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2008
Adamchak, Susan E., Karusa Kiragu, Cathy Watson, Medard Muhwezi, Tobey Nelson Sapiano, Ann Akia-Fiedler, Richard Kibombo, and Milka Juma. “Helping youth prevent HIV: An evaluation of the Straight Talk program in Uganda,” Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

CORO and Horizons/Population Council. Sakhi Saheli: Promoting Gender Equity and Empowering Young Women—A Training Manual. New Delhi: Population Council. (PDF)

Mensch, Barbara S., Paul C. Hewett, Richard Gregory, and Stephane Helleringer. "Sexual behavior and STI/HIV status among adolescents in rural Malawi: An evaluation of the effect of interview mode on reporting," Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper no. 8. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

Nelson, Tobey C., Eka Esu-Williams, Lungile Mchunu, Pinkie Nyamakazi, S’Fiso Mnguni, Katie Schenk, Catherine Searle, and Jennifer Redner. “Training youth caregivers to provide HIV education and support to orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa,” Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Sapiano, Tobey Nelson, Nathi Sohaba, and Eka Esu-Williams. “‘Dare to Be Different": Enhancing life skills education for HIV prevention in South African schools,” Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Schenk, Katie D., Lewis Ndhlovu, Stephen Tembo, Andson Nsune, Chozi Nkhata, Batuke Walusiku, and Charlotte Watts. “Circumstances and motivations for fostering children in Zambia,” Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies 3(1): 78–84. (abstract

2007
Adamchak, Susan E., Karusa Kiragu, Cathy Watson, Medard Muhwezi, Tobey Nelson, Ann Akia-Fiedler, Richard Kibombo, and Milka Juma. “The Straight Talk Campaign in Uganda: Impact of mass media initiatives—Summary report,” Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Bharat, Shalini and Vaishali Sharma Mahendra. “Meeting the sexual and reproductive health needs of people living with HIV: Challenges for health care providers,” Reproductive Health Matters 15(29 suppl 1): 93112. (abstract)

Brown, Lisanne, Janet Rice, Neil Boris, Tonya Thurman, Leslie Snider, Joseph Ntaganira, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Edward Kalisa, and Emmanuel Nshizirungu. “Psychosocial benefits of a mentoring program for youth-headed households in Rwanda,” Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Brown, Lisanne, Tonya R. Thurman, Edward Kalisa, Janet Rice, Jean de Dieu Bizimana, Neil Boris, Leslie Snider, and Joseph Ntaganira. “Supporting volunteer mentors: Insights from a mentorship program for youth-headed households in Rwanda,” Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Bruce, Judith. "The girls left behind: Out of the box and out of reach," presentation at the meeting "Gender Dimensions of HIV and Adolescent Programming in Ethiopia," Addis Ababa, 11 April. (PDF)

Bruce, Judith. "Girls left behind: Redirecting HIV interventions toward the most vulnerable," Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief no. 23. New York: Population Council. (PDF) (PDF en français) (PDF en español) (PDF no português)

Erulkar, Annabel S. "Dimensions of girls' vulnerability in rural and urban Ethiopia," presentation at the meeting "Gender Dimensions of HIV and Adolescent Programming in Ethiopia," Addis Ababa, 11 April. (PDF)

Erulkar, Annabel and Francis Ayuka. "Addressing early marriage in areas of high HIV prevalence: A program to delay marriage and support married girls in rural Nyanza, Kenya," Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief no. 19. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

Haberland, Nicole and Deborah Rogow. "Sexuality and HIV education: Time for a paradigm shift," Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief no. 22. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

Jamshedji-Neogi, Armin, Renu Kapoor, Jayashree Kumar, Ashwini Bhalerao Gandhi, Lakshmi Murthy, K.G. Santhya, Shireen Jejeebhoy, Saswata Ghosh, Vijaya Nidadavolu, Nicole Haberland, Komal Saxena, and M.A. Jose. "Towards messages that matter: Understanding and addressing HIV and SRH risks among married young people in India," Update, March. New Delhi: Population Council. (PDF)

Kiragu, Karusa, George Odingo, Milka Juma, Jane Mbugua, Magdalen Waweru, Wamuyu Mahinda, Beatrice Mwaniki, Charity Muturi, Simon Ochieng, Tobey Nelson, and Ann McCauley. “Beacon of hope: Evaluation of the Kenya Girl Guides Association HIV/AIDS program for school children,” Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Maganja, R.K., Suzanne Maman, Allison Groves, and Jesse K. Mbwambo. “Skinning the goat and pulling the load: Transactional sex among youth in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,” AIDS Care 19(8): 974–981. (abstract)

