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Projects

Assessing and Improving the Measurement of Sexual Behaviors (more)
Council researchers are conducting a series of studies assessing the reporting of sexual behavior in survey research and the use of audio computer-assisted self-interviews (audio-CASI) as a technique for providing more reliable and valid information.
(1/2000 - 1/2009)
Sexuality and sexual behavior

Resources

The prevention and management of HIV and sexual and gender-based violence: Responding to the needs of survivors and those-at-risk (PDF) 
Raifman,Sarah; Askew,Ian; Amin,Sajeda; Keesbury,Jill; Mullick,Saiqa; Diers,Judith A.; Budiharsana,Meiwita P.; Undie,Chi-Chi; Zama,Mary; Menziwa,Mantshi; Hutchinson,Sherry; Rutenberg,Naomi
Publication date: 2011


Inverse probability weighting in STI/HIV prevention research: Methods for evaluating social and community interventions (abstract) (HTML) 
Lippman,Sheri A.; Shade,Starley B.; Hubbard,Alan E.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 37(8): 512-518
Publication date: 2010


Looking back, moving forward: Promoting gender equity to fight HIV, Horizons studies 1999 to 2007 (PDF) 
Pulerwitz,Julie; Michaelis,Annie P.; Weiss,Ellen
Horizons Synthesis Background Papers
Publication date: 2010


Looking back, moving forward: Reducing HIV-related stigma, Horizons studies 2000 to 2007 (PDF) 
Pulerwitz,Julie; Michaelis,Annie P.; Weiss,Ellen; Brown,Lisanne; Mahendra,Vaishali Sharma
Horizons Synthesis Background Papers
Publication date: 2010


Looking back, moving forward: Understanding the HIV risk and sexual health needs of men who have sex with men, Horizons studies 2001 to 2008 (PDF) 
Geibel,Scott; Tun,Waimar; Tapsoba,Placide; Kellerman,Scott E.
Horizons Synthesis Background Papers
Publication date: 2010


'She's a professional like anyone else': Social identity among Brazilian sex workers (abstract) (HTML) 
Murray,Laura R.; Lippman,Sheri A.; Donini,Angela; Kerrigan,Deanna
Culture, Health and Sexuality 12(3): 293-306
Publication date: 2010


Social-environmental factors and protective sexual behavior among sex workers: The Encontros intervention in Brazil (abstract) (HTML) 
Lippman,Sheri A.; Donini,Angela; Diaz,Juan; Chinaglia,Magda; Reingold,Arthur; Kerrigan,Deanna
American Journal of Public Health 100(S1): S216-S223
Publication date: 2010


Consistencia lógicade la información aportada por mujeres sobre conductas sensibles: resultados de un experimento realizado con dos modos de entrevista, São Paulo, Brasil (abstract) (PDF) 
Mensch,Barbara S.; Hewett,Paul C.; Jones,Heidi E.; Luppi,Carla Gianni; Lippman,Sheri A.; Pinho,Adriana A.; Diaz,Juan
Perspectivas Internacionales en Salud Sexual y Reproductiva (Número especial): 21-29
Publication date: 2009


Assessment of risk factors for HIV infection among men who have sex with men in the metropolitan area of Campinas City, Brazil, using respondent-driven sampling (PDF) 
de Mello,Maeve; de Araujo Pinho,Adriana; Chinaglia,Magda; Tun,Waimar; Barbosa Junior,Aristides; Ilario,Maria Cristina F.J.; Reis,Paulo; Salles,Regina C.S.; Westman,Suzanne; Diaz,Juan
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Community development and HIV/STI-related vulnerability among female sex workers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (abstract) (PDF) (HTML) 
Kerrigan,Deanna; Telles,Paulo; Torres,Helena; Overs,Cheryl; Castle,Christopher
Health Education Research 23(1): 137-145
Publication date: 2008


Computerized interviewing validated in Brazil (PDF) 
Population Briefs 14(2)
Publication date: 2008


Consistency in women's reports of sensitive behavior in an interview mode experiment, Sáo Paulo, Brazil (abstract) (HTML) 
Mensch,Barbara S.; Hewett,Paul C.; Jones,Heidi E.; Luppi,Carla Gianni; Lippman,Sheri A.; Pinho,Adriana A.; Diaz,Juan
International Family Planning Perspectives 34(4): 169-176
Publication date: 2008


