Full list of recommended readings

BRIDGE Bibliography 18: Women and girls living with HIV/AIDS: overview and annotated bibliography

( E. Esplen / BRIDGE , 2007)

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HIV/AIDS is both driven by and entrenches gender inequality, leaving women more vulnerable than men to its impact. This report - consisting of an overview, annotated bibliography, and contacts section...

Reproductive health supplies in Central and Eastern Europe

( ASTRA - Central and Eastern European Womens Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , 2007)

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This ASTRA network paper examines barriers to accessing reproductive health services and supplies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The paper finds that reproductive health is not prioritised in go...

Sex and the rights of man

( A. Greig / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2006)

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This paper explores the subject of sexual rights and the claims about such rights as they are made by and for men. It asks: what can men's interest be in the social and sexual revolution being propose...

Mapping of experiences of access to care, treatment and support

( International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS , 2006)

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As a positive woman, how do you try to stay healthy? What barriers do you face in trying to access medication? In 2006, ICW mapped positive women's experiences of access to care, treatment and support...

Strengthening linkages for sexual and reproductive health, HIV and AIDS: progress, barriers and opportunities for scaling up

( N. Druce; C. Dickinson; K. Attawell / Department for International Development Health Resource Centre (HRC) , 2006)

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This review, produced by the DFID Health Resource Centre, explores the policy, financing and institutional factors that enable or constrain the integration of sexual and reproductive health and rights...

Cairo after twelve years: successes, setbacks and challenges

( A. Langer / The Lancet , 2006)

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This Lancet paper describes the achievements, setbacks and challenges that have been faced since the UN International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo. The conference placed se...

Family planning services quality as a determinant of use of IUD in Egypt

( R. Hong; L. Montana; V. Mishra / Health-services-research , 2006)

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This article from BMC Health Services Research examines the relationship between the quality of family planning services and the use of intrauterine devices (IUDs) in Egypt. There is general agreement...

Sexual and reproductive health: a matter of life and death

( A. Glasier; A. M. Gülmezoglu; G. P.| Schmid / The Lancet , 2006)

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This article is the first in a series of papers on Sexual and Reproductive Health published by the Lancet. The article notes that worldwide, the burden of sexual and reproductive ill-health remains en...

Sexual and reproductive health for all: a call for action

( M. F. Fathalla; S. W. Singing; A. Rosenfield; M. M. F. Fathalla / The Lancet , 2006)

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This article is the final paper in a series on Sexual and Reproductive Health published in the Lancet. It outlines what needs to be done to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health s...

Negotiating sexual and reproductive health: culture matters

( K. Molesworth / Medicus Mundi Switzerland , 2006)

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This article, published in the Bulletin of Medicus Mundi Schweiz, examines the new approach to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) being developed by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), where...

Public choices, private decisions: sexual and reproductive health and the Millennium Development Goals

( S. Bernstein; C.J. Hansen / Millennium Project , 2006)

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This report, published by the UN Millennium Project, examines the global burden of diseases and risks related to sexual and reproductive health (SRH), analyses the implications for the Millennium Deve...

Integrating youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services in public health facilities: a success story and lessons learned in Tanzania

( Pathfinder International , 2005)

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This Pathfinder International report shares successes and lessons learned from integrating youth-friendly services (YFS) into public health facilities in Tanzania. In this country young people are oft...

Young men and the construction of masculinity in sub-Saharan Africa: implications for HIV/AIDS, conflict, and violence

( G. Barker; C. Ricardo / World Bank Publications , 2005)

This report discusses the role of young men in the perpetuation of violence and the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa, and outlines the kind of programme interventions that can support alternative forms of...

Study of the integration of family planning and VCT/PMTCT/ART programs in Uganda

( D. Asiimwe; R. Kibombo; J. Matsiko / Makerere Institute of Social Research, Uganda , 2005)

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This paper examines the integration of family planning (FP) services with HIV and AIDS services (voluntary counselling and testing (VCT), prevention of mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) and anti-re...

Effects of the global fund on reproductive health in Ethiopia and Malawi: baseline findings

( W. Schott; K. Stillman; S. Bennett / Partners for Health Reformplus , 2005)

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This report by Partners for Health Reformplus, assesses the effects of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis and Malaria (GF), and the activities it supports on reproductive health and family pl...

