The Population Council tackles intersecting inequalities that undermine rights and access to contraception, HIV and STI prevention, maternal and newborn health, safe abortion, prevention and treatment of infertility, and sexuality education, among other sexual and reproductive health needs. Our research and partnerships ensure high quality, evidence-based, voluntary, and rights-based comprehensive care for sexual and reproductive health.
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Submissions from 2004
The medical abortion experiences of married and unmarried women in Tunis, Tunisia, Jennifer Blum, Selma Hajri, Hela Chelli, Farouk Ben Mansour, Nabiha Gueddana, and Beverly Winikoff
The role of incentives in encouraging workplace HIV/AIDS policies and programs, Simon Baker, Srisuman Sartsara, Patchara Rumakom, Philip Guest, Katie D. Schenk, Anthony Pramualratana, Suparat Suksakulwat, Surachai Panakitsuwan, and Sikarat Moonmeung
The Tostan program: Evaluation of a community based education program in Senegal, Nafissatou J. Diop, Modou Mbacke Faye, Amadou Moreau, Jacqueline Cabral, Helene Benga, Fatou Cisse, Babacar Mane, Inge Baumgarten, and Molly Melching
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
Tulane University final report, M. Celeste Marin, Anastasia J. Gage, and Suhaila Khan
Two-year performance of a Nestorone®-releasing contraceptive implant: A three-center study of 300 women, Irving Sivin, Horacio B. Croxatto, Luis Bahamondes, Vivian Brache, Francisco Alvarez-Sanchez, Rebeca Massai, Janet Schechter, Sirpa Ranta, Narender Kumar, Esther Wu, Ana-Sofia Tejeda, Veronica Reyes, Elaine Travers, Arthur Allen, and Alfred J. Moo-Young
Understanding induced abortion: Findings from a programme of research in Rajasthan, India, Population Council
Understanding perceptions of HIV risk among adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal, Kate Macintyre, Naomi Rutenberg, Lisanne Brown, and Ali Mehyrar Karim
Unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion: Data from men and women in Rajasthan, India, Batya Elul, Sandhya Barge, Shalini Verma, Nayan Kumar, Hillary J. Bracken, and Hemlata Sadhwani
Unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion in Rajasthan, India: A qualitative exploration, Batya Elul, Hillary J. Bracken, Shalini Verma, Rajani Ved, Rajesh Singhi, and Karin Lockwood
Using incentives to encourage AIDS programs and policies in the workplace: A study of feasibility and impact in Thailand, Simon Baker, Srisuman Sartsara, Patchara Rumakom, Philip Guest, Katie D. Schenk, Anthony Pramualratana, Suparat Suksakulwat, Surachai Panakitsuwan, and Sikarat Moonmeung
Vulnerability and intervention opportunities: Research findings on youth and HIV/AIDS in South Africa, Population Council
Willingness to Pay Surveys for Setting Prices for Reproductive Health Products and Services: A User's Manual, Karen G. Fleischman Foreit and James R. Foreit
Youth behavioral risks and psychosocial resources in Peru's alternative-development zones, Federico R. Leon and Mary L. Claux
Zyxin, axin, and Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein are adaptors that link the cadherin/catenin protein complex to the cytoskeleton at adherens junctions in the seminiferous epithelium of the rat testis, Nikki P.Y. Lee, Dolores D. Mruk, Anne M. Conway, and C. Yan Cheng
Submissions from 2003
Abortion law in South Africa: Passage of a progressive law and challenges for implementation, Kelly Blanchard, Sharon Fonn, and Mankhosasana Xaba
Aborto inseguro en América Latina y el Caribe: Definición del problema y su prevención, Henry Espinoza and Lizbeth Lopez-Carrillo
Aborto médico: Alternativas terapéuticas actuales, Raffaela Schiavon
A clinical trial of 7α-methyl-19-nortestosterone implants for possible use as a long-acting contraceptive for men, Sigrid von Eckardstein, Gabriela Noe, Vivian Brache, Eberhard Nieschlag, Horacio B. Croxatto, Francisco Alvarez-Sanchez, Alfred J. Moo-Young, Irving Sivin, Narender Kumar, Margaret Small, and Kalyan Sundaram
Actions that protect: Promoting sexual and reproductive health and choice among young people in India, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy and Mary Philip Sebastian
Adaptation of kangaroo mother care for community-based application, Iftekhar Quasem, Nancy L. Sloan, Anita Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed, Beverly Winikoff, and A.M.R. Chowdhury
