SELECTED PUBLICATIONS/RESOURCES Visit www.popcouncil.org for updates and a complete list of resources 2008 Assessing routine health information system in selected PAIMAN districts by using lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS) technique www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/pakistan/paiman_assesshisreport.pdf Assessment of knowledge and attitudes of married women on maternal and newborn health (MNH) in selected union councils of project districts www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/pakistan/paiman_assesskareport.pdf Differentiating normal from abnormal rates of genital epithelial findings in vaginal microbicide trials, Contraception 77(2): 122 129 Abstract: www.popcouncil.org/projects/abstracts/c_77_2.html Ethical issues in reproductive health, Studies in Family Planning 38(4) Abstracts: www.popcouncil.org/publications/sfp/sfpabs/sfpabs384.html Ethics in clinical trials: Population Council's microbicides program, fact sheet www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/factsheets/mic_ethics_letter.pdf Female genital mutilation/cutting: Publications on research in FGM/C, FRONTIERS CD-ROM To order, contact frontiers@popcouncil.org Financial sustainability of reproductive health NGOs, FRONTIERS CD-ROM To order, contact frontiers@popcouncil.org Findings from the field: A compilation to date of publications on HIV/AIDS from the Horizons program, CD-ROM To order, contact horizons@popcouncil.org From bench to bedroom: The Population Council's HIV and AIDS program, fact sheet www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/factsheets/hiv_frombench_letter.pdf Girls Count: A Global Investment and Action Agenda www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/girlscount.pdf Horizons operations research toolkit on HIV/AIDS, CD-ROM To order, contact horizons@popcouncil.org 1
Improving hospital-based quality of care in Vietnam by reducing HIV-related stigma and discrimination, Horizons Final Report www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/horizons/vietnam_hospitalstigmareduction.pdf Informed Consent in HIV Prevention Trials: Highlights from an International Workshop www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/icworkshophighlights.pdf No increase in cervicovaginal proinflammatory cytokines after Carraguard use in a placebocontrolled randomized clinical trial, Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 47(2): 253 257 Abstract: www.popcouncil.org/projects/abstracts/jaids_47_2.html Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN) News Roundup, no. 2 www.paiman.org.pk/resources/newsletter/2qtr_newsletter.pdf Population Aging, Human Capital Accumulation, and Productivity Growth, supplement to Population and Development Review Vol. 34 Table of Contents: www.popcouncil.org/publications/pdr/populationagingtoc.html Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood brief series More information: www.popcouncil.org/pgy/ta_briefs_list.html A randomized, placebo-controlled trial to assess the safety and acceptability of use of Carraguard vaginal gel by heterosexual couples in Thailand, Sexually Transmitted Diseases 35(3): 226 232 Abstract: www.popcouncil.org/projects/abstracts/std_35_3.html Repositioning postnatal care in a high HIV environment: Swaziland, Horizons Final Report www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/horizons/swaziland_postnatalcare.pdf Sexual and gender based violence in Africa: Key issues for programming www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/africasgbv_keyissues.pdf Sexual and gender based violence in Africa: Literature review www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/africasgbv_litreview.pdf Unmet need for family planning, GEMI (Ghana Essential Medicines Initiative) Progress Report, Winter www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/gemi_progressreport_winter2008.pdf 2007 Acceptability of Carraguard, a candidate microbicide and methyl cellulose placebo vaginal gels among HIV-positive women and men in Durban, South Africa, AIDS Research and Therapy 4(20) Abstract: www.popcouncil.org/projects/abstracts/art_4_20.html Addressing gender and rights in your sex/hiv education curriculum: A starter checklist www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/pgy_hivsexeducchecklist.pdf Addressing the needs of seasonal migrants in Nashik, Maharashtra, Health and Population Innovation Fellowship Programme Working Paper no. 2 www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/wp/india_hpif/002.pdf 2
Adolescence in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/adolkiberaslums.pdf Adolescent girls' social support and livelihood program design workshop: Summary, report of a workshop sponsored by the Population Council and University of California/San Francisco, Nairobi, Kenya, 22 23 March 2006 www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/2006adolgirlsworkshopreport.pdf Agreement between self- and clinician-collected specimens for diagnosis of high-risk human papillomavirus and typing in women in Gugulethu, South Africa, Journal of Clinical Microbiology 45(6): 1679 1683 Abstract: www.popcouncil.org/projects/abstracts/jcm_45_6.html Assessing the equitable distribution of essential medicines for rural maternal and child health care: Baseline report, Nkwanta District, Ghana, GEMI (Ghana Essential Medicines Initiative) Progress Report, June www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/gemi_progessreport_june2007.pdf Building the capacity of faith-based organizations to promote mutual monogamy in South Africa, Horizons Research Update www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/horizons/southafricafbomutualmonru.pdf Carraguard vaginal gel safety in HIV-positive women and men in South Africa, Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 46(5): 538 546 Abstract: www.popcouncil.org/projects/abstracts/jaids_46_5.html Changing transitions to adulthood in Vietnam's remote northern uplands: A focus on ethnic minority youth and their families www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/viet_yfstudy_finalreport.pdf A comparison of two methods of partner notification for sexually transmitted