The paper provides a synthesis of the findings from a 13-country study of adolescent and youth reproductive health issues, policies, and programmes in Asia and Near East (ANE) region.
In many family planning programmes operated by the public sector, resources are falling short of growth in demand for services. At the same time, individuals with unmet need for family planning services are increasingly concentrated among hard-to-reach groups.
This year's State of the World Population report examines the adolescents' condition, in the context of changing social norms and lifestyles, including weakening of family support systems, amid globalization and urbanization.
The report provides the overall view of men's sexual and reproductive behaviour worldwide and drawing out the health programme implications of that information.
The report presents the findings of an international comparative analysis of age at marriage and age at first birth, marital instability, informal unions, and teenage reproductive behaviour, with emphasis on trends over the past decade.
The Adolescents and Youth in Pakistan 2001-2002: A Nationally Representative Survey (AYSP) was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, the Department for International Development (UK), and UNICEF (Pakistan).
This assessment of adolescent reproductive health in Pakistan is part of a series of assessments in 13 countries in Asia and the Near East.
This assessment of adolescent reproductive health in Indonesia is part of a series of assessments in 13 countries in Asia and the Near East.
This assessment of adolescent reproductive health in Bangladesh is part of a series of assessments in 13 countries in Asia and the Near East.
This assessment of adolescent reproductive health in India is part of a series of assessments in 13 countries in Asia and the Near East.