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Volume 5, Number 39
26 September 2005

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FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESEARCH

Single-dose Azithromycin versus penicillin G benzathine for the treatment of early syphilis
(Research Article; Global)
New England Journal of Medicine. 22 Sept 2005;353:1236-1244.
Riedner G | Rusizoka M | Todd J | Maboko L | Hoelscher M | Mmbando D | Samky E | Lyamuya E | Mabey D | Grosskurth H | Hayes R
Related News Article: Antibiotic pill for syphilis holds promise
A single antibiotic pill worked just as well as penicillin shots against syphilis, giving developing countries a simple way to treat the sexually transmitted disease, a study in Tanzania finds. Syphilis patients who took the antibiotic azithromycin and those who were injected with penicillin had a cure rate of 95% or better. A shot of penicillin has long been the recommended treatment for syphilis. Azithromycin might be a viable alternative in poor countries, however, because there is a shortage of sterile needles and trained doctors to give the shots, the study's researchers wrote.



The combined contraceptive vaginal device (NuvaRing®): A comprehensive review
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Global)
The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care. 2005 Jun;10(2):73-78.
Sarkar NN
The aim of this study was to review the development of NuvaRing® over the past decade to illustrate its use-effectiveness and acceptance as an alternative contraceptive option for women. NuvaRing® is an effective vaginal contraceptive option for women. However, further study is needed for monitoring its long-term effectiveness and impact on patient's quality of life since the NuvaRing® is marketed in many countries.



Analysing the relationship between family planning workers' contact and contraceptive switching in rural Bangladesh using multilevel modelling
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Asia)
Journal of Biosocial Science . 2005 Sept;37(5):529-554.
Hossain MB
This study uses a longitudinal database to assess the impact of family planning outreach workers’ contact upon contraceptive switching and upon the risk of an unintended pregnancy in Bangladesh. After controlling for the effects of socio-demographic and economic characteristics, the analysis revealed that family planning outreach workers’ contact with women significantly decreases the risk of transitioning to the non-use of contraceptives.



The India local initiatives program: A model for expanding reproductive and child health services
(Abstract; Asia)
Studies in Family Planning. 2005 Sept;36(3):203–220.
Paxman JM | Sayeed A | Stover C | Buxbaum A | Huber SC
The India Local Initiatives Program adapted a model used in Indonesia and Bangladesh to implement the government’s reproductive and child health strategy. From 1999 to 2003, three Indian NGOs provided services for 784,000 people in four northern states. Using three strategies (demand creation, increased access to services, and local capacity building), the NGOs increased contraceptive-use rates by 78%, on average; child immunizations by 67%; and antenatal care by 78% among the populations served. This model proved to be a suitable platform upon which to build health-care service delivery and create behavioral change, and the NGOs quickly found ways to sustain and expand services.

FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NEWS

WHO Statement. Carcinogenicity of combined hormonal contraceptives and combined menopausal treatment
(Review/Synthesis; Global)
Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, September 2005.
In June 2005, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) convened a meeting of experts to review the scientific evidence on the carcinogenic risks to humans posed by combined estrogen-progestogen oral contraceptives (COCs) and combined estrogen-progestogen hormonal menopausal therapy. The outcome of this meeting will be an IARC Monograph, to be published in 2006.



Latest in JNU: Condom dispenser and a debate
(News Article; Asia)
21 Sept 2005
Dehli Newsline
The Jawaharlal Nehru University campus has just acquired a "healthcare dispenser" that churns out chips, biscuits, cakes — and condoms — at the drop of a coin. Not many have noticed the machine despite its prime location. But those who have are not enthused about this "novel venture in an educational institution".



Should we ban polygamy?
(Editorial; Sub-Saharan Africa)
21 Sept 2005
Ghanaian Chronicle
The editorial writer examines a call made by the leader of a group calling themselves the Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa to criminlaize polygamy. Under the traditional, customary law, the editorialist writes, a man is permitted an unlimited number of wives. He goes on to say: In Ashanti, there is a saying, "Se woyere nom ye nson a, na woho aso", literally meaning that if you have seven wives, then you become complete as a husband. A man with only one wife can be described as "woyere koro se broni", literally 'you with one wife like a whiteman'.



Portugal's first sex education tv show a hit
(News Article; Europe)
21 Sept 2005
Agence France Presse
Portugal's first late-night television show providing sex education has proved a hit with the public, according the latest audience figures.