infections in South Africa: Patient-delivered partner medication and patient-based partner referral, International Journal of STD and AIDS 18(5): 338 340 Abstract: www.popcouncil.org/projects/abstracts/ijsa_18_5.html Day of dialogue Insights and evidence from product introduction: Lessons for microbicides www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/dodmicrobicides.pdf The experience of married adolescent girls in northern Nigeria www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/nigeria_marriedadol.pdf Exploring the choices of contraception and abortion among married couples in Tret, rural Punjab, Pakistan www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/pakistan/contraaborreport2007.pdf From pilots to regional programs: Expanding contraceptive choice and improving quality of care in Zambia's Copperbelt: Final Project Report www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/ecc-qoc_zambia.pdf 3
Girls' adolescence in Burkina Faso: A pivot point for social change www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/burkinafaso_girls.pdf Home-based versus clinic-based self-sampling and testing for sexually transmitted infections in Gugulethu, South Africa: Randomised controlled trial, Sexually Transmitted Infections 83(7): 552 557 Abstract: www.popcouncil.org/projects/abstracts/sti_83_7.html 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, Sexually Transmitted Diseases 34(7): 421 428 Abstract: www.popcouncil.org/projects/abstracts/std_34_7.html How much will it cost to scale up a reproductive health pilot project? FRONTIERS Program Brief no. 8 www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/frontiers/pbriefs/pb8.pdf Implementing STI/HIV prevention and care interventions for men who have sex with men in Senegal, Horizons Research Summary www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/horizons/senegal_msmhealthneedssum.pdf Informed consent in sterilisation services: Evidence from public and private health care institutions in Chennai, Health and Population Innovation Fellowship Programme Working Paper no. 4 www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/wp/india_hpif/004.pdf Injecting drug users in India: Understanding sexual behaviours and sexual networks to design effective behaviour change strategies, Update, April www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/indiaupdate/indiaupdate_drugusers.pdf Knowledge, practice, and coverage (KPC) survey: Baseline report Bagh District: www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/pakistan/pride_baghbaseline.pdf Mansehra District: www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/pakistan/pride_mansehrabaseline.pdf 'Life is still going on': Reproductive intentions among HIV-positive women and men in South Africa, Social Science and Medicine 65(2): 274-283 Abstract: www.popcouncil.org/projects/abstracts/ssm_65_2.html Management of complications, pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period in the presence of FGM/C www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/frontiers/reports/kenya_fgc_pregnancy.pdf Our stories: Women speak out against HIV and AIDS An interactive communication package for rural low-literate women www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/indiaupdate/indiaupdate_ourstories.pdf Patterns and implications of male migration for HIV prevention strategies in Andhra Pradesh, Technical Brief no. 1 www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/india_techbrief.pdf 4
PMTCT, The Horizons Report, June www.popcouncil.org/horizons/newsletter/horizons(14).html Poverty and fertility: Evidence and agenda, Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper no. 4 Abstract: www.popcouncil.org/publications/wp/pgy/004.html www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/wp/pgy/004.pdf Premarital sex and schooling transitions in four sub-saharan African countries, Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper no. 5 Abstract: www.popcouncil.org/publications/wp/pgy/005.html www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/wp/pgy/005.pdf Provider perspectives on informed consent in female sterilisation services: Findings from a facilitybased study in Chennai, Health and Population Innovation Fellowship Programme Working Paper no. 3 www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/wp/india_hpif/003.pdf Providing new opportunities to adolescent girls in socially conservative settings: The Ishraq program in rural Upper Egypt Full report: www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/ishraqfullreport.pdf Short report: www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/ishraqreport.pdf Psychosocial benefits of a mentoring program for youth-headed households in Rwanda, Horizons Research Summary www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/horizons/rwandapsychovcimpactsum.pdf Slow fertility transition in Egypt www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/egyptsft.pdf Spotlight on child malnutrition, GEMI (Ghana Essential Medicines Initiative) Progress Report, Fall www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/gemi_progressreport_fall2007.pdf The state of postabortion care worldwide with an eye to the future, PAC in Action no. 11, May www.pac-consortium.org/site/docserver/pac_in_action_may_2007.pdf?docid=641 Youth in India: Situation and needs Key indicators, 2006-2007, fact sheet Jharkhand: www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/india_factsheetjharkhand.pdf Maharashtra: www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/india_factsheetmaharashtra.pdf Tamil Nadu: www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/india_factsheettamilnadu.pdf 2006 Facts about emergency contraceptive pills, fact sheet English: www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/factsheets/ec_2006.pdf Spanish: www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/factsheets/ec_sp_2006.pdf French: www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/factsheets/ec_fr-1_2007.pdf 5
