Background Adolescents face significant barriers to contraception access and utilization that
result in adverse health effects of early pregnancy and childbirth. Unsafe abortions continue …

Sexuality and power relations based on gender are relevant to researchers, policymakers,
and service providers in the reproductive health field, because they underlie virtually all of …

A number of recent surveys show that fertility has begun to decline in Botswana, Zimbabwe,
Kenya, and southern Nigeria. This study of an urban area in southwest Nigeria confirms a …

This book has evolved over a period of 25 years. My interest in domestic and international
population policies was first stimulated by Kingsley Davis, Judith Blake, William Petersen …

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Adolescence is a formative time of transition to adulthood. What happens between the ages
of 10 and 19 shapes how girls and boys live out their lives as women and men—not only in …

This article reviews the literature on health consequences of adolescent sexual behavior
and childbearing in sub-Saharan Africa, and the social and cultural context in which they …

Purpose: To identify the psychosocial and behavioral factors that influence condom use to
reduce the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among young men in …

OBJETIVO: Estudar o conhecimento, a atitude e a prática em relação ao uso prévio de
métodos anticoncepcionais em adolescentes gestantes, bem como algumas de suas …

Purpose: To describe the implementation and evaluation of an adolescent reproductive
health peer education program in West Africa. The program, known as the West African …