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Volume 5, Number 40
3 October 2005
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FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESEARCH
The adventures of the Randy Professor and Angela the Sugar Mummy: Sex in fictional serials in Ugandan popular magazines
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Sub-Saharan Africa)
AIDS Care. 2005 Nov;17(8):967-977.
Gysels M | Pool R | Nyanzi S
In 1996 newspaper vendors in Ugandan towns started selling a new kind of locally produced ‘lifestyle’ magazine. On the covers there were young, scantily dressed girls and inside news articles, fictional serials, lifestyle articles, agony aunt columns, etc. The new magazines gained an enormous popularity in a short space of time. Using content analysis, researchers analyzed the fictional serials which appeared in three of these magazines. The popularity of the magazines underscores the importance of entertainment value when discussing sex, and suggests alternative possibilities for disseminating health messages.
Gender-inclusive treatment of intimate partner abuse: a comprehensive approach
(Book; Global)
Springer Publishing Company, March, 2005.
Hamel J
This breakthrough handbook for mental health professionals and educators concerned with domestic violence offers practical, hands-on materials for conducting assessments and providing treatment that takes the entire family system into account. Rich with research that shows women are violent within relationships at rates equal to men, the book eschews the field's reliance on traditional domestic violence theory and treatment, which favors violence intervention for men and victim services for women and ignores the dynamics of the majority of violent relationships. Hamel instead identifies measures and protocols that help practitioners make accurate assessments and then go on to carefully select the treatment modality and curricula for group, couples, and/or individual work that will help each couple break their particular cycle of violence.
Using systematic screening to increase integration of reproductive health services delivery in Senegal 
(Research Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
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Frontiers in Reproductive Health Program and Senegal Ministry of Health, August 2005.
Sanogo D | Ricardo Vernon R | Foreit JR | Seck A Ndoye A | Ndoye L | Diop CB | Mboup BM | Sarr O
This study tested the systematic screening technique to increase the integration of reproductive health services in Senegal. The study took place in four urban health posts in the city of Dakar and three rural health posts in the district of Kebemer. In Dakar, services per visit increased significantly by 20%, while in Kebemer, services per visit also increased significantly by 35%. The study also examined several techniques to improve provider compliance with the screening technique. The Senegal Ministry of Health has requested assistance in scaling-up the strategy to other reproductive health service delivery points at district, regional, and national levels.
Use of systematic screening to increase the provision of reproductive health services in Bolivia
(Research Article; South America)
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Frontiers in Reproductive Health Program, August 2005.
Foreit JR | Vernon R | Riveros Hamel P
The study objective was to determine if the use of a checklist that screened for unmet service needs could increase the number of services per visit provided to clients using rural Bolivian health facilities. Provider compliance was an important constraint. Less than half of visits were screened, but screened visits resulted in 25% more services per visit than non-screened visits. To the degree that provider compliance can be secured, systematic screening of clients appears to be an effective method for reducing unmet health service needs.
Introducing client-centered reproductive health services in a Pakistani setting
(Abstract; Asia)
Studies in Family Planning. 2005 Sept;36(3):221–234.
Sathar Z | ul Haque M | Jain A | RamaRao S | Kim J
Limited access to and poor quality of reproductive health services and gender-related problems comprise the major explanations for these poor reproductive health indicators in Pakistan. Researchers designed an intervention to address some of these issues which introduced a client-centered approach to providing reproductive health services, including family planning and infant, child, and maternal health care. The intervention consisted of training health-care providers based in fixed-location clinics and in communities. Results of the intervention indicate significant effects on providers’ behavior.
Knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning amongst community health extension workers in Kaduna State, Nigeria
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Sub-Saharan Africa)
Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 2005 Jul;25(5):494-499.
Onwuhafua PI | Kantiok C | Olafimihan O | Shittu OS
A self-administered opportunistic questionnaire was given to 232 community health extension workers (Chews) in Kaduna state, Nigeria. All could recall at least one modern method of family planning. The oral contraceptive pill (OCP) (85.8%), injectable contraceptives (85.3%), and the intra-uterine contraceptive device (IUCD) (56.0%), were most widely known about. Emergency contraception was not known. Fifty percent of females were current users. Non-current users were likely to be between the ages of 25 to 29 years especially when not married, and 35 to 39 years when married. Reasons for the non-use of family planning by female Chews were side effects, not being married, not being sexually active and religious beliefs.
FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NEWS
Marriage on the rocks as fewer say I do
(News Article; Europe)
30 Sept 2005
Telegraph
Related Report: Population Trends, Autumn 2005, No. 121
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Marriage is in terminal decline, UK government figures showed recently. Within 25 years, nearly half of all men in their mid-forties and more than a third of women will not have walked up the aisle. The figures published in a Population Trends report by Whitehall actuaries prompted fresh warnings from family campaigners that Government policies had marginalised marriage.
Challenging Nigeria's sexual taboos
(News Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
26 Sept 2005
BBC News
The BBC World Service "I Challenge" series looks at individuals around the world who have challenged authority, traditions, and beliefs in the face of enormous odds. Here, Dorothy Aken'Ova, a Nigerian sexual health worker, tells the BBC's Linda Pressly how sex education can help reduce domestic violence and discrimination in her country.
Female health company announces international availability of second-generation female condom at significantly lower price
(News Article; Global)
30 Sept 2005
PR Newswire
Mary Ann Leeper, Ph.D., President and COO of the Chicago-based Female Health Company (FHC), announced that FHC has developed the second-generation FC2 Female Condom for the non U.S market, which will be made available to developing countries at significantly reduced pricing when purchased in large volumes.
Use and availability of family planning services show marked improvement in Ghana
(Press Release; Sub-Saharan Africa)
26 Sept 2005
Measure DHS
Knowledge and use of family planning have increased markedly in Ghana, and the country is well on its way to achieving the population policy goals set forth by the Ghanaian government.
Achieving the MDGs in the Middle East: why improved reproductive health is key
(Feature Article; Middle East)
September 2005
Population Reference Bureau
According to this article from the Population Reference Bureau, overall progress toward attaining the goals is mixed at best in the region, where unmet need for quality family planning and reproductive health care remains high.
Sex, lies and celluloid: doctors hit out at Hollywood
(News Article; Global)
3 Oct 2005
Mail & Guardian
Related Abstract; subscription needed for full text: Sex and drugs in popular movies: an analysis of the top 200 films
A team of doctors accuse Hollywood of irresponsibility over its portrayal of sex and drugs after a review of some of the biggest blockbusters from the last 20 years showed that only one movie made reference to a condom. None of the top 200 films promoted safe sex, and nobody ended up with an unwanted pregnancy or any infection.
FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAW AND POLICY
China strips courts of enforcer role in new reform
(News Article; Asia)
29 Sept 2005
Reuters
China has banned local courts from helping officials enforce controversial social policies such as strict family planning and demolition of property for redevelopment, state media said recently.
HIV/AIDS RESEARCH
HIV Medicine 2005
(Book; Global)
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Flying Publisher, 2005.
Hoffmann C | Rockstroh JK | Kamps BS
This book presents a comprehensive overview of the treatment of HIV infection and its complications.
An Asia Pacific six-country study on HIV-related discrimination: introduction
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Asia)
AIDS Care. 2005 Jul;17(2):117-127.
Reidpath DD | Brijnath B | Chan KY
This paper outlines a six-country study of institutionalised forms of HIV/AIDS-related discrimination in the Asia-Pacific region. It provides a brief overview of the literature on HIV discrimination, and then describes the UNAIDS Protocol and the shared methodological considerations relevant to study sites in India, Thailand, Philippines, China, Vietnam and Indonesia.
Living with discordance: knowledge, challenges, and prevention strategies of HIV-discordant couples in Uganda
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Sub-Saharan Africa)
AIDS Care. 2005 Nov;17(8):999-1012.
Bunnell RE | Nassozi J | Marum E | Mubangizi J | Malamba S | Dillon B | Kalule J | Bahizi J | Musoke N | Mermin JH
To identify clients’ explanations for discordance, challenges, and prevention strategies, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with members of HIV-discordant couples who sought HIV voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) in Uganda. Common explanations included: the concept of a hidden infection not detectable by HIV tests, belief in immunity, the thought that gentle sex protected HIV-negative partners, and belief in protection by God. Couples identified negotiation of sexual relations as their most formidable challenge. Prevention strategies included condom use, abstinence and separation of beds, contractual agreements for outside sexual partners, and relationship cessation.
