The Evidence Project conducted an interven­tion to raise awareness about family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) topics with factory workers in Port Said, Egypt. This policy brief describes les­sons from its implementation over three years and offers recommenda­tions for designing FP/RH worker health programs. These lessons and recommendations are based on insights from factory worker […]

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This brief presents results from a COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, and practices survey conducted by the Evidence Project/Population Council among 241 young men and women aged 18–34 in Egypt who had been receiving COVID-19 information via WhatsApp. Results showed that knowledge of some behaviors that could prevent COVID-19 transmission was high among both young men and […]

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Technical Area:
Enhancing Demand for Family Planning Information and Services, Particularly for Youth

After years of steady decline, Egypt experienced an increase in the total fertility rate (TFR) from 3.0 births per woman in 2008 to 3.5 in 2014, which was coupled with an increase in desired family size among young people. To better understand this increase in fertility as well as prospects for change, the Evidence Project/Population […]

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