High demand For female condoms
(News Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
23 Sept 2005
Mirror
When the demand for female condoms went up recently, health workers were expressing hope that finally its use was becoming popular with Ghanaian women. They were wrong.The Mirror has learnt that there is a developing trend in the Odododiodoo area in Accra, particularly James Town and Bukom,where many patrons of female condoms have been using them for wrong purposes. While some people use the plastic rings on the tips of the condoms as bracelets,some seamstresses are also using the rings for designs in dresses they make for customers.



Chennai: Actress Khushboo apologizes for remark on premarital sex
(News Article; Asia)
26 Sept 2005
Daijiworld
South Indian actress Khushboo has tendered an open apology to Tamils, especially women, for her remark on premarital sex. A defamation suit has been filed under Section 499 and 500 of the IPC (Punishment for Defamation) against the actress. An effigy of hers was burnt in Salem city. Kushboo had reportedly said in an interview to a magazine that it was fine for girls to indulge in premarital sex, but they should take care to avoid unwanted pregnancies and contracting STDs.



SI made slow improvement on reproductive health
(News Article; Oceania)
20 Sept 2005
Solomon Star
Solomon Islands has made slow but steady improvements in its reproductive health indicators however its contraceptive prevalence rates remain low.



Swazi king picks 14th bride
(News Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
26 Sept 2005
Associated Press
King Mswati III has chosen a 17-year-old as his bride-to-be, picking a teen just weeks after retreating from a campaign to encourage girls to wait until they are 18 to have sex.

FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAW AND POLICY

China admits women were forced to have abortions
(News Article; Asia)
21 Sept 2005
Independent
Several health workers have been arrested in Shandong Province in the east of China after the authorities admitted that local officials had been forcing women to have abortions or undergo sterilizations.



France pays to boost birth rate
(News Article; Europe)
23 Sept 2005
Reuters
France announced financial incentives recently for parents to have a third child, hoping to boost its fertility rate by helping people to better juggle the demands of work and family life. France, which already has a generous child care system in place, has a birth rate of 1.9 children per woman -- well above the EU average of around 1.5.



Clinics in Mexico stock 'morning-after pill'
(News Article; Central America and the Caribbean)
22 Sept 2005
Women's E-News
Inclusion of the morning-after pill on the list of required medicines in Mexico's public health clinics has provoked threats of excommunication from the Catholic hierarchy. Users and health professionals applaud the move.



Free school for one-girl families
(News Article; Asia)
22 Sept 2005
BBC
The Indian government says it will reward girls from single child families with free education and other benefits.



Dowry complaints: Need laws
(Editorial; Asia)
6 Sept 2005
The Times of India
The result of a study by USAID and the Center for Social Research show that up to 10% of dowry complaints are false and are registered mainly to settle scores with in-laws.

HIV/AIDS RESEARCH

HIV in adolescents and young adults: Half of all new infections in the United States
(Research Article; North America)
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Perspectives. 2005 Aug/Sept;13(3):101-105.
Futterman D
Half of new HIV infections in the United States are in individuals aged 13 to 24 years, accounting for 20,000 new infections annually, or 1 every hour. Two thirds of infected youth contract HIV sexually, and more than 60% of new infections are in young women. Approximately 75% of infected youth are in racial or ethnic minority groups. More than one third of HIV-infected young people have not been tested for HIV infection, and the majority of homosexual HIV-infected youth are unaware of their infection status. This article summarizes a presentation by Donna Futterman, MD, at the 7th Annual Clinical Conference for Ryan White CARE Act Title I, II, III, and IV Grantees, held in August 2004 in Washington, DC.



Evaluation of antiretroviral therapy (ART)-related counselling in a workplace-based ART implementation programme, South Africa
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Sub-Saharan Africa)
AIDS Care. 2005 Nov;17(8):949-957.
Stenson AL | Charalambous S | Dwadwa T | Pemba L | Du Toit JD | Baggaley R | Grant AD | Churchyard GJ
The authors carried out an early evaluation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) counselling to determine whether patients understood key information about ART, and the perceptions that patients and health care professionals (HCP) had of the process. Among 40 patients (median time on ART 83 days), more than 90% answered 6/7 HIV/ART knowledge-related questions correctly. 95% thought counselling sessions were good. 93% thought ongoing counselling was important. Recommendations included the need for continuing education about HIV/ART, being respectful, promoting HIV testing and addressing the issues of infected partners and stigma.



