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Développement D'Un Outil D'Évaluation Des Mesures De Retenue Des Camions Aux Quais De Transbordement : Résultats Détaillés De La Grille « Rétrospective », François Gauthier, Laurent Giraud, Réal Bourbonnière, Sylvain Bournival, Jean-Guy Richard, Renaud Daigle, Serge Massé
Développement D'Un Outil D'Évaluation Des Mesures De Retenue Des Camions Aux Quais De Transbordement : Résultats Détaillés De La Grille « Rétrospective », François Gauthier, Laurent Giraud, Réal Bourbonnière, Sylvain Bournival, Jean-Guy Richard, Renaud Daigle, Serge Massé
Rapports de recherche scientifique
Ce document est une annexe du rapport Développement d'un outil d'évaluation des mesures de retenue des camions aux quais de transbordement (R-381)
This document is an annex to the report Développement d'un outil d'évaluation des mesures de retenue des camions aux quais de transbordement (R-381)
Développement D'Un Outil D'Évaluation Des Mesures De Retenue Des Camions Aux Quais De Transbordement : Résultats De L'Arbre Des Fautes (Adf), François Gauthier, Laurent Giraud, Réal Bourbonnière, Sylvain Bournival, Jean-Guy Richard, Renaud Daigle, Serge Massé
Développement D'Un Outil D'Évaluation Des Mesures De Retenue Des Camions Aux Quais De Transbordement : Résultats De L'Arbre Des Fautes (Adf), François Gauthier, Laurent Giraud, Réal Bourbonnière, Sylvain Bournival, Jean-Guy Richard, Renaud Daigle, Serge Massé
Rapports de recherche scientifique
Ce document est une annexe du rapport Développement d'un outil d'évaluation des mesures de retenue des camions aux quais de transbordement (R-381)
This document is an annex to the report Développement d'un outil d'évaluation des mesures de retenue des camions aux quais de transbordement (R-381)
Évaluation Des Efforts Dans La Colonne Vertébrale Et Des Risques De Blessures Des Tissus Au Cours De Tâches Industrielles D'Élévation De Charges : Rôle De La Posture, Aboulfazl Shirazi-Adl
Évaluation Des Efforts Dans La Colonne Vertébrale Et Des Risques De Blessures Des Tissus Au Cours De Tâches Industrielles D'Élévation De Charges : Rôle De La Posture, Aboulfazl Shirazi-Adl
Rapports de recherche scientifique
Les troubles musculo-squelettiques liés au travail ont été désignés parmi les incapacités les plus fréquentes et les plus coûteuses dans les pays occidentaux. Les maux de dos se retrouvent en tête de liste de ces troubles. Une grande proportion de la population est affectée par ces troubles et les coûts d’indemnités de travail s’élèvent aux États-Unis à plusieurs milliards de dollars par année. En plus du fardeau économique substantiel, les individus souffrent d’une diminution de leur qualité de vie, de la morbidité de leur état ou d’une incapacité totale d’accomplir les activités de la vie quotidienne. Les tâches d’élévation de …
La Sécurité Des Cardes : Identification Des Risques Et Exploration Des Possibilités D'Amélioration, Nicolas Gagné, Serge Massé, Denis Turcot, Laurent Giraud, Christian Sirard
La Sécurité Des Cardes : Identification Des Risques Et Exploration Des Possibilités D'Amélioration, Nicolas Gagné, Serge Massé, Denis Turcot, Laurent Giraud, Christian Sirard
Rapports de recherche scientifique
Suite à de nombreux accidents reliés aux cardes à coton et à laine du secteur textile du Québec, une activité a été élaborée dans le but de déterminer des projets de recherches pour rendre l'utilisation de ces machines plus sécuritaire. Cette étude traite des cardes utilisées pour le secteur de la filature du coton et de la laine et n’inclus pas les cardes employées dans le secteur de la production des non tissés. Cependant, une grande partie des risques identifiées sont identiques et les méthodes décrites dans ce rapport pourraient servir à compléter spécifiquement l’analyse des risques des cardes du …
Développement D'Un Outil D'Évaluation Des Mesures De Retenue Des Camions Aux Quais De Transbordement : Description Détaillée De La Grille D'Évaluation De La Sécurité Et Des Mesures De Retenue, François Gauthier, Laurent Giraud, Réal Bourbonnière, Sylvain Bournival, Jean-Guy Richard, Renaud Daigle, Serge Massé
