Adolescents and Young People in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Julia Greene
The interactive map and report present available data for 20 specific indicators, disaggregated by age and sex when possible.
Region: Eastern Africa
Status Report. Adolescents and Young People in Sub-Saharan Africa (PDF)
Nearly half of the world’s population, some 3 billion people, is under the age of 25.
Benefits From Integrating Family Planning Into Other Development Sectors
(2014) Increasingly, development workers, program planners, and donors are recognizing the benefits of integrating family planning (FP) with other sectors. More research is needed, however, on the effectiveness of multisectoral programs.
International PHE Conference Energizes New Audiences
(2013) The second international Population, Health, and Environment Conference, organized by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) and the PHE Ethiopia Consortium, convened over two days in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, around the theme “Healthy Families, Healthy Environments.
Christelle Kwizera, Youth Representative for Sexual and Reproductive Health, ICFP 2013
(2013) Christelle Kwizera is an activist from Rwanda majoring in mechanical engineering at Oklahoma Christian University.
Unmet Need and Demand for Smaller Families in Rwanda
(2013) Rwanda faces development challenges that stem from several factors: low per capita income, the legacy of the social and political upheaval experienced in the 1990s, and high population density.
Household Decision making and Contraceptive Use in Zambia
(2013) Family planning services promote a wide range of health and socioeconomic benefits to women, men, and their families. Still, many barriers prevent women from using contraception.
Research Brief. Household Decision making and Contraceptive Use in Zambia
(2013) Family planning services promote a wide range of health and socioeconomic benefits to women, men, and their families. Still, many barriers prevent women from using contraception.
Distilled Demographics: Population Momentum
Video Series: When a country’s birth rate reaches roughly two children per woman, then ultimately the population growth stops.
Mise à jour : le comportement sexuel et la planification familiale en Afrique de l’Ouest (PDF)
(Novembre 2013) Il s’agit de trois articles sur le comportement sexuel et l’utilisation de contraceptifs parmi les jeunes et la planification familiale en Afrique de l’Ouest.