Population Briefs
Population Briefs, the Population Council's research newsletter, is published three times a year. Findings summarized in the newsletter are drawn from peer-reviewed, published research. It is distributed without charge. Information in this newsletter may be reproduced without permission, provided it is distributed without charge and the source is acknowledged.
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Vol. 18, no. 2 (September 2012)
The power of family planning to improve lives and strengthen societies- Population Council programs offer evidence-based approaches to protecting adolescent girls at risk of HIV
- Prioritize maternal morbidity, says Council expert
- Population Council research defines broad benefits of family planning
- Council-partnered family planning foundation significantly reduces risk of unintended pregnancy among poor women in the United States
- Council research offers insights into meeting the health needs of vulnerable female sex workers
- Council research improves HIV policy for male migrants in India
Vol. 17, no. 3 (December 2011)
- Detailing impact of Mexico's landmark legislation
- Discovery advances knowledge about link between herpes and HIV infection
- Increasing the availability of postabortion care services
- Bringing clarity to gender equity programs
- Improving policies and programs to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence and HIV
- Shaping evidence-based policies and programs for vulnerable children in Uganda
- Some lubricants increase HIV replication and may cause rectal tissue damage
- National surveys provide insights into lives
of adolescents in Egypt and Ethiopia
- Understanding the HIV risk and sexual health needs of men who have sex with men
- Reducing HIV-related stigma
- Improving the lives of children orphaned or made vulnerable
by HIV and AIDS - Promoting gender equity to fight HIV
- Increasing access to antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected adults and children
- Shaping policies and programs to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV
- The Horizons program
- The potential role of community-based pregnancy and delivery care in reducing maternal and newborn mortality in rural Pakistan
- Education helps girls overcome a history of disadvantage
- Comparing computer and face-to-face interviewing
- Vaginal microbicide combination shown effective in monkeys
Vol. 16, no. 2 (December 2010)
- Donors should prioritize prvention, analysis finds
- Mirena® proved useful in women with endometrial cancer and precancer, preserving fertility
- Young people in India: Their situation and their needs
- Targeting violence against women in Bolivia and Vietnam
- Sperm structure acts as protein gate
- Integrating gender and rights into sex and HIV education
- Best practices for expanding access to emergency contraception
- Studies explore the sexual health needs of HIV-positive adolescents
Vol. 15, no. 3 (December 2009)
- Despite laws, too many girls marry early
- New data guides bring adolescents into focus
- Urban transformation calls for new approach to health services
- South African program promotes “resilience” and improves post-rape care
- Attention to neglected postnatal period saves lives
- Contraceptive research leads to an array of options
- Empowering married young women in India and improving their sexual and reproductive health
- Enhancing promotion of the female condom
- Identifying the "bridging population" in Pakistan
- Analysis examines availability and use of data for development
- Abortions in Mexico increased by a third in 16 years
- Study finds link between phthalate and low birth weight
- Program shown to signficantly delay child marriage
- Family planning programs remarkably successful
- Trial showed anti-HIV microbicide candidate is safe, but did not prove it effective
Vol. 14, no. 2 (December 2008)
- Reducing FGM/C among Somali girls in Kenya
- Computerized interviewing validated in Brazil
- Addressing the HIV prevention needs of men who have sex with men in Africa
- Illuminating the mechanisms of sperm maturation
- Has the HIV epidemic peaked?
- IUDs: A beneficial, underused contraceptive technology
- Council researcher studies Egyptian economic paradox
- Self-sampling for RTIs is valid, feasible, acceptable
- Straight talk increases knowledge, improves behavior
- Pakistani girls' teachers more likely to be absent
Issues of Population Briefs are available from 2002, including special editions. Search Publications/Resources using "population briefs" as the search phrase.
Momentum
Momentum, published twice a year, highlights Population Council research and institutional activities in the fields of biomedicine, public health, and social science. Each issue focuses on a specific research topic. Information may be reproduced without permission, provided that it is distributed free and the source is acknowledged.