Adherens junction dynamics in the testis and spermatogenesis, Wing-Yee Lui, Dolores D. Mruk, Will M. Lee, and C. Yan Cheng
Adhering junction dynamics in the testis are regulated by an interplay of β1-integrin and focal adhesion complex-associated proteins, Michelle K.Y. Siu, Dolores D. Mruk, Will M. Lee, and C. Yan Cheng
Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health: Charting Directions for a Second Generation of Programming, Population Council
Adolescents in Vietnam: Looking beyond reproductive health, Barbara Mensch, Wesley H. Clark, and Dang Nguyen Anh
An assessment of trends in the use of the IUD in Ghana, John Gyapong, Gifty Addico, Ivy Osei, Mercy Abbey, Dominic Atweam Kobinah, Henrietta Odoi-Agyarko, Gloria Quansah Asare, Harriet Birungi, and Ian Askew
An observation checklist for facility-based normal labor and delivery practices: The Galaa study, Hania Sholkamy, Nevine Hassanein, Mohamed Cherine, Amr Elnoury, Miral Breebaart, and Karima Khalil
An observation checklist for facility-based normal labor and delivery practices: The Galaa study [Arabic], Hania Sholkamy, Nevine Hassanein, Mohamed Cherine, Amr Elnoury, Miral Breebaart, and Karima Khalil
A role for kit receptor signaling in Leydig cell steroidogenesis, Gerson Rothschild, Chantal M. Sottas, Holger Kissel, Valter Agosti, Katia Manova, Matthew P. Hardy, and Peter Besmer
Assessment of pilot health project outcome indicators: West Bank/Gaza, Laila Nawar, Dale Huntington, Ibrahim Kharboush, Nancy Ali, and Mahmoud Shaheen
Availability and acceptability of IUDs in Guatemala, Carlos Brambila and Berta Taracena
Bangladesh: Link adolescent reproductive health resources to increase access, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
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
Bringing emergency contraception over the counter: Experiences of nonprescription users in France, Norway, Sweden and Portugal, Erin Gainer, Jennifer Blum, Else-Lydia Toverud, Nuno Portugal, Tanja Tyden, Britt-Ingjerd Nesheim, Margareta Larsson, Duarte Vilar, Pernille Nymoen, Gunilla Aneblom, Arielle Lutwick, and Beverly Winikoff
Cameroon: Peer education and youth-friendly media reduce risky sexual behavior, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Carrageenan formulation prevents macrophage trafficking from vagina: Implications for microbicide development, Maria-Elisa Perotti, Alessia Pirovano, and David M. Phillips
Changing family planning scenario in India: An overview of recent evidence, K.G. Santhya
Changing patterns of knowledge, reported behaviour and sexually transmitted infections in a South African gold mining community, Brian G. Williams, Dirk Taljaard, Catherine Campbell, Eleanor Gouws, Lewis Ndhlovu, Johannes van Dam, Michel Carael, and Bertran Auvert
Completing the fertility transition in the developing world: The role of educational differences and fertility preferences, John Bongaarts
Completing the fertility transition in the developing world: The role of educational differences and fertility preferences, John Bongaarts
Completing the fertility transition in the developing world: The role of educational differences and fertility preferences [Arabic], John Bongaarts
Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de los médicos mexicanos sobre el aborto: Resultados de una encuesta nacional, Sandra G. Garcia, Diana K. Lara, and Lisa Goldman
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
Creation of a unified management information system for three NGOs in the West Bank and Gaza, Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute
Cultural norms and behavior regarding vaginal lubrication during sex: Implications for the acceptability of vaginal microbicides for the prevention of HIV/STIs, Sarah Braunstein and Janneke van de Wijgert
Dendritic cells as a conduit to improve HIV vaccines, Melissa Robbiani
Diagnosis and treatment of presumed STIs at Mexican pharmacies: Survey results from a random sample of Mexico City pharmacy attendants, Abigail Norris Turner, Charlotte Ellertson, Sarah L. Thomas, and Sandra G. García
Effects of insulin-like growth factor I on steroidogenic enzyme expression levels in mouse Leydig cells, Gui-Min Wang, Peter J. O'Shaughnessy, Curtis Chubb, Bernard Robaire, and Matthew P. Hardy
Effects of levonorgestrel-releasing intra-uterine system on the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and adrenomedullin in the endometrium in adenomyosis, Jovelle B. Laoag-Fernandez, Takeshi Maruo, Paivi Pakarinen, Irving M. Spitz, and Elof D.B. Johansson
