Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
 

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Fact sheets

Adding It Up: Examples of the Medical Benefits of Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health [PDF] August 2004

Adding It Up: Examples of the Non-Medical Benefits of Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health [PDF] August 2004

Teenagers' Sexual and Reproductive Health: Developed Countries  [PDF version] February 2002

Highlighted policy articles

U.S. Global HIV Prevention Policy: Still Time to Get It Right  [PDF version] October 2008
Susan A. Cohen
Guttmacher Policy Review

Hiding in Plain Sight: The Role of Contraception in Preventing HIV  [PDF version] February 2008
Susan A. Cohen
Guttmacher Policy Review

A Long and Winding Road: Getting the HPV Vaccine to Women in the Developing World  [PDF version] August 2007
Susan A. Cohen
Guttmacher Policy Review

Young People Need Help in Preventing Pregnancy and HIV; How Will the World Respond  [PDF version] August 2007
Heather D. Boonstra
Guttmacher Policy Review

Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of People Living with HIV  [PDF version] November 2006
Heather Boonstra
In Brief

Ominous Convergence: Sex Trafficking, Prostitution and International Family Planning  [PDF version] February 2005
Susan A. Cohen
The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy

The Role of Reproductive Health Providers in Preventing HIV  [PDF version] November 2004
Heather Boonstra
Issues in Brief

HPV in the United States and Developing Nations: A Problem of Public Health or Politics?  [PDF version] August 2003
Cynthia Dailard
The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy

Public Health Advocates Say Campaign to Disparage Condoms Threatens STD Prevention Efforts  [PDF version] March 2003
Heather Boonstra
The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy

Flexible But Comprehensive: Developing Country HIV Prevention Efforts Show Promise  [PDF version] October 2002
Susan A. Cohen
The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy

As Research Accelerates, Focus Intensifies on Options for 'First-Generation' Microbicide  [PDF version] October 2001
Heather Boonstra
The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Hamper Development Efforts  [PDF version] July 1997
David J. Landry and Wendy Turnbull
Issues in Brief

"In Brief"

Learning from Adolescents to Prevent HIV and Unintended Pregnancy [PDF] September 2007

Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of People Living with HIV  [PDF version] November 2006
Heather Boonstra

Interpreting Research Studies [PDF] July 2006

The Role of Reproductive Health Providers in Preventing HIV  [PDF version] November 2004
Heather Boonstra

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Hamper Development Efforts  [PDF version] July 1997
David J. Landry and Wendy Turnbull

Highlighted research articles

Adolescents' views of and preferences for sexual and reproductive health services in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi and Uganda [PDF]
Ann E. Biddlecom, Alister Munthali, Susheela Singh and Vanessa Woog
African Journal of Reproductive Health, Volume 11, Issue 3, December 2007

Coerced First Sex among Adolescent Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence and Context [PDF]
Ann M. Moore, Kofi Awusabo-Asare, Nyovani Madise, Johannes John-Langba, and Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme
African Journal of Reproductive Health, Volume 11, Issue 3, December 2007

Factors Associated with Sexual Abstinence among Adolescents in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries [PDF]
Caroline W. Kabiru and Alex Ezeh
African Journal of Reproductive Health, Volume 11, Issue 3, December 2007

Is Poverty a Driver for Risky Sexual Behaviour? Evidence from National Surveys of Adolescents in four African Countries [PDF]
Nyovani Madise, Eliya Zulu and James Ciera
African Journal of Reproductive Health, Volume 11, Issue 3, December 2007

Knowledge of correct condom use and consistency of use among adolescents in four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
Akinrinola Bankole, Fatima H. Ahmed, Stella Neema, Christine Ouedraogo,and Sidon Konyani
African Journal of Reproductive Health, Volume 11, Issue 3, December 2007

Prevalence and meanings of exchange of money or gifts for sex in unmarried adolescent sexual relationships in sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
Ann M. Moore, Ann E. Biddlecom, and Eliya M. Zulu
African Journal of Reproductive Health, Volume 11, Issue 3, December 2007

Sexual Behavior, Knowledge and Information Sources of Very Young Adolescents in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries [PDF]
Akinrinola Bankole, Ann Biddlecom, Georges Guiella, Susheela Singh and Eliya Zulu
African Journal of Reproductive Health, Volume 11, Issue 3, December 2007

Protecting Young Women from HIV/AIDS: The Case Against Child and Adolescent Marriage  [PDF version]
Shelley Clark, Judith Bruce and Annie Dude
International Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 32, Issue 2, June 2006

