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The Pop Reporter®

Volume 1, Number 16
23 July 2001

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FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH POLICY

House Appropriations Committee Votes to Require Federal Employee Health Plans to Cover Prescription Contraceptives

American Sentenced to Imprisonment in Germany After Infecting Women With HIV

Washington State's Largest Health Insurer Sued for Failing to Offer Contraceptive Coverage in Health Plans

South African Court Orders Man to Pay Wife Damages for Infecting Her With HIV

FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Third Generation Oral Contraceptives and Risk of Venous Thrombosis: Meta-Analysis

Scientists Find 'Direct' Link Between Smoking and Early Menopause

Husbands Report Higher Contraceptive Use Than Wives

Condom Gap in Africa: Evidence from Donor Agencies and Key Informants

When Should Clinical Guidelines be Updated?

Efficacy of Oral Azithromycin Versus Topical Tetracycline in Mass Treatment of Endemic Trachoma

Scientists Fertilize Mouse Eggs Without Sperm

Indian Women's Groups Protest at New Contraceptive Trial

Condoms May Not Stop STDs

HIV/AIDS

Kenya: Family Defies Stigma and Admits Man Died of AIDS

Intermittent HIV Treatment Has 'Poor Results,' AIDS Care Experts Say

South African Bishops Consider Condom Use

Reaction to Kenyan President's Suggestion That Country Abstain from Sex for Two Years

Mothers May Pass on Mutant HIV to Infants

Operational Issues in Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1 in Abidjan, Cºte d'Ivoire, 1998-99

Action Needed to Avoid Crisis In China - Commentary

Modelling HIV/AIDS Epidemics in Sub-Saharan Africa Using Seroprevalence Data

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

Bed Rest During Pregnancy May Not be as Beneficial as Previously Thought

DDT Exposure During Pregnancy Linked to Risk of Premature Births, Low Birth Weight, Study Says

International Obstetricians Meet to Combat Hidden Disease of Obstetric Fistula

Neonatal Mortality of Low-Birth-Weight Infants in Bangladesh

Breastfeeding: Pacifier Use Does Not Hinder Nursing, Study Shows

South Africa: Pregnant Women Refusing AIDS Test

'Moderate' Caffeine Consumption Among Pregnant Women May Not Impair Fetal Growth, New Study Says

Evaluation of a Regional Pilot Program to Prevent Mother-Infant HIV Transmission: Thailand, 1998--2000

POPULATION

UN Examines Conditions Related to Falling Birth Rates

Spanish Government Urges Young Women to Have More Children

Every Death Counts: Measurement of Maternal Mortality via a Census

Vietnam Hopes to Raise Contraceptive Prevalence Rate to 70 Per Cent

Aging: Spain to Host UN Conference Next April

WOMEN'S HEALTH

Genital Mutilation: Thousands to Undergo Ritual in Tanzania

YOUTH

HIV from Heterosexual Sex Soars Among Teen Girls

Internet an Increasingly Popular Source for Sex Information Among Teens, Study Says

PROFILES/SPECIAL REPORTS

Violence Against Women: How Long Will Society Look the Other Way?
A featured commentary about the lives of Bangladeshi women and how the lack of implementation of the laws created to protect women perpetuate the injustices against them.

Children's Environmental Health

LoveLife: Working to Protect South African Youth from HIV
This Web site details the loveLife initiative, which attempts to reduce HIV infection among South African adolescents by promoting sexual health and healthy futures for young people. The National Survey of South African Youth is available (you need Adobe Acrobat reader to access the chapters of the report), as well as a resource guide to HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Lastly, information about how the project is reaching out to youth--as well as adults--is detailed.

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