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The Pop Reporter®

Volume 1, Number 36
10 December 2001

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FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAW AND POLICY

Kenya: Children Bill Outlaws Female Genital Mutilation, Calls for Free Basic Learning

Kenya: Chief Faces Jail Over Circumcision

UK: Patients May Not Be Told of AIDS Risks

US: Bay County Man Gets Up to 15 Years for Knowingly Spreading AIDS Virus

Zambia: Workers Fired for Being HIV Positive

U.K. Health Department Warns Women Using Oral Contraceptives About Risks of Long Flights, Car Trips
The Health Department's statement on Deep Vein Thrombosis can be found at: http://www.doh.gov.uk/dvt/index.htm

FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESEARCH

Barriers to STD/HIV Prevention on the Internet

FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NEWS

Newspapers Profile Non-Invasive Permanent Birth Control

China: Official Outlines Peaks and Problems in Family Planning Work

Kenya: Churches Buying, Destroying Condoms

China: Good Service Urged in Family Planning

Opinion: Family Planning Mired in The Politics of Power

HIV / AIDS RESEARCH

Effects of Chloroquine: Mechanisms of Inhibition and Spectrum of Activity
Related News Article: Malaria Drug May Slow HIV Reproduction

7-Day-On, 7-Day-Off Regimen Could Reduce Cost, Toxicities of HIV Therapy

Garlic Supplements Can Impede HIV Medication

HIV / AIDS NEWS

Agriculture Seen as Key to Winning War on AIDS

UNDP Says Burkina Faso Among Worst-Hit Countries

Malawi: Six in Ten Patients in Malawi's Hospitals Have HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Fund Flops: Christian Aid Calls for International Community to 'Get Serious' About Tackling AIDS

HIV/AIDS: Kenya Said To Spend Over $2 Million Daily On Patients

Three UN Agencies Join Hands in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

Spread of HIV Infection Slows in Cambodia

Malawi Says It Will Cut AIDS Drugs Prices by 20%

Hong Kong AIDS Group Makes Video on HIV Dangers

Ethiopian Opposition Parties Criticize Government's HIV/AIDS Program

HIV/AIDS: Merck Cuts Prices For China; More

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH

Tools for Monitoring the Effectiveness of District Maternity Referral Systems (Zambia)

Opportunities to Improve Maternal Health Literacy through Antenatal Education: An Exploratory Study

Timing of birth and infant and early neonatal mortality in Sweden 1973-95: longitudinal birth register study
Related News Article: Study Suggests Nighttime Birth Boosts Death Risk

Fetal and Early Life Growth and Body Mass Index From Birth to Early Adulthood in 1958 British Cohort: Longitudinal Study
Related news article: Childhood Growth May Give Clues to Adult Obesity

Letters: Responses to Article, Depressed Mood During Pregnancy and After Childbirth

Quality Improvement Report: Effect on Rates of Breast Feeding of Training for the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative

How Do Socioeconomic Factors Affect Disparities in Maternal Mortality?

Clinical Applications: Maternal Mortality: Clinical Implications of International Perspectives

Giving Birth in Maternity Hospitals in Benin: Testimonies of Women (abstract)

Zinc Supplementation in Infants Born Small for Gestational Age Reduces Mortality: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial
Related News Article: Zinc Supplements Help Undersized Infants Survive

The Challenges of Meeting Rural Bangladeshi Women's Needs in Delivery Care

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NEWS

Time to Do Away With the Due Date? Experts Wonder if Pregnancy Due Dates Are Past Their Prime

US Triplets Fall, Twins Rise, Life Expectancy Up

MEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH

Can Diet in Conjunction with Stress Reduction Affect the Rate of Increase in Prostate Specific Antigen After Biochemical Recurrence of Prostate Cancer?
Related News Article: Diet, Stress Reduction May Slow Prostate Tumors

Health of Men in Developing Countries

POPULATION RESEARCH

Demographic Surveillance and Health Equity in sub-Saharan Africa

POPULATION NEWS

Uganda: Less Fertile Citizens Will Live Longer - Expert

Nigeria: Study Shows Decline in Fertility Rate

Uganda: Life Expectancy Rises

WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH

Barriers to Preventing Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Women: Experiences from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Menstrual Cyclic Variation of Myocardial Ischemia in Premenopausal Women with Variant Angina
Related News Article: Menstrual Cycle Affects Heart-Related Chest Pain

Estrogen in the Prevention of Atherosclerosis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Related News Article: Estrogen Shown to Keep Blood Vessels Healthy

Grassroots Participation, Peer Education, and HIV Prevention by Sex Workers in South Africa

WOMEN'S HEALTH NEWS

Uganda: 60% Katakwi Women Raped

Kenya: FGM Prevalent in Country Says Government, UNICEF Report

YOUTH RESEARCH

Hopkins Report: Youth Crucial to Stopping HIV/AIDS

YOUTH NEWS

Child Sex Linked to Spread of HIV/AIDS, Says UNICEF

US: New Mexico Teen Pregnancy Prevention Campaign Features 'Pregnant' Teen Boy

School Attendance Plummets In Swaziland, UN Says

International Network of Young Activists to Fight AIDS in Africa

Nicaragua: Pornography, Sex Tourism Harm Country's Youth, NGOs Say

PROFILES / SPECIAL REPORTS

Birth Rights: New Approaches to Safe Motherhood

Mapping a Global Pandemic: Review of Current Literature on Rape, Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment of Women Consultation on Sexual Violence Against Women

"Emergency Contraceptive Pills": Network Vol. 21, No. 1
This issue of Network contains the following articles:

• Introduction: Contraception after Intercourse
• Seeking Ways to Improve Emergency Contraception
• Revealing the "Secrets" of Emergency Contraception
• Easy Access to Pills Helps Method Succeed
• Personal Accounts
• Is HIV Treatment Practical after Exposure?

Network is also available in French and Spanish

Hopkins Report: Youth Crucial to Stopping HIV/AIDS

Maternal & Neonatal Health Program Update - November 2001

1. Guatemala Ministerial Agreement Will Scale Up Performance and Quality Improvement Initiative
2. Emergency Obstetric Care Curriculum Reviewed at Meeting in Bangladesh
3. Rumah Sakit Ujung Berung in Bandung, Indonesia is Being Developed as a Clinical Training Site for Basic Delivery Care for Preservice and Inservice Training
4. Nepal Ministry of Health Developing Job Aids for Obstetric Skills

Saathii
SAATHII will bring together all those interested in working on HIV issues in India, forming a collective voice to be heard by the govenment and non-government organizations within and outside of India.

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