Vaccine for cervical cancer: reaching adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
Ann Biddlecom, Akinrinola Bankole and Kate Patterson
Lancet, Volume 367, Issue 9, April 2006

Does 'CNN' (Condoms, Needles, Negotiation) Work Better than 'ABC' (Abstinence, Being Faithful and Condom Use) in Attacking the AIDS Epidemic?  [PDF version]
Steven W. Sinding
International Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 31, Issue 1, March 2005

Covert Use of Topical Microbicides: Implications For Acceptibility and Use  [PDF version]
Cynthia Woodsong
International Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 30, Issue 2, June 2004

When Does It Make Sense to Consider Integrating STI and HIV Services with Family Planning Services?  [PDF version]
Karen G. Fleischman Foreit, Karen Hardee and Kokila Agarwal
International Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 28, Issue 2, June 2002

Integration of STI Prevention and Management with Family Planning and Antenatal Care in Sub-Saharan Africa—What More Do We Need to Know?  [PDF version]
Ian Askew and NDugga Baker Maggwa
International Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 28, Issue 2, June 2002

Is Integration the Answer for Africa  [PDF version]
John C. Caldwell and Pat Caldwell
International Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 28, Issue 2, June 2002

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Adolescents in Developed Countries  [PDF version]
Christine Panchaud, Susheela Singh, Dina Feivelson and Jacqueline E. Darroch
Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 32, Issue 1, January/February 2000

Reports

Asegurar un mañana más saludable en Centroamérica: Proteger la salud sexual y reproductiva de la juventud de hoy [PDF] May 2008
Lisa Remez, Elena Prada, Susheela Singh, Luis Rosero Bixby and Akinrinola Bankole

Protecting the Next Generation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Learning from Adolescents to Prevent HIV and Unintended Pregnancy [PDF] December 2007
Ann E. Biddlecom, Laura Hessburg, Susheela Singh, Akinrinola Bankole and Leila Darabi

Qualitative Evidence on Adolescents' Views of Sexual and Reproductive Health in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF] March 2005
Mary Amuyunzu-Nyamongo, Ann E. Biddlecom, Christine Ouedraogo and Vanessa Woog

Assessing Costs and Benefits of Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions [PDF] December 2004
Michael Vlassoff, Susheela Singh, Jacqueline E. Darroch, Erin Carbone and Stan Bernstein

Adding It Up: The Benefits of Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care [PDF] January 2004

Risk and Protection: Youth and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF] January 2004

Annotated Bibliography on HIV/AIDS and Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF] November 2003
Vanessa Woog

In Their Own Right: Addressing the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Men Worldwide [PDF] March 2003

Teenage Sexual and Reproductive Behavior in Developed Countries: Can More Progress Be Made? [PDF] November 2001
Jacqueline E. Darroch, Jennifer J. Frost, Susheela Singh and The Study Team

Microbicides: A New Defense Against Sexually Transmitted Diseases [PDF] January 1999
Deirdre Wulf, Jennifer J. Frost and Jacqueline E. Darroch

Into a New World: Young Women's Sexual and Reproductive Lives January 1998

Statistics

Protecting the Next Generation Data Now Available to Other Researchers October 2006

Slide shows

Adding It Up: The Benefits of Investing In Sexual and Reproductive Health Care June 2004

In Their Own Right: Addressing the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Men Worldwide April 2004

Memos and statements

Statement by Sharon Camp, Ph.D. on "Adding It Up: The Benefits of Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care [PDF] February 2004
Sharon Camp, Ph.D.

Statement of Ms. Thoraya Ahmed Obaid on "Adding It Up: The Benefits of Investing" [PDF] February 2004
Thoraya Ahmed Obaid

Top Resources on HIV/AIDS and STIs

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among American Youth: Incidence and Prevalence Estimates, 2000 CDC data on STIs among 15-24-year-olds (February 2004)

The Role of Reproductive Health Providers in Preventing HIV [PDF] Policy analysis on the benefits of integrating reproductive health and HIV/AIDS services (November 2004)

Risk and Protection: Youth and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF] Report based on information from 24 countries (January 2004)

In Their Own Words, Adolescents’ Views on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF] Summary of focus group discussions with youth in Sub-Saharan Africa (March 2005)

Sex and STD/HIV Education [PDF] State policies on what can and cannot be taught in sex education classes (September 2005)

 
 

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