El acceso al aborto legal de las mujeres embarazadas por violación en la ciudad de México, Diana K. Lara, Sandra G. Garcia, Jennifer Strickler, Hugo Martinez, and Luis Villanueva
Embarazo no deseado y el aborto inseguro: su impacto sobre la salud en México, Ana Langer
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
Enhancing quality for clients: The balanced counseling strategy, Federico R. Leon, Alex Rios, Adriana Zumaran, Marisela de la Cruz, Carlos Brambila, and John H. Bratt
Entry inhibitors SCH-C, RANTES, and T-20 block HIV type 1 replication in multiple cell types, Thomas J. Ketas, Per Johan Klasse, Catherine Spenlehauer, Mirjana Nesin, Ines Frank, Melissa Robbiani, Julie M. Strizki, Gregory R. Reyes, Bahige M. Baroudy, and John P. Moore
Environmental-structural factors significantly associated with consistent condom use among female sex workers in the Dominican Republic, Deanna Kerrigan, Jonathan M. Ellen, Luis Moreno, Santo Rosario, Joanne Katz, David D. Celentano, and Michael D. Sweat
Estradiol-progesterone interaction during the preparation of vaginal rings, Saleh I. Saleh, Sayed H. Khidr, Sayed M. Ahmed, Theodore M. Jackanicz, and Harold A. Nash
Estradiol/progesterone-releasing vaginal rings for hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women, Anna Lissa Hamada, Takeshi Maruo, Takashi Samoto, Shigeki Yoshida, Harold A. Nash, Irving M. Spitz, and Elof D.B. Johansson
Estrogen receptor-α gene deficiency enhances androgen biosynthesis in the mouse Leydig cell, Benson T. Akingbemi, Renshan Ge, Cheryl S. Rosenfeld, Leslie G. Newton, Dianne O. Hardy, James F. Catterall, Dennis B. Lubahn, Kenneth S. Korach, and Matthew P. Hardy
Evaluating operations research utilization: Guidelines for assessing process and impact, M. Celeste Marin and Jane T. Bertrand
Evaluation of United Nations-supported pilot projects for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: Overview of findings, Naomi Rutenberg, Carolyn Baek, Sam Kalibala, and James Rosen
Evidence-based development of health and family planning programs in Bangladesh and Ghana, James F. Phillips, Tanya C. Jones, Frank K. Nyonator, and Shruti Ravikumar
Evidence-based treatment guidelines for sexually transmitted infections developed with and for female sex workers, Frieda M.T.F. Behets, Justin Ranjalahy Rasolofomanana, Kathleen van Damme, Georgine Vaovola, Jocelyne Andriamiadana, Adeline Ranaivo, Kristi McClamroch, Gina Dallabetta, Johannes van Dam, Desire Rasamilalao, and Andry Rasamindra
Evidence for tissue selectivity of the synthetic androgen 7α-methyl-19-nortestosterone in hypogonadal men, Richard A. Anderson, A. Michael Wallace, Naveed Sattar, Narendar Kumar, and Kalyan Sundaram
"Ex Africa semper aliquid novi", ECAfrique
Expanding workplace HIV/AIDS prevention activities for a highly mobile population: Construction workers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vu Ngoc Bao, Philip Guest, Julie Pulerwitz, Le Thuy Lan Thao, Duong Xuan Dinh, Tran Thi Kim Xuyen, and Ann Levin
Expanding workplace HIV prevention programs for a highly mobile population in Ho Chi Minh City, Vu Ngoc Bao, Philip Guest, Julie Pulerwitz, Le Thuy Lan Thao, Duong Xuan Dinh, Tran Thi Kim Xuyen, and Ann Levin
Experiencia salvadoreña con la interrupción farmacológica del embarazo ectópico, Emilia Hernández and Henry Espinoza
Family planning and PMTCT services: Examining interrelationships, strengthening linkages, Naomi Rutenberg, Carolyn Baek, Chipepo Kankasa, Ruth Nduati, Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha, Margaret Siwale, Scott Geibel, and Louis Apicella
Female circumcision in Indonesia. Extent, implications and possible interventions to uphold women's health rights, Meiwita P. Budiharsana, Lila Amaliah, and Budi Utomo
Fer kinase/FerT and adherens junction dynamics in the testis: An in vitro and in vivo study, Yong-Mei Chen, Nikki P.Y. Lee, Dolores D. Mruk, Will M. Lee, and C. Yan Cheng
Filipinas: Los 'Campeones' promueven la elaboración de políticas basadas en investigación, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Gestational exposure to ethane dimethanesulfonate permanently alters reproductive competence in the CD-1 mouse, Dana K. Tarka-Leeds, Juan D. Suarez, Naomi L. Roberts, John M. Rogers, Matthew P. Hardy, and Gary R. Klinefelter
Ghana and Guatemala: Clients and providers need better support and guidance on IUDs, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Ghana y Guatemala: Clientas y proveedores requieren de apoyo y orientación sobre DIU, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