Développement D'Un Outil D'Évaluation Des Mesures De Retenue Des Camions Aux Quais De Transbordement : Description Détaillée De La Grille D'Évaluation De La Sécurité Et Des Mesures De Retenue, François Gauthier, Laurent Giraud, Réal Bourbonnière, Sylvain Bournival, Jean-Guy Richard, Renaud Daigle, Serge Massé
Rapports de recherche scientifique
Ce document est une annexe du rapport Développement d'un outil d'évaluation des mesures de retenue des camions aux quais de transbordement (R-381)
This document is an annex to the report Développement d'un outil d'évaluation des mesures de retenue des camions aux quais de transbordement (R-381)
Mémento Sur L'Utilisation Des Rotamètres De Marque Gilmont Et Allegro Pour L'Évaluation Des Débits D'Alimentation Des Pompes À Air Ambiant, Louis Lazure, Yves Cloutier, Rodrigue Gravel
Mémento Sur L'Utilisation Des Rotamètres De Marque Gilmont Et Allegro Pour L'Évaluation Des Débits D'Alimentation Des Pompes À Air Ambiant, Louis Lazure, Yves Cloutier, Rodrigue Gravel
Rapports de recherche scientifique
Le rotamètre est un instrument de mesure fréquemment employé pour déterminer le débit d’air fourni par les pompes à air ambiant qui servent à alimenter des systèmes de protection respiratoire à adduction d’air. À priori il s’agit d’un instrument relativement simple d’utilisation pouvant être inséré soit à l’extrémité d’un réseau d’alimentation d’air ou entre les composants du réseau. Si le rotamètre est inséré dans le réseau et qu’il est soumis à des conditions d’utilisation (pression et température de ligne) différentes des conditions de référence spécifiées par le manufacturier, le débit qu’il affichera devra être corrigé théoriquement, ce qui nécessite la …
Conception Des Cheminées À Minerai Et À Stérile, John Hadjigeorgiou, Jean-François Lessard
Conception Des Cheminées À Minerai Et À Stérile, John Hadjigeorgiou, Jean-François Lessard
Rapports de recherche scientifique
La manutention du minerai et du stérile dans la plupart des mines souterraines repose sur un système de cheminées à minerai. Ces cheminées ont pour but de transférer, par gravité, le minerai depuis les niveaux supérieurs de la mine jusqu'au niveau de concassage et de hissage.
L’expérience a montré que les cheminées sont fréquemment aux prises avec des problèmes d’écoulement de même qu’avec des problèmes de stabilité. Les problèmes de stabilité sont causés, entre autre, par le régime de contraintes et, principalement, par les structures en place dans le massif rocheux. Les impacts et l'usure par abrasion au niveau des …
Étude De L’Exposition Professionnelle Au Bruit Des Conducteurs D’Autobus Scolaires, Pierre Marcotte, Paul-Émile Boileau, Jérôme Boutin
Étude De L’Exposition Professionnelle Au Bruit Des Conducteurs D’Autobus Scolaires, Pierre Marcotte, Paul-Émile Boileau, Jérôme Boutin
Rapports de recherche scientifique
Les différentes sources de bruit contribuant à l’environnement sonore à l’intérieur d’autobus scolaires de 72 passagers ont été caractérisées en utilisant un échantillon de 10 véhicules provenant de deux entreprises différentes. En comparant les différents véhicules, il apparaît que le moteur Mercedes-Benz du Freightliner FS64 2004 est le plus silencieux des véhicules évalués, avec un niveau de 61,0 dB(A) lorsque le véhicule est au repos et de 68,1 dB(A) lorsque le véhicule est en mouvement. De façon générale, les véhicules de type conventionnel sont moins bruyants que les véhicules à front plat. Par ailleurs, sur l’ensemble des véhicules, le bruit …
Développement D'Un Outil D'Évaluation Des Mesures De Retenue Des Camions Aux Quais De Transbordement : Fiches De Mise En Oeuvre Des Mesures De Retenue, François Gauthier, Laurent Giraud, Réal Bourbonnière, Sylvain Bournival, Jean-Guy Richard, Renaud Daigle, Serge Massé
Développement D'Un Outil D'Évaluation Des Mesures De Retenue Des Camions Aux Quais De Transbordement : Fiches De Mise En Oeuvre Des Mesures De Retenue, François Gauthier, Laurent Giraud, Réal Bourbonnière, Sylvain Bournival, Jean-Guy Richard, Renaud Daigle, Serge Massé