Mobility and health: the impact of transport provision on direct and proximate determinants of access to health services

( K. Molesworth / Swiss Tropical Institute , 2005)

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The role of mobility and transport in public health remains neglected both in terms of research and inclusion in development agendas. This paper examines the relationship between mobility and access t...

Introducing client-centered reproductive health services in a Pakistani setting

( Z. Sathar; A. Jain; S.| RamaRao / Studies in Family Planning , 2005)

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Poor quality of existing public reproductive health services in Pakistan deters many women from using services and contributes to poor reproductive health outcomes. This paper reviews an intervention ...

Strengthening accountability to sexual and reproductive health and rights and community participation in the context of reforms

( R.K. Murthy / Initiative for Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Health Reforms [School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand] , 2005)

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This policy brief, published by the Initiative for Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Health Reforms, examines the ways in which community participation and accountability have been implemented in develo...

Public-private interactions: lessons for sexual and reproductive health services

( J. Doherty / Initiative for Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Health Reforms [School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand] , 2005)

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This policy briefing, produced by the Initiative for Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Health Reforms, asks how governments can best draw on private resources to support the achievement of sexual and re...

The right reforms? Health sector reforms and sexual and reproductive health

( T. K. Sundari Ravindran; H. de Pinho / Initiative for Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Health Reforms [School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand] , 2005)

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This publication, from the Initiative for Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Health Reforms, pulls together available information on how health sector reform has impacted on sexual and reproductive hea...

HIV/AIDS: sex, abstinence, and behaviour change

( T. Barnett; J. Parkhurst / The Lancet Infectious Diseases , 2005)

This opinion piece, published by Lancet Infectious Diseases, argues that an abstinence approach to HIV does not take into account the balance between contextual and environmental factors and individua...

Policy issues in planning and finance: creating conditions for greater private sector participation in family planning/reproductive health: benefits for contraceptive security

( S. Sharma; V. Dayaratna / Policy Project, Futures Group, Washington , 2004)

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This policy brief provides an overview of processes, strategies, and tools that developing countries can adopt to foster complementary public/private sector roles that enhance the private sector’s con...

Promoting young people's sexual and reproductive health: stigma, discrimination and human rights

( K. Wood; P. Aggleton / Safe Passages to Adulthood , 2004)

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This document, produced by Safe Passages to Adulthood, examines the experiences of projects working to challenge stigma and discrimination and to promote human rights as they relate to young people’s ...

Integration of reproductive health services for men in health and family welfare centers in Bangladesh

( Population Council, USA , 2004)

This paper from the Population Council reports on a project in Bangladesh which integrated male reproductive health services into traditionally female-focused health and family welfare centres. Traini...

Sexual and reproductive health and rights: a position paper

( Department for International Development, UK , 2004)

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In this paper, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) sets out its position on sexual and reproductive health and rights, reaffirming its commitment to realising the goals of the Inter...

Health sector reform: how it affects reproductive health

( T. Dmytraczenko; V. Rao; L. Ashford / Population Reference Bureau , 2003)

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This brief discusses the steps health managers need to take to ensure that reproductive health objectives are met within the wider aims of health sector reforms. Produced by the Population Reference ...

Gender dimensions of user fees: implications for women’s utilization of health care

( P. Nanda / Reproductive Health Matters , 2002)

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This article, published in Reproductive Health Matters, looks at the implications of user fees for women’s utilisation of health care services in Africa. The article shows that a lack of access to res...

Overview of quality of care in reproductive health: definitions and measurements of quality

( L. C. Creel; J. V. Sass; N. V. Yinger / Population Reference Bureau , 2002)

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This policy brief from the Population Council and Population Reference Bureau discusses various definitions of quality of care in the context of reproductive health. The brief focuses on a client-cent...

State of denial: adolescent reproductive rights in Zimbabwe

( Center for Reproductive Rights, formerly known as the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, New York , 2002)

This report, produced by the Center for Reproductive Rights, documents the legal, policy and social barriers which prevent Zimbabwean adolescents from accessing dual protection methods and information...

Provision of reproductive health services in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons, issues, challenges and the overlooked rural majority

( S. Haile; J. du Guerny; L. Stloukal / Sustainable Development Department, FAO SD Dimensions , 2000)

This paper by the Sustainable Development Department of the Food and Agricultural Organisation, explores the availability, accessibility and affordability of reproductive health services in sub-Sahara...