Mahendra, Vaishali Sharma, Sarat C. Pradhan, Saraswati Swain, Aradhana Nanda, Sanjit Patnayak, Sucheta Panda, and Rajendra Prasad. "Intergenerational communication on sexuality and HIV/AIDS: Exploring feasibility of building effective youth-adult partnerships to reduce young people's HIV vulnerabilities," Update, April. New Delhi: Population Council. (PDF)

Mensch, Barbara S. and Paul C. Hewett. "Obtaining more accurate and reliable information from adolescents regarding STI/HIV risk behaviors," Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief no. 25. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

Nidadavolu, Vijaya, Leena Joshi, Vinita Nathani, Atanu Ghosh, and Isidore Phillips. "Voices from the street: Comics for young men on masculinity, sexuality and HIV—An evidence-based communication initiative," Update, February. New Delhi: Population Council. (PDF)

Santhya, K.G., Shireen Jejeebhoy, Saswata Ghosh, and Nicole Haberland. "Addressing the sexual and reproductive health needs of young people: Perspectives and experiences of stakeholders from the health and non-health sectors," Update, March. New Delhi: Population Council. (PDF)

Tegegne, Mesfin. "From research to action: Programming principles to reach the most out-of-reach," presentation at the meeting "Gender Dimensions of HIV and Adolescent Programming in Ethiopia," Addis Ababa, 11 April. (PDF)

2006
Barker, Gary, Marcos Nascimento, Julie Pulerwitz, Christine Ricardo, Márcio Segundo and Ravi Verma. "Engaging young men in violence prevention: Reflections from Latin America and India," in Fiona Leach and Claudia Mitchell (eds.), Combating Gender Violence In and Around Schools. Staffordshire, England: Trentham Books Ltd.

Boris, Neil W., Tonya R. Thurman, Leslie Snider, Erin Spencer, and Lisanne Brown. “Infants and young children living in youth-headed households in Rwanda: Implications of emerging data,” Infant Mental Health Journal 27(6): 584–602. (abstract)

Clark, Shelley, Judith Bruce, and Annie Dude. "Protecting young women from HIV/AIDS: The case against child and adolescent marriage," International Family Planning Perspectives 32(2): 79–88. (abstract) (offsite PDF)

Denison, Julie A., Nalakwanji Lungu, Wendy A. Dunnett-Dagg, Ann McCauley, and Michael D. Sweat. “Social relationships and adolescents’ HIV counseling and testing decisions in Zambia,” Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Erulkar, Annabel, Judith Bruce, Aleke Dondo, Jennefer Sebstad, James Matheka, Arjmand Banu Khan, and Ann Gathuku. "Tap and Reposition Youth (TRY): Providing social support, savings, and microcredit opportunities for young women in areas with high HIV prevalence," SEEDS no. 23. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

Esu-Williams, Eka, Katie D. Schenk, Scott Geibel, Joseph Motsepe, Anderson Zulu, Petronella  Bweupe,  Ellen Weiss. “‘We are no longer called club members but caregivers’: Involving youth in HIV and AIDS caregiving in rural Zambia,” AIDS Care 18(8): 888894. (abstract)

Gilborn, Laelia, Lou Apicella, Jonathan Brakarsh, Linda Dube, Kyle Jemison, Mark Kluckow, Tricia Smith, and Leslie Snider. “Orphans and vulnerable youth in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe: An exploratory study of psychosocial well-being and psychosocial support,” Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Jewkes, R., Mzikazi Nduna, J. Levin, N. Jama, K. Dunkle, N. Khuzwayo, M. Koss, A. Puren, Kate Wood, and N. Duvvury. "A cluster randomized-controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of Stepping Stones in preventing HIV infections and promoting safer sexual behaviour amongst youth in the rural Eastern Cape, South Africa: Trial design, methods and baseline findings," Tropical Medicine and International Health 11(1): 3–16. (abstract)

Lee, Alison. "Family matters: Zambia study highlights role of families in youths’ testing decisions," Horizons Report, December. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

Pulerwitz, Julie, Gary Barker, Márcio Segundo, and Marcos Nascimento. “Promoting gender-equity among young Brazilian men as an HIV prevention strategy,” Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

———. “Promoting more gender-equitable norms and behaviors among young men as an HIV/AIDS prevention strategy,” Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Pulerwitz, Julie, Tiffany Lillie, Louis Apicella, Ann McCauley, Tobey Nelson, Simon Ochieng, Peter Mwarogo, Karusa Kiragu, and Edward Kunyanga. "ABC messages for HIV prevention in Kenya: Clarity and confusion, barriers and facilitators," Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

———. "ABCs for HIV prevention in Kenya: Messages, beliefs, and barriers," Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Ricardo, Christine, Gary Barker, Julie Pulerwitz, and Valéria Rocha. "Gender, sexual behaviour and vulnerability among young people" in Roger Ingham and Peter Aggleton (eds.), Promoting Young People's Sexual Health: International Perspectives. New York: Routledge, pp. 61–78.

