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Volume 2, Number 11
18 March 2002
FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAW AND POLICY
New Law Guides Family Planning in China (news article)
HIV/AIDS: Court Orders South Africa to Provide Nevirapine During Appeal (news article)
Kenya:
DOD Rules Out Recruitment of HIV/AIDS Carriers
(news article)
Emergency Contraception Available Without Prescription in Israel (news article)
Group Urges Nonprescription Morning-After
Pill (news article)
The US distributor of an emergency contraceptive reported
Monday that it has formally applied for permission
to sell the pill in Canada without a prescription.
FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESEARCH
Reproductive
Tract Infections: Prevalence and Risk Factors in Rural
Bangladesh 
(research article)
While the prevalence of reproductive tract infections
is low in Bangladesh, high levels of risky sexual
behaviors among men and women indicate the potential
for growth of sexually transmitted infections in this
country.
FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NEWS
New
Pill Will Allow Women to Have Just Three Periods a
Year (news article)
Low-dose pills taken continuously for up to four months
are being evaluated for safety in clinical trials.
Vasectomy Reversal Successful Decades
Later (news article)
Over 40% of men were able to conceive with their partners,
a figure higher than previously thought with vasectomy
reversal.
Proposed
Bill Seeks to Increase Awareness of Emergency Contraception
in US (news article)
HIV / AIDS RESEARCH
HIV
Prevalence in a Gold Mining Camp in the Amazon Region,
Guyana (research article)
The prevalence of HIV infection among men in a gold
mining camp in the Amazon region of Guyana was 6.5%.
This high percentage of HIV infection provides a reservoir
for the virus in this region, warranting immediate
public health intervention to curb its spread. As
malaria is endemic in the Amazon Basin (>30,000
cases/year), the impact of coinfection may be substantial.
Access
to Treatment for HIV/AIDS: Report of a Meeting of
International Experts
(research report)
This report summarizes discussions on operational
issues of providing antiretroviral therapies in different
low-resource settings, considering many factors such
as health systems and service delivery, community
involvement, stigma, cost, cost recovery, and policy
issues.
Changes
in Mitochondrial DNA as a Marker of Nucleoside Toxicity
in HIV-Infected Patients (research abstract)
Related news article: Test Detects
Anti-HIV Drugs' Effects on Cells
HIV / AIDS NEWS
AIDS Vaccine May Be 10 Years Away
(news article)
Trial
of V-1 Immunitor in Bangkok (news article)
AIDS Orphans Kicked Out of a Kenyan School (news article)
AIDS orphans have been locked out of a Kenyan primary
school for failing to pay "maintenance"
fees, spotlighting confusion over government policy
on free education.
HIV/AIDS:
Studies by UNICEF, Others Considered in Senegalese
Strategy (news article)
Research underscores the need to focus on vulnerable
groups such as children, youth, and drug users in
fighting the AIDS epidemic.
UN Says Pakistan Vulnerable to HIV-AIDS
Epidemic (news article)
He
Has HIV, She is Negative, But They Are Getting Married
(news article)
They
are Positive Despite HIV (news article)
Women in India describe their experiences with disclosing
their HIV-positive status to their families and communities.
MATERNAL AND CHILD RESEARCH
A
Community-based Study of Childhood Morbidity in Tigray,
Northern Ethiopia (research article)
A lower incidence of overall illness was found in
children above 2 years of age, those from Christian
families, those living in houses with corrugated iron
roofs, and those from households with 2 or more children
under 5 years of age. Increased incidence was associated
with the use of open pit latrines compared to open
air excreta disposal as there were noproperly covered
latrines.
A
District-based Audit of the Causes and Circumstances
of Maternal Deaths in South Kalimantan, Indonesia
(research article)
The review of 130 maternal deaths yield valuable information
for improvements to the quality of obstetric services
in Indonesia.
Qualitative
Study of Evidence-based Leaflets in Maternity Care
(research article)
Leaflets designed to promote informed choices among
childbearing women are evaluated for their effectiveness
in educating women about their delivery choices. Health
professionals promoted normative practices rather
than choice, however. Because women valued the professional
opinions, this led to the promotion of informed compliance
rather than informed choice.
Use
of Evidence-based Leaflets to Promote Informed Choice
In Maternity Care: Randomized Controlled Trial in
Everyday Practice (research article)
There was no change in the proportion of women who
reported that they exercised informed choice among
women receiving leaflets compared to those who did
not receive additional information. Decision aids
may not be effective without providers willing to
discuss the information with clients.
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NEWS
Philippines:
Immunizations Down; 250,000 Children Face Disease
Risk (news article)
FDA Warns of Potentially Harmful
Surgical Devices (news article)
The US Food and Drug Administration urges a Georgia
firm to recall potentially dangerous gynecological
surgical devices that may be mislabeled as sterile.
The firm manufactures many types of obstetrics and
gynecological surgical devices, including uterine
dilators, fetal blood samplers, bone marrow needles,
and harvesting pumps used in in-vitro fertilization.
MEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH
A
Population-Based Study of Daily Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory
Drug Use and Prostate Cancer
(research article)
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death
from cancer among men in the United States. Findings
in this study suggest that daily use of nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs may be associated with a lower
incidence of prostate cancer in men aged 60 years
or older.
MEN'S HEALTH NEWS
Zinc, Folic Acid Shown to Boost Sperm
Count (news article)
Gay Men Who Search Web for Sex at
Higher STD Risk (news article)
Healthy
Plea for Family Man (news article)
Health experts and family planning workers call on
Chinese men to take more responsibility for family
planning.
Male Sexual, Reproductive Health
Neglected in US (news article)
POPULATION RESEARCH
Fertility
Levels and Trends in Countries with Intermediate Levels
of Fertility
(research report)
Kenya's
Fertility Transition: How Low Will it Go?
(research report)
POPULATION NEWS
Population: Estimates of Explosive Growth may be Wrong, U.N. Says; More (news article)
India:
Fertility Decline Due to Consumerism, Demographer
Says (news article)
WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH
Management
of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Postpartum Period
in the Presence of Female Genital Mutilation
(research report)
WOMEN'S HEALTH NEWS
New Analysis Shows Modest Benefits
of Mammography (news article)
Death Risk Higher in Black Ovarian
Cancer Patients (news article)
Menstruation May Worsen Irritable
Bowel Syndrome (news article)
Estimated
Prevalence Rates for FGM (datasheet)
More
than Half of Hanoi Prostitutes HIV Positive (news
article)
YOUTH RESEARCH
Teen
Cocktail of Choice: Drugs, Alcohol and Unprotected
Sex (research article)
Physicians in the US are urged to help steer their
teen and young adult patients away from destructive
behavior by using incisive questions and straight
answers.
YOUTH NEWS
Rwanda:
Sexual Activity Among Street Children in Kigali
(news article)
PROFILES / SPECIAL REPORTS
Microbicides
This Week
A round-up of recently published articles and news
from around the world about microbicides.
Microbicides:
Gaining Ground in India
A report from the 6th National Convention of Indian
Network of NGOs working on HIV/AIDS.
Saving
Women's Lives in Afghanistan
Twenty-three years of war have taken a devastating
toll on women's reproductive health in Afghanistan.
This website details steps being taken to help improve
maternal and child health, including the arrival of
ambulances and medical supplies.
Condom
Effectiveness Reading List
References to various studies on condom effectiveness,
including systematic reviews, clinical/epidemiologic
studies, and ecologic studies. Research covers the
existing evidence for sexually transmitted infections
from chancroid to trichomoniasis.
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