Overview
The Population Council has worked in Zimbabwe to improve the quality of care of family planning services and to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS.
Currently, the Council is providing technical assistance to a PEPFAR initiative in several countries in Africa, including Zimbabwe, to strengthen the delivery of comprehensive services, including postexposure prophylaxis, to victims of sexual violence.
Highlights of past and present work
- Providing technical assistance to the Africa Regional Sexual and Gender-based Violence Network
- Worked with the Zimbabwe Family Planning Council, the country's oldest program for community-based distribution of family planning, to develop recommendations for broadening the role of community agents, including adding HIV and AIDS education to their portfolio of duties.
- Developed and administered a quantitative survey for a cross-sectional sample of orphans and vulnerable children to explore psychosocial wellbeing and psychosocial support programs.
- Assessed how microfinance can mitigate the adverse affects of HIV on people living with HIV and their households.
- Conducted quantitative and qualitative analysis of female and male condom use as impacted by a social marketing campaign for the female condom.
Banner photo: © Antony Kaminju/IRIN
Projects
Audio Computer-assisted Self-interviewing (ACASI) and Microbicides (more)
Council researchers are using ACASI to conduct behavioral and social science research about microbicides.
(1/2006 - ongoing)
Microbicides
Enabling Access to High-quality PMTCT Services by Community and Facility Strengthening in Zimbabwe (more)
Through intensive facility and community-level interventions, the Council and its partners seek to increase prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in the Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe.
(9/2010 - 2/2013)
HIV and children; HIV prevention; PMTCT and pediatric HIV
Developing a Multisectoral and Comprehensive Response to Sexual and Gender-based Violence in East and Southern Africa (more)
The Council is working to alleviate sexual and gender-based violence in seven sub-Saharan African countries.
(8/2006 - 12/2012)
Sexual and gender-based violence
Africa Regional Sexual and Gender-based Violence Network (more)
The Population Council is providing technical assistance to a PEPFAR initiative to strengthen the delivery of comprehensive services, including postexposure prophylaxis, to victims of sexual violence.
(8/2006 - 12/2008)
Integrating health services; Sexual and gender-based violence
Resources
Rape sentencing study: A review of statutory sentencing provisions for rape, defilement, and sexual assault in East, Central, and Southern Africa (PDF)Thompson,Jill; Simmonds,Felly Nkweto
Publication date: 2012
Comprehensive responses to sexual violence in East and Southern Africa: Lessons learned from implementation (PDF)
Keesbury,Jill; Askew,Ian; Wanjiru,Monica; Chiyaba,Grace; Wilson,Kate; Simmonds,Felly Nkweto
Policy Brief
Publication date: 2011
Comprehensive responses to gender-based violence in low-resource settings: Lessons learned from implementation (PDF)
Keesbury,Jill; Askew,Ian
Publication date: 2010
Looking back, moving forward: Improving the lives of orphans and other children affected by AIDS, Horizons studies 1998 to 2007 (PDF)
Schenk,Katie D.; Michaelis,Annie P.; Nelson,Tobey C.; Brown,Lisanne; Weiss,Ellen
Horizons Synthesis Background Papers
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
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--Zimbabwe 2005/06 (PDF) (HTML)
Publication date: 2009
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
Orphans and vulnerable youth in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe: An exploratory study of psychosocial well-being and psychosocial support (PDF)
Gilborn,Laelia; Apicella,Louis; Brakarsh,Jonathan; Dube,Linda; Jemison,Kyle; Kluckow,Mark; Smith,Tricia; Snider,Leslie M.
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2006
Microcredit and households coping with HIV/AIDS: A case study from Zimbabwe (abstract) (HTML)
Barnes,Carolyn
Journal of Microfinance 7(1): 55-77
Publication date: 2005
What is youth friendly? Adolescents' preferences for reproductive health services in Kenya and Zimbabwe (abstract) (HTML)
Erulkar,Annabel S.; Onoka,Charles J.; Phiri,Alford
African Journal of Reproductive Health 9(3): 51-58
Publication date: 2005
Condom use and abstinence among unmarried young people in Zimbabwe: Which strategy, whose agenda? (PDF)
Marindo,Ravai; Pearson,Steve; Casterline,John B.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 170)
Publication date: 2003
Evaluation of United Nations-supported pilot projects for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: Overview of findings (PDF)
Rutenberg,Naomi; Baek,Carolyn; Kalibala,Sam; Rosen,James
HIV/AIDS Working Paper
Publication date: 2003
Microfinance and households coping with HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe: An exploratory study (PDF)
Barnes,Carolyn; Keogh,Erica; Nemarundwe,Nontokozo; Nyikahadzoi,Loveness; Weiss,Ellen
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2003
Programme recommendations for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: A practical guide for managers (PDF)
Rutenberg,Naomi; Kalibala,Sam; Baek,Carolyn; Rosen,James
HIV/AIDS Working Paper
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: Zimbabwe (PDF) (HTML)
Annex to "Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey: Statistical tables for program planning"
Publication date: 2003
Excess capacity and the cost of adding services at family planning clinics in Zimbabwe (abstract) (PDF)
Janowitz,Barbara; Johnson,Laura; Thompson,Andrew; West,Caroline; Marangwanda,Caroline S.; Maggwa,Baker Ndugga
International Family Planning Perspectives 28(2): 59-66
Publication date: 2002
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey--Statistical tables for program planning: Zimbabwe 1999 (PDF) (HTML)
Publication date: 2002
Microfinance and households coping with HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe: An exploratory study (PDF)
Horizons Research Summary
Publication date: 2002
Syndromic method poor at detecting STIs in women (PDF)
Population Briefs, Spring 2002 (HIV/AIDS edition)
Publication date: 2002
The female condom: Dynamics of use in urban Zimbabwe (PDF)
Horizons Research Summary
Publication date: 2002
Tools and training strengthen African AIDS groups (PDF)
Population Briefs, Spring 2002 (HIV/AIDS edition)
Publication date: 2002
Zimbabwe: CBD roles modified to address Zimbabwe's HIV/AIDS crisis (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 29)
Publication date: 2002
An assessment of the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council's community based distribution programme (PDF)
Maggwa,Baker Ndugga; Askew,Ian; Marangwanda,Caroline S.; Nyakauru,Ronika; Janowitz,Barbara
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001
Constraints faced by sex workers in use of female and male condoms for safer sex in urban Zimbabwe (abstract) (HTML)
Ray,Sunanda; van de Wijgert,Janneke; Mason,Peter R.; Ndowa,Francis; Maposhere,Caroline
Journal of Urban Health 78(4): 581-592
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: Zimbabwe 1994 (PDF) (HTML)
Publication date: 2001
Intravaginal practises in Zimbabwe: Which women engage in them and why (abstract) (HTML)
van de Wijgert,Janneke; Mbizvo,Michael T.; Dube,Sabada; Mwale,Magdalene; Nyamapfeni,Prisca; Padian,Nancy F.