A situational analysis of HIV/AIDS-related discrimination in Hanoi, Vietnam
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Asia)
AIDS Care. 2005 Jul;17(2):181-193.
Khoat DV | Hong LD | An CQ | Ngu D | Reidpath DD
Despite the existence of stringent legislation protecting the rights of people living with HIV (PLWHA), this study found that, in practice, PLWHA in Vietnam experienced significant structural discrimination in their daily lives. The discrimination experienced by PLWHA was exacerbated by the fact that, historically, HIV is associated with high-risk, marginalized groups such as drug users and sex workers. In the health care sector, discriminatory practices (for instance, refusal to treat), differential treatment and non-confidentiality were frequent.
Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in development sectors: have we learnt the lessons from gender mainstreaming?
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Sub-Saharan Africa)
AIDS Care. 2005 Nov;17(8):988-998.
Elsey H | Tolhurst R | Theobald S
Drawing on an international literature review, two international workshops and primary qualitative research in Uganda this paper reviews experiences of mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in development sectors (such as education, health and agriculture) in developing countries. It considers four key challenges for mainstreaming HIV/AIDS: (1) the limited evidence base upon which to build mainstreaming strategies in different country contexts; (2) the role of donors in mainstreaming and implications for sustainability; (3) who should take responsibility for mainstreaming; and (4) how to develop capacity for mainstreaming.
Assessment of HIV/AIDS surveillance in the Europe and Eurasia region
(Report; Europe)
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Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., January 2005.
Drew R | Choudri Y
To launch an effective response, health experts need good-quality surveillance data on the nature and magnitude of the epidemic, its principal modes of transmission, and the size and types of the most at-risk populations. Unfortunately, as asserted consistently by HIV/AIDS experts, E&E countries lack reliable data on the true incidence and prevalence of HIV in the region and on the size, nature, and location of those infected and affected. This report explores these issues.
Exploring the realities of HIV/AIDS-related discrimination in Manila, Philippines
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Asia)
AIDS Care. 2005 Jul;17(2):153-164.
Ortega NL | Bicaldo BF | Sobritchea C | Tan ML
This study analyzed health infrastructure in Manila, Philippines and determined that despite the existence of anti-discriminatory legislation, HIV/AIDS discrimination still occurred in practice. This was attributed to an absence of written regulations and inadequate training among health staff. Discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS has been found to be a hindrance to the development of successful preventive strategies, as it discourages people living with HIV/AIDS and other people from contacting health and social services.
HIV/AIDS NEWS
Yemen: Religious leaders enlisted in fight against HIV/AIDS
(News Article; Middle East)
26 Sept 2005
Integrated Regional Information Networks
Religious leaders from Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen have agreed to create a network to combat HIV/AIDS in their countries and produce plans that aim to, among other things, train hundreds of their colleagues to get involved in fighting the disease.
Putin pledges $100 mln-plus to fight HIV/AIDS
(News Article; Asia)
27 Sept 2005
Novosti
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the government would allocate up to 30 times more funds next year to fight HIV and AIDS.
Vietnam forecasts HIV incidence to rise this year
(News Article; Asia)
2 Oct 2005
Thanhnien News
The number of people living with HIV in Vietnam will rise to 260,000 by the end of this year, with most of them being young people, the country’s health ministry forecast.
'75-80% under-reporting'
(Interview; Asia)
3 Oct 2005
The Financial Express
In this interview, Dr. SY Quraishi, director-general of the National AIDS Control Organization, is quoted as saying, "So far as estimation of fullblown AIDS cases is concerned, there is under reporting to the extent of 75% to 80%."
AIDS believed on rise again in Thailand
(News Article; Asia)
3 Oct 2005
The Associated Press
Thailand was once considered a model in the fight against AIDS, but the man behind that success says the country of 63 million has returned to the days of ignorance and that the disease is making a deadly comeback.
'Anti HIV plan should focus on 100 percent condom use'
(News Article; Asia)
30 Sept 2005
Web India 123
The National Advisory Council recently said the national HIV/AIDS control programme should focus on 100 percent use of condoms and on coverage of vulnerable sections of the population.
