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The 2007 Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey (KAIS) provides comprehensive information on HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. These data provide the information needed for planning interventions for HIV prevention, care, treatment, and allocation of resources. (October 2009)
The rationale for integrating family planning/reproductive health and HIV services has long been apparent: Sexually active individuals are at risk of both unintended pregnancies and HIV. This PRB policy brief highlights why service integration makes political and program sense, and describes the lessons learned from successful integration strategies in Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, and Uganda. This brief also urges policymakers and program managers to make integrated services routinely and widely available. (October 2009)
Global population numbers are on track to reach 7 billion in 2011, just 12 years after reaching 6 billion in 1999. Virtually all of the growth is in developing countries. And the growth of the world’s youth population (ages 15 to 24) is shifting into the poorest of those countries. The Population Reference Bureau's 2009 World Population Data Sheet and its summary report offer detailed information about country, regional, and global population patterns. (August 2009)This article examines data from the Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in the West African countries of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Senegal, and explores the variation in sexual knowledge and practice among youth ages 15 to 24. With this information, policymakers and program managers can develop programs that more effectively respond to the sexual and reproductive health needs of youth. (February 2009).
Fertility has declined in many African countries from highs of six or seven children per woman down to about five children on average. But although African women use family planning more and bear fewer children, the continent's youthful population will fuel the continent's growth for many decades to come. Africa's 2008 population of 967 million is projected to grow to 1.9 billion by 2050, according to the 2008 Africa Population Data Sheet , published by the Population Reference Bureau and the African Population and Health Research Center. (October 2008)
