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Context: An entertainment-education radio soap opera, Apwe Plezi, was broadcast from February 1996 to September 1998 in St. Lucia. The program promoted family planning, HIV prevention and other social development themes. Methods: The program's effects were assessed through analyses of data from nationally representative pretest and posttest surveys, focus-group discussions and other qualitative and quantitative sources. Results: Among 1,238 respondents to the posttest survey, 35% had listened to Apwe Plezi, including 12% who listened at least once per week. …
This study was conducted within the secondary school student population of the Bolgatanga community, in Northern Ghana, to learn about knowledge, attitude and practices of reproductive health of this adolescent student population. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected on adolescence perception, STIs and HIV/AIDS, family planning, male-female relationship, and vulnerability to sexual violence. …
This publication is a special issue for the 2nd Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive Health which was held at Bangkok from 6th-10th October 2--3. Ths conference brings together 1,500 participants from 41 countries as representatives of non-government groups, development groups, grassroots workers and academic, gender, health and other experts to discuss ways on taking concrete action to further push reproductive rights. …
This study was undertaken as part of a reproductive health project implemented by the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) and the Center for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), sought to improve social norms that leave young women vulnerable to health risks related to early marriage and childbearing and limited access to reproductive health services. It was found that communication-based support to mothersÆ groups and newly formed youth communication groups improved reproductive health knowledge and behavior among young married women in Nepal.
A report contains final report and documents prepared during the Asia Final Regional Meeting under the project "Strategies for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) of Adolescents and Youth" (RAS/00/P05), 2000-2003. The meeting, jointly organized by JOICFP, UNFPA and IPPF/ESEAOR,SAR was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 9 to 13 December 2003.
The report, jointly published by the Alan Guttmacher Institute and UNFPA, reviews and evaluates current approaches to measuring the costs and benefits of investment in health services. It strongly makes the case that reproductive and sexual health programmes are dramatically underfunded, and that investments in this sector have a tremendous impact, both on the health and well-being of individuals and families, and on the economic health and development prospects of nations. …
The Final Regional Meeting was jointly organized by JOICFP, UNFPA and IPPF/ESEAOR, SAR under the project "Strategies for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) of Adolescents and Youth" (RAS/00/P05), 2000-2003. The Meeting was composed of two parts: Review Meeting (9-10 December 2003); and Dissemination Meeting (11-13 December 2003). In the Final Regional Meeting , the strategies and outcomes of the three model projects in Malaysia, Nepal and Sri Lanka were reviewed and shared by the participants. …
Reproductive health, including family planning
The manual is a tool aimed at helping organisations to monitor and evaluate sexual and reproductive health interventions, whether they be individual projects or part of larger programmes like the EC/UNFPA Initiative for Reproductive Health in Asia. The handbook acquaints the reader with concepts and terminology underlying the objectives of the RHI and ICPD/POA, the scope and focus of project monitoring and evaluation and their different functions, the use of a conceptual model for monitoring and evaluation and its relationship with the logical framework and the systems analysis framework. …
Guideline for activity learning and studying of life and family education (sex education)
Pakistan's population issues in the 21st century : conference proceedings Oct 24th-26th, 2000, Karachi
Reproductive health project for marginalised youth survey on attitudes and behaviour Phnom Penh and Kratie
In Mali, young women's psychological characteristics are strongly associated with their sexual experience (including the timing of their first sexual encounter) and ultimately with their ability to protect themselves from sexual health risks.
"Partnering" shows how a global consensus is emerging on how to scale up successful programmes that involve men without diverting scarce resources from women's health. In fact, men are more and more taking ownership of mobilization and advocacy for the emergence of a more gender equitable young man.
The study deals with males' attitudes on reproductive and sexual health including family planning, maternal and child health, STDs, RTI, HIV/AIDS, children's education, family decision, domestic violence, income and gender equity. The overall objective of the study was to identity cost-effective and male-friendly health and IEC programmes.