HIV knowledge and risk behaviour of female sex workers in Yunnan Province, China: potential as bridging groups to the general population
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Asia)
AIDS Care. 2005 Nov;17(8):958-966.
Hesketh T | Zhang J | Qiang DJ
This study explored factors that may increase the potential for female sex workers (FSWs) to act as vectors for HIV transmission. The key findings are that the FSWs are young, (median age 17.8 years), their engagement in sex work is short term (69% plan to work for less than one year), and the throughput of clients is low (23% are with only 1 or 2 clients per week, 71% less than seven clients). Awareness of HIV, STIs, and condom use was generally good, but only 32% always used condoms, and 18% never did.



A situational analysis of HIV/AIDS-related discrimination in Kerala, India
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Asia)
AIDS Care. 2005 Jul;17(2):141-151.
Elamon J
Focusing on the area of health care, this study, through an analysis of legislative policy, written regulations, and interviews with key informants and direct witnesses, mapped the forms of structural discrimination that inform the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Study findings indicate that a lack of clearly enunciated and enforced legislation (which is in some instances clearly discriminatory), coupled with an absence of written internal policy, leaves room for selective interpretation, which in turn creates the opportunities for discriminatory behaviours to be perpetuated against PLWHA.



The disjunction between policy and practice: HIV discrimination in health care and employment in Indonesia
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Asia)
AIDS Care. 2005 Jul;17(2):175-179.
Merati T | Supriyadi | Yuliana F
Through the areas of health and employment, this study examined the disjunction between policy and practice with regards to HIV/AIDS-related discrimination in Indonesia. It was found that the contradictions between international commitments and written internal policies supported for forms of arbitrary discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS.



A situational analysis of HIV/AIDS-related discrimination in Bangkok, Thailand
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Asia)
AIDS Care. 2005 Jul;17(2):165-174.
Sringernyuang L |Thaweesit S | Nakapiew S
This study found that discriminatory attitudes and practices towards people living with HIV/AIDS in Thailand arose primarily due to a lack of appropriate monitoring of levels of compliance by health care providers. The disparity between written policy and practice can be explained by the underlying personal and cultural factors.

HIV/AIDS NEWS

Aid in Burma: When it's time to give up
(News Article; Asia)
25 Sept 2005
BBC
When the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria decided to stop funding projects in Burma last month, it claimed that aid workers were unable to do their jobs properly.



Gabon: Government cuts condom prices by 40 percent to help AIDS fight
(News Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
21 Sept 2005
Integrated Regional Information Networks
Gabon is slashing the price of male condoms in government-approved health centers by 40% in a bid to help prevent new HIV infections.



AIDS vaccine trial exceeds expectations
(News Article; Global)
23 Sept 2005
United Press International
An experimental AIDS vaccine of Merck & Co. has exceeded expectations and led to a double enrollment in the trial to 3,000, researchers said. The trial, conducted in healthy volunteers to determine their immune response to the vaccine, might indicate whether the immune reactions could prevent or control AIDS.



Zimbabwe remains worst affected by HIV/AIDS
(News Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
20 Sept 2005
Xinhua
Zimbabwe remains one of the countries in the world worst affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic with a prevalence rate of 21.3% and women constituting 60% of those affected, a government minister said recently.



Silent epidemic in the Pacific
(News Article; Oceania)
22 Sept 2005
ONEnews
There is growing alarm from the World Health Organisation about a silent HIV epidemic in the Pacific. HIV/AIDS has been likened to a creeping death sentence. It is officially an epidemic in Papua New Guinea, and the rising rate of the disease in the Pacific is on the WHO agenda at its world meeting in Noumea, New Caledonia.



Clinton finds himself on cover of condom packs
(News Article; Asia)
21 Sept 2005
People's Daily Online
The former US president is known for many things among the Chinese public, including his sexual peccadilloes and promotion of AIDS awareness and prevention. But he may be surprised to know that his monicker is now being used as a brand name by a condom manufacturer in southern China - together with that of Monica Lewinsky, the White House intern with whom he had an affair.



Yemen: Religious leaders discuss anti-AIDS strategies
(News Article; Middle East)
19 Sept 2005
Integrated Regional Information Networks
A four-day meeting of religious leaders from Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen started recently in the Yemeni capital of Sana as part of a program to involve religious leaders in raising awareness and breaking the silence about HIV/AIDS.



Condoms priced out of reach of many
(News Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
21 Sept 2005
New Zimbabwe
According to this article, Zimbabwe's HIV/AIDS fight has suffered a major reversal after an investigation revealed most ordinary Zimbabweans cannot afford to buy a pack of condoms.



