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The Pop Reporter®

Volume 2, Number 9
4 March 2002

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FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAW AND POLICY

Shanghai Will Amend Family Statute (News article)

European MPs Concerned by Lack of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services (News article)

British 'Pill' Trial to Begin in March (News article)

UN Role in China 'Coercive' Family Planning Debated (News article)

South Africa: Pledge to Pregnant Women as West Cape Doubles Its HIV/Aids Budget (News article)

Chileans Push to Legalize Divorce (News article)

FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESEARCH

Dual Protection Against Unintended Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections: What Is the Best Contraceptive Approach? (Research abstract)

Predicting Risk of Ovulation in New Start Oral Contraceptive Users (Research abstract)

Gender and Decision-Making Over Condom Use in Two Districts in Uganda (Research abstract)

Sexually Transmitted Infections: Reducing the Numbers (Press release)
STIs in the UK increased by almost 300,000 cases between 1995 and 2000. In one year (1999-2000), gonorrhoea rose by 31 per cent in males and 26 per cent in females. This new report looks at why STIs are rising and makes recommendations on solutions.

FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NEWS

New Permanent Contraceptive Method Available Soon in Europe and Canada (News article)
Essure, a selective tubal occlusion procedure that provides permanent contraception without an abdominal incision, has been introduced to the markets in several European countries and Canada, according to an announcement yesterday from developer Conceptus, Inc.

German Company Aiming to be 'Biggest Condom Maker' in World by 2004 (News article)

Turkey Rescinds Virginity Test Law (News article)
Turkey rescinds a controversial law that authorized virginity tests for high school girls suspected of having premarital sex.

Go-ahead Given for Patch to Replace the Pill (News article)
The contraceptive skin patch Evra, which causes fewer side effects than the pill and could transform birth control for thousands of women, has been approved by the European Medicines Agency.

HIV / AIDS RESEARCH

HIV-1 Infection in Rural Africa: Is There a Difference in Median Time to AIDS and Survival Compared with that in Industrialized Countries? (Research abstract)

Hormonal Contraceptives Inflate Viral Diversity (News article)
Related Research Abstract: Correlates of Viral Diversity in Primary HIV-1 Infection in Women
Related Research Abstract: Viral and Host Factors in HIV-1 Transmission and Pathogenesis

Once-Daily Regimen Proves Effective in Senegal (News article)
Related Research Abstract: Long-Term Evaluation (15 Months) of ddI, 3TC and Efavirenz Once-Daily Regimen in Naïve Patients in Senegal: ANRS 12-04/IMEA 011 Study

The Role of MCH and Family Planning Services in HIV/STD Control: Is Integration the Answer? (Research abstract)

Is Social Capital a Useful Conceptual Tool for Exploring Community Level Influences on HIV Infection? An Exploratory Case Study from South Africa (MEDLINE abstract)

The Global HIV/AIDS Pandemic, Structural Inequalities, and the Politics of International Health (Research abstract)

Study: AIDS Drugs May Raise Heart Risk (News article)

Incidence of HIV-1 Infection and Effects of Clinic-Based Counseling on HIV Preventive Behaviors Among Married Women in Northern Thailand (Research abstract)

HIV / AIDS NEWS

Nearly Half of HIV-infected People in US Not Tested or Treated (News article)
The number of HIV-positive people in the US is rising, while nearly half of the one million people infected with the virus that causes AIDS have not been tested or treated, according to a CDC study (The CDC HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, U.S. HIV and AIDS cases reported through June 2001).

Researchers Track Hepatitis C, AIDS Epidemics Through China (News article)

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH

Risk Factors Associated with Maternal Deaths in Health Units in Uganda (Research abstract)

Decline of Infant and Child Mortality Rates in Rural Senegal Over a 37-year Period (1963-1999) (Research abstract)

Ensuring a Public Health Impact of Programs to Reduce HIV Transmission From Mothers to Infants: The Place of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (Research abstract)

Violence During Pregnancy Among Women With or at Risk for HIV Infection (Research abstract)

Delivery-related Complications and Determinants of Caesarean Section Rates in India (Research abstract)

The Sustainability of Hepatitis B Immunization Within the Universal Immunization Programme in India (Research abstract)

MEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH

HIV Risk Behaviour Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Budapest, Hungary (MEDLINE abstract)

MEN'S HEALTH NEWS

Circumcision: The Kindest or Cruellest Cut? (News article)
To some, circumcision is a painful, even barbaric, practice. Are the health benefits enough to justify inflicting pain on a helpless infant?

POPULATION NEWS

World's Elderly to Outnumber Children by 2050 (News article)
Press briefing

WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH

Family History of Cancer, Oral Contraceptive Use, and Ovarian Cancer Risk (Research abstract)

Denial of Pregnancy: Population Based Study (Research article)
Denial of pregnancy, when a woman does not believe or does not accept that she is pregnant, even up to labor, is more common than generally believed.

Social Factors that Make South African Women Vulnerable to HIV Infection (MEDLINE abstract)

WOMEN'S HEALTH NEWS

US Issues New Guidelines as Mammography Debate Continues (News article)

Genital Mutilation Alternative Project Yields Success in Kenya (News article)

Nigeria: Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation Begins (News article)

YOUTH RESEARCH

The Trade-Off Between Hormonal Contraceptives and Condoms Among Adolescents (Research article)

Prevalence and Determinants of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: An Analysis of Young Jamaican Males (Research abstract)

YOUTH NEWS

Aid Workers in Food for Child Sex Scandal (News article)
Aid workers for more than 40 agencies in west Africa have been involved in extensive sexual exploitation of refugee children, offering food rations in return for sexual favours, a report compiled by leading aid agencies has found.

China Opens First Teenager Clinic (News article)
China's first clinic for teenagers opened in Beijing Saturday to cater to their special needs. The clinic has departments of gynecology, maternity, and psychological consultation and will provide education on safe sex practices.

PROFILES / SPECIAL REPORTS / PROJECT PUBLICATIONS

Bangladesh: Involving Teenagers in Creating TV Dram (Project report)

Youth Services Springing up in Nepal (Project report)

Developing a Media Strategy

From the Introduction:
"Whether the goal is to influence policy and practice, to justify public funding for their work or to tap into additional resources and networks that will contribute to the research process, the importance and value of disseminating results to the widest possible audience is now almost universally recognised. That requires a communications strategy, and at the heart of your communications strategy, should be a carefully articulated media strategy that allows you to manage your relationship with the media."

The CDC HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report
U.S. HIV and AIDS cases reported through June 2001
Midyear 2001 Edition, Volume 13, Number 1

Posters and Abstracts from the 9th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistics Infections

Posters:
Gender Difference in Early Plasma HIV-1 RNA Levels among HIV-1-Infected African Seroconverters

Rapid HIV-1 Testing of Pregnant Women Presenting in Labor with Unknown HIV Status in Lima

Abstracts:
Relative Resistance to HIV-1 Infection in Vietnamese Exposed Uninfected Intravenous Drug Users

Factors Associated with Vertical Transmission in a Cohort of HIV+ Pregnant Women in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Breastmilk HIV-1 Viral Load Is Associated with Viral Load in Other Compartments, Host Genotype, and Perinatal Transmission

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