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH
Prolonged breast-feeding and mortality up to two years post-partum among HIV-positive women in Zambia
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Sub-Saharan Africa)
AIDS. 2005 Oct 14;19(15):1677-1681.
Kuhn L | Kasonde P | Sinkala M | Kankasa C | Semrau K | Vwalika C | Tsai WY | Aldrovandi GM | Thea DM
Researchers examined whether mortality up to 2 years post-partum increased with breast-feeding for a longer duration. Although HIV-related mortality was high in this cohort of untreated HIV-positive women, prolonged lactation was not associated with increased mortality.
Incidence of postcesarean infections in relation to HIV status in a setting with limited resources
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Sub-Saharan Africa)
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 2005 Oct;84(10):967.
Bjorklund K | Mutyaba T | Nabunya E | Mirembe F
This study assessed the incidence of postcesarean infections in relation to HIV status in a tertiary African obstetric unit where resources are limited, HIV infection is common, and antiretroviral treatment is not generally available. The results indicate that women with untreated HIV infection are at very high risk of postcesarean infection in low-resourced settings.
Nutrition of young children and mothers in Madagascar
(Report; Sub-Saharan Africa)
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August 2005.
Measure DHS
The data presented here are from the 2003-2004 Madagascar Demographic and Health Survey. Nutritional data collected on these children include height, weight, age, breastfeeding history, and feeding patterns. Information was also collected on the prevalence of diarrhea and acute respiratory infection (ARI) in the two weeks preceding the survey and on relevant sociodemographic characteristics.
A qualitative study of the patterns of infant feeding and care in the Hinche area of Plateau Central, Haiti
(Report; Central America and the Caribbean)
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Washington, DC, Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, Academy for Educational Development, February 2005.
Loechl C | Menon P | Ruel MT | Pelto G
The overall objective of the IFPRI-Cornell-World Vision/Haiti project is to compare, in an operational context the difference in impact and cost-effectiveness of two models for delivering integrated food and nutrition programs with a food supplementation component. The specific aims of the qualitative study were to gather information on 1) community norms about infant and child feeding practices, 2) current infant feeding practices, and 3) locally relevant indicators of household socio-economic status. There is some indication that the general philosophy of parents regarding infant feeding in Haiti is to speed up the process of integrating the infant’s food patterns with that of the family.
Field experiences integrating family planning into programs to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV
(Abstract; Asia | South America | Sub-Saharan Africa)
Studies in Family Planning. 2005;36(3):235–245.
Rutenberg N | Baek C
This article reviews field experiences with provision of family planning services in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programs in ten countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Demand for family planning among HIV-positive women varies depending on the extent of communities’ openness about HIV/AIDS, fertility norms, and knowledge of PMTCT programs. In Kenya and Zambia, no differences were observed in use of contraceptives between HIV-positive and HIV-negative women in the study communities, but HIV-positive women have more affirmative attitudes about condoms and use them significantly more frequently than do their HIV-negative counterparts. In the Dominican Republic, India, and Thailand, where HIV prevalence is low and sterilization rates are high, HIV-positive women are offered sterilization, which most women accept.
Feasibility of introducing a comprehensive package of antenatal care services in rural public clinics in South Africa
(Research Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
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Frontiers, Reproductive Health Research Unit, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, and Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, August 2005.
Chege JN | Askew I | Mosery N | Ndube-Nxumalo M | Kunene B | Beksinska M | Snyman E | Sturm W | Moodley P
To address and improve the quality of antenatal care provided in its clinics, the Maternal Child and Women’s Health Unit of the KwaZulu-Natal DOH decided to review and revise the way it provides antenatal care services. The project’s objective was to develop and test an improved and integrated antenatal care program for public sector clinics that will increase the range and quality of services received by pregnant women and improve their reproductive health behavior and status. Efforts to scale-up or replicate this model must consider such resource issues, and that other support systems, such as staff supervision and educational materials, also need attention.
Final evaluation: social marketing strategies for maternal and child health in the States of Uttar Pradesh, Utteranchal & Jharkhand, India -- October 2002-May 2005
(Report; Asia)
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Population Services International, May 2005.