High rates and positive outcomes of HIV-serostatus disclosure to sexual partners: Reasons for cautious optimism from a voluntary counseling and testing clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Suzanne Maman, Jessie K. Mbwambo, Nora M. Hogan, Ellen Weiss, Gad P. Kilonzo, and Michael D. Sweat
HIV and AIDS-related stigma and discrimination: A conceptual framework and implications for action, Richard Parker and Peter Aggleton
HIV voluntary counseling and testing: An essential component in preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Naomi Rutenberg, Chipepo Kankasa, Ruth Nduati, Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha, Margaret Siwale, Scott Geibel, and Louis Apicella
Human genital epithelial cells capture cell-free human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and transmit the virus to CD4+ cells: Implications for mechanisms of sexual transmission, Zhiwei Wu, Zhiwei Chen, and David M. Phillips
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 attachment, coreceptor, and fusion inhibitors are active against both direct and trans infection of primary cells, Thomas J. Ketas, Ines Frank, Per Johan Klasse, Brian M. Sullivan, Jason P. Gardner, Catherine Spenlehauer, Mirjana Nesin, William C. Olson, John P. Moore, and Melissa Robbiani
Immunodeficiency virus exploitation of dendritic cells in the early steps of infection, Natalia Teleshova, Ines Frank, and Melissa Robbiani
Improving postpartum care among low parity mothers in Palestine, Center for Development in Primary Health Care (CDPHC)
Improving quality of care and use of contraceptives in Senegal, Diouratie Sanogo, Saumya Ramarao, Heidi E. Jones, Penda N'diaye, Bineta M'bow, and Cheikh Bamba Diop
Improving quality of care for family planning services in Uganda, Joel Okullo, Quinto Okello, Harriet Birungi, Ian Askew, Barbara Janowitz, Carmen Cuthbertson, and Florence Ebanyat
Improving the quality of reproductive health care for young people, Liz C. Creel and Rebecca J. Perry
Improving the quality of reproductive health care: How much does it cost?, Laura Raney, Stephanie Joyce, and John Townsend
Increasing patient participation in reproductive health consultations: An evaluation of "Smart Patient" coaching in Indonesia, Young-Mi Kim, Fitri Putjuk, Endang Basuki, and Adrienne Kols
Infant feeding counseling within Kenyan and Zambian PMTCT services: How well does it promote good feeding practices?, Naomi Rutenberg, Chipepo Kankasa, Ruth Nduati, Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha, Margaret Siwale, and Scott Geibel
Integration of post-abortion care: The role of township medical officers and midwives in Myanmar, Thein Thein Htay, Josephine Sauvarin, and Saba Khan
Integration of reproductive health service for men in health and family welfare centers in Bangladesh, Ahmed Al-Sabir, Mohammed Ahsanul Alam, Sharif M.I. Hossain, Ubaidur Rob, and M.E. Khan
Interventions to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma: What have we learned?, Lisanne Brown, Kate Macintyre, and Lea Trujillo
Introducing DMPA injectable contraceptives to private medical practitioners in urban Gujarat, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
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
Is the cadherin/catenin complex a functional unit of cell-cell actin-based adherens junctions in the rat testis?, Nikki P.Y. Lee, Dolores D. Mruk, Will M. Lee, and C. Yan Cheng
'It's raining stones': Stigma, violence and HIV vulnerability among men who have sex with men in Dakar, Senegal, Cheikh Ibrahima Niang, Placide Tapsoba, Ellen Weiss, Moustapha Diagne, Youssoupha Niang, Amadou Moreau, Dominique Gomis, Adoulaye Sidibe Wade, Karim Seck, and Christopher Castle
Kenya: Communities support adolescent reproductive health education, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Knowledge, attitude, and experience of marriage and sexuality among newly-married women in Gujarat, India: An exploratory study, M.E. Khan, Sandhya Barge, Hemlata Sadhwani, and Giteshwari Kale
Legal but not always safe: Three decades of liberal abortion policy in India, Bela Ganatra and Batya Elul
Mechanisms of glucocorticoid-induced Leydig cell apoptosis, Hui-Bao Gao, Ming-Han Tong, Yan-Qin Hu, Hai-Yan You, Qiang-Su Guo, Renshan Ge, and Matthew P. Hardy
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