objective: this study aimed to examin the psychometric characteristics of the persian version of reproductive health assessment questionnaire for women of reproductive age (rhaqwra). materials and methods: this study was a cross sectional study. we selected 150 women aged 18- 45 years based on convenience sampling method who lived in the quake-hit areas  in eastern part of iran in 2013. some pr...

background: sexual practices as an important aspect of reproductive health have many physical and psychological effects on people’s lives, there is limited evidence on such practices and their pattern among iranian women. hence we aimed to determine different types of sexual practices among 19-45 year old married iranian women. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 married...

background health policies are important instruments for improving population health. however, experience suggests that policies designed for the whole population do not always benefit the most vulnerable. participation of vulnerable groups in the policy-making process provides an opportunity for them to influence decisions related to their health, and also to exercise their rights. this paper ...

background: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of peer education among university students for reproductive health promotion based on researchers' experiences. methods: this interventional study was conducted in qazvin university of medical science during 2002 to 2004 through stakeholders' partnership and selection of 24 volunteer students according to their knowledge, ...

in their hypothesis published in ijhpm, lisa forman and colleagues examined the prominence of the right to health and sexual and reproductive health rights (as well as related language) in four of the key reports that fed into the process of negotiating the sustainable development goals (sdgs). now that the sdgs have been formally adopted, this comment builds on some of the insights of forman a...

This qualitative study in the Islamic Republic of Iran aimed to explore facilitators and barriers to the use of reproductive health services by unmarried women. A purposive sample of unmarried women aged 25-60 years in Isfahan city were interviewed about their experiences of reproductive health services in public health centres. Content analysis of responses revealed that the favourable charact...

Sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents are being rolled out in Nepal, but many young people have yet to benefit. Shiva Raj Mishra reports.

This paper describes and analyses the major reforms and changes that have occurred in the rural health sector of China. Key findings from a number of empirical studies on reproductive health service provision and utilization are summarized in order to assess the implications for reproductive health services of the ongoing health reform. The focus of this paper is what has actually been happenin...

background & aim: men’s sexual and reproductive health is one of the most important public health issues. however, less attention has been paid to this matter, compared to women’s health issues. the aim of this study was to evaluate the educational needs of men regarding sexual and reproductive health in ahvaz, iran. methods:this descriptive study was performed on 1,068 adult men (aged 20-60 ye...

While there has been increased attention to youth-friendly reproductive health services, little research has been conducted among adolescents in developing countries to assess what characteristics of reproductive health services are most important to them. Large scale population-based surveys were carried out among youth in Kenya and Zimbabwe. A list of characteristics that programmers often th...