New Publications from JHU's Info Project
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(Apologies for any duplicate mailing)
Publication Announcement
Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs' INFO Project
(http://www.Infoforhealth.org)
September 2, 2004
The Information and Knowledge for Optimal Health Project (INFO)
at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center
for Communication Programs (JHU/CCP) announces publication of
new electronic and print publications.
POPULATION REPORTS SURVEY REPORTS
(http://www.populationreports.org)
* Population Reports:
Men's Survey: New Findings (Available in print and on the web at
http://www.populationreports.org/m18/) and on INFO's "New Survey
Findings CD-ROM" along with five other full text Population Re-
ports Survey issues, downloadable tables, and much more. (Don't
miss the Q & A on this report at:
http://www.infoforhealth.org/pr/q&as/m18/
the Quiz at: http://www.infoforhealth.org/pr/prquiz/m18/
and the Power Point Presentation at:
http://www.infoforhealth.org/pr/m18/m18.ppt
all of which are included on the CD-ROM.)
* HIV/AIDS Survey Findings
a supplement to the Men's Survey Population Reports issue
(Available on the web only at
www.infoforhealth.org/pr/m18/hivaids/
and on the INFO's "New Survey Findings CD-ROM").
For information about other additional web-based, downloadable
data tables and ordering the INFO's "New Survey Findings CD-ROM"
go to: http://www.infoforhealth.org/pr/m18/m18boxes.shtml
INFO REPORTS
(http://www.infoforhealth.org/inforeports/index.shtml)
The first in a new series of occasional papers on timely repro-
ductive health topics from the INFO Project:
* INFO Reports:
WHO Updates Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptives in
print and on the web at:
http://www.infoforhealth.org/inforeports/mec/index.shtml
GLOBAL TECHNICAL BRIEFS (http://www.maqweb.org/techbriefs/)
The first two in a series of two-page fact sheets published by
the INFO Project for USAID's Office of Population in association
with the Maximizing Access and Quality Initiative.
* IUDs: A Resurging Method
http://www.maqweb.org/techbriefs/tb1iuds.shtml
* Contraceptive Security: What You Can Do
http://www.maqweb.org/techbriefs/tb2consec.shtml
* Population Reports: Men's Survey: New Findings
http://www.populationreports.org/m18/
Since 1990, 46 countries, most in sub-Saharan Africa, have taken
nationally representative family planning and reproductive
health surveys of men. While the surveys are not representative
of developing countries as a whole, they are characteristic of
sub-Saharan Africa and do permit some comparisons with findings
on women's attitudes and behavior.
The new surveys find that men in sub-Saharan Africa generally
know and approve of family planning. Most married men say they
want to continue having children, as do most married women in
sub-Saharan Africa. Still, more men than women want to continue
having children, and, on average, men want larger families than
married women do, according to the report. Findings on unmarried
men suggest sexually active unmarried men are more likely than
married men to use contraception, primarily condoms, and young
unmarried men face years of potential HIV risk.
A copy of the full announcement can be found at
http://www.infoforhealth.org/pr/press/
INFO Reports: WHO Updates Medical Eligibility Criteria for Con-
traceptives (http://www.infoforhealth.org/inforeports/mec/)
An international Expert Working Group convened by the World
Health Organization (WHO) has issued new guidance concerning
medical eligibility criteria (MEC) for contraceptive use. The
MEC offer guidance on whether a person with a specific health
condition can safely and effectively use a specific contracep-
tive method. The 2003 updates to the MEC, which expand contra-
ceptive options for women with certain health conditions, in-
clude the following:
- Most women with HIV infection generally can use IUDs
- Women generally can take hormonal contraceptives while on ARV
therapy for HIV infection
- Women with clinical depression usually can take hormonal con-
traceptives
In its October 2003 meeting in Geneva, the Expert Working Group
addressed contraceptive use in situations related to HIV/AIDS,
considered possible drug interaction with hormonal contracep-
tives, assessed several new contraceptive methods, looked at new
conditions, and reviewed new evidence relevant to several other
issues. This first issue of INFO Reports focuses on changes and
new criteria likely to have the greatest impact on service de-
livery.
INFO Reports are available electronically and in print. See the
INFO website for online files and subscription information at
http://www.infoforhealth.org/inforeports/
Global Health Technical Briefs: IUDs: A Resurging Method
(http://www.maqweb.org/techbriefs/)
Family planning programs and providers are now making IUDs more
available. Reasons for this resurgence include:
- Recognition of the IUD's many advantages
- New research findings on safety
- A new family planning program strategy, focusing on developing
a core of skilled providers motivated to offer IUDs.
Recent studies showing the safety of IUDs is greater than previ-
ously thought, coupled with broadened medical eligibility crite-
ria from WHO, are leading family planning programs to assess how
they can advance IUD provision. This fact sheet clarifies mis-
perceptions of IUDs and discusses a new program approach for in-
corporating IUDs in a country's method mix.
Global Health Technical Briefs: Contraceptive Security: What You
Can Do (http://www.maqweb.org/techbriefs/tb2consec.shtml)
Many countries face the challenge of meeting people's needs for
contraceptives, including condoms, on a sustainable basis. Pro-
grammatic experience in several countries has pointed to some
"ready lessons" that can be applied to improve contraceptive se-
curity.
Contraceptive security exists when people are able to choose,
obtain, and use high-quality contraceptives, including condoms,
when they want them for family planning and HIV/STI prevention.
For more information on INFO Reports and Global Health Technical
Briefs, contact:
Theresa Norton
Associate Editor
The INFO Project
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Center for Communication Programs
111 Market Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, USA
Tel: +1-410-659-6300
Fax: +1-410-659-6266
mailto:tnorton@jhuccp.org
For more information on Population Reports, contact:
Stephen Goldstein
The INFO Project
111 Market Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, USA
Tel: +1-410-659-6300
Fax: +1-410-659-6266
mailto:PopRepts@jhuccp.org
or
mailto:press@jhuccp.org
Web site: http://www.infoforhealth.org