Facts on the Sexual and Reproductive Health Of Adolescent Women in the Developing World
The objective of this brief is to help adolescents to protect their health.
The objective of this brief is to help adolescents to protect their health.
The purposes of this report are to: (1) help advocates and policymakers better understand the reproductive health cost estimates currently in circulation; (2) build advocates' and policy-makers' confidence in using estimates that reflect the specific needs they seek to address; and (3) promote mo
With improved access to treatment for people living with HIV many are now able to live longer. As a result there is growing interest in overall quality of life issues.
Objectives: In 2001 the United Nations (UN) Declaration of Commitment was signed by 189 countries with a goal to reduce HIV prevalence among young people by 25% by 2010. Progress towards this target is assessed.
Background: Many programmes on young people and HIV/AIDS prevention have focused on the in-school and channeled sexual and reproductive health messages through schools with limited activities for the young people's families.
Previous studies from sub-Saharan Africa have found that orphans experience increased sexual risk compared to non-orphans.
This report is based on research and interviews conducted by the Center between June 2009 and February 2010. The Center gathered the experiences of 59 women through a combination of in-depth interviews and focus group discussions.
The main rationale for this study was to better understand the health status of South African children in relation to HIV.
In 1999, the UK Department for International Development (DfID) funded a major programme of research into young people's sexual and reproductive health in poorer country settings.Coordinated jointly by the Centre for Sexual Health Research at the University of Southampton, the Thomas Coram R
This publication addresses a number of issue areas that U.S.-based groups opposed to reproductive rights have rallied around in recent years.