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The Pop Reporter®

Volume 1, Number 31
5 November 2001

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FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAW AND POLICY

Zambia: Gov't Seeks HIV Test for Presidential Candidates

Women Applaud Sexual Violence Charges on Milosevic

Two Vertical Transmission-Related Lawsuits against South African Health Officials Could Coincide in Court

Bolivia Issues Ministerial Resolution Officially Mandating Evidence-based Maternal and Newborn Health Practices

FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESEARCH

Weekly Contraceptive Patch Found Safe, Effective

Sperm Density Fluctuates Markedly With the Seasons, Study Shows

A Prospective Study Evidencing Rhinomanometric and Olfactometric Outcomes in Women Taking Oral Contraceptives

More Weeks on Pill Reduces Women's Periods: Study

Doctors Do Not Discuss STDs With Women on a Routine Basis, Kaiser Family Foundation and Self Magazine Report

Oral Contraceptives Containing Cyproterone Increase Risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis, Study Shows

The Contribution of Reproductive Ill-Health to the Overall Burden of Perceived Illness Among Women in Southern India

FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NEWS

Women Want Birth Control That Simplifies Their Lives: Survey

Knowledge and Practice of Contraception in the United Arab Emirates

Reproductive Health in Eastern Europe: A Collaborative Training Project in Romania

UK and France Delay Approval of Vaginal Contraceptive Ring

Letter to Editor: CDC Promotes the Female Condom for HIV/STD Prevention
Author's Response to Letter: http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/full/91/11/1732-a

HIV / AIDS RESEARCH

Dynamic Disruptions in Nuclear Envelope Architecture and Integrity Induced by HIV-1 Vpr
Related news article can be found at: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011101/hl/protein_4.html

Suppression of CCR5- but not CXCR4-tropic HIV-1 in Lymphoid Tissue by Human Herpesvirus 6
Related news article can be found at: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/new/releases/HHV_6.cfm

Protection of Rhesus Macaques against Disease Progression from Pathogenic SHIV-89.6PD by Vaccination with Phage-displayed HIV-1 Epitopes
Related news article can be found at: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011101/hl/aids_7.html

HIV-Positive May Delay Telling Casual Sex Partners

HIV / AIDS NEWS

ASIA-PACIFIC: Region Has Fastest Growing HIV Rates

Ghana to Produce Cheap Drugs to Fight AIDS

UN is Warned on Anti-AIDS Strategy: Drugs Alone Might Fail Poor Nations, Panel Says

Initiative Launched to Assist Africa's 13 Million AIDS Orphans

With HIV/AIDS Cases Increasing in China, Officials Want to Strengthen Prevention, Messages in 'Homosexual Community'

South Africa to Increase Spending on AIDS

Officials Fear HIV Will Speed TB Spread in Russia

Uganda: HIV/AIDS in Pregnant Women Down By Half

Fear of Discrimination Keeps Caribbean Population from Getting HIV Tests, Treatment for Disease

New Kenyan Show to Raise AIDS Awareness Themes

Brazil Calls U.S. Stand on Drug Rules Inconsistent

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH

Smoking Delays Pregnancy

Comparison of Two Training Strategies for Essential Newborn Care in Brazil

Aspirin Reduces Risk of Pregnancy Complication

Sharp Drop In Stress Hormones May Set Stage For Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis After Pregnancy

Letter to Editor: Maternal Smoking Cessation Intervention: Targeting Women and Their Partners before Pregnancy
Author's Response to Letter: http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/full/91/11/1734

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NEWS

Woman Conceives Naturally While Receiving IVF

MEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH

Some Gay Men Think HIV Drugs Prevent Virus Spread

MEN'S HEALTH NEWS

Improvements Needed in Men's Health: Experts

Effect of Sex and Gender on Psychosocial Aspects of Prostate and Breast Cancer

Editorial: The International Men's Health Movement

POPULATION NEWS

Russia to Hold Its First Census Next October

Malta Meeting Examines Elderly Populations in Poor Nations

Opinion: Population: The Neglected Issue

Nigeria: Media Seek Strict Compliance of Population Policies

Japan Population Grows at Slowest Pace

Nigeria: Population Boss Pledges Credible Census

WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH

Syndromic Treatment of Gonococcal and Chlamydial Infections in Women Seeking Primary Care For the Genital Discharge Syndrome: Decision-Making

WOMEN'S HEALTH NEWS

Thailand: 44% Of Women Are Domestic Violence Victims, Survey Shows

UN Cracks Down on Bosnia Prostitution

YOUTH RESEARCH

Risky Sex Less Likely for Religious Teens: Report

YOUTH NEWS

Sexual Exploitation: Arab, African Countries Look to Protect Children

PROFILES / SPECIAL REPORTS

Getting Started: Selected Electronic Resources on HIV/AIDS
This 4-page guide provides numerous electronic resources related to HIV/AIDS. Categories include glossaries that aid with terminology, links to different databases with surveillance information, fact sheets on prevention and transmission, laws and legislation, various software programs related to AIDS, as well as links to numerous AIDS conferences taking place throughout the world.

IEC Database: EC/UNFPA Asia Initiative
This newly developed, comprehensive database gives you direct access to more than 90 selected EC/UNFPA-funded information, education, and communication (IEC) materials produced in the more than 40 projects of the EC/UNFPA Initiative for Reproductive Health in Asia. Catalogued by type, country, organisation, and target group, most of the materials are available upon request. The database features IEC materials in 10 different languages (English, Bangla, Khmer, Lao, Nepali, Sindhi, Urdu, Pushtu, Sinhala, and Vietnamese).

Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health (Recent News)
Eight new items are featured in this update, including:

• Listening to the Voice of Young People in Laos
• Training Workshop on the Formulation of Advocacy Strategy in Cambodia
• Dealing with Advocacy: a Practical Guide

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