Rapports de recherche scientifique
Ce document est une annexe du rapport Développement d'un outil d'évaluation des mesures de retenue des camions aux quais de transbordement (R-381)
This document is an annex to the report Développement d'un outil d'évaluation des mesures de retenue des camions aux quais de transbordement (R-381)
Modélisation De L'Influence Du Contrepoids Pneumatique Sur Le Temps D'Arrêt Du Coulisseau Des Presses À Friction Et Méthode D'Équilibrage, Laurent Giraud, Serge Massé, Denis Turcot, Daoud Ait-Kadi, Sébastien Tanchoux, Christophe Crampé
Modélisation De L'Influence Du Contrepoids Pneumatique Sur Le Temps D'Arrêt Du Coulisseau Des Presses À Friction Et Méthode D'Équilibrage, Laurent Giraud, Serge Massé, Denis Turcot, Daoud Ait-Kadi, Sébastien Tanchoux, Christophe Crampé
Rapports de recherche scientifique
Les presses à métaux sont par essence même des machines dangereuses car l’opérateur doit régulièrement accéder à la zone de danger, comprise entre les deux matrices, pour les opérations de production. Cette recherche porte sur les presses mécaniques qui utilisent un embrayage à friction et qui représentent la moitié du parc machine au Québec. Cet embrayage à friction permet d’arrêter le mouvement de la presse au cours d’un cycle de la machine, par exemple lorsque l’opérateur relâche la commande bimanuelle de la presse.
Mais compte tenu de l’inertie de ces machines, l’arrêt du coulisseau n’est pas immédiat et il existe …
Conception D'Un Protecteur Auditif À Suppression De Bruits Dominants, René Le, Pierre Laliberté
Conception D'Un Protecteur Auditif À Suppression De Bruits Dominants, René Le, Pierre Laliberté
Rapports de recherche scientifique
L’environnement minier souterrain est un environnement particulièrement bruyant dû aux équipements et accessoires générant de forts bruits qui y sont utilisés: foreuses, jumbos, chargeuses-navettes, camions, locomotives, ventilateurs etc. De plus, ces mêmes bruits sont amplifiés à cause de la réverbération sur les parois rocheuses et le confinement en espace clos. Malgré le port de protecteurs auditifs personnels, le travailleur minier peut tout de même développer un problème de surdité après un certain nombre d’années d’exposition à des bruits élevés. Le travailleur a aussi besoin d’entendre certains sons utiles dans le cadre de son travail. La sécurité de ce dernier en …
Développement D’Instruments De Mesure De Performance En Santé Et Sécurité Du Travail À L’Intention Des Entreprises Manufacturières Organisées En Équipes Semi-Autonomes De Travail, Roy Mario, Sophie Bergeron, Lucie Fortier
Développement D’Instruments De Mesure De Performance En Santé Et Sécurité Du Travail À L’Intention Des Entreprises Manufacturières Organisées En Équipes Semi-Autonomes De Travail, Roy Mario, Sophie Bergeron, Lucie Fortier
Rapports de recherche scientifique
La mesure de performance en SST a jusqu'à présent été peu étudiée. Les articles scientifiques fondés sur des données empiriques sont relativement rares, le champ étant surtout occupé par des volumes qui proposent diverses approches de la mesure et des articles d’opinion à caractère professionnel. Au niveau de la pratique, nous avons noté que la notion de mesure est encore nébuleuse pour plusieurs gestionnaires et intervenants en SST. Malgré leur intérêt pour rendre compte de la situation sur l’ensemble du territoire québécois, les indicateurs réactifs traditionnels de mesures en santé et sécurité du travail (e.g. taux de fréquence et de …
Does Dowry Improve Life For Brides? A Test Of The Bequest Theory Of Dowry In Rural Bangladesh, Luciana Suran, Sajeda Amin, Lopita Huq, Kobita Chowdury
Does Dowry Improve Life For Brides? A Test Of The Bequest Theory Of Dowry In Rural Bangladesh, Luciana Suran, Sajeda Amin, Lopita Huq, Kobita Chowdury
Poverty, Gender, and Youth
