AFRO-NETS> Population Reference Bureau's E-Library, Issue #1

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Population Reference Bureau's E-Library, Issue #1
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In this issue:
1. Welcome to PRB's E-Library
2. Obtain population and health publications by e-mail
3. Featured publications: Recent reports on adolescent reproductive
   and sexual health

1. Welcome to PRB's E-Library

E-Library, a new online service from the Population Reference Bureau, 
enables users to obtain publications and website material by e-mail. 
E-Library is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as part 
of a PRB initiative to heighten awareness and use of population and 
health information, especially among audiences in lower-resource set-
tings. We hope that you find this service useful and we welcome your 
comments and suggestions.

2. Obtain population and health publications by e-mail

To order a publication by e-mail, copy and paste the document code 
(e.g., PRB100WYBK) into the body of an e-mail to:
<documents@prbdocs.org>. Please do not put any other text in the sub-
ject line or message body. You will then receive an e-mail with the 
electronic file of your requested document as an attachment. You may 
order more than one document by listing the different document codes 
in the body of the e-mail, separated by a return. Each document will 
be sent to you in a separate e-mail.

Please note that some e-mail systems have size limitations for file 
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<documents@prbdocs.org>.

3. Featured publications: Recent reports on adolescent reproductive 
and sexual health

Our first E-Library issue features popular publications on adolescent 
reproductive and sexual health.

Meeting Young Women's Reproductive and Sexual Health Needs

Today's young women are the healthiest and most educated to date, but 
they still face obstacles to achieving their full potential. This 
four-page fact sheet discusses the sexual and reproductive health of 
young women and the steps that countries can take to meet young 
women's needs for reproductive health information and services. 
PDF: 276 KB. (June 2000)
Document code: PRBIWOKIT01
To obtain, put document code in the body of an e-mail:
mailto:documents@prbdocs.org


Social Marketing for Adolescent Sexual Health

AIDS, other sexually transmitted infections, and unintended pregnan-
cies have reached critical levels in sub-Saharan Africa, creating a 
need for innovative prevention programs for vulnerable groups. This 
report describes operations research projects in Botswana, Cameroon, 
Guinea, and South Africa that attempted to determine whether social 
marketing interventions improved adolescent understanding of sexual 
health issues and access to reproductive health products and ser-
vices. This publication was a collaborative effort between PRB and 
Population Services International (http://www.psiwash.org). 
PDF: 467 KB. (June 2000)
Document code: PRBSMASH
To obtain, put document code in the body of an e-mail:
mailto:documents@prbdocs.org


The World's Youth 2000

This 24-page report gives a profile of today's youth, providing data 
on population, education, and health, with a special focus on sexual 
and reproductive health. Topics include: education, sexual and repro-
ductive lives of young people, use of contraception, sexual violence 
against young women, HIV/AIDS, and policy and program approaches. 
PDF: 266 KB. (August 2000)
Document code: PRB100WYBK
To obtain, put document code in the body of an e-mail: 
mailto:documents@prbdocs.org


Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Chartbook on Sexual Experience and Re-
productive Health

Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the world's youngest populations. At 
the beginning of the 21st century, about one out of every four people 
in sub-Saharan Africa is 10 to 19 years old. This is the largest 
group of young people ever in the region. To what extent are young 
people in the region prepared for adulthood? This chartbook examines 
factors that are important to a healthy transition, including educa-
tion and exposure to information, sexual experience and marriage, 
HIV/AIDS, childbearing, contraception, and maternal health. 
PDF: 1.1 MB. (April 2001)
Document code: PRBIYSSAENG
To obtain, put document code in the body of an e-mail:
mailto:documents@prbdocs.org

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