Formation of partnerships among young women and men in Pune district, Maharashtra www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/pune_report.pdf Update: www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/indiaupdate/indiaupdate_pune.pdf In our own hands: SWAA-Ghana champions the female condom, Quality/Calidad/Qualité no. 17 www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/qcq/qcq17.pdf Influencing girls' lives: Acceptability and effectiveness of a livelihoods skill building intervention in Gujarat www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/india_influencinggirlslives.pdf Update: www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/indiaupdate/indiaupdate_sewainfluencing.pdf Informed Consent in HIV Prevention Trials: Report of an International Workshop www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/icworkshop.pdf Investing when it counts: Generating the evidence base for policies and programmes for very young adolescents Guide and tool kit www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/investingwhenitcounts.pdf Living up to their name: Profamilia takes on gender-based violence, Quality/Calidad/Qualité no. 18 www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/qcq/qcq18.pdf Marriage and motherhood: An exploratory study of the social and reproductive health status of married young women in Gujarat and West Bengal www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/marriagemotherhood.pdf Migración y VIH/SIDA: Guía de apoyo para el CD-Rom interactivo www.popcouncil.org/migracion/ The Political Economy of Global Population Change, 1950-2050, supplement to Population and Development Review Vol. 32 Table of Contents: www.popcouncil.org/publications/pdr/politicaleconomytoc.html Sexual harassment in the workplace: Experiences of women in the health sector, Health and Population Innovation Fellowship Programme Working Paper no. 1 www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/wp/india_hpif/001.pdf 'She knew only when the garland was put around her neck': Findings from an exploratory study on early marriage in Rajasthan www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/garland.pdf Update: www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/indiaupdate/indiaupdate_earlymarriage.pdf Spending, saving and borrowing: Perceptions and experiences of girls in Gujarat www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/india_spendingsavingborrowing.pdf Update: www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/indiaupdate/indiaupdate_sewasaving.pdf 6
Tap and Reposition Youth (TRY): Providing social support, savings, and microcredit opportunities for young women in areas with high HIV prevalence, SEEDS no. 23 www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/seeds/seeds23.pdf 2005 Building assets for safe, productive lives: A report on a workshop on adolescent girls' livelihoods www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/buildingassets_oct05.pdf The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries: Selected Studies www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/appb.pdf Ethical Approaches to Gathering Information from Children and Adolescents in International Settings: Guidelines and Resources www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/horizons/childrenethics.pdf Evaluation of a savings and micro-credit program for vulnerable young women in Nairobi www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/try_evaluation.pdf Growing Up Global: The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/gugbrief.pdf Women's participation in disaster relief and recovery, SEEDS no. 22 www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/seeds/seeds22.pdf 2004 Healing wounds, instilling hope: The Tanzanian partnership against obstetric fistula, Quality/Calidad/Qualité no. 16 www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/qcq/qcq16.pdf 2003 Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health: Charting Directions for a Second Generation of Programming www.unfpa.org/adolescents/docs/program-directions.pdf 2002 Are we not peasants too? Land rights and women's claims in India, SEEDS no. 21 www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/seeds/seeds21.pdf Designing HIV/AIDS Intervention Studies: An Operations Research Handbook www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/horizons/orhivaidshndbk.pdf Family Planning in the 21st Century, Studies in Family Planning 33(1) Abstracts: www.popcouncil.org/publications/sfp/sfpabs/sfpabs331.html 7
HIV/AIDS Prevention Guidance for Reproductive Health Professionals in Developing-Country Settings www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/hivaidsguidance.pdf Responding to Cairo: Case Studies of Changing Practice in Reproductive Health and Family Planning More information: www.popcouncil.org/publications/cairocasestudies/index.html Skills Training and Beyond: Expanding Livelihood Opportunities for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Kenya To order, contact info@pcnairobi.org 2001 The case for microbicides: A global priority, Second edition www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/microbicides.pdf Power in Sexual Relationships: An Opening Dialogue among Reproductive Health Professionals www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/power.pdf 2000 Adolescent Girls' Livelihoods. Essential Questions, Essential Tools: A Report on a Workshop English: www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/adoles.pdf French: www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/adolesfr.pdf The Household Registration System: A Point-and-Click Revolution in Health and Demographic Research www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/hrs/hrs_report.pdf 1998 Adolescent Reproductive Behavior in the Developing World, Studies in Family Planning 29(2) Abstracts: www.popcouncil.org/publications/sfp/sfpabs/sfpabs292.html Community-Based AIDS Prevention and Care in Africa. Results of Four Action-Research Interventions in East and Southern Africa www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/actionint.pdf Family Planning Operations Research: A Book of Readings www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/frontiers/capacity_bldg/fporreadings.pdf FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT PUBINFO@POPCOUNCIL.ORG 8