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Poster

Are Men Well Served by FP Programs?

Although existing contraceptive options include methods that men can use directly — namely, condoms, vasectomy, and withdrawal — and that require their participation (the Standard Days Method), family planning programming has primarily focused on women. What is known about reaching men as contraceptive users?  Presented at PAA 2017 Chicago, IL April 2017 Authors: Karen Hardee, Melanie Croce-Galis, […]

Report

Adolescent Friendly Health Corners (AFHCs) in Selected Government Health Facilities in Bangladesh: An Early Qualitative Assessment

With high rates of early marriage, especially among girls, a significant proportion of adolescents in Bangladesh need sexual and reproductive health services (SRH), including contraceptive information and services. Married women, including married adolescents, currently have access to these services through public sector. Unmarried adolescents do not have access to SRH information and services through public […]

Report

Garment Sector Health Interventions in Cambodia: A Comprehensive Review

As part of the WorkerHealth project, the Evidence Project/Population Council conducted a comprehensive review of garment sector health interventions, particularly RH- and FP-focused projects, in Cambodia during the last five years. The results from the review support WorkerHealth’s objective of enabling evidence-based decisionmaking and programming related to the health and wellbeing of female garment factory […]

Brief

Workplace Health and the Garment Sector in Cambodia

In Cambodia, there has been considerable investment in improving the well-being of factory workers. Understanding the key stakeholders and their roles in improving worker health is essential for policy change and ensuring that interventions achieve sustainable, long term impact in and around the workplace. The Cambodia Worker Health Coalition (WorkerHealth) set out to understand the […]

Brief

Health Needs, Health Seeking Pathways, and Drivers of Health Seeking Behaviors of Female Garment Factory Workers in Cambodia: Findings from a Qualitative Study in Phnom Penh and Kandal Provinces

Existing information on GFWs’ barriers to health services has generally come from project implementation documents or general baseline studies of these projects, rather than independent, rigorous studies that specifically examine the health needs and health seeking behaviors of workers. Since previous studies did not include specific indicators related to workers’ health needs and health seeking […]