Davies J | Chan C
The goal of the Social Marketing Strategies for Maternal and Child Health Project is to reduce infant and child mortality and morbidity in three Indian States. The general strategy for the Project is to test the applicability of social marketing for Maternal and Child Health with a view to using lessons learned as a basis for scaling up the activities. This paper reports on the results of this project.
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NEWS
Uganda: IDP children's death rates over emergency levels, report says
(News Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
30 Sept 2005
Integrated Regional Information Networks
The mortality rates for children in northern Uganda's internally displaced persons' camps are above emergency levels, a joint survey by the Ugandan government and its partners has found.
MEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH
Involving men in maternity care: health service delivery issues
(Research Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
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Agenda. 2005;
Mullick S | Busi Kunene B | Wanjiru M
In 2001, the Reproductive Health Research Unit (RHRU) of Witwatersrand University, in partnership with the FRONTIERS Program of Population Council and the KwaZulu–Natal Department of Health, began a three-year operations research study, to incorporate men in their partners’ maternity care, in order to improve couples’ reproductive health and pregnancy outcomes. This study showed that it was indeed acceptable and feasible to involve men in the reproductive health care of their partners. Both men and women were interested in men’s involvement during maternity care. However, there remain a number of health service delivery challenges that need to be addressed within the South African context before maternity services become more male friendly.
MEN'S HEALTH NEWS
Men making a difference on reproductive health
(Feature Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
26 Sept 2005
The Chronicle Newspaper
This feature article focuses on the benefit of men talking to men about reproductive health.
POPULATION NEWS
Edumadze expresses concern over rate of population increase
(News Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
28 Sept 2005
Ghanaweb
The Central Regional Minister recently expressed concern about the soaring rate of the country's population growth, saying its attendant problems such as maternal mortality, morbidity, and adolescent reproductive health posed challenges to socio-economic development.
Australia's birthrate may be on the rise
(News Article; Oceania)
28 Sept 2005
The Australian
The Australian fertility rate has stopped falling, may be rising, and probably never reached the lows suggested by demographers in the 1990s, according to new research.
Strong population management needed in urban areas
(News Article; Asia)
27 Sept 2005
PIA Information Services
Greater challenges lie ahead for the Local Government Units as the controversial population management is now left in their hands.
Urgent intervention needed to control birth intervals
(News Article; Asia)
2 Oct 2005
NewKerala
The Sample Registration System in Jharkhand has provided alarming estimates that reflect the grave position of population growth and child and maternal health in the state. It says more than a quarter of women have birth intervals of less than 24 months and the crude birth rate, a measure of the number of live births per thousand people in a given period of time, stood at 26.3 and the crude death rate at 9.
Did worldwide inequality drop between 1960 and 2000?
(Feature Article; Global)
September 2005
Population Reference Bureau
A new index says life expectancy increases in developing countries more than offset widening income disparities between rich and poor.
WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH
There are 23 types of Pill for women. So why do doctors prescribe only five?
(News Article; Europe)
2 Oct 2005
The Independent
The latest contraceptives can help users avoid weight gain, pain and bad skin - but they are hard to get, because general practitioner prefer older, cheaper versions.
Interventions linking gender relations and violence with reproductive health and HIV: rationale, effectiveness and gaps
(Research Article)
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Agenda Special Focus. 2005;
Chege J
The purpose of this article is to highlight existing evidence-based efforts to challenge gender norms and promote constructive male involvement, with a special focus on South Africa; to present findings on effectiveness of gender and malefocused reproductive health (RH) programs; and to identify knowledge and programme design-related gaps. The article argues that addressing biased gender norms and masculinities in an RH/HIV policy and program context will contribute to the improvement of the health and rights of women and children, as well as of men.
A focus on gender: collected papers on gender using DHS data
(Report; Global)
Calverton, Maryland, USA, ORC Macro, August, 2005.
This report presents a collection of six working papers on the dynamics of gender in developing countries. The papers, commissioned by the MEASURE DHS project, were prepared by researchers recognized for their work in the areas of demography, reproductive health, and gender. The outcomes studied by the papers include child health, nutrition, mortality, women’s nutrition, maternal care and reproductive health, as well as condom use and the risk of STIs.
WOMEN'S HEALTH NEWS
Marriage, kids, career hits female sex drive-survey
(News Article; Europe)
29 Sept 2005
Reuters
The sex drive of women plummets sharply as they juggle the increasing demands of partners, children, and careers, researchers said.
