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Volume 2, Number 10
11 March 2002
FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAW AND POLICY
South Africa AIDS Policy Rebellion (news article)
Despite the government of South Africa's policy not to provide antiretroviral drug therapy to HIV-positive individuals, many health care providers openly do provide treatment.
Nepal's Guerrilla Crisis Pushes Abortion Reform Down the Agenda (news article)
GAINS Act Would Aid Women and Girls in Developing Countries (news article)
Gag Rule Puts Family Planning Under Fire in Kenya (news article)
Rights of Prostitutes in the Spotlight (news article)
The Constitutional Court in South Africa will considers whether prohibitions on prostitution and brothel owning are constitutional or not. An earlier ruling declared that selling sex was legal but running a brothel was not.
FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESEARCH
Effect of Nonoxynol-9 Gel on Urogenital Gonorrhea and Chlamydial Infection (research abstract)
While effective in killing sexually transmitted disease pathogens in test tubes, research on Nonoxynyl-9 as used in gels, sponges, and films has provided mixed evidence of its effectiveness to prevent diseases as commonly used. This study of sexually active women in Cameroon finds no protective effect of Nonoxynol-9 on Chlamydia and Gonorrhea.
Contraceptive Efficacy and Cycle Control with the Ortho Evra/Evra Transdermal System: The Analysis of Pooled Data (PubMed abstract)
In this study, researchers pooled data on 3,319 women from three pivotal studies of the contraceptive patch. They found that, in contraceptive patch users, the overall annual probability of pregnancy was 0.8% and the method failure probability was 0.6%.
FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NEWS
Durex
Launches New-Shape Condom With 'No Odor' (news
article)
Condom manufacturer Durex announces a new condom that
does not smell of rubber and is designed for greater
comfort.
Saudi
Surgeons Perform First Human Uterus Transplant
(news article)
Doctors in Saudi Arabia have performed the world's
first uterus transplant, but some doctors believe
the surgery is not ethically justifiable.
France Launches its First Female-Condom Machine (news article)
Kenya:
Meme Decries Cervical Cancer Rise (news article)
Cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths
among women in Kenya.
Engaging China on Humane Family Planning (opinion)
HIV / AIDS RESEARCH
Male Viral Load and Heterosexual Transmission of HIV-1 Subtype E in Northern Thailand (research abstract)
HIV / AIDS NEWS
AIDS Number One Killer of Jamaicans Aged 30-34 (news article)
Africa:
HIV/AIDS and Partner Violence (news article)
A fear of violence discourages women who receive HIV
voluntary counseling and testing from telling partners
about their test results, studies have found.
Zambia:
Is My Child HIV Positive? (opinion)
Thailand:
Distributors of V-1 Pills Warned Again: It Is Not
a Magic Dose for the Deadly Disease (news article)
The Public Health Ministry has issued a second warning
to the distributors of the V-1 Immunitor pill not
to exaggerate its effectiveness; the product is merely
a food supplement and not an HIV/AIDS treatment drug.
MATERNAL AND CHILD RESEARCH
Increasing
Awareness of Danger Signs in Pregnancy Through Community-
and Clinic-Based Education in Guatemala (research
abstract)
Effect
of Caffeine Exposure during Pregnancy on Birth Weight
and Gestational Age (research abstract)
Related News Article: Caffeine Does Not Impact
the Growth of Fetus
Making
Motherhood Safer: Overcoming Obstacles on the Pathway
to Care 
(research report)
Pregnancy and childbirth need not be a perilous journey.
Governments and commmunities can make motherhood safer
by preventing delays on the pathway to care. This
new PRB report discusses the prevalence of maternal
mortality, and the health care systems that can make
the process of bringing new lives into the world safer
for mothers.
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NEWS
Easing
the Labor Pains in Peru's Childbirth Culture (news
article)
In Peru, studies have shown many women experience
discrimination and abuse by punitive health workers
offering sub-standard care. New programs are improving
women's delivery services.