Sarna, Avina, Indrani Gupta, Sanjay Pujari, A. K. Sengar, Rajiv Garg, and Ellen Weiss.  “Examining adherence and sexual behavior among patients on antiretroviral therapy in India,” Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Schenk, Katie D., Tapfuma Murove, and Jan Williamson. 2006. “Protecting children’s rights in the collection of health and welfare data,” Health and Human Rights 9(1): 81100. (abstract) (PDF)

Shamagonam, James, Priscilla Reddy, Robert A.C. Ruiter, Ann McCauley, and Bart van den Borne. “The impact of an HIV and AIDS life skills program on secondary school students in Kwazulu–Natal, South Africa,” AIDS Education and Prevention 18(4): 281294. (abstract)

Thurman, Tonya R., Lisanne Brown, Linda Richter, Pranitha Maharaj, and Robert Magnani.  “Sexual risk behavior among South African adolescents: Is orphan status a factor?,” AIDS and Behavior 10(6): 627635. (abstract)

Thurman, Tonya R., Leslie Snider, Neil Boris, Edward Kalisa, Eleazer Nkunda Mugarira, Joseph Ntaganira, and Lisanne Brown. “Psychosocial support and marginalization of youth-headed households in Rwanda,” AIDS Care 18(3): 220229. (abstract)

Verma, Ravi K., Julie Pulerwitz, Vaishali Mahendra, Sujata Khandekar, Gary Barker, P. Fulpagare and S.K. Singh. “Challenging and changing gender attitudes among young men in Mumbai, India,” Reproductive Health Matters 14(28): 135143. (abstract)

———. “Shifting support for inequitable gender norms among young Indian men to reduce HIV risk and partner violence,” Horizons Research Summary. New Delhi: Population Council. (PDF)

2005
Cooper, Diane, Hillary Bracken, Landon Myer, Virginia Zweigenthal, Jane Harries, Phyllis Orner, Nontuthuzelo Manjezi, and Pumeza Ngubane. "Reproductive intentions and choices among HIV-infected individuals in Cape Town, South Africa: Lessons for reproductive policy and service provision from a qualitative study," Policy Brief, September. Cape Town: Women's Health Research Unit, University of Cape Town, and Population Council. (PDF)

Hallman, Kelly. "Gendered socioeconomic conditions and HIV risk behaviours among young people in South Africa," African Journal of AIDS Research 4(1): 37–50. (abstract)

Juma, Milka, Margaret Mwaniki, and Charity Muturi. “Evaluating the Kenya Girl Guides Association’s HIV/AIDS peer education program for younger youth: Baseline results,” Horizons Research Update. Nairobi: Population Council. (PDF)

Khan, Hena. "ABCs: Not as simple as they sound: Kenya study highlights how adults and youth interpret key messages," Horizons Report, December. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

Reddy, Priscilla, Shegs James, and Ann McCauley. “Programming for HIV prevention in South African schools: A report on program implementation,” Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Schenk, Katie and Jan Williamson. Ethical Approaches to Gathering Information from Children and Adolescents in International Settings: Guidelines and Resources. Washington, DC: Population Council. (more)

2004
Bruce, Judith and Shelley Clark. “The implications of early marriage for HIV/AIDS policy,” brief based on background paper prepared for the WHO/UNFPA/Population Council Technical Consultation on Married Adolescents. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

———. Les implications du mariage précoce pour les politiques de VIH/SIDA [The implications of early marriage for HIV/AIDS policy: A policy brief]. Dakar: Population Council. (PDF en français)

———. "Including married adolescents in adolescent reproductive health and HIV/AIDS policy," paper prepared for the WHO/UNFPA/Population Council Technical Consultation on Married Adolescents, WHO, Geneva, 9–12 December 2003. (PDF)

"Challenges faced by households in caring for orphans and vulnerable children (South Africa)," Horizons Research Update. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Clark, Shelley. “Early marriage and HIV risks in sub-Saharan Africa,” Studies in Family Planning 35(3): 149–160.