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November 2012: 60 years of ideas, evidence, and impact
- President's message: Changing the way the world thinks
- Pioneering access to family planning information and services
- Generating evidence to guide national policy in Bangladesh
- Advancing knowledge: Population and Development Review
- Inspiring future leaders
- ParaGard and Mirena: Highly effective, reversible, and long-acting
- Defining the centrality of adolescent girls to the health and development agenda
- Operations research: Data that make a difference
- Microbicides: Breakthroughs in HIV prevention
- Researcher profile: Niranjan Saggurti
- Donor profile: Te-Hsiung Sun, former Council fellow
- President's message: Improving education so children and societies can prosper
- Teaching young people in South Africa to manage economic, social, and health challenges
- Improving education and the future of Egypt's young people
- Confronting high rates of absenteeism in Malawi's schools
- Improving school-to-work transitions for girls in Bangladesh
- Solutions to increase girls' education in Pakistan
- Researcher profile: Rania Roushdy, Council economist
- Donor profile: Sarah Friedman
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- Population Council president discusses programs for men
- Helping husbands safeguard health in Ethiopia
- Calling attention to gender norms and rights
- Identifying new male contraceptives
- Achieving scale for male circumcision services
- Working to ban female genital mutilation/cutting
- Researcher profile: Sam Kalibala, Kenya country director
- Donor profile: Jeffrey Passel, former Council fellow
- Population Council president discusses Council’s impact on policy
- Strengthening EC policies in Bangladesh
- Changing how policymakers think about early marriage
- Targeting global investments in HIV
- Developing the potential of India’s youth
- Strengthening policies for sexual violence victims
- Protecting migrants from HIV
- Researcher profile: Dr. Tekle-ab Mekbib
- Donor profile: Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, Council trustee
November 2010: Universal access and human rights
- Population Council president discusses the global HIV epidemic
- Preventing HIV among injecting drug users
- Reaching men who have sex with men
- Adapting traditions to reduce young people’s risk of HIV
- Increasing women’s control over HIV prevention
- Researcher profile: Dr. Melissa Robbiani
- Donor profile: Tammy Allen and Dan Gropper
May 2010: Keeping motherhood safe
- Saving lives by spacing births
- Delivering births and care through skilled hands
- Providing a life-saving drug
- Supporting women’s reproductive options
- Can health vouchers save poor women’s lives?
- Researcher profile: Dr. Placide Tapsoba
- Donor profile: George and Ann Fisher
December 2009: Adolescent girls
- A brighter future for migrant girls
- Empowering girls to control their financial futures
- Abriendo Oportunidadas: The chance to succeed
- Ishraq: Teaching literacy, life skills . . . and sports!
- The seven-step approach to creating evidence-based, targeted adolescent programs
- Researcher profile: Judith Bruce, pioneering strategist for
adolescent girls - Donor profile: Sukey Wagner
- Helping mothers keep their babies safe from HIV
- Increasing HIV testing for at-risk children
- Overcoming barriers to treatment for children
- Building support for orphans and vulnerable children
- Researcher profile: Dr. Avina Sarna
- Donor profile: Justin Rockefeller
December 2008: New contraceptive developments
- One ring for one year of contraception
- A comprehensive approach to contraception
- Creating more contraceptive options for men
- Seeking a winning combination
- Profile in contraceptive research: A conversation with Renshan Ge
- Donor profile: Katy Stokes
September 2008: Sexual and gender-based violence
- Reducing the risk of HIV from rape
- Involving men as partners against violence
- Protecting vulnerable girls
- Connecting legal and medical care for rape victims
- Sharing ways to reduce the violence
Issues of Momentum are available from 2001. Search Publications/Resources using "momentum" as the search phrase.
Quality/Calidad/Qualité
Quality/Calidad/Qualité is a series that highlights examples of clinical and educational programs that bring a strong commitment and innovative approaches to the issue of high-quality care in sexual and reproductive health.
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- When girls’ lives matter: Ending forced and early marriage in Cameroon
- And how will you remember me, my child? Redefining fatherhood in Turkey
- Living up to their name: Profamilia takes on gender-based violence
- In our own hands: SWAA-Ghana champions the female condom
Issues of Quality/Calidad/Qualité are available from 1990. See the publications order form for issues available in hard copy and PDF. You may also search Publications/Resources using "quality/calidad/qualité" as the search phrase.
Other series and briefs
The Population Council produces series and briefs that present data on the situation of adolescent girls and boys and young women and provide background on Council research and programs on youth/transitions to adulthood.
In addition to program briefs and OR summaries, the Council's recently completed FRONTIERS program has produced a series of documents that synthesize the results from ten years of operations research and lessons learned into eight major legacy themes.
HIV and AIDS
Poverty, Gender, and Youth
- The Adolescent Experience In-depth: Using Data to Identify and Reach the Most Vulnerable Young People
- Facts about Adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey: Statistical Tables for Program Planning
- GIRLS FIRST! Perspectives on Girl-Centered Programming
- Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood
- Youth in India: Situation and Needs Policy Briefs
Reproductive Health
- FRONTIERS Legacy Themes
- FRONTIERS OR Summaries
- FRONTIERS Program Briefs
- Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes in Northern India Policy Briefs
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