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Submissions from 2003
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
Prostaglandin (PG) FP and EP1 receptors mediate PGF2α and PGE2 regulation of interleukin-1β expression in Leydig cell progenitors, Laurence Walch, Emanuela Clavarino, and Patricia L. Morris
Rab8B GTPase and junction dynamics in the testis, Ann S.N. Lau and Dolores D. Mruk
Rapid Needs Assessment Tool for Condom Programming, Robert A. Miller, Nancy L. Sloan, Eugene Weiss, and Bernard Pobiak
Regional variations in fertility in Bangladesh, M. Mazharul Islam, Ubaidur Rob, and Nitai Chakroborty
Regulation of Sertoli cell tight junction dynamics in the rat testis via the nitric oxide synthase/soluble guanylate cyclase/3′,5′-cyclic guanosine monophosphate/protein kinase G signaling pathway: An in vitro study, Nikki P.Y. Lee and C. Yan Cheng
Renforcement des capacites villageoises: Comment 23 villages s'initient aux Droits Humains et abandonnent la pratique de l'excision au Burkina Faso, Nafissatou J. Diop, Edmond Bagde, Djingri Ouoba, and Molly Melching
Replication of the TOSTAN Programme in Burkina Faso: How 23 villages participated in a human rights-based education programme and abandoned the practice of female genital cutting in Burkina Faso, Nafissatou J. Diop, Edmond Bagde, Djingri Ouoba, and Molly Melching
Reproductive behavior in the context of global population, John Townsend
Reproductive health services in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa: A situation analysis study focusing on HIV/AIDS services, Lewis Ndhlovu, Catherine Searle, Robert A. Miller, Andrew A. Fisher, Ester Snyman, and Nancy L. Sloan
Rho GTPases and spermatogenesis, Wing-Yee Lui, Will M. Lee, and C. Yan Cheng
Risks and benefits, advantages and disadvantages of levonorgestrel-releasing contraceptive implants, Irving Sivin
Role of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteases-1 in junction dynamics in the testis, Dolores D. Mruk, Michelle K.Y. Siu, Anne M. Conway, Nikki P.Y. Lee, Ann S.N. Lau, and C. Yan Cheng
Schooling opportunities for girls as a stimulus for fertility change in rural Pakistan, Zeba Sathar, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Cem Mete, and Minhaj ul Haque
Senegal: Involve community networks in adolescent reproductive health, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Sertoli cell tight junction dynamics: Their regulation during spermatogenesis, Wing-Yee Lui, Dolores D. Mruk, Will M. Lee, and C. Yan Cheng
Sertoli-germ cell adherens junction dynamics in the testis are regulated by RhoB GTPase via the ROCK/LIMK signaling pathway, Wing-Yee Lui, Will M. Lee, and C. Yan Cheng
Sexual and reproductive health needs of married adolescent girls, K.G. Santhya and Shireen J. Jejeebhoy
Stronger health systems for more effective HIV/AIDS prevention and care, Anne Buve, Sam Kalibala, and James McIntyre
Subdermal progestin implant (Nestorone®) in the treatment of endometriosis: Clinical response to various doses, Kaija Ylänen, Timo Laatikainen, Pekka Lähteenmäki, and Alfred J. Moo-Young
Succession planning in Uganda: Early outreach for AIDS-affected children and their families, Population Council
Taking postabortion care services where they are needed: An operations research project testing PAC expansion in rural Senegal, EngenderHealth
Testing a model for the delivery of emergency obstetric care and family planning services in the Bolivian public health system, Deborah L. Billings, Eliana Del Pozo, and Hugo Arevalo
Testing balanced counseling to improve provider-client interaction in Guatemala's MOH clinics, Federico R. Leon, Carlos Brambila, Marisela de la Cruz, John H. Bratt, Julio Garcia Colindres, Benedicto Vasquez, and Carlos Morales
TGF-β3 regulates the blood-testis barrier dynamics via the p38 mitogen activated protein (MAP) kinase pathway: An in vivo study, Wing-Yee Lui, Daria C.H. Wong, Dolores D. Mruk, and C. Yan Cheng
TGF-βs: Their role in testicular function and Sertoli cell tight junction dynamics, Wing-Yee Lui, Will M. Lee, and C. Yan Cheng
The ABCs and beyond: Developing an operations research agenda on comprehensive behavior change approaches for HIV prevention: Report from a technical meeting, Julie Pulerwitz, Johannes van Dam, and Natalie Phillips-Hamblett
The contribution of sexual and reproductive health services to the fight against HIV/AIDS: A review, Ian Askew and Marge Berer
The functional roles of 11β-HSD1: Vascular tissue, testis and brain, David J. Morris, Andrew S. Brem, Renshan Ge, P. Harry Jellinck, Randall R. Sakai, and Matthew P. Hardy
The impact of household delivery of family planning services on women's status in Bangladesh, James F. Phillips and Mian Bazle Hossain
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 impact of quality of care on contraceptive use: Evidence from longitudinal data from rural Bangladesh, Michael A. Koenig
The impact of the AIDS epidemic on the health of older persons in Northwestern Tanzania, Martha Ainsworth and Julia Dayton
