Population Council Research that makes a difference

Projects

MENT® (more)
Council researchers are working to develop methods of contraception for men that contain MENT®, a synthetic steroid that resembles testosterone
(1/2005 - ongoing)
Technologies for men

Subdermal Implants for Men (more)
Studies have found that men are interested in taking more responsibility for family planning; an implant for men is the Council's lead product in male contraception.
(1/2005 - ongoing)
Technologies for men

Assessing the Need and Opportunities for Improved Linkages Between Conditional Cash Transfers and Reproductive Health Programs in the Latin America and Caribbean Region (more)
The Council’s FRONTIERS program documented conditional cash transfer programs in six countries to determine how they could be better linked to reproductive health programs.
(6/2007 - 2/2008)
Health care financing

Acceptability and Use of the Female Condom and Diaphragm Among Sex Workers in the Dominican Republic (more)
Council researchers explored the acceptability and use of barrier methods that protect against HIV and STIs among commercial sex workers.
(1/2006 - 2/2007)
Condoms (male and female); HIV prevention

Situation Analysis of the Integration of Family Planning Services in Postpartum, Postabortion, and Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Programs in the Dominican Republic (more)
This Council project was designed to assess the use of contraception within services for postpartum care, postabortion care, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
(11/2005 - 4/2007)
Family planning services; Integrating health services; PMTCT and pediatric HIV; Postpartum maternal care; Safe abortion and postabortion care

Resources

Acceptability and use of the female condom and diaphragm among sex workers in Dominican Republic: Results from a prospective study (abstract) (PDF) 
Lara,Diana K.; Grossman,Daniel; Munoz,Jhoanne; Rosario,Santo; Gomez,Bayardo; Garcia,Sandra G.
AIDS Education and Prevention 21(6): 538-551
Publication date: 2009


Adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people (HTML) 
Series of 51 data guides by country
Publication date: 2009


Adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people--Dominican Republic 2007 (PDF) (HTML) 
Publication date: 2009


Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nicaragua: Promoting family planning during the postpartum period can increase contraceptive acceptance (PDF) 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 74)
Publication date: 2008


Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nicaragua: Women living with HIV have unmet family planning needs (PDF) 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 75)
Publication date: 2008


Situation analysis of the integration of family planning services in postpartum, postabortion and prevention of mother to child transmission programs in the Dominican Republic (PDF) 
Quiterio,Gisela; Molina,Maritza; Miric,Marija; Vernon,Ricardo; Rivero-Fuentes,M.Estela
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Cost-effectiveness of environmental-structural communication interventions for HIV prevention in the female sex industry in the Dominican Republic (abstract) 
Sweat,Michael D.; Kerrigan,Deanna; Moreno,Luis; Rosario,Santo; Gomez,Bayardo; Jerez,Hector; Weiss,Ellen; Barrington,Clare
Journal of Health Communication 11(suppl 2): 123-142
Publication date: 2006


Environmental-structural interventions to reduce HIV/STI risk among female sex workers in the Dominican Republic (abstract) 
Kerrigan,Deanna; Moreno,Luis; Rosario,Santo; Gomez,Bayardo; Jerez,Hector; Barrington,Clare; Weiss,Ellen; Sweat,Michael D.
American Journal of Public Health 96(1): 120-125
Publication date: 2006


Government policy and community involvement reduce HIV risk among sex workers 
Kerrigan,Deanna; Moreno,Luis; Rosario,Santo; Gomez,Bayardo; Jerez,Hector; Barrington,Clare
Publication date: 2006


Living up to their name: Profamilia takes on gender-based violence (PDF) 
Garcia-Moreno,Claudia; Goldberg,Rachel E.
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 18)
Publication date: 2006


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


Understanding successful condom use among factory workers and students in Mexico and the Dominican Republic (abstract) 
Goldman,Lisa; Richmond,Kara; Garcia,Sandra G.; Yam,Eileen A.; Becker,Davida
Gaceta Médica de México 142(S2): 117-127
Publication date: 2006


Dominican Republic and Mexico: Promote condom use by emphasizing personal benefits (PDF) 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 50)
Publication date: 2005


Combinando estrategias comunitarias y política gubernamental para prevenir la infección del VIH en la República Dominicana (PDF) 
Kerrigan,Deanna; Moreno,Luis; Rosario,Santo; Gomez,Bayardo; Jerez,Hector; Weiss,Ellen; van Dam,C.Johannes; Roca,Eva; Barrington,Clare; Sweat,Michael D.
Horizons Informe Final
Publication date: 2004


Combining community approaches and government policy to reduce HIV risk in the Dominican Republic (PDF) 
Kerrigan,Deanna; Moreno,Luis; Gomez,Bayardo; Jerez,Hector; Weiss,Ellen; van Dam,C.Johannes; Roca,Eva; Barrington,Clare; Sweat,Michael D.
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Community approaches and government policy reduce HIV risk in the Dominican Republic (PDF) 
Kerrigan,Deanna; Moreno,Luis; Gomez,Bayardo; Jerez,Hector; Weiss,Ellen; van Dam,C.Johannes; Roca,Eva; Barrington,Clare; Sweat,Michael D.
Horizons Research Summary
Publication date: 2004


Intervenciones comunitarias y política gubernamental reducen el riesgo del VIH en la República Dominicana (PDF) 
Kerrigan,Deanna; Moreno,Luis; Gomez,Bayardo; Jerez,Hector; Weiss,Ellen; van Dam,C.Johannes; Roca,Eva; Barrington,Clare; Sweat,Michael D.
Resumen de Investigación
Publication date: 2004


Solidarity and government policy: Strange bedfellows achieve increased condom use (PDF) 
Weiss,Ellen
AIDSLink 88
Publication date: 2004


Understanding successful condom use in the Dominican Republic 
Garcia,Sandra G.; Goldman,Lisa
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Environmental-structural factors significantly associated with consistent condom use among female sex workers in the Dominican Republic (abstract) (HTML) 
Kerrigan,Deanna; Ellen,Jonathan M.; Moreno,Luis; Rosario,Santo; Katz,Joanne; Celentano,David D.; Sweat,Michael D.
AIDS 17(3): 415-423
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: Dominican Republic (PDF) (HTML) 
Annex to "Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey: Statistical tables for program planning"
Publication date: 2003


Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey--Statistical tables for program planning: Dominican Republic 1996 (PDF) (HTML) 
Publication date: 2002


Maternal deaths in the Dominican Republic analyzed (PDF) 
Population Briefs 8(2)
Publication date: 2002


Strategic assessment of reproductive health in the Dominican Republic (PDF) 
Miller,Suellen; Tejada,Argelia; Murgueytio,Patricio
Publication date: 2002


Adapting the Thai 100% condom programme: Developing a culturally appropriate model for the Dominican Republic (abstract) 
Kerrigan,Deanna; Moreno,Luis; Rosario,Santo; Sweat,Michael D.
Culture, Health and Sexuality 3(2): 221-240
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


Excess fertility, unintended births and children's schooling 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Lloyd,Cynthia B.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 100)
Publication date: 1997