Culture, Health and Sexuality 3(2): 133-148
Publication date: 2001
Effect of intravaginal practices on the vaginal and cervical mucosa of Zimbabwean women (abstract) (HTML)
van de Wijgert,Janneke; Chirenje,Zvavahera M.; Iliff,Virginia; Mbizvo,Michael T.; Mason,Peter R.; Gwanzura,Lovemore; Shiboski,Stephen; Padian,Nancy F.
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 24(1): 62-67
Publication date: 2000
Experiences of youth in urban Zimbabwe: Results of a baseline survey
Phiri,Alford; Erulkar,Annabel S.
Publication date: 2000
Is audio computer-assisted self-interviewing a feasible method of surveying in Zimbabwe? (abstract) (PDF)
van de Wijgert,Janneke; Padian,Nancy F.; Shiboski,Stephen; Turner,Charles
International Journal of Epidemiology 29(5): 885-890
Publication date: 2000
Men's attitudes towards a potential vaginal microbicide in Zimbabwe, Mexico and the USA (abstract) (PDF) (HTML)
Coggins,Christiana; Blanchard,Kelly; Friedland,Barbara A.
Reproductive Health Matters 8(15): 132-141
Publication date: 2000
Overview of youth centre assessments in Kenya, Zimbabwe and Ghana
Publication date: 2000
The female condom: Dynamics of use in urban Zimbabwe (PDF)
Kerrigan,Deanna; Mobley,Steve; Rutenberg,Naomi; Fisher,Andrew A.; Weiss,Ellen
Horizons Report
Publication date: 2000
Assessing the potential demand for and effectiveness of integrating STI/HIV management services with Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council's clinic-based family planning services (PDF)
Maggwa,Baker Ndugga; Askew,Ian; Dube,Hazel M.B.; Marangwanda,Caroline S.; Simba,Sithokozille; Latif,Ahmed
Africa OR/TA Project II
Publication date: 1999
The costs of integrating reproductive health services: An example using syndromic management of STIs in family planning clinics in Zimbabwe (PDF)
Maggwa,Baker Ndugga; Askew,Ian; Marangwanda,Caroline S.; Janowitz,Barbara; Johnson,Laura; Thompson,Andrew; West,Caroline
Africa OR/TA Project II
Publication date: 1999
The female condom in Zimbabwe: The interplay of research, advocacy, and government action (PDF)
Horizons Research Summary
Publication date: 1999
Zimbabwe: Les méthodes de dépistage des IAR chez les femmes sont chères et inefficaces (PDF)
FRONTIERES Résumés de Recherche Opérationnelle (no. 1)
Publication date: 1999
Zimbabwe: Los métodos de detección de ITR en mujeres no son cost-efectivos (PDF)
FRONTERAS Resúmenes de Investigación Operativa (número 1)
Publication date: 1999
Zimbabwe: RTI screening methods for women are not cost-effective (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 1)
Publication date: 1999
A study of women's preferences regarding the formulation of over-the-counter vaginal spermicides (PDF)
Coggins,Christiana; Elias,Christopher J.; Atisook,Ronachai; Bassett,Mary T.; Ettiegne-Traore,Virginie; Ghys,Peter D.; Jenkins-Woelk,Laura; Thongkrajai,Earmporn; VanDevanter,Nancy L.
Robert H. Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health Publication Series
Publication date: 1998
A situation analysis of the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council's youth centres: Baseline assessment
Phiri,Alford; Erulkar,Annabel S.
Publication date: 1997
Using situation analysis data to assess the functioning of family planning clinics in Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe (abstract)
Mensch,Barbara S.; Fisher,Andrew A.; Askew,Ian; Ajayi,Ayorinde
Studies in Family Planning 25(1): 18-31
Publication date: 1994
Zimbabwe Fast Facts
| Population (millions) | 12.6 |
|---|---|
| Total fertility rate | 4.1 |
| Infant deaths per 1,000 live births | 57 |
| Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births | 790 |
| Girls aged 20-24 married by age 18 (%) | 30.5 |
| HIV/AIDS prevalence (%) | 14.3 |
| Living below US $2 per day (%) | — |
Country statistics from Demographic and Health Surveys, 1987–2011; UNAIDS and UNICEF websites (accessed 10/22/2012); "World Population Data Sheet" (Population Reference Bureau, 2012) | |
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