Handbook on Reproductive Health Indicators

Short Description: The main objective of this Handbook is to provide a list of reproductive health indicators that are essential to assess, monitor and evaluate reproductive health programmes

Content Inside: An attempt has been made to provide for selected indicators simple definitions, data requirements, data sources, and usefulness and limitations. It is hoped that this Handbook will be useful for planners, policy makers and researchers who are involved in the implementation of reproductive health programmes at the national and subnational levels.

This is an outcome of one of several recommendations provided by the participants attending the Workshop on Reproductive Health Indicators and RH Indicators Database Development, held at Seoul from 13 to 17 November 2000.

Handbook on Reproductive Health Indicators
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Adolescent Reproductive Health in Asia

Short Description: Adolescent Reproductive Health in Asia It is evident that the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents has emerged as an issue of great concern in Asia.

Content Inside: The reproductive health needs of adolescents have been largely ignored by the existing health services. Therefore, there is a need to provide such services and to undertake research in understanding adolescent sexual behaviour and reproductive health. Population Affairs Officer, Population and Rural and Urban Development Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. * Asia-Pacific Population Journal, December 2002 It is important to recognize the growing incidence of premarital sexual activity among adolescents, owing to the widening gap between age at menarche and age at marriage. As most acts of premarital sexual

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Adolecent Reproductive Health

Short Description: Indicators for Reproductive Health Introduction A Definition of Adolescence Why Adolescent Reproductive Health Care Conceptual Framework for Adolescent Services

Content Inside: E Linkages to Other Areas of Reproductive Health F Safe Pregnancy and Adolescents G Breastfeeding and Adolescents H Nutrition and Adolescents I STD/HIV and Adolescents J Organization of the Indicators II Output Indicators A Policy B Functional Outputs C Service Outputs D Service Utilization/Program Participation III Outcome Indicators A Intermediate Outcomes B Long-Term Outcomes References and Appendices References A Program-Based Versus Population-Based Indicators B Members of the Subcommittee on Adolescent Reproductive Health Services C Steering Committee of the RHIWG Policy Dissemination of policy analyses on adolescent reproductive health issues

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