The influence of peer versus adult communication on AIDS-protective behaviors among Ghanaian youth, R. Cameron Wolf and Julie Pulerwitz
The interplay of collagen IV, tumor necrosis factor-α, gelatinase B (matrix metalloprotease-9), and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteases-1 in the basal lamina regulates sertoli cell-tight junction dynamics in the rat testis, Michelle K.Y. Siu, Will M. Lee, and C. Yan Cheng
The link between quality of care and contraceptive use, Saumya RamaRao, Marlina Lacuesta, Marilou P. Costello, Blesilda Pangolibay, and Heidi E. Jones
The PLHA-friendly achievement checklist: A self-assessment tool for hospitals and other medical institutions caring for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), Horizons Program and SHARAN
The quality of family planning programs: Concepts, measurements, interventions, and effects, Saumya RamaRao and Raji Mohanam
The reliability and validity of willingness to pay surveys for reproductive health pricing decisions in developing countries, James R. Foreit and Karen G. Fleischman Foreit
The reporting of sensitive behavior by adolescents: A methodological experiment in Kenya, Barbara Mensch, Paul C. Hewett, and Annabel Erulkar
Traditional birth attendants in maternal health programmes, Population Council
Transforming growth factor β3 regulates the dynamics of sertoli cell tight junctions via the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway, Wing-Yee Lui, Will M. Lee, and C. Yan Cheng
Transmission, acute HIV-1 infection and the quest for strategies to prevent infection, Melissa Robbiani and Ashley T. Haase
Unmet need and unintended fertility: Longitudinal evidence from upper Egypt, John B. Casterline, Fatma El-Zanaty, and Laila O. El-Zeini
Validation of verbal autopsy to determine the cause of 137 neonatal deaths in Karachi, Pakistan, David R. Marsha, Salim Sadruddin, Fariyal F. Fikree, Chitra Krishnan, and Gary L. Darmstadt
Where is the "E" in MCH? The need for an evidence-based approach in safe motherhood, Suellen Miller, Nancy L. Sloan, Beverly Winikoff, Ana Langer, and Fariyal F. Fikree
Wife beating and the link with poor sexual health and risk behavior among men in urban slums in India, Ravi K. Verma and Martine Collumbien
Womens' opinions on antenatal care in developing countries: Results of a study in Cuba, Thailand, Saudi Arabia and Argentina, Gustavo Nigenda, Ana Langer, Chusri Kuchaisit, Mariana Romero, Georgina Rojas, Muneera Al-Osimy, Jose Villar, Jo Garcia, Yagob Al-Mazrou, Hassan Ba'aqeel, Guillermo Carroli, Ubaldo Farnot, Pisake Lumbiganon, Jose M. Belizan, Per Bergsjo, Leiv Bakketeig, and Gunilla Lindmark
YRG CARE base model report: Integrated prevention, care, and support services, Christopher Castle
Submissions from 2002
Access to treatment for HIV/AIDS: Report of a meeting of international experts, Johannes van Dam and Sherry Hutchinson
Anti-trafficking programs in South Asia: Appropriate activities, indicators and evaluation methodologies, Dale Huntington
Anti-trafficking programs in South Asia: Appropriate activities, indicators and evaluation methodologies [Arabic], 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
Best practices in CBD programs in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons learned from research and evaluation, Frontiers in Reproductive Health, Family Health International, and Advance Africa
Cost of care and support services for PLHA: Implications for the financial sustainability of nongovernmental organizations, Horizons Program
Designing HIV/AIDS Intervention Studies: An Operations Research Handbook, Andrew A. Fisher, James R. Foreit, John E. Laing, John E. Stoeckel, and John Townsend
Estimating the cost and effectiveness of different STI management strategies for sex workers in Madagascar, Horizons Program
FRONTIERS capacity building: An overview, James R. Foreit
Greater involvement of PLHA In NGO service delivery: Findings from a four-country study, Horizons Program
HIV/AIDS Prevention Guidance for Reproductive Health Professionals in Developing-Country Settings, Helen Epstein, Daniel Whelan, Janneke van de Wijgert, Purnima Mane, and Suman Mehta
HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination: A conceptual framework and an agenda for action, Richard Parker, Peter Aggleton, Kathy Attawell, Julie Pulerwitz, and Lisanne Brown
Honduras: Mejorar la salud reproductiva, Investigación operativa, 2002, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Impact of improved client-provider interaction on women's achievement of their fertility goals [Arabic], Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Impact of improved client-provider interaction on women's achievement of their fertility goals [Arabic], Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Increasing client participation in family planning consultations: "Smart Patient" coaching in Indonesia, Young Mi Ki, Fitri Putjuk, Endang Basuki, and Adrienne Kols
Informed consent: From good intentions to sound practices—A report of a seminar, Susan Y. Wood, Barbara Friedland, and C. Elizabeth McGrory
