Contraceptive Discontinuation: Reasons, Challenges, and Solutions
Posted on December 21, 2015 at 9:40 am
Family Planning 2020 and Population Council have released a new report, Contraceptive Discontinuation: Reasons, Challenges, and Solutions, that looks at why women ...
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Rights in Action: Access to HIV Services among Men Who Have Sex with Men
Posted on December 21, 2015 at 9:38 am
MSMGF has partnered with LINKAGES and FHI360 to publish, Rights in Action: Access to HIV Services among Men Who Have Sex with Men, the first of a ...
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Female genital mutilation and cutting: a systematic literature review of health professionals’ knowledge, attitudes and clinical practice
Posted on December 15, 2015 at 12:16 pm
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2015, 15:32 doi:10.1186/s12914-015-0070-y Background The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 100–140 million girls and women have ...
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Transgender stigma and health: A critical review of stigma determinants, mechanisms, and interventions
Posted on December 15, 2015 at 12:13 pm
Social Science & Medicine. Volume 147, December 2015, Pages 222–231. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.11.010 Highlights Stigma contributes to widespread health inequities in US transgender communities. ...
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Hymen reconstruction as pragmatic empowerment? Results of a qualitative study from Tunisia
Posted on December 15, 2015 at 12:09 pm
Social Science & Medicine. Volume 147, December 2015, Pages 54–61. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.10.051 Highlights Provides qualitative data about why Tunisian women seek hymen reconstruction ...
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The safety of hormonal contraceptives for women living with HIV and their sexual partners
Posted on December 15, 2015 at 11:59 am
Contraception. Volume 93, Issue 1, January 2016, Pages 11–16. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2015.10.002 Background Hormonal contraceptives are important for the health and well-being of some ...
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Postpartum and Post-Abortion Contraception: From Research to Programs
Posted on December 15, 2015 at 11:56 am
Studies in Family Planning. Volume 46, Issue 4, pages 343–353, December 2015 Contraception following delivery or an induced abortion reduces the risk of an ...
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WHO Toolkit: Strengthening the medico-legal response to sexual violence
Posted on December 15, 2015 at 8:40 am
In the past 20 years, increasing attention has been paid to ending impunity for perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict-affected ...
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Perinatal outcomes associated with maternal HIV infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Posted on December 15, 2015 at 6:04 am
The Lancet HIV. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(15)00207-6 Background The HIV pandemic affects 36·9 million people worldwide, of whom 1·5 million are pregnant women. ...
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Technical brief: HIV and Young People Who Sell Sex
Posted on December 15, 2015 at 2:45 am
This brief aims to inform discussions about how best to provide services, programmes and support for young people who sell ...
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