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EVIDENCE

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health

• The sexual and reproductive health of younger adolescents
  Research issues in developing countries
  2 May 2011
• The sexual and reproductive health of young adolescents in developing countries: Reviewing the evidence, identifying research gaps, and moving the agenda
  Report of a WHO technical consultation, Geneva, 4-5 November 2010
  17 March 2011
• Perspectives on sexual violence during early years of marriage in Nepal: findings from a qualitative study
  Social science research policy brief
  30 June 2009
• Misperceptions amongst boys in the Islamic Republic of Iran about sexual and reproductive health
  Social science research policy brief
  28 February 2007
• The internet is an effective means of providing sex and reproductive health education to young people in Shanghai, China
  Social science research policy brief
  31 December 2006
• How do perceptions of gender roles shape the sexual behaviour of Croatian adolescents?
  Social science research policy brief
  31 August 2004
• Towards adulthood: Exploring the sexual and reproductive health of adolescent in South Asia
  21 November 2003
• Young female migrant workers in China in need of reproductive health information and services
  Social science research policy brief
  31 December 2002
• Sexual relations among young people in developing countries: evidence from WHO case studies
  31 December 2001

Ageing and sexual and reproductive health

• Mental health aspects of women's reproductive health
  A global review of the literature
  27 May 2009
• Carcinogenicity of combined hormonal contraceptives and combined menopausal treatment
  Statement
  30 September 2005
• WHO Statement on hormonal contraception and bone health
  Weekly epidemiological record
  31 July 2005
• Research on the menopause in the 1990s
  Report of WHO Scientific Group
  7 January 1996

Cancers of the reproductive system

• The safety of quinacrine when used as a method of non-surgical sterilization in women
  Interim statement
  8 September 2009
• Carcinogenicity of combined hormonal contraceptives and combined menopausal treatment
  Statement
  30 September 2005

Family planning

• Provision of injectable contraceptives in Ethiopia through community-based reproductive health agents
  Bulletin of the World Health Organization - Volume 89, Number 8
  5 August 2011
• Review of priorities in research: Hormonal contraception and IUDs and HIV infection
  Report of a technical meeting
  21 December 2010
• The safety of quinacrine when used as a method of non-surgical sterilization in women
  Interim statement
  8 September 2009
• Report of a WHO technical consultation on birth spacing
  31 December 2007
• Hormonal Contraception and HIV: Science and Policy - Africa Regional Meeting, Nairobi 19–21 September 2005
  Statement
  24 October 2005
• Carcinogenicity of combined hormonal contraceptives and combined menopausal treatment
  Statement
  30 September 2005
• WHO Statement on hormonal contraception and bone health
  Weekly epidemiological record
  31 July 2005
• Statement on hormonal contraception and risk of STI acquisition
  8 July 2005
• The effects of contraception on obstetric outcomes
  31 December 2004

Female genital mutilation

• A multi-country study on gender, sexuality and vaginal practices: Implications for sexual health
  Policy brief
  20 July 2012
• Estimating the obstetric costs of female genital mutilation in six African countries
  Research summary
  20 July 2011
• Sociocultural motivations for female genital mutilation: matrimonial strategies, family motivations and religious justifications among the Al Pulaar and the Soninké in the River Senegal Valley
  13 July 2011
• Men’s and women’s perceptions of the relationship between female genital mutilation and women’s sexuality in three communities in Egypt
  Social science policy brief
  16 September 2010
• Dynamics of decision-making and change in the practice of female genital mutilation in the Gambia and Senegal
  Social science policy brief
  16 September 2010
• Estimating the obstetric costs of female genital mutilation in six African countries
  Article - Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  14 April 2010
• Female genital mutilation and obstetric outcome: WHO collaborative prospective study in six African countries
  31 December 2006
• A Systematic review of the health complications of female genital mutilation including sequelae in childbirth
  31 December 2000

Gender and rights

• A multi-country study on gender, sexuality and vaginal practices: Implications for sexual health
  Policy brief
  20 July 2012
• Expert meeting on health-sector responses to violence against women, 17-19 March 2009, Geneva, Switzerland
  8 November 2010
• Preventing intimate partner and sexual violence against women
  Taking action and generating evidence
  5 August 2010
• Perspectives on sexual violence during early years of marriage in Nepal: findings from a qualitative study
  Social science research policy brief
  30 June 2009
• Mental health aspects of women's reproductive health
  A global review of the literature
  27 May 2009
• WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women
  SUMMARY REPORT - Initial results on prevalence, health outcomes and women's responses
  22 January 2005
• WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women
  REPORT - Initial results on prevalence, health outcomes and women's responses
  20 January 2005
• How do perceptions of gender roles shape the sexual behaviour of Croatian adolescents?
  Social science research policy brief
  31 August 2004
• Young female migrant workers in China in need of reproductive health information and services
  Social science research policy brief
  31 December 2002

