual and gender based violence in Africa: Literature review, Population Council
Sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents perinatally infected with HIV in Uganda, Harriet Birungi, John Frank Mugisha, Juliana K. Nyombi, Francis Obare, Humphres Evelia, and Hannington Nyinkavu
Sexual risk behavior and HAART: A comparative study of HIV-infected persons on HAART and on preventive therapy in Kenya, Avina Sarna, Stanley Luchters, Scott Geibel, Susan Kaai, Paul Munyao, Khadija Shikely, Kishorchandra N. Mandaliya, Johannes van Dam, and Marleen Temmerman
Sexual risk behaviours and HIV seroprevalence among male sex workers who have sex with men and non-sex workers in Campinas, Brazil, Waimar Tun, Maeve de Mello, Adriana A. Pinho, Magda Chinaglia, and Juan Diaz
Sharing experiences with comprehensive responses to adolescent reproductive health needs in Africa, Nafissatou J. Diop and Anta Fall Diagne
Short- and long-term efficacy of modified directly-observed antiretroviral treatment in Mombasa, Kenya: A randomised trial, Avina Sarna, Stanley Luchters, Scott Geibel, Matthew F. Chersich, Paul Munyao, Susan Kaai, Kishorchandra N. Mandaliya, Khadija Shikely, Marleen Temmerman, and Naomi Rutenberg