Abstract The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supported
publication of “Clinic-Based Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services in Africa …

An integrated sexual and reproductive health package is widely regarded as essential for
meeting the needs of both men and women. The practical realities of integration in KwaZulu …

Group health talks were conducted in Ekiadolor, Southern Nigeria, to improve male attitudes
and practices regarding their involvement in prenatal care and family planning. Intervention …

In the wake of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo,
considerable activity has occurred both in national policymaking for reproductive health and …

Context: The high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and their role in HIV
transmission have made integrating STI prevention and management into existing family …

Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a significant public health challenge,
but there is a perceived lack of political priority in addressing STIs as a global health issue …

The successful implementation of new public health policy is influenced by provider
preparedness and user acceptability of the new intervention. This paper describes the …

Integrating voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VCT) with family planning and other
reproductive health services may be one effective strategy for expanding VCT service …

CONTEXT: Family planning providers can play an important role in helping women to
identify their risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and to adopt …

Adolescents, defined by WHO as persons between 10 and 19 years of age (WHO 1998a),
make up about 20% of the world's population, of whom 85% live in developing countries. Yet …