Clarke, Alison, Sherry Hutchinson, and Ellen Weiss (eds.). "Young men and HIV prevention," The Horizons Report, December. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text

Esu-Williams, Eka, Katie Schenk, Joseph Motsepe, Scott Geibel, and Anderson Zulu. "Involving young people in the care and support of people living with HIV and AIDS in Zambia," Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Ganju, Deepika, William Finger, Shireen Jejeebhoy, Vijaya Nidadavolu, K.G. Santhya, Iqbal Shah, Shyam Thapa, and Ina Warriner. "The adverse health and social outcomes of sexual coercion: Experiences of young women in developing countries." New Delhi: Population Council. (PDF)

———. "Forced sexual relations among married young women in developing countries." New Delhi: Population Council. (PDF)

———. "Sexual coercion: Young men’s experiences as victims and perpetrators." New Delhi: Population Council. (PDF)

Hallman, Kelly. "Socioeconomic disadvantage and unsafe sexual behaviors among young women and men in South Africa," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 190. New York: Population Council. (PDF) (abstract)

Hallman, Kelly and Monica Grant. "Poverty, educational attainment, and livelihoods: How well do young people fare in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa?" Horizons Research Update. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

McCauley, Ann P. “Equitable access to HIV counseling and testing for youth in developing countries: A review of current practice,” Horizons Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

New Findings from Intervention Research: Youth Reproductive Health and HIV Prevention, report of a meeting co-sponsored by Population Council/FRONTIERS, Horizons/Population Council, and YouthNet/Family Health International, Washington, DC, 9 September 2003. Arlington, VA: Family Health International. (PDF)

"Vulnerability and intervention opportunities: Research findings on youth and HIV/AIDS in South Africa," Horizons Research Update. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Wood, Kate and Peter Aggleton. Promoting Young People's Sexual and Reproductive Health: Stigma, Discrimination and Human Rights, report of a meeting co-sponsored by the United Kingdom's Department for International Development–supported Safe Passages to Adulthood Programme, John Snow International, Family Health International/ YouthNet, and the Population Council/FRONTIERS, Brighton, England, 5–7 June 2003. Southampton, UK: Safe Passages to Adulthood, University of Southampton. (PDF)

2003
Brown, Lisanne, Kate Macintyre, Anthea Dallimore, and Robert Magnani. "Secondary school principals report dramatic expansion of life skills," Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

"Cameroon: Peer education and youth-friendly media reduce risky sexual behavior," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 37. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

Institut de Recherche et des Etudes des Comportements (IRESCO). “Peer education as a strategy to increase contraceptive prevalence and reduce the rate of STIs/HIV among adolescents in Cameroon,” FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Janowitz, Barbara, Carmen Cuthbertson, Mags Beksinska, and Queen Nomsa Cebekhulu. "The costs of programmes at selected youth centres in South Africa," FRONTIERS Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

"Kenya: Communities support adolescent reproductive health education," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 33. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

Magnani, Robert, Kate Macintyre, Ali Mehyrar Karim, Lisanne Brown, and Paul Hutchinson. "The impact of life skills education on adolescent sexual risk behaviors," Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

"Programming for HIV prevention among college students in Thailand," Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

"Programming for HIV prevention in Mexican schools," Horizons Research Summary. Washington DC: Population Council. (full text)

"Programming for HIV prevention in South African schools," Horizons Research Summary. Washington DC: Population Council. (full text)

"Senegal: Involve community networks in adolescent reproductive health," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 35. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

2002
"Mobilizing young people for the care and support of people living with HIV/AIDS in Zambia," Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

Rutenberg, Naomi, Carol E. Kaufman, Kate Macintyre, Lisanne Brown, and Ali Karim. “Pregnant or positive: Adolescent childbearing and HIV risk in South Africa,” Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 162. New York: Population Council. (PDF) (abstract)

2001
Chege, Jane, Ian D. Askew, and Jennifer Liku. "An assessment of the alternative rites approach for encouraging abandonment of FGC in Kenya," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Erulkar, Annabel S., Mags Beksinska, and Queen Cebekhsulu.  "An assessment of youth centres in South Africa," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Facts About Adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey: Statistical Tables for Program Planning. New York: Population Council. (information about document series)

"Kenya update: FRONTIERS adolescent reproductive health project," FRONTIERS Project Update no. 1. Nairobi: Population Council. (PDF)

"Senegal: FRONTIERS adolescent reproductive health project update: Et si on en parlait [and if one speaks about it]," FRONTIERS Project Update no. 1. Dakar: Population Council. (full text)

"South Africa: Providers should encourage sexually active youth to use condoms," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 24. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

"South Africa: Who uses youth centers and why?" FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 23. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

"Zambia: Peer educators can promote safer sex behaviors," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 17. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)



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