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 2002
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
An assessment of selected sub-systems of the Egyptian Norplant® program, Fatma El-Zanaty, Laila Nawar, and Ramadan Hamed
An assessment of the alternative rites approach for encouraging abandonment of female genital mutilation in Kenya, Jane Chege, Ian Askew, and Jennifer Liku
An assessment of the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council's community based distribution programme, Baker Ndugga Maggwa, Ian Askew, Caroline S. Marangwanda, Ronika Nyakauru, and Barbara Janowitz
An assessment of youth centres in South Africa, Annabel Erulkar, Mags Beksinska, and Queen Cebekhulu
A question of scale? The challenge of expanding the impact of non-governmental organisations' HIV/AIDS efforts in developing countries, Jocelyn DeJong
Benin: Diríjase a los hombres para aumentar el uso de los servicios de salud, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Bénin: Target men to increase use of health services, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Burkina Faso: L'amélioration des soins après avortement est bénéfique aux patients et aux prestataires, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Cisjordania y Gaza: Subraye la importancia de la atención postparto y su cost-efectividad, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Comment promouvoir l'utilisation des résultats d'une analyse situationnelle à l'échelle nationale: Expérience du Sénégal, Adama Ndoye, Bineta M'bow, Cheikh Bamba Diop, Mady Cisse, Macoumba Thiam, Diouratie Sanogo, and Mbacke Niang
Community involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: Insights and recommendations, Naomi Rutenberg, Mary Lyn Field-Nguer, and Laura Nyblade
Cómo satisfacer las necesidades de salud de la mujer después de un aborto, Dale Huntington
Diverse realities: Understanding sexually transmitted infections and HIV in India, Sarah Hawkes and K.G. Santhya
Ecuador: Use commercial marketing to increase sustainability, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Ecuador: Utilice la mercadotecnia comercial para aumentar la sustentabilidad, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Egipto: Expansión del acceso a la atención postaborto, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Egipto: Motivemos a los periodistas a cubrir tenmas de salud reproductiva, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Evidence for the importance of community involvement: Implications for initiatives to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Ann Leonard, Purnima Mane, and Naomi Rutenberg
Expansion of postpartum/postabortion contraception in Honduras, Ruth Medina, Ricardo Vernon, Irma Mendoza, and Claudia Aguilar
Extending operations research to social marketing programs, Teresa de Vargas
From Patna to Paris: Providing safe and humane abortion, Carmen Barroso, Martha Brady, Batya Elul, Shelley Clark, Sneh Vishwanath, and Sunanda Rabindranathan
Ghana: Community workers can communicate STI and HIV/AIDS messages effectively, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
HIV and partner violence: Implications for HIV voluntary counseling and testing, Horizons Program
HIV and partner violence: Implications for HIV voluntary counseling and testing programs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Suzanne Maman, Jessie K. Mbwambo, Margaret Hogan, Gad P. Kilonzo, Michael D. Sweat, and Ellen Weiss
HIV and partner violence: What are the implications for voluntary counseling and testing?, Carolyn Knapp
HIV voluntary counseling and testing among youth ages 14 to 21: Results from an exploratory study in Nairobi, Kenya, and Kampala and Masaka, Uganda, Horizons Program, Kenya Project Partners, and Uganda Project Partners
Honduras: Marketing new reproductive health services is cost-effective, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Honduras: Posparto y post-aborto, momentos para hablar de planificación familiar, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Honduras: Postpartum and postabortion patients want family planning, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Honduras: Promover nuevos servicios de salud reproductiva es costo-efectivo, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Increasing coverage of reproductive health issues in the Indonesian print media, Wanda Firmansyah, Sahar Hegazi, Siti Rokhmawati Darwisyah, and Lila Amaliah
Indonesia: Capacite a periodistas para que escriban sobre salud reproductiva, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Indonesia: Train journalists to write about reproductive health, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Influencing reproductive health policy and programs in the Philippines: Implementing an advocacy model for utilization of operations research, Saniata Masulit, Marilou P. Costello, and Sahar Hegazi
Integrating adolescent livelihood activities within a reproductive health program for urban slum dwellers in India, Dale Huntington, Mary Philip Sebastian, Nirmala Sevlam, Barbara Mensch, and Sahar Hegazi
Interventions to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma: What have we learned?, Lisanne Brown, Lea Trujillo, and Kate Macintyre
Introducing emergency contraception in Bangladesh: A feasibility study, M.E. Khan and Sharif M.I. Hossain
