HIV-infected women in sub-Saharan Africa are at substantial risk of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Linkages between HIV and reproductive health services are advocated. We describe implementation of a reproductive health counseling intervention in 16 HIV clinics in Lusaka, Zambia. Between November 2009 and November 2010, 18,407 women on antiretroviral treatment ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of reproduction-related illnesses in a rural community in Lebanon. METHODS Data were collected through interviews with women in their homes, physical examinations and history taking by physicians in a clinic in the community, and laboratory tests. A total of 557 ever-married women aged 15-60 years were selected randomly. FINDINGS Just over half of the s...

Population Council, a nonprofit, nongovernmental research organisation established in 1952, seeks to improve the wellbeing and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world and to help achieve a humane, equitable, and sustainable balance between people and resources. The Council analyses population issues and trends; conducts research in the reproductive sciences; devel...

BACKGROUND India is home to the highest number of adolescents in the world. Adolescents in India suffer from lack of knowledge and empowerment to make informed sexual and reproductive health decisions. This paper analyses the prevalence of reproductive tract infections and sexually transmitted infections (RTI/STI) and treatment seeking behavior among married adolescent women in India aged 15-19...

CONTEXT To develop interventions to promote responsible sexual behaviors and design reproductive health services for adolescent males, we need a better understanding of the context of reproductive health in adolescent males' lives. METHODS A total of 32 males (mean age, 15.5 years) were recruited from two urban high schools. At each school, three group sessions, consisting of both individual ...

Amid all the debate and hysteria around abortion in health reform, one of the crucial truths obscured is that the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in March 2010 [1] brought with it the promise of substantial improvements in insurance coverage of other reproductive health services in the United States. Expanded insurance coverage generally and new protections for the sco...

Introduction The global landscape for reproductive health in humanitarian settings has changed dramatically since the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994. Mainstreaming of reproductive health into humanitarian health responses has grown, and awareness of the consequences of neglecting reproductive health services, such as maternal and neonatal mortality, HIV tr...

Background: Employing informatics in the health care systems can improve the quality of health care through the effective use of information systems. Health informatics is potentially a powerful and dynamic method for providing health education. Reproductive health is a necessary part of health for individuals, couples and families. It deals with different features of health care, such as: impr...

this partnership supports four studies which focus on: ■ Specific WaSh needs of women and the deleterious impact of coping strategies in Vadu, maharashtra ■ hygiene in maternity wards in gujarat and dhaka ■ Social and psychological impact of limited access to sanitation, the link between menstrual hygiene practices and reproductive tract infections, and between WaSh practices and pregnancy outc...