In recent years, dowry levels in Bangladesh have risen to previously unforeseen levels—sometimes three or four times a family’s total assets. Some recent economic writings suggest that dowry functions as a bequest or pre-mortem inheritance, implying it persists because it is “good for the bride.” Using panel data from an adolescent study in rural Bangladesh, this Population Council working paper explores the association between dowry and the prevalence of domestic abuse to test the bequest theory of dowry. Contrary to the prediction of the bequest theory, married females who paid dowry at marriage have a higher likelihood of reporting domestic …
Les Implications Du Mariage Précoce Pour Les Politiques De Vih/Sida, Judith Bruce, Shelley Clark
Les Implications Du Mariage Précoce Pour Les Politiques De Vih/Sida, Judith Bruce, Shelley Clark
Poverty, Gender, and Youth
Ce dossier est basé sur un document contextuel préparé pour la Consultation Technique OMS/ FNUAP/Population Council sur les Adolescentes Mariées, tenue à Genève en Suisse du 09 au 12 Décembre 2003 (le document final intitulé "Inclure les adolescentes mariées dans les politiques de santé reproductive des adolescents et de VIH/SIDA"). La Consultation a réuni des experts provenant des Nations Unies, des bailleurs de fonds et des agences non gouvernementales pour examiner les faits concernant la santé reproductive des adolescentes mariées, leur vulnérabilité face à l’infection du VIH, leurs inégalités sociales et économiques ainsi que leurs droits. Les rapports avec des …
Forced Sexual Relations Among Married Young Women In Developing Countries, Deepika Ganju, William Finger, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Vijaya Nidadavolu, K.G. Santhya, Iqbal Shah, Shyam Thapa, Ina Warriner
Forced Sexual Relations Among Married Young Women In Developing Countries, Deepika Ganju, William Finger, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Vijaya Nidadavolu, K.G. Santhya, Iqbal Shah, Shyam Thapa, Ina Warriner
Poverty, Gender, and Youth
Recent research in developing countries suggests that a considerable number of young women may experience forced sex within marriage, but most women may be inhibited from reporting these experiences due to shame, fear of reprisal, or deep-rooted unequal gender norms. In September 2003, a global consultative meeting on nonconsensual sex among young people in developing countries was held in New Delhi, India. The meeting was organized by the Population Council in collaboration with World Health Organization/Department of Reproductive Health and Research, and Family Health International/YouthNet. Participants included researchers, legal analysts, representatives from community-based NGOs, policy-makers, and young people themselves. Papers …
Population Aging And The Rising Cost Of Public Pensions, John Bongaarts
Population Aging And The Rising Cost Of Public Pensions, John Bongaarts
Poverty, Gender, and Youth
Rapid population aging is raising concerns about the sustainability of public pension systems in high-income countries. The first part of this study identifies the four factors that determine trends in public pension expenditures: population aging, pension benefit levels, the mean age at retirement, and the labor force participation rate. The second part presents projections to 2050 of the impact of demographic trends on public pension expenditures in the absence of changes in pension benefits, labor force participation, and age at retirement. These projections demonstrate that current trends are unsustainable, because without reforms population aging will produce an unprecedented and harmful …
Moyens De Subsistance Des Adolescentes. Questions Primordiales Et Outils Essentiels : Rapport D'Un Atelier, Carey Meyers
Moyens De Subsistance Des Adolescentes. Questions Primordiales Et Outils Essentiels : Rapport D'Un Atelier, Carey Meyers
Poverty, Gender, and Youth
This report, co-published by the Population Council and the International Center for Research on Women, describes a workshop convened in Cairo in 1999 to learn more about the nature of both younger and older adolescents' work experience, differentiate the particular needs and potentials of adolescent girls, and identify programs and policies that might have promise for supporting them.