HIV-related stigma, service utilization, and status disclosure among truck drivers crossing the Southern borders in Brazil (abstract) (HTML) 
Pulerwitz,Julie; Michaelis,Annie P.; Lippman,Sheri A.; Chinaglia,Magda; Diaz,Juan
AIDS Care 20(7): 764-770
Publication date: 2008


Measuring attitudes toward gender norms among young men in Brazil: Development and psychometric evaluation of the GEM scale (abstract) (HTML) 
Pulerwitz,Julie; Barker,Gary
Men and Masculinities 10(3): 322-338
Publication date: 2008


Self-sampling for RTIs is valid, feasible, acceptable (PDF) 
Population Briefs 14(1)
Publication date: 2008


Sexual risk behaviours and HIV seroprevalence among male sex workers who have sex with men and non-sex workers in Campinas, Brazil (abstract) (HTML) 
Tun,Waimar; de Mello,Maeve; Pinho,Adriana A.; Chinaglia,Magda; Diaz,Juan
Sexually Transmitted Infections 84(6): 455-457
Publication date: 2008


Using sexually transmitted infection (STI) biomarkers to validate the reporting of sexual behavior within a randomized experimental evaluation of interviewing methods (abstract) (PDF) (HTML) 
Hewett,Paul C.; Mensch,Barbara S.; de A.Ribeiro,Manoel Carlos; Jones,Heidi E.; Lippman,Sheri A.; Montgomery,Mark R.; van de Wijgert,Janneke
American Journal of Epidemiology 168(2): 202-211
Publication date: 2008


Chaos, co-existence, and the potential for collective action: HIV-related vulnerability in Brazil's international borders (abstract) (HTML) 
Lippman,Sheri A.; Kerrigan,Deanna; Chinaglia,Magda; Diaz,Juan
Social Science and Medicine 64(12): 2464-2475
Publication date: 2007


Comprehensive program successfully decreases HIV risk behaviors (PDF) 
Population Briefs 13(2)
Publication date: 2007


Home-based self-sampling and self-testing for sexually transmitted infections: Acceptable and feasible alternatives to provider-based screening in low-income women in Sao Paulo, Brazil (abstract) (HTML) 
Lippman,Sheri A.; Jones,Heidi E.; Luppi,Carla Gianni; Pinho,Adriana A.; Veras,Maria Amelia M.S.; van de Wijgert,Janneke
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 34(7): 421-428
Publication date: 2007


Mobility and its liminal context: Exploring sexual partnering among truck drivers crossing the Southern Brazilian border (abstract) (HTML) 
Lippman,Sheri A.; Pulerwitz,Julie; Chinaglia,Magda; Hubbard,Alan E.; Reingold,Arthur; Diaz,Juan
Social Science and Medicine 65(12): 2464-2473
Publication date: 2007


Promovendo normas e comportamentos eqüitativos de gênero entre homens jovens estratégia de prevenção do HIV/AIDS [Promoting more gender-equitable norms and behaviors among young men as an HIV/AIDS prevention strategy] (PDF) 
Pulerwitz,Julie; Barker,Gary; Segundo,Marcio; Nascimento,Marcos
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2007


Reaching truckers in Brazil with non-stigmatizing and effective HIV/STI services (PDF) 
Chinaglia,Magda; Lippman,Sheri A.; Pulerwitz,Julie; de Mello,Maeve; Homan,Rick; Diaz,Juan
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2007


Reaching truckers in Brazil with non-stigmatizing and effective HIV/STI services (PDF) 
Chinaglia,Magda; Lippman,Sheri A.; Pulerwitz,Julie; de Mello,Maeve; Homan,Rick; Diaz,Juan
Horizons Research Summary
Publication date: 2007


Scaling up family planning service innovations in Brazil: The influence of politics and decentralization (PDF) 
Diaz,Juan; Simmons,Ruth; Diaz,Margarita; Cabral,Francisco; Chinaglia,Magda; Fajans,Peter; Ghiron,Laura
from Scaling Up Health Service Delivery: From Pilot Innovations to Policies and Programmes, pp. 135-156
Publication date: 2007


In our own hands: SWAA-Ghana champions the female condom (PDF) 
Cravero,Kathleen; Skaer,Michelle; Ebin,Victoria; Brady,Martha
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 17)
Publication date: 2006