General

• Social science methods for research on sexual and reproductive health
  Martine Collumbien, Joanna Busza, John Cleland and Oona Campbell
  23 January 2012
• Quality of care in the provision of sexual and reproductive health services
  Evidence from a World Health Organization research initiative
  30 June 2011
• Perceived research priorities in sexual and reproductive health for low- and middle-income countries: results from a survey
  17 October 2009
• Mental health aspects of women's reproductive health
  A global review of the literature
  27 May 2009
• Research issues in sexual and reproductive health for low- and middle-income countries
  31 December 2007
• Expanding capacity for operations research in reproductive health
  Summary report of a consultative meeting: Geneva, Switzerland, December 2001
  31 December 2003

Infertility

• Maasai couples seek safer solutions to infertility
  News - WHO Bulletin
  1 December 2010
• WHO laboratory manual for the examination and processing of human semen
  Fifth edition
  1 February 2010
• World Health Organization reference values for human semen
  Human Reproduction Update
  30 November 2009

Linkages between sexual and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS

• Sexual & reproductive health and HIV linkages: evidence review and recommendations
  17 April 2009

Maternal and perinatal health

• WHO Statement on antenatal care
  10 March 2011
• Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV during breastfeeding
  Policy brief
  14 January 2011
• Caesarean section without medical indication increases risk of short-term adverse outcomes for mothers
  Policy brief
  13 October 2010
• Mental health aspects of women's reproductive health
  A global review of the literature
  27 May 2009
• Report of a WHO technical consultation on birth spacing
  31 December 2007
• The effect of maternal-newborn ill-health on households. Economic vulnerability and social implications
  31 December 2006
• The costs of maternal–newborn illness and mortality
  31 December 2006
• Impact on economic growth of investing in maternal–newborn health
  31 December 2006
• Evidence-led obstetric care
  Report of a WHO meeting
  31 December 2005
• WHO antenatal care randomized trial. Manual for the implementation of the new model
  31 December 2001
• A Systematic review of the health complications of female genital mutilation including sequelae in childbirth
  31 December 2000

Reproductive tract infections, sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS

• Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV during breastfeeding
  Policy brief
  14 January 2011
• Review of priorities in research: Hormonal contraception and IUDs and HIV infection
  Report of a technical meeting
  21 December 2010
• Preparing for access to PRO 2000 microbicide
  Report of a meeting (27–28 May 2009, London, United Kingdom)
  29 September 2010
• Regulatory issues in microbicide development
  Alan Stone
  11 May 2010
• Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV
  Monthly intelligence reports
  25 May 2009
• Periodic presumptive treatment for sexually transmitted infections
  Experience from the field and recommendations for research
  28 June 2008
• Hormonal Contraception and HIV: Science and Policy - Africa Regional Meeting, Nairobi 19–21 September 2005
  Statement
  24 October 2005
• Statement on hormonal contraception and risk of STI acquisition
  8 July 2005
• HIV-infected women and their families: psychosocial support and related issues
  A literature review
  31 December 2003
• WHO/CONRAD Technical Consultation on Nonoxynol-9 - Geneva, 9-10 October, 2001
  Summary report
  17 January 2003

Unsafe abortion

• What health-care providers say on providing abortion care in Cape Town, South Africa: findings from a qualitative study
  Social science research policy brief
  20 September 2010
• Mid-level health-care providers are a safe alternative to doctors for first-trimester abortions in developing countries
  Social science research policy brief
  31 December 2008
• Frequently asked clinical questions about medical abortion
  31 December 2007
• The effects of contraception on obstetric outcomes
  31 December 2004
• Studying unsafe abortion: a practical guide
  31 December 1996

Violence against women

• Violence against women: an urgent public health priority
  Editorial - WHO Bulletin
  7 January 2011
• Expert meeting on health-sector responses to violence against women, 17-19 March 2009, Geneva, Switzerland
  8 November 2010
• Preventing intimate partner and sexual violence against women
  Taking action and generating evidence
  5 August 2010
• Perspectives on sexual violence during early years of marriage in Nepal: findings from a qualitative study
  Social science research policy brief
  30 June 2009
• WHO ethical and safety recommendations for researching, documenting and monitoring sexual violence in emergencies
  10 January 2007
• Researching violence against women: a practical guide for researchers and activists
  10 June 2005
• WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women
  SUMMARY REPORT - Initial results on prevalence, health outcomes and women's responses
  22 January 2005
• WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women
  REPORT - Initial results on prevalence, health outcomes and women's responses
  20 January 2005