Willingness To Pay Surveys For Setting Prices For Reproductive Health Products And Services: A User's Manual, Karen G. Fleischman Foreit, James R. Foreit
Willingness To Pay Surveys For Setting Prices For Reproductive Health Products And Services: A User's Manual, Karen G. Fleischman Foreit, James R. Foreit
Reproductive Health
Social programs need to balance volume (coverage) and revenue (sustainability). The law of demand says that we cannot get both coverage and sustainability at the same time—as prices go up, demand will come down. Client loss with increasing prices is inevitable, except in those cases where starting prices are so low or demand is so high that demand is insensitive to price changes. Willingness to pay surveys allow program managers to simulate price-related changes in demand without actually changing prices, giving them a way to make pricing decisions based on empirical information. In making pricing decisions, managers of social programs …
Integration Of Reproductive Health Services For Men In Health And Family Welfare Centers In Bangladesh, Ubaidur Rob, Sharif M.I. Hossain, M.E. Khan, Ahmed Al-Sabir, Mohammed Ahsanul Alam
Integration Of Reproductive Health Services For Men In Health And Family Welfare Centers In Bangladesh, Ubaidur Rob, Sharif M.I. Hossain, M.E. Khan, Ahmed Al-Sabir, Mohammed Ahsanul Alam
Reproductive Health
Since the mid-1970s, the Bangladesh national family planning program primarily focused on motivating women to use modern contraceptive methods and encouraging them to seek services from clinics. In addition, female field workers were recruited to deliver contraceptive methods at homes. The program design facilitated women’s access to information and medical care through clinics and home visits. In the process, however, the medical needs of males were marginalized. Men generally seek services from pharmacies, private practitioners, and district hospitals, and often ignore preventive steps and postpone seeking medical care for chronic health conditions. In cases of acute illness, they often resort …
A Multi-Sectoral Approach To Providing Reproductive Health Information And Services To Young People In Western Kenya: The Kenya Adolescent Reproductive Health Project, Ian Askew, Jane Chege, Carolyne Njue, Samson Radeny
A Multi-Sectoral Approach To Providing Reproductive Health Information And Services To Young People In Western Kenya: The Kenya Adolescent Reproductive Health Project, Ian Askew, Jane Chege, Carolyne Njue, Samson Radeny
Reproductive Health
Informing adolescents about appropriate and acceptable behaviors, and ways to protect themselves against unwanted and unprotected sex, has proved problematic in Kenya. Education programs for in- and out-of-school adolescents are lacking, there is controversy about providing services to sexually active adolescents, and a pervasive concern that sexuality education and contraceptive services leads to promiscuity. Unbiased and accurate information and services are needed if adolescents are to delay becoming sexually active, to resist pressures to engage in nonconsensual sex, and to protect themselves against unwanted pregnancies and infections if they do have sex. Moreover, strategies for providing such information and services …
Determining An Effective And Replicable Communication-Based Mechanisms For Improving Young Couples' Access To And Use Of Reproductive Health Information And Services In Nepal—An Operations Research Study, Center For Research On Environment Health And Population Activities (Crehpa)
Determining An Effective And Replicable Communication-Based Mechanisms For Improving Young Couples' Access To And Use Of Reproductive Health Information And Services In Nepal—An Operations Research Study, Center For Research On Environment Health And Population Activities (Crehpa)
Reproductive Health
This operations research study sought to determine an effective communication-based model for increasing the involvement of community-based groups in improving access to and use of reproductive health services and information by young married couples. The study employed a quasi-experimental design with two experimental and two nonequivalent control groups in the Udaypur district of Nepal. As stated in this report, this OR study clearly demonstrates the effectiveness of communication-based models such as the formation and reactivation of Youth Communication Action Groups and Mother’s groups, basic and refresher training, group interaction and mobilization, and social events in creating an enabling environment for …
