AMERICAS
Guatemala

Publications/Resources
Council researchers' names appear in boldface type.

2007
Brambila, Carlos, Emma Ottolenghi, Celeste Marin, and Jane T. Bertrand. "Getting results used: Evidence from reproductive health programmatic research in Guatemala," Health Policy and Planning 22(4): 234–245. (abstract)

Hallman, Kelly, Sara Peracca, Jennifer Catino, and Marta Julia Ruiz. "Assessing the multiple disadvantages of Mayan girls: The effects of gender, ethnicity, poverty, and residence on education in Guatemala," Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief no. 16. New York: Population Council. (updated June 2007) (PDF) (PDF en español)

Hallman, Kelly, Sara Peracca, Jennifer Catino, and Marta Julia Ruiz. "A four-fold disadvantage: The effects of gender, ethnicity, poverty, and location on education in Guatemala," presentation at the Comparative and International Education Society 51st Annual Conference, February. (PDF)

Hallman, Kelly, Eva Roca, Marta Julia Ruiz, Jennifer Catino, Alejandra Colom, and Sandra Contreras Aprile. "For Mayan girls, safe spaces lead to social gains," Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief no. 5. New York: Population Council. (updated September 2007) (PDF) (PDF en español)

Quisumbing, Agnes R., Kelly Hallman, and Marie T. Ruel. “Maquiladoras and market mamas: Women’s work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra,” Journal of Development Studies 43(3): 420–455. (abstract)

Vernon, Ricardo, Jorge Solórzano, and Blanca Muñoz. "Introducing sustainable vasectomy services in Guatemala," International Family Planning Perspectives 33(4): 182–187. (offsite PDF)

2006
Hallman, Kelly, Sara Peracca, Jennifer Catino, and Marta Julia Ruiz. "Multiple disadvantages of Mayan females: The effects of gender, ethnicity, poverty, and residence on education in Guatemala," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 211. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

"Illuminating the status of Mayan girls in Guatemala," Population Briefs 12(3): 3. (full text)

"Innovative multisectoral strategies for responding to the needs of indigenous girls and other vulnerable youth," conference materials and presentations from the meeting in Antigua, 1–2 December 2005. (en español)

Ruel, Marie T., Agnes Quisumbing, Kelly Hallman, Bénédicte de la Brière, and Nora Coj de Salazar. "The Guatemala Community Day Care Program: An example of effective urban programming," International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Research Report no. 144. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. (offsite PDF)

2005
Colom, Alejandra, Marta Julia Ruiz, Jennifer Catino, Kelly Hallman, Sara Peracca, and Kristen M. Shellenberg. "Voices of vulnerable and underserved adolescents in Guatemala: A summary of the qualitative study 'Understanding the lives of indigenous young people in Guatemala.'" Guatemala City: Population Council. (PDF)

de Rodriguez, Blanca, Ricardo Vernon, and Jorge Solórzano. "Expanding access to vasectomy services in the Ministry of Health of Guatemala," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Hallman, Kelly, Agnes Quisumbing, Marie Ruel, and Bénédicte de la Brière. "Mothers' work and child care: Findings from the urban slums of Guatemala," Economic Development and Cultural Change 53(4): 855–886. (abstract)

León, Federico R., Carlos Brambila, Marisela de la Cruz, Julio G. Colindres, Carlos Morales, and Benedicto Vásquez. "Providers' compliance with the balanced counseling strategy in Guatemala," Studies in Family Planning 36(2): 117–126. (abstract) (PDF)

Montufar, Edwin, Carlos Morales, Ricardo Vernon, Carlos Brambila, and Jorge Solórzano. "Improving access to long-term contraceptives in rural Guatemala through the Ministry of Health,"  FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Quisumbing, Agnes R. and Kelly Hallman. "Marriage in transition: Evidence on age, education, and assets from six developing countries," in Cynthia B. Lloyd, Jere R. Behrman, Nelly P. Stromquist, and Barney Cohen (eds.), The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries: Selected Studies. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, pp. 200–269. Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 183. New York: Population Council, 2003. (abstract) (PDF)

2004
Brambila, Carlos. "Developing a supervision instrument for postabortion care in Guatemala, Bolivia, and Mexico," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Guatemalan Association of Female Physicians (AGMM). "Scaling up a successful counseling model in Guatemala," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Hallman, Kelly, Sara Peracca, Jennifer Catino, and Marta Julia Ruiz. “Causes of low educational attainment and early transition to adulthood in Guatemala,” presentation at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Boston, MA, 1–3 April, and at the Population Council National Youth Forum, Guatemala City, 3 September. (PDF)

"Investigating IUD demand in Ghana and Guatemala," Population Briefs 10(1): 6. (full text)

Kestler, Edgar and Lilian Ramirez.  “Informing the medical community in Guatemala about emergency contraception,” FRONTIERS Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

"Multisectoral strategies to improve the lives of vulnerable adolescents in Guatemala: A national forum," meeting description and overview. (full text)

2003
Brambila, Carlos and Berta Taracena. "Availability and acceptability of IUDs in Guatemala," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

"Ghana and Guatemala: Clients and providers need better support and guidance on IUDs," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 32. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Hallman, Kelly, Agnes R. Quisumbing, Marie T. Ruel, and Bénédicte de la Brière. "Childcare and work: Joint decisions among women in poor neighborhoods of Guatemala City," Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion Paper no. 151. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. (offsite PDF)

"Learning how to make a difference to Mayan girls," Momentum, May 2003. New York: Population Council. (full text)

León, Federico R., Carlos Brambila, Marisela de la Cruz, John H. Bratt, Julio García Colindres, Benedicto Vásquez, and Carlos Morales, "Testing balanced counseling to improve provider-client interaction in Guatemala’s MOH clinics," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

León, Federico R., Carlos Brambila, Marisela de la Cruz, John H. Bratt, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Verónica Dávila, Carlo Bonatto, and Alex Ríos. "Effects of IGSS' job aids-assisted balanced counseling algorithms on quality of care and client outcomes," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

León, Federico R., Alex Ríos, Adriana Zumarán, Marisela de la Cruz, Carlos Brambila, and John H. Bratt. "Enhancing quality for clients: The balanced counseling strategy," FRONTIERS Program Brief no. 3. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

Quisumbing, Agnes R., Kelly Hallman, and Marie T. Ruel. “Maquiladoras and market mamas: Women’s work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra,” Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion Paper no. 153. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. (offsite PDF)

"Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Guatemala," annex to "Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning." New York: Population Council. (PDF)

2002
Hallman, Kelly, Agnes R. Quisumbing, Marie Ruel, and Bénédicte de la Brière. "Childcare, mothers' work, and earnings: Findings from the urban slums of Guatemala City," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 165. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

Jacobs, Erika, Carlos Brambila, and Ricardo Vernon. "Reproductive health care in the postnatal period in Guatemala, " FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Ruel, Marie T., Bénédicte de la Brière, Kelly Hallman, Agnes R. Quisumbing, and Nora Coj. "Does subsidized childcare help poor working women in urban areas? Evaluation of a government-sponsored program in Guatemala City," Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion Paper no. 131. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. (offsite PDF)

2001
Bratt, John, Adrian Valdez, Roberto Molina, Mario Alfaro, Marco Antonio Barrientos, Carlos Brambila, and Werner Figueroa. "Setting prices for reproductive health services in a public hospital in Guatemala," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

"Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Guatemala 1995." New York: Population Council. (PDF) (additional information about document series)

Publicaciones en español

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