Since the late 1980s, the UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research,
Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (—the Programme “) has …

Since the late 1980s, the UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research,
Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (—the Programme “) has …

Today there are more than one billion 10-19 year olds, 1 70% of whom live in developing
nations. 2 They are growing up in circumstances quite different from those of their parents …

This paper reviews existing literature on sexual and reproductive health research and
programming among boys and young men in sub-Saharan Africa. While there is growing …

Continuing high rates of adolescent childbearing in sub-Saharan Africa indicate a needfor
improved understanding offactors affecting adolescent sexuality. As traditional cultural …

METHODS: Data were collected in 2004 in nationally representative surveys of 12-1 9-year-
olds in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi and Uganda. Bivariate analysis compared gender …

In the context of a high and increasing incidence of unwanted pregnancy among Nigerian
adolescents, a sample survey of never-married residents of the Ibadan area, aged 14 to 25 …

Understanding the sexual and reproductive behaviours of young people and the factors that
put them—especially young women—at risk of HIV infection, sexually transmitted infections …

Aims: This is a review of articles on sexual behaviour of school students in sub-Saharan
Africa published between 1987 and 1999. The objective was to describe what is known in …

Context: In Guinea, modern contraceptive use is low, sexuality education is not part of the
school curriculum and many young people are sexually active. Understanding what …