For African women, obstetric nightmare
(News Article; North Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa)
29 Sept 2005
International Herald Tribune
The number of new cases of fistula is far outpacing repairs - not just in Nigeria, but in other sub-Saharan nations like Kenya, Malawi and Uganda. Despite recent strides, said Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, the Population Fund's executive director, "at the current rate of action it will take decades to end fistula."
HIV/AIDS and women's global health
(Feature Article)
Canadian Women's Health Network. 2005 Apr;8(1/2)
Abridged text of speech delivered by Stephen Lewis, UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, at the Summit on Global Issues in Women's Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, April 2005.
Swaziland: Poverty-stricken AIDS widows pin hopes on new constitution
(News Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
26 Sept 2005
Integrated Regional Information Networks
A new association of widows in Swaziland hopes to raise greater awareness of the plight of women who have lost their husbands to AIDS.
YOUTH HEALTH RESEARCH
Creating youth-friendly pharmacies
(Review/Synthesis; Global)
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2005 Aug;(YouthLens No. 17)
Parker C
This review article argues adding youth-friendly pharmacies to the existing range of services for youth can contribute to improving the knowledge and use of services by youth for better reproductive health and HIV prevention.
Adolescents: Orphaned and vulnerable in the time of HIV/AIDS
(Report)
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Family Health International. 2005;(Youth Issues Paper 6)
Ruland C | Finger W | Williamson N | Tahir S | Savariaud S | Schwietzer AM | Shears KH
This paper first introduces the key issues regarding orphaned and vulnerable adolescents in the time of HIV/AIDS, including the developmental needs specific to adolescents. The second chapter summarizes the limited studies and programs working primarily with adolescents orphaned due to AIDS. Following are four case studies that demonstrate different strategies for working with adolescent orphans and other youth vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, reflecting different cultural and programmatic approaches relevant to Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe. The last chapter presents conclusions and recommendations based on key themes that emerged in this analysis and identifies priority areas for further research.
Boys and changing gender roles
(Review/Synthesis; Global)
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(YouthLens No. 16)
Schueller J | Finger W | Barker G
This literature review identified protective factors that promote gender equity, including self-reflection, places to rehearse new behaviors, family models for equitable and nonviolent behaviors, and drawing on men’s sense of responsibility and of being good fathers.
The incidence and prevalence of orphanhood associated with parental HIV infection: a population-based study in Rakai, Uganda
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Sub-Saharan Africa)
AIDS. 2005 Oct 14;19(15):1669-1676.
Makumbi FE | Gray RH | Serwadda D | Nalugoda F | Kiddugavu M | Sewankambo NK | Wabwire-Mangen F | Wawer MJ
This study assessed the prevalence and incidence of orphanhood, and the population attributable fraction of incident orphanhood associated with parental HIV infection, in a rural population with a 14.8% adult HIV prevalence. Results show that parental HIV infection markedly increased the incidence of orphanhood, especially among younger children and the children of younger mothers.
YOUTH HEALTH NEWS
Youths get limited sex information
(News Article; Asia)
30 Sept 2005
The Kathmandu Post
Government policies and programs on adolescent sexual and reproductive health have been ineffective, and young people have very limited information about sexual and reproductive health, according to experts at an advocacy workshop organized in Nepal.
SPECIAL REPORTS/PROFILES/RESOURCES
Strengthening the private midwife’s practice: improving quality of RH/FP services and business skills
(Report; Global)
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Bethesda, MD, Abt Associates, 2005.
Midwives from nine countries (Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Ghana, Jamaica, and Trinidad) participated in the two-day workshop prior to the start of the ICM Congress. The two-day workshop focused on strengthening the quality and viability of the participants’ practices by improving business skills, access to credit, and introducing participants to essentials of quality improvement. This report elaborates on the goals and discussions of the workshop.
Calendar of Events
December 9, 2005 - December 12, 2005Explorations in the Cultural History of AIDS
AIDS in Culture is an annual conference organized by Enkidu Magazine in Mexico City in cooperation with CENSIDA the national Mexican AIDS-organisation, CONAPRED (the national Mexican Anti-Discrimination Council), and ADETEA (the Association of Anthropology Students at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico in Toluca).
Event Location: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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