Partner-delivered medication for sexually transmitted infections: Findings from Brazil (abstract) 
Jones,Heidi E.; Lippman,Sheri A.; Pinho,Adriana A.; Luppi,Carla Gianni; van de Wijgert,Janneke
Gaceta Médica de México 142(S2): 69-76
Publication date: 2006


Partner-delivered therapy viable in resource-poor areas (PDF) 
Population Briefs 12(3)
Publication date: 2006


Promoting gender equity among young Brazilian men as an HIV/AIDS prevention strategy (PDF) 
Pulerwitz,Julie; Barker,Gary; Segundo,Marcio; Nascimento,Marcos
Horizons Research Summary
Publication date: 2006


Promoting more gender-equitable norms and behaviors among young men as an HIV/AIDS prevention strategy (PDF) 
Pulerwitz,Julie; Barker,Gary; Segundo,Marcio; Nascimento,Marcos
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2006


Effectiveness of female and male condoms in preventing exposure to semen during vaginal intercourse: A randomized trial (abstract) (HTML) 
Galvao,Loren; Oliveira,Laurione C.; Diaz,Juan; Kim,Dhong jin; Marchi,Nadia Maria; van Dam,C.Johannes; Castilho,Roger F.; Chen,Michael; Macaluso,Maurizio
Contraception 71(2): 130-136
Publication date: 2005


The roles, responsibilities, and realities of married adolescent males and adolescent fathers: A brief literature review (PDF) 
Barker,Gary; Lyra,Jorge; Medrado,Benedito
Paper prepared for the WHO/UNFPA/Population Council Technical Consultation on Married Adolescents
Publication date: 2004


Engaging adolescent boys and young men in promoting sexual and reproductive health: Lessons, research, and programmatic challenges (PDF) 
Barker,Gary
from Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health: Charting Directions for a Second Generation of Programming-Background Documents for the Meeting, pp. 109-153
Publication date: 2003


Selected DHS data on 10-14-year-olds (HTML) 
Annexes by country to Facts about Adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey: Statistical Tables for Program Planning
Publication date: 2003


Selected DHS data on 10-14-year-olds: Brazil (PDF) (HTML) 
Annex to "Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey: Statistical tables for program planning"
Publication date: 2003


A rapid assessment of HIV/AIDS at the Brazilian borders: Adapting the WHO strategic approach methodology to HIV/AIDS research 
Diaz,Juan; Galvao,Loren; Lippman,Sheri A.; Chinaglia,Magda
from Proceedings of the XIV International AIDS Conference, Barcelona, 7-12 July., pp. 227-231
Publication date: 2002


Action research to enhance reproductive choice in a Brazilian municipality: The Santa Barbara project 
Diaz,Margarita; Simmons,Ruth; Diaz,Juan; Cabral,Francisco; Bossemeyer,Debora; Makuch,Maria Yolanda; Ghiron,Laura; Haberland,Nicole; Measham,Diana
from Responding to Cairo: Case Studies of Changing Practice in Reproductive Health and Family Planning, pp. 355-375
Publication date: 2002


Misoprostol use in obstetrics and gynecology in Brazil, Jamaica, and the United States (abstract) (HTML) 
Clark,Shelley; Blum,Jennifer; Blanchard,Kelly; Galvao,Loren; Fletcher,Horace; Winikoff,Beverly
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 76(1): 65-74
Publication date: 2002


Participatory research can influence policy: Using the strategic assessment of HIV/AIDS transmission in Brazil's border communities for policy development 
Diaz,Juan; Miller,Suellen; Galvao,Loren; Chinaglia,Magda; Lippman,Sheri A.
from Proceedings of the XIV International AIDS Conference, Barcelona, 7-12 July., pp. 23-27
Publication date: 2002


¿Las mujeres brasileñas pueden optar libremente por una cesárea? (PDF) 
Population Briefs, December 2001 (Spanish edition)
Publication date: 2001


Acceptability of the female condom after a social marketing campaign in Campinas, Brazil (PDF) 
Horizons Research Summary
Publication date: 2001


Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey: Statistical tables for program planning (HTML) 
Series of DHS data tables by country
Publication date: 2001


Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey--Statistical tables for program planning: Brazil 1996 (PDF) (HTML) 
Publication date: 2001