CAREC reports decline in HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean
(News Article; Central America and the Caribbean)
23 Sept 2005
Antigua Sun
Director of the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC) Dr. James Hospedales has reported a decline in HIV/AIDS cases across the region, but he is cautioning the Caribbean to remain on its guard.

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH

Advances in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection in resource-limited settings
(Abstract)
The AIDS Reader. Sept 2005;15(9):479-480.
Ekouevi DK | Tonwe-Gold B | Dabis F
This article discusses recent progress made in the field of prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV, especially in low-resource settings such as Africa.



Investing in the children of the Islamic world
(Report; Global)
Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and UNICEF, 21 Sept 2005.
Related News Article: High mortality and malnutrition affect Muslim children most says UN children\'s agency
Islamic States account for the world's highest child mortality rates, where 60%`of children who die from disease and malnutrition never make it to their first birthday, according to a joint report released by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NEWS

Palestinian newborns die in checkpoint delays -UN
(News Article; Middle East)
22 Sept 2005
Reuters
Sixty-one women have given birth at Israeli checkpoints since 2000 due to delays in getting through the checkpoints, and 36 of their babies died as a result, the United Nations said recently.



Kyrgyzstan: Maternal and infant mortality rates still high
(Feature Article; Asia)
22 Sept 2005
Integrated Regional Information Networks
Health officials in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, said recently that although falling in some areas, maternal and child mortality rates for the former Soviet republic of 5.1 million were still unacceptably high, especially in rural parts of the country.



WHO calls for intensified actions to reduce high infant and under-five mortality
(News Article; Global)
PR Newswire. 23 Sept 2005
Some 3,000 children in the Western Pacific Region under 5 years of age will continue to die every day -- mostly from common neonatal conditions, pneumonia and diarrhea -- unless there is greater commitment and resource mobilization by countries and areas in the region, the World Health Organization said recently.

MEN'S HEALTH NEWS

S. African AIDS expert urges circumcision
(News Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
24 Sept 2005
Associated Press
A South African AIDS expert advocated male circumcision as the best available "vaccine" against the virus in his country, where an estimated 6 million people are infected and more than 600 people die every day.

POPULATION RESEARCH

Sexually transmitted disease thresholds in Manitoba, Canada
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; North America)
Annals of Epidemiology. 15 Sept 2005
Jolly AM | Moffatt MEK | Fast MV | Brunham RC
Researchers determined that humans linked in sexual networks provide a robust ecological niche for STIs, the nature of which may change in adaptation to interventions. In order to arrest the propagation of STI in these networks, they suggest that effective intervention should be focussed on those most likely to transmit to high numbers of people, or, by proxy, those people who have relatively high numbers of infected partners.

POPULATION NEWS

Russia faces population crash
(News Article; Asia)
24 Sept 2005
World Peace Herald
Russia faces a precipitous population drop because of an increasing death rate and plummeting birth rate.



Chinese seniors over 60 reach 130 million
(News Article; Asia)
24 Sept 2005
Xinhua
The number of senior citizens above the age of 60 has reached 130 million in China, or more than one tenth of the country's total population.



Vietnam's population density much higher than world standard
(News Article; Asia)
20 Sept 2005
Xinhua
Vietnam's population density is currently 6 to 7 times higher than the standard level of 35 to 40 people per square kilometer set by the United Nations, Vietnam News Agency reported recently.

WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH

Effects of an oral contraceptive (norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol) on bone mineral density in women with hypothalamic amenorrhea and osteopenia: An open-label extension of a double-blind, placebo-contr
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Global)
Contraception. 2005 Sept;72(3):206-211.
Warren MP | Miller KK | Olson WH | Grinspoon SK | Friedman AJ |
Effects of long-term triphasic oral contraceptive administration on bone mineral density (BMD) were investigated in premenopausal women with hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA) and osteopenia. Long-term administration of triphasic oral contraceptive to osteopenic women with HA may increase total lumbar spine BMD.



