introduction & objective: considering the importance of reproductive health and in order to determine the knowledge of girl high school students about several aspects of reproductive health the present study was done. materials & methods: using cluster random sampling, 546 questionnaires were filled in eight high schools in shiraz. results: the results showed that these adolescents have accepta...

To help support and direct the Lions Club's construction of a Community Health Clinic specializing in Reproductive and Sexual Health, this descriptive study began in November of 2004 and was completed in May 2005. The sample consists of 552 high school students in Rumiñahui County, and surveys were used to study four principle themes: reproductive and sexual health education, family planning, s...

OBJECTIVE Review key topics and recent literature regarding reproductive health and family planning needs for HIV-infected women in Sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS Electronic searches performed in PubMed, JSTOR, and Web of Science; identified articles reviewed for inclusion. FINDINGS Most HIV-infected women in Sub-Saharan Africa bear children, and access to antiretroviral therapy may increase c...

The purpose of this clinical report is to provide pediatricians updated research on evidence-based sexual and reproductive health education conducted since the original clinical report on the subject was published by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2001. Sexuality education is defined as teaching about human sexuality, including intimate relationships, human sexual anatomy, sexual reprodu...

The youth are especially vulnerable to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa. In the Free State (second highest incidence of HIV/AIDS among the provinces), the Welkom-Goldfields area may for various reasons be singled out as a high risk area for HIV/AIDS which should receive priority attention in attempts to combat the disease. It is suggested that a Youth Multi-function Centre would place yout...

BACKGROUND The Inter-agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises conducted a ten-year global evaluation of reproductive health in humanitarian settings. This paper examines proposals for reproductive health activities under humanitarian health and protection funding mechanisms for 2002-2013, and the level at which these reproductive health proposals were funded. METHODS The study us...

BACKGROUND Lack of male involvement and support for sexual and reproductive health services is seen by many Papua New Guinean women as a barrier to accessing services. Poor utilization of services by both men and women is reflected in high maternal mortality and high rates of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections in the Southern Highlands Province. It is therefore important to understand...

Background: Reproductive health is a vital issue in development that impacts people's mortality, morbidity and life expectancy. The importance of maintaining reproductive because it can cause diseases, namely tract infections, especially young women. WHO data 2007 the highest incidence infections occurs adolescents, 35%-42%. purpose this study was to determine relationship between level knowled...