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    Inclusion of Men and Boys in the Public Actions of Reproductive Health in Brazil

    BRIDGE, 2005
    In Brazil, little attention has been given to men's participation in reproductive health - particularly in relation to pregnancy and child care. This paper emphasises the importance of developing strategies to involve both the mother and father in reproductive health issues. It describes the work of the PAPAI
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    Death and denial: unsafe abortion and poverty

    International Planned Parenthood Federation, 2006
    Every year nearly 70,000 women and girls die from unsafe abortions, and hundreds of thousands of others are left with life-long injuries. This report by the International Planned Parenthood Association (IPPF) draws on a series of case studies to highlight the key issues related to abortion in countries where abortion is illegal or severely restricted.
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    Advancing Reproductive Health as a Human Right: Progress toward Safe Abortion Care in Selected Asian Countries since ICPD

    IPAS, 2004
    Nearly 70,000 women die every year as a result of unsafe abortions, 50 percent of these in Asia. The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), 1994, addressed abortion related maternal death as an international public health concern. Outcomes of the ICPD included agreement that post abortion care (PAC) should be available where abortion was legal.
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    Involving Men to Address Gender Inequities

    2003
    How can development organisations most constructively engage men in reproductive health issues? This report by the IGWG Men and Reproductive Health Subcommittee describes three programmes which have worked with men and young people to improve reproductive health for both men and women.
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    Involving men in sexual and reproductive health

    Pan American Health Organization, 2003
    Why involve men in sexual and reproductive health (SRH)? How can more men be engaged in SRH issues? This fact sheet outlines the reasons why it is important for men to be involved in sexual and reproductive health (SRH); the factors that work against male involvement; and recommendations for involving more men in SRH.
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    Addressing the sexual cultures of heterosexual men: key strategies in involving men and boys in HIV/AIDS prevention

    United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2003
    What stops heterosexual Australian men from using condoms? How might sex education campaigns encourage them to do so? This paper identifies the main reasons for non-condom use among heterosexual men in Australia and describes potential strategies for promoting safer sex, such as:? Using sportsmen or celebrities as positive male role models in education campaigns;
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    Partners for change: enlisting men in HIV/AIDS prevention

    United Nations Population Fund, 2000
    There is now growing recognition that enlisting men to prevent HIV infection is one of the surest ways to change the course of the epidemic. This report draws on the experiences of the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) reproductive health programmes to identify the most effective ways of encouraging men to engage with HIV/AIDS prevention.
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    Men as partners: South African men respond to violence against women and HIV/AIDS

    EngenderHealth, 2002
    Men can, and often do, play a crucial role in promoting gender equity. This report by EngenderHealth discusses the shift within the field of sexual and reproductive health towards seeing men as an important part of the solution to HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence.
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    Male sexuality in the context of socio-economic change in rural and urban East Africa

    Eldis Document Store, 2005
    HIV/AIDS prevention efforts have missed the point by concentrating on women's empowerment and women's ability to negotiate safer sex. HIV/AIDS work must also consider to what extent disempowered men in East Africa are motivated to practice safer sex.
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    Working with Young Men to Promote Gender Equality: An Experience in Brazil and Latin America

    BRIDGE, 2005
    Traditional beliefs about manhood in Brazil have been shown to directly correlate with unsafe sexual practices and violence against partners. This paper describes the Program H Initiative which was developed in 1999 by Instituto Promundo in Brazil and other collaborating Latin American organisations.

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