Recently added articles from International Family Planning Perspectives:
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Birth attendant use low in Afghanistan.(UPDATE)(Author abstract)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... The proportion of births in Afghanistan delivered by skilled birth attendants is extremely low, according to a study conducted in the country's 33 provinces between June and September 2004. (1) Of a sample of 9,917 women aged 18-45 who lived within a 90-minute walk of one of 617 selected ...
Family interference with contraceptive use.(UPDATE)(Author abstract)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... One-fifth of ever-married literate women at private reproductive health clinics in Jordan have had their husband or other family members interfere with their use of contraceptives to avoid pregnancy, according to a study conducted in 2005. (1) Among the 353 women surveyed, 20% reported at ...
Asymptomatic STIs in South African men.(UPDATE)(sexually transmitted infections)(Author abstract)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Asymptomatic STIs are common among men in informal settlements in South Africa's West Rand (part of the Johannesburg metropolitan area), and such infections would not be treated under the syndromic management approach generally used in such resource-poor settings. (1) Among 309 men who ...
In September, the United Nation's Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) released Progress of the World's Women: Who Answers to Women? Gender and Accountability, 2008/2009.(IN BRIEF)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2008 ... In September, the United Nation's Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) released Progress of the World's Women: Who Answers to Women? Gender and Accountability, 2008/2009. The full biennial global report, ...
Family Health International's Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Technologies and Research Utilization program has released a new checklist that health care providers can use to screen clients who would like to begin using a contraceptive implant.(IN BRIEF)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Family Health International's Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Technologies and Research Utilization program has released a new checklist that health care providers can use to screen clients who would like to begin using a contraceptive implant. The check-list, based on the World ...
Estimates of induced abortion in Mexico: what's changed between 1990 and 2006?(ARTICLES)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... CONTEXT: In Mexico, where abortion remains largely illegal and clandestine, reliable data on induced abortion and related morbidity are critical for informing policies and programs. The only available national estimate of abortion is for 1990, and demographic and socioeconomic changes ...
Consistency in women's reports of sensitive behavior in an interview mode experiment, Sao Paulo, Brazil.(ARTICLES)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... CONTEXT: Inaccurate reporting of sexual behavior creates a misleading picture of individuals' risk for STI infection. Despite a substantial body of U.S. research on the consistency of self-reports of sensitive behavior, only a few such studies have been conducted in developing countries. ...
Factors influencing the timing of first sexual intercourse among young people in Nyanza, Kenya.(ARTICLES)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... CONTEXT: Despite the relevance of the timing of first intercourse for the risk of HIV infection, few studies have examined postponement of first sex as a strategy to prevent infection. METHODS: Survey data collected in October 2003 from 8,183 standard six and standard seven ...
The effect of community-based reproductive health communication interventions on contraceptive use among young married couples in Bihar, India.(ARTICLES)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... CONTEXT: Contraceptive use among young couples in India is low, and early childbearing and short birth intervals are common. The PRACHAR Project, an ongoing intervention in Bihar, seeks to increase contraceptive use for delaying and spacing births through communication interventions. ...
High complication rates and costs are potential barriers to using circumcision to prevent HIV in Africa.(DIGESTS)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Recent evidence that the risk of female-to-male HIV transmission is reduced among men who have been circumcised has led to suggestions that circumcision programs could become a key component of anti-HIV efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, findings from a pair of recent studies ...
Many pregnant women use tobacco in some developing countries.(DIGESTS)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Pregnant women's tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke are current or emerging problems in developing countries, according to findings from a multinational (but nonrepresentative) survey. In six of the nine countries included in the study, most pregnant women surveyed said they had ...
Experience of sexual and physical partner violence linked to elevated risk of HIV in Indian women.(DIGESTS)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... In India, married women who have experienced both physical and sexual violence by their husbands are nearly four times as likely to be infected with HIV as women who have not experienced either type of intimate partner violence, according to a large national study. (1) Physical partner ...
In Uganda, fewer partners and more condom use were key to drop in HIV.(DIGESTS)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... The decline in the prevalence of HIV that occurred in Uganda during the 1990s can be attributed to a reduction in the number of premarital and nonmarital partners and to increased use of condoms with these partners, according to a multifaceted analysis. (1) Data from diverse sources, ...
Nigerian women would like to receive social support during childbirth.(DIGESTS)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Most pregnant women receiving antenatal care at a Nigerian hospital said they would prefer to have someone with them during childbirth to provide social support, a practice not allowed in many Nigerian facilities. (1) Although 86% said their husband would be their preferred companion, 67% ...
Cameroonian women who marry later have increased risk of HIV infection.(DIGESTS)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... In Cameroon, women who marry later and those who have longer periods between age at first sex and age at first marriage have elevated rates of HIV infection, most likely because they have more partners than other women, according to a nationally representative survey. (1) Among married ...