Institutional support for a program of activities within the pilot health project in the West Bank and Gaza, Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute
Integrating HIV prevention and care into maternal and child health care settings: Lessons learned from Horizons studies, Naomi Rutenberg, Sam Kalibala, Charles Mwai, and James Rosen
Jadelle® levonorgestrel rod implants: A summary of scientific data and lessons learned from programmatic experience, Irving Sivin, Harold A. Nash, and Sandra N. Waldman
Kenia: Sensibilizar a comunidades para que realicen ritos alternativos de iniciación con las niños, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Kenya: Community sensitization must precede alternative coming-of-age rite, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Meeting the sexual health needs of men who have sex with men in Senegal, Horizons Program
Meeting the sexual health needs of men who have sex with men in Senegal, Cheikh Ibrahima Niang, Moustapha Diagne, Youssoupha Niang, Amadou Moreau, Dominique Gomis, Maye Diouf, Karim Seck, Abdoulaye Sidibe Wade, Placide Tapsoba, and Christopher Castle
Men in maternity study: A summary of the findings from pre-intervention interviews with women and their husbands attending antenatal clinics at ESIC facilities in Delhi, Anurag Mishra, Leila Caleb-Varkey, Anjana Das, Emma Ottolenghi, Dale Huntington, Susan E. Adamchak, and Shahina Begum
Men in maternity study: Men matter, Anjana Das, Leila Caleb-Varkey, Anurag Mishra, Emma Ottolenghi, and Dale Huntington
Men in maternity study: Results from the pre-intervention survey of pregnant women and their husbands at the three interventions, and of only women at three control Employees' State Insurance Corporation dispensaries in Delhi, India: Preliminary findings, Anurag Mishra, Leila Caleb-Varkey, Emma Ottolenghi, Anjana Das, Dale Huntington, and Susan E. Adamchak
Microfinance and households coping with HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe: An exploratory study, Horizons Program
Midline survey results: Integrating adolescent livelihood activities within a reproductive health program for urban slum dwellers in India, Mary Philip Sebastian, Dale Huntington, Barbara Mensch, Wesley H. Clark, Shahina Begum, Bela Patel Uttekar, and Sohini Roychowdhury
Ndola Demonstration Project: A midterm analysis of lessons learned, Horizons Program
Peer education as a strategy to increase contraceptive prevalence and reduce the rate of STIs/HIV among adolescents in Cameroon, Institut de Recherche et des Etudes des Comportements (IRESCO)
Philippines and Senegal: Services improve quality of care but fail to increase FP continuation, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Reproductive health care in the postnatal period in Guatemala, Erika Jacobs, Carlos Brambila, and Ricardo Vernon
Responding to Cairo: Case Studies of Changing Practice in Reproductive Health and Family Planning, Nicole Haberland and Diana Measham
Satisfaire aux besoins de santé des hommes qui ont des rapports sexuels avec d’autres hommes au Sénégal, Cheikh Ibrahima Niang, Moustapha Diagne, Youssoupha Niang, Amadou Moreau, Dominique Gomis, Maye Diouf, Karim Seck, Abdoulaye Sidibe Wade, Placide Tapsoba, and Christopher Castle
Satisfaire les besoins de santé des hommes qui ont des rapports sexuels avec d'Autres hommes au Sénégal, Horizons Program
Social organization and reproductive behavior in southern Ghana, Dominic K. Agyeman and John B. Casterline
South Asia: Clarify goals and expand the reach of anti-trafficking programs, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Strategic assessment of reproductive health in the Dominican Republic, Suellen Miller, Argelia Tejada, and Patricio Murgueytio
Sustainability of postabortion care in Peru, Janie Benson and Victor Huapaya
The female condom: Dynamics of use in urban Zimbabwe, Horizons Program
Training service providers on emergency contraception: Lessons learned from an OR study, M.E. Khan and Sharif M.I. Hossain
Upgrading the capacity and skills of service providers of the West Bank/Gaza Pilot Health Project, Nancy Ali, Laila Nawar, Dale Huntington, and Tawhida Khalil
Using men as community-based distributors of condoms, Cynthia P. Green, Stephanie Joyce, and James R. Foreit
Using operations research to strengthen programmes for encouraging abandonment of female genital cutting. Report of a consultative meeting on methodological issues for FGC Research, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
What about us? Bringing infertility into reproductive health care, Okonofua Friday and Bishakha Datta
Zimbabwe: CBD roles modified to address Zimbabwe's HIV/AIDS crisis, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Submissions from 2001
A case study of Nairobi City Council's decentralised syphilis screening programme in antenatal clinics, Baker Ndugga Maggwa, Ian Askew, Elizabeth Mugwe, Bilhah Hagembe, and Rick Homan
Acceptability of the female condom after a social marketing campaign in Campinas, Brazil, Horizons Program