Testing A Community-Based Distribution Approach To Reproductive Health Service Delivery In Senegal (A Study Of Community Agents In Kébémer), Diouratie Sanogo, Mady Cisse, Adama Ndoye, Laty G. Ndoye, Ousmane Faye, Balla Mbacke Mboup
Testing A Community-Based Distribution Approach To Reproductive Health Service Delivery In Senegal (A Study Of Community Agents In Kébémer), Diouratie Sanogo, Mady Cisse, Adama Ndoye, Laty G. Ndoye, Ousmane Faye, Balla Mbacke Mboup
Reproductive Health
The Division of Reproductive Health (DSR) of the Senegal Ministry of Health and Social Action, in partnership with the Population Council’s FRONTIERS in Reproductive Health program and Management Sciences for Health (MSH), conducted a study to test and compare three ways of providing reproductive health services to rural communities in the Kébémer district of Senegal in terms of their effectiveness, cost, and cost-effectiveness. FRONTIERS and MSH collaborated with the DSR to design the interventions, MSH supported the DSR in implementing the interventions, and FRONTIERS undertook the evaluation. This study, funded by USAID, responded to the recommendations of a 1999 workshop, …
New Findings From Intervention Research: Youth Reproductive Health And Hiv Prevention, Family Health International
New Findings From Intervention Research: Youth Reproductive Health And Hiv Prevention, Family Health International
Reproductive Health
On September 9, 2003, FRONTIERS/Population Council, Horizons/Population Council, and YouthNet/Family Health International co-sponsored a technical meeting in Washington, DC, “New Findings from Intervention Research: Youth Reproductive Health and HIV Prevention.” Approximately 150 HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, and youth development experts from a diversity of organizations and backgrounds participated. The purpose of the meeting was to disseminate newly available research findings on how to change youth reproductive health/HIV knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in developing countries. The meeting also sought to stimulate discussion on lessons learned, best practices, and recommendations for future youth programs and research. This meeting report summarizes the presentations and …
Unwanted Pregnancy And Induced Abortion In Rajasthan, India: A Qualitative Exploration, Batya Elul, Hillary J. Bracken, Shalini Verma, Rajani Ved, Rajesh Singhi, Karin Lockwood
Unwanted Pregnancy And Induced Abortion In Rajasthan, India: A Qualitative Exploration, Batya Elul, Hillary J. Bracken, Shalini Verma, Rajani Ved, Rajesh Singhi, Karin Lockwood
Reproductive Health
As part of a Population Council program of research on unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion in Rajasthan, the Council and Ibtada conducted a qualitative exploration of attitudes and behaviors regarding unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion in Alwar district. The study was intended to lay the groundwork for two quantitative studies on abortion undertaken subsequently in six districts of Rajasthan. The qualitative exploration shows that women, particularly those who are poor, turn to largely untrained community-level providers for abortion services. Additionally, women use home remedies in an often unsuccessful attempt to terminate unwanted pregnancies. Women with greater financial means obtain surgical …
Unwanted Pregnancy And Induced Abortion: Data From Men And Women In Rajasthan, India, Batya Elul, Sandhya Barge, Shalini Verma, Nayan Kumar, Hillary J. Bracken, Hemlata Sadhwani
Unwanted Pregnancy And Induced Abortion: Data From Men And Women In Rajasthan, India, Batya Elul, Sandhya Barge, Shalini Verma, Nayan Kumar, Hillary J. Bracken, Hemlata Sadhwani
Reproductive Health
