AMERICAS
Mexico

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

2008
"Population Council in Mexico," fact sheet. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

2007
Van Dijk, M.G., Diana Lara, and Sandra G. García. "Opinions of decision-makers on the liberalization of abortion laws in Mexico," Salud Pública de México 49(6): 394–400. (abstract in English and Spanish)

2006
García, Sandra G., Eileen Yam, and Michelle Firestone. "'No party hat, no party': Successful condom use in sex work in Mexico and the Dominican Republic," Reproductive Health Matters 14(28): 53–62. (abstract)

Goldman, Lisa, Kara Richmond, Sandra G. García, Eileen Yam, and Davida Becker. "Understanding successful condom use among factory workers and students in Mexico and the Dominican Republic," Gaceta Médica de México 142(S2): 117–127. (abstract)

Lara, Diana, Sandra G. García, Charlotte Ellertson, Carol Camlin, and Javier Suárez. "The measure of induced abortion levels in Mexico using random response technique," Sociological Methods and Research 35(2): 279–301. (abstract)

Lara, Diana, Sandra G. García, Olivia Ortiz, and Eileen Yam. "Challenges accessing legal abortion after rape in Mexico City," Gaceta Médica de México 142(S2): 85–89. (abstract)

"Relatoría: II reunión de investigación sobre embarazo no deseado y aborto inseguro—Desafíos de salud pública en América Latina y el Caribe" [Meeting report: Second research meeting on unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion—Public health challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean], report of a meeting at El Colegio de México, Mexico City, 17–19 August 2005. Mexico City: Population Council. (PDF en español)

Tatum, Carrie, Sandra G. García, Eileen Yam, and Davida Becker. "Young Mexicans' hopes and fears about abortion and abortion law: A qualitative study in two cities," Gaceta Médica de México 142(S2): 95–102. (abstract)

2005
"Council board convenes in Mexico City, elects new leadership, meets with President Fox," Momentum, June 2005. New York: Population Council. (full text)

"Dominican Republic and Mexico: Promote condom use by emphasizing personal benefits," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 50. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

Kim, Young-Mi, Adrienne Kols, Antonieta Martin, David Silva, Ward Rinehart, Sarah Johnson, and Kathryn Church. "Promoting informed choice: Evaluating a decision-making tool for family planning clients and providers in Mexico," International Family Planning Perspectives 31(4): 162–171. (offsite 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)

Castro, Arachu, Angela Heimburger, and Ana Langer. "Iatrogenic epidemic: How health care professionals contribute to the high proportion of cesarean sections in Mexico," Working Paper on Latin America no. 02/03-3. Cambridge: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University. (offsite PDF)

Lara, Diana, Jennifer Strickler, Claudia Díaz-Olavarrieta, and Charlotte Ellertson. "Measuring induced abortion in Mexico: A comparison of four methodologies," Sociological Methods and Research 32(4): 529–558. (abstract)

"Self-tutoring for mothers-to-be," Momentum, June. New York: Population Council. (full text)

Vernon, Ricardo and Maricela Durá. "Improving the reproductive health of youth in Mexico," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

2003
McCauley, Ann, Martha Givaudan, Susan Pick, and Jessica Greene. "Programming for HIV prevention in Mexican schools," Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

2002
Becker, Davida, Sandra G. Garcia, and Ulla Larsen. "Knowledge and opinions about abortion law among Mexican youth," International Family Planning Perspectives 28(4): 205–213. (offsite PDF)

"Bridging the safe motherhood knowledge gap," Population Briefs 8(1): 5. (full text)

Ellertson, Charlotte, Angela Heimburger, Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, Rafaela Schiavon, Guillermina Mejía, Georgina Corona, Eduardo del Castillo, and Ana Langer. “Information campaign and advocacy efforts to promote access to emergency contraception in Mexico,” Contraception 66(5): 331–337. (abstract)

Gould, Heather, Charlotte Ellertson, and Georgina Corona. “Knowledge and attitudes about the differences between emergency contraception and medical abortion among middle-class women and men of reproductive age in Mexico City,” Contraception 66(6): 417–426. (abstract)

Heimburger, Angela, Dolores Acevedo-García, Rafaela Schiavon, Ana Langer, Guillermina Mejía, Georgina Corona, Eduardo del Castillo, and Charlotte Ellertson. “Emergency contraception in Mexico City: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices among providers and potential clients after a 3-year introduction effort,” Contraception 66(5):
321–329. (abstract)

Kim, Young-Mi, Maria E. Figueroa, Antonieta Martin, Ricardo Silva, Sixto F. Acosta, Manuel Hurtado, Paul Richardson, and Adrienne Kols. "Impact of supervision and self-assessment on doctor–patient communication in rural Mexico," International Journal for Quality in Health Care 14(5): 359–367. (abstract)

Langer, Ana, Angela Heimburger, Cecilia Garcia-Barrios, and Beverly Winikoff. "Improving postabortion care in a public hospital in Mexico," in Nicole Haberland and Diana Measham (eds.), Responding to Cairo: Case Studies of Changing Practice in Reproductive Health and Family Planning. New York: Population Council, pp. 236–256. (additional information)

2001
"Reducing HIV Infection among youth: What can schools do? Baseline data from Mexico, South Africa, and Thailand reveal complex picture of attitudes and behavior among students," Horizons Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

2000
Castro, Roberto, Lourdes Campero, Bernardo Hernández, and Ana Langer. "A study on maternal mortality in Mexico through a qualitative approach," Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine 9(6): 679–690. (abstract)

Coggins, Christiana, Mauricio Ramos Madrigal, and Alicia Llamas. Men's Attitudes Toward Vaginal Product Use: Farmers and Taxi Drivers in Mexico. New York: Population Council. (full text)

Langer, Ana, Gustavo Nigenda, Sandra G. Garcia, Rosario Valdéz, Emanuel Orozco, and Jennifer Catino. Sexual and Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Opportunities. Mexico City: Population Council, Insituto Nacional de Salud Pública, and Inter-American Development Bank. (PDF en español)

1999
Pick, Susan and Lydia Miranda. "Mexico: Training health providers on domestic violence," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Vernon, Ricardo. Informing Service Providers and Factory Workers about Emergency Contraception. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

1998
Jain, Anrudh (ed.). Do Population Policies Matter? Fertility and Politics in Egypt, India, Kenya, and Mexico. New York: Population Council. (to order, e-mail publications@popcouncil.org)

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See Also 

• Publicaciones y recursos en español

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