O lugar da contracepção de emergência no planejamento familiar no Brasil [The place of emergency contraception in family planning in Brazil] 
Diaz,Juan; Baracat,Edmundo; Galvao,Loren; Diaz,Margarita
Revista Femina 29(3): 153-156
Publication date: 2001


Organizing a public-sector vasectomy program in Brazil (abstract) (PDF) 
Penteado,Luis Guilherme; Cabral,Francisco; Diaz,Margarita; Diaz,Juan; Ghiron,Laura; Simmons,Ruth
Studies in Family Planning 32(4): 315-328
Publication date: 2001


Acceptability and performance of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (Mirena) in Campinas, Brazil (abstract) (HTML) 
Diaz,Juan; Bahamondes,Luis; Monteiro,Ilza; Petta,Carlos; Hidalgo,Margarete; Espejo-Arce,Ximena
Contraception 62(2): 59-61
Publication date: 2000


Anticoncepção durante o período pós-parto [Contraception during the postpartum period] 
Petta,Carlos; Diaz,Juan; Pinho Neto,J.S.
from Temas Especiais de Anticoncepção [Contraception: Special issues], pp. 9-18
Publication date: 2000


Are Brazilian women really choosing to deliver by cesarean? (abstract) (HTML) 
Hopkins,Kristine
Social Science and Medicine 51(5): 725-740
Publication date: 2000


Qualidade de atenção no planejamento familiar: Marco conceitual e situação no Brasil [Quality of care in family planning: Conceptual framework and situation in Brazil] 
Diaz,Juan; Halbe,H.W.
from Tratado de Ginecologia [Textbook of gynecology], pp. 914-923
Publication date: 2000


Emergency contraception: Knowledge, attitudes and practices among Brazilian obstetrician-gynecologists (abstract) (PDF) 
Galvao,Loren; Diaz,Juan; Diaz,Margarita; Osis,Maria Jose; Clark,Shelley; Ellertson,Charlotte
International Family Planning Perspectives 25(4): 168-171
Publication date: 1999


Expanding contraceptive choice: Findings from Brazil (abstract) (HTML) 
Diaz,Margarita; Simmons,Ruth; Diaz,Juan; Gonzalez,Carlos; Makuch,Maria Yolanda; Bossemeyer,Debora
Studies in Family Planning 30(1): 1-16
Publication date: 1999


Saúde Sexual e Reprodutiva no Brasil: dilemas e desafios [Sexual and Reproductive Health in Brazil: Dilemmas and Challenges] 
Galvao,Loren; Diaz,Juan
Publication date: 1999


Anticoncepção de emergência no Brasil: Situação atual e perspectivas para o futuro 
Galvao,Loren; Diaz,Juan
Gynaecia 4: 10-18
Publication date: 1998


Integrando la sexualidad en la planificación familiar: La experiencia de tres proyectos de VIH/ETS en América Latina y el Caribe 
Becker,Julie; Leitman,Elizabeth; Fathalla,Mahmoud F.
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 8)
Publication date: 1997


Introducing sexuality within family planning: The experience of three HIV/STD prevention projects from Latin America and the Caribbean (PDF) 
Becker,Julie; Leitman,Elizabeth; Fathalla,Mahmoud F.
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 8)
Publication date: 1997


Reproductive tract infection. Lessons learned from the field: Where do we go from here? (PDF) 
Grant,Jennifer; Measham,Diana
Robert H. Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health Publication Series
Publication date: 1996


El Coletivo: Un colectivo feminista de salud y sexualidad femenina en Brasil 
Diaz,Margarita; Rogow,Debbie; Barzelatto,Jose
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 6)
Publication date: 1995


The Coletivo: A feminist sexuality and health collective in Brazil (PDF) 
Diaz,Margarita; Rogow,Debbie; Barzelatto,Jose
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 6)
Publication date: 1995


Man/Hombre/Homme: Respuestas a las necesidades de la salud reproductiva masculina en América Latina 
Rogow,Debbie; Bruce,Judith; Leonard,Ann
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 2)
Publication date: 1991


Man/Hombre/Homme: Meeting male reproductive health care needs in Latin America (PDF) 
Rogow,Debbie; Bruce,Judith; Leonard,Ann
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 2)
Publication date: 1990