Chlamydia trachomatis infection in female partners of circumcised and uncircumcised adult men
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Global)
American Journal of Epidemiology. 21 Sept 2005
Castellsagué X | Peeling RW | Franceschi S | de Sanjosé S | Smith JS | Albero G | Díaz M | Herrero R | Muñoz N | Bosch FX | IARC Multicenter Cervical Cancer Study Group
The authors pooled data on 305 adult couples enrolled as controls in one of five case-control studies of invasive cervical cancer conducted in Thailand, the Philippines, Brazil, Colombia, and Spain between 1985 and 1997. Compared with women with uncircumcised partners, those with circumcised partners had a 5.6-fold reduced risk of testing seropositive for C. trachomatis. The inverse association was also observed after restricting the analysis to monogamous women and their only male partners.



Bacterial vaginosis and susceptibility to HIV infection in South African women: A nested case-control study
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Sub-Saharan Africa)
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 15 Oct 2005;192(8):1372-1380.
Myer L | Denny L | Telerant R | de Souza M | Wright, Jr. TC | Kuhn L
Researchers investigated associations between bacterial vaginosis (BV) and HIV seroconversion in a cohort of women participating in a cervical cancer screening trial near Cape Town, South Africa. They found that BV may account for a substantial fraction of new HIV infections in this setting. They conclude that treatment of BV and other interventions to promote normal vaginal flora warrant attention for HIV prevention.

WOMEN'S HEALTH NEWS

Portal on Indian women launched
(News Article; Asia)
9 Sept 2005
New Kerala
Government policies for the girl child, adolescents and women, laws for the protection of women, the number of dowry cases registered last year - all this and more is now just a click away. The Web site (http://nrcw.nic.in), aunched Friday by the National Commission for Women (NCW), is a one-stop information centre and resource centre on women-related issues. The NCW also launched another Web site (http://ncw.nic.in) at which women across the country can register their complaints to the commission. The Web site will provide a daily update on the status of the complaint.



Women bypass sex in favour of 'instant pregnancies'
(News Article; Europe)
25 Sept 2005
Telegraph
Women are increasingly seeking inappropriate IVF treatment because they do not have the time or inclination for a sex life and want to "diarise" their busy lives.

YOUTH HEALTH RESEARCH

Reproductive and obstetric characteristics of adolescent pregnancies in Turkish women
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Europe)
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology . 2005 Aug;18(4):249-253.
Yildirim Y | Inal MM | Tinar S
This study evaluated reproductive and obstetric characteristics of adolescent pregnancies in Turkish population. The adolescent pregnancy rate in Turkey was found to be similar to those in developed countries. However, there are considerable differences, which possibly reflect ethnic and socio-cultural differences. Major problems seem to be the low rate of previous effective contraceptive use for unintended adolescent pregnant women and the high rate of inadequate prenatal care for adolescent pregnant women, even if their pregnancies are intended.



Adolescent use of the monthly contraceptive injection
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Global)
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology . 2005 Aug;18(4):255-260.
Tuchman LK | Huppert JS | Huang B | Slap GB
This study compared weight and continuation among adolescents using monthly medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA)/ethinyl estradiol cypionate (E2C), tri-monthly depot MPA (DMPA), and daily oral contraceptive pills (OCP). Although MPA/E2C use was associated with overweight status and early discontinuation, it also was associated with previous use of other methods. For all methods, poor continuation at one year supports the ongoing search for effective contraceptive alternatives.

YOUTH HEALTH NEWS

Southern Africa: Child refugees suffer rejection and abuse
(News Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
22 Sept 2005
Integrated Regional Information Networks
A startling new study on the experiences of refugee and returnee children living in Southern Africa has uncovered a litany of abuse, often leading to further alienation of the most vulnerable of population groups.

SPECIAL REPORTS/PROFILES/RESOURCES

Decision-making tool for family planning clients and providers
(Tool; Global)
World Health Organization, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, and the INFO Project at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health / Center for Communication Programs, 2005.
The Decision-Making Tool for Family Planning Clients and Providers promotes high-quality family planning counselling. The Tool supports client and provider through deciding on a contraceptive method and learning to use it. The Tool is one cornerstone in the World Health Organization’s series, Four Cornerstones of Family Planning Guidance.

Calendar of Events

See All Events

October 16, 2005 - October 21, 2005
12th Priorities in Reproductive Health and HIV Conference
Event Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa


November 28, 2005 - December 2, 2008
5th Annual Congress of Midwives of South Africa
The congress aims to improve the quality of maternal and child health care being provided by midwives and other health care providers.
E-Mail: accounts@rca.co.zaEvent Location: Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa


May 3, 2006 - May 6, 2006
9th Congress of the European Society of Contraception
Event Location: Istanbul, Turkey


November 5, 2006 - November 10, 2006
XVIII FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Event Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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