Kenia: Detectar la sifilis durante la consulta prenatal resulta costo-efectivo, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Kenya: Mise á disposition de services de planification familiale dans les pavillons hospitaliers, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Kenya: On-site antenatal syphilis services are cost-effective, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Kenya update: FRONTIERS adolescent reproductive health project, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Making a difference for children affected by AIDS: Baseline findings from operations research in Uganda, Laelia Gilborn, Rebecca Nyonyintono, Robert Kabumbuli, and Gabriel Jagwe-Wadda
Obstacles to contraceptive use in Pakistan: A study in Punjab, John B. Casterline, Zeba Sathar, and Minhaj ul Haque
Operations research in reproductive health and family planning at the Cairo Demographic Center, Magdi A. Ibrahim, James R. Foreit, and M.E. Khan
Perú: Diga a las usuarias cómo usar el método escogido, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Pilot health project baseline survey West Bank and Gaza [Arabic], Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Power in sexual relationships: An opening dialogue among reproductive health professionals, Population Council and Interagency Gender Working Group (IGWG)
Promoting reproductive health services in rural communities in Honduras, Irma Mendoza and Ricardo Vernon
Reducing HIV infection among youth: What can schools do? Key baseline findings from Mexico, South Africa, and Thailand, Holley Stewart, Ann P. McCauley, Simon Baker, Martha Givaudan, Shegs James, Iwin Leenen, Susan Pick, Priscilla Reddy, Usasinee Rewthong, Patchara Rumakom, and Dilys Walker
Reproductive tract infections: A guide for programme managers, Sarah Hawkes, Anjali Nayyar, Johannes van Dam, Kevin R. O'Reilly, Bidia Deperthes, and Dinesh Agarwal
Satisfacer las necesidades de salud de las mujeres mediante servicios postaborto, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Setting prices for reproductive health services in a public hospital in Guatemala, John H. Bratt, Adrian Valdez, Roberto Molina, Mario Alfaro, Marco Antonio Barrientos, Carlos Brambila, and Werner Figueroa
Social networks and contraceptive dynamics in southern Ghana, Mark R. Montgomery, Gebre-Egziabher Kiros, Dominic K. Agyeman, John B. Casterline, Peter Aglobitse, and Paul C. Hewett
South Africa: Providers should encourage sexually active youth to use condoms, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
South Africa: Who uses youth centers and why?, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Special studies program of the Pilot Health Project: West Bank and Gaza, Mahmoud Shaheen, Laila Nawar, Dale Huntington, and Sahar Hegazi
Strengthening social science research on women's health: Lessons learned from a capacity building programme, M.E. Khan, Bella C. Patel, and John Townsend
Testing alternative channels for providing emergency contraception to young women, John P. Skibiak, Mangala Chambeshi-Moyo, and Yusuf Ahmed
The case for microbicides: A global priority, Kathy Attawell
The end of the fertility transition in the developed world, John Bongaarts
The reporting of sensitive behavior among adolescents: A methodological experiment in Kenya, Barbara Mensch, Paul C. Hewett, and Annabel Erulkar
Trafficking and human rights in Nepal: Community perceptions and policy and program responses, Celine Daly, Vaishali Sharma Mahendra, Pankaja Bhattarai, Nick Langton, Jyoti Sanghera, Catrin Evans, Ratna Kapur, Dill Ram Dahal, and Siobhan Crowley
Transitions to adulthood in the context of AIDS in South Africa: Report of Wave I, Naomi Rutenberg, Cathrien Kehus-Alons, Lisanne Brown, Kate Macintyre, Anthea Dallimore, and Carol E. Kaufman
West Bank and Gaza: Stress the importance and cost-effectiveness of postpartum care, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Women, communities, and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: Issues and findings from community research in Botswana and Zambia, Laura Nyblade and Mary Lyn Field-Nguer
Zambia: Los educadores juveniles pueden promover comportamientos sexuales más seguros, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Zambia: Peer educators can promote safer sex behaviors, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Submissions from 2000
Adolescent pregnancy and parenthood in South Africa, Carol E. Kaufman, Thea de Wet, and Jonathan Stadler
Adolescents and reproductive health in Pakistan: A literature review, Ayesha Khan
An assessment of the community based distribution programs in Ghana, Jane Chege, Diouratie Sanogo, Ian Askew, Angela Bannerman, Steve Grey, Evam Kofi Glover, Francis Yankey, and Joana Nerquaye-Tetteh
Burkina Faso and Mali: Female genital cutting harms women's health, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Burkina Faso et Mali: L'excision compromet la santé des femmes, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Burkina Faso: Mejorar la atención postaborto beneficia a pacientes y proveedores, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Burkina Faso: Upgrading postabortion care benefits patients and providers, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Critical analysis of interventions against FGC in Egypt, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab and Sahar Hegazi
Egipto: Los proveedores de servicios de planificación deben motivar a sus clientas a hablar de sus problemas de sexualidad, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Egypte: Développer l'accès aux soins après avortement, Frontiers in Reproductive Health