Gender and child health

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Can pregnancy risks among adolescents be reduced?: ( S, Rowbottom / United Nations Population Fund , 2007); This document investigates the extent to which adolescent marriage and pregnancy inhibits the future of young girls. It particularly focuses on evidence from countries where early marriages and high r...
What should be done to ensure adequate sanitation and hygiene in schools?: ( IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre , 2007); To be successful, water, sanitation and hygiene education (WASH) programmes in schools should focus on providing both effective facilities and effective education. Some of the problems schools face...
Call for a stronger focus on the gender implications of inadequate transport in rural areas: ( G. Porter / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2007); This paper produced for a conference at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) reflects on the experiences of women and girls with poor accessibility to services and markets, and inadequate transpor...
Supporting child protection frameworks: ( International Planned Parenthood Federation , 2006); This action paper calls on policy makers to improve the quality of life of girls and young women forced into child marriages. The particular needs of child brides are documented and the nature of the...
Situational analysis of health and well-being of women and children in Darfur: ( United Nations [UN] Children's Fund , 2005); This report provides an overview of community perceptions about the risks women and girls currently face in Darfur as a result of the conflict.
The study’s main objectives were to gain an increased ...
How early marriage can hinder progress towards combating the spread of HIV and AIDS: ( J. Bruce; S. Clark / Population Council, USA , 2004); This briefing paper is based on a background paper prepared for the WHO/UNFPA/Population Council Technical Consultation on Married Adolescents, held in Geneva, Switzerland, 9–12 December 2003. The Co...
Governments failing to provide adequate sexual and reproductive health services for young people in the Arab States and Iran: ( B.L. Shepard; J.L DeJong / Harvard School of Public Health , 2005); This research reviews young people’s sexual and reproductive health (YPSRH) and gender issues affecting young people ages 10–24 in 19 Arab States and the Islamic Republic of Iran. The situation analys...
What strategies work to stop female genital mutilation/cutting?: ( A. Lewnes / UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre , 2005); This paper examines the prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and its social dynamics. It provides an explanation as to why the practice persists and of the elements necessary for it...
Success at Indian pilot project integrating livelihood activities within a reproductive health programme for adolescent girls: ( M. P. Sebastian; M. Grant; B. Mensch / Population Council, USA , 2005); This paper describes a pilot livelihood activities and reproductive health intervention and its impact aimed at adolescent girls aged 14-19 living in urban slums in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Th...
Addressing rural girls’ needs: strategies for programme managers and policy makers: ( F. Maïga; A Shire / Family Care International , 2005); This briefing kit presents the results and recommendations of participatory research conducted with rural girls, boys, their families and local leaders in three rural communities: Soula, Burkina Faso,...