Every Day, Every Minute, a Woman Dies Giving Birth (press release)
MEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH
In
Their Own Right: Addressing the Sexual and Reproductive
Health Needs of American Men
(research report)
Related Press Release: Attention
to Men's Sexual and Reproductive Health Overdue
High Levels of Sexual HIV/STD Risk Behavior Among Roma (Gypsy) Men in Bulgaria: Patterns and Predictors of Risk in a Representative Community Sample (PubMed abstract)
MEN'S HEALTH NEWS
Men of Color Face Health Crisis (press release)
Study: 1 in 3 Gay Men Have Incurable STD (news article)
POPULATION RESEARCH
Fertility
Intentions in a Cross-cultural View: The Value of
Children Reconsidered
(research article)
This paper seeks to explain the differences in fertility
intentions between Turkey and Japan, based on a theoretical
modification of the social-psychological concept of
the 'Value of Children.'
Analysis of Incomplete Durations with Application to Contraceptive Use (research abstract)
Demographic Pressure, Economic Development, and Social Engineering: An Assessment of Fertility Declines in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century (research abstract)
Bargaining Over Family Size: The Determinants of Fertility in Brazil (research abstract)
Family Transitions in Latin America: First Intercourse, First Union and First Birth (research abstract)
Gender Preference, Contraceptive Use and Fertility in India: Regional and Development Influences (research abstract)
POPULATION NEWS
New Global Forecast: Population Decline in Sight (news article)
China: Figures in Top Planner's Report: Population Growth (news article)
Are Intermediate-fertility Countries Heading for Population Decline? New Guidelines Imply Major Implications for World Population Size (news article)
Kampala's Growth Not Sustainable (news article)
WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH
Value of Long-term Hormone Replacement Therapy Questioned
(news article)
Short-term benefits are clear, but physicians and
patients are faced with an ever-increasing collection
of conflicting reports about advantages over the long
run.
Mammography's Role in Detecting Breast Cancer Reinforced (news
article)
The US Department of Health and Human Services supports
the use of mammograms as a screening tool and lowers
the recommended age for its initial use.
WOMEN'S HEALTH NEWS
6,000 Girls Reportedly Circumcised Every Day
(news article)
East
Africa: Special Report on Violence Against Women
(news article)
Kenya:
Women Tell of Rape in Farms (news article)
FDA
Panel Recommends Approval of Digene's DNA Pap(TM)
(HPV Testing in Conjunction with the Pap Test) for
Primary Cervical Cancer Screening (press release)
YOUTH RESEARCH
The
Economics of Family Planning and Underage Conceptions
(research abstract)
Researchers of this 14-year study in the UK find no
evidence that the provision of family planning services
reduces either underage conception or abortion rates.
Mobilising
Young Men to Care (program research summary)
An NGO teamed up with a University in South Africa
to develop plays designed to raise HIV/AIDS and gender
awareness in two South African schools.
YOUTH NEWS
Countries
Blast UNHCR Over Handling of Sex Abuse Scandal
(news article)
BOOKS / BOOK REVIEWS
Outpatient
Management of HIV Infection
In addition to many chapters covering the management
of HIV, the book includes case studies and an appendix
with a drug compendium of antiretroviral agents and
drugs used to prevent and/or treat HIV-related infections.
Engendering
International Health: The Challenge of Equity
The book's central premise is that unless public health
changes direction, it cannot effectively address the
needs of those who are most marginalized, many of
whom are women.
PROFILES / SPECIAL REPORTS
"Picturing
a Life Free of Violence: Media and Communications Strategies to
End Violence against Women"
This publication showcases a wealth and variety of media and
communications strategies and materials used around the world to
end violence against women. A collaboration between UNIFEM and the
Media Materials Clearinghouse of the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication
Programs, the publication highlights materials and campaigns, providing
descriptions of innovative communications methods for awareness
raising. It is an attempt to facilitate information sharing between
organizations working to end violence against women, so that strong
and effective strategies can be replicated in other contexts. The
publication is accompanied by a larger electronic database containing
thousands of materials available via the internet (www.endvaw.org)
so that the collection of accessible materials can be increased,
constituting an updated communications resource base.
Inspired Leadership and 'Dangerous Thoughts': IPPF Remembers Mme Shidzue Kato
Evaluating Programs for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care in Developing Countries:
A Handbook for Program Managers and Decision Makers
This handbook, developed by Family Health International for
program managers and program technical staff, focuses on evaluating
programs related to the sexual transmission of HIV infection.
HIV-positive Mother Speaks Out
New Guide Developed To Help Those Working in Francophone Africa to Prevent the Spread of HIV/AIDS (press release)
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