Recently added articles from International Family Planning Perspectives:
Pregnant Zambian women now less likely to have HIV.(UPDATE)(Author abstract)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... HIV prevalence among pregnant women in Lusaka, Zambia, declined between 2002 and 2006, especially among those 17 or younger, according to a study of data from a public clinic-based program to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission and from two rounds of cord-blood surveillance. (1) The ...
10 key factors for programs.(UPDATE)(Author abstract)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... A high-performing staff and client-centered care are among the 10 most important elements for a successful family planning program, according to a report by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health based on a poll of and an online discussion with health care professionals from ...
The human cost of government failure.(UPDATE)(deciding not to implement antiretroviral treatment program)(Author abstract)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Hundreds of thousands of people died and tens of thousands of babies were born with HIV between 2000 and 2005 because the South African government in 1999 ignored scientific consensus and decided not to implement an antiretroviral (ARV) treatment program, according to an analysis of data ...
New HPV test for use in poor areas.(UPDATE)(human papillomavirus)(Author abstract)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... A new rapid test developed for use in resource-poor settings to detect 14 cancer-causing types of human papillomavirus (HPV) has sensitivity and specificity at least comparable to those of other commonly used HPV testing methods, according to a study conducted between May 10 and June 15, ...
In this issue.(Editorial)
Dec 01, 2008 ... In all regions of the developing world, women are at high risk of sexual and reproductive health problems. Many factors--individual, family and societal--make it difficult for women to obtain the information and services they need to reduce these risks. This issue of International Family ...