This report is the result of a collaborative project between the Population Council and the Centre for Operations Research and Training, conducted as part of a Council program of research on unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion in Rajasthan, India. Designed as a complement to service-delivery activities being undertaken in Rajasthan by the Indian nongovernmental reproductive health service provider Parivar Seva Sanstha, the program of research aimed to provide a multifaceted picture of the on-the-ground realities related to unwanted pregnancy and abortion in six districts of Rajasthan. Detailed pregnancy histories yielded data on levels of unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion in …
Introduction Of Emergency Contraception In Bangladesh: Using Operations Research For Policy Decisions, M.E. Khan, Sharif M.I. Hossain, Md. Moshiur Rahman
Introduction Of Emergency Contraception In Bangladesh: Using Operations Research For Policy Decisions, M.E. Khan, Sharif M.I. Hossain, Md. Moshiur Rahman
Reproductive Health
The Directorate of Family Planning, Bangladesh, the Population Council, Pathfinder International, and John Snow Incorporated collaborated to conduct this operations research study to assess the acceptability and feasibility of providing emergency contraception pills (ECP) as a backup support to existing family planning methods. The study demonstrated that all categories of health providers, including NGO outreach workers, could be effectively trained to provide ECP services. The study also demonstrated high acceptability of ECP and revealed that if used correctly, the success rate in avoiding unwanted pregnancy was extremely high. The positive findings of the study have helped the Ministry of Health …
Improving Adolescent Reproductive Health In Bangladesh, Ismat Bhuiya, Ubaidur Rob, Asiful Haider Chowdhury, Laila Rahman, Nazmul Haque, Susan E. Adamchak, Rick Homan, M.E. Khan
Improving Adolescent Reproductive Health In Bangladesh, Ismat Bhuiya, Ubaidur Rob, Asiful Haider Chowdhury, Laila Rahman, Nazmul Haque, Susan E. Adamchak, Rick Homan, M.E. Khan
Reproductive Health
An operations research project was launched in northwestern Bangladesh with the objective of preventing adverse outcomes and promoting healthy lifestyles among adolescents by providing reproductive health education and services. The Population Council, in collaboration with the Urban Family Health Partnership and its three nongovernmental service delivery partners, worked in three urban areas of the country. On the basis of its findings, the study first recommends implementation of a combination of reproductive health interventions at the school, community, and health-facility levels, accompanied by community sensitization, to effectively respond to adolescent reproductive health needs. Second, information providers such as teachers and facilitators …
Evaluation Of Community Education Interventions In Sexual And Reproductive Health Services In Urban-Marginal Areas Of La Paz, Bolivia, Maria Dolores Castro Mantilla, Mariel Loayza Antezana
Evaluation Of Community Education Interventions In Sexual And Reproductive Health Services In Urban-Marginal Areas Of La Paz, Bolivia, Maria Dolores Castro Mantilla, Mariel Loayza Antezana
Reproductive Health
The purpose of this study was to strengthen community strategies to improve quality-of-care services first implemented as part of a Bolivian Ministry of Health and Prevention and World Health Organization (WHO) project in 1997–98. To reach groups that do not regularly attend health facilities and improve community demand for services, the Centro de Información y Desarrollo de la Mujer (Center for Information and Development of Women) implemented a community education intervention focusing on sexual and reproductive health and rights targeting adolescents, men, and women with older or no children. Results showed that the interventions improved access to and utilization of …
Impact Of Improved Client-Provider Interaction On Women's Achievement Of Fertility Goals In Egypt, Laila Nawar, Ibrahim Kharboush, Magdi A. Ibrahim, Hesham Makhlouf, Susan E. Adamchak
Impact Of Improved Client-Provider Interaction On Women's Achievement Of Fertility Goals In Egypt, Laila Nawar, Ibrahim Kharboush, Magdi A. Ibrahim, Hesham Makhlouf, Susan E. Adamchak
Reproductive Health
A two-phase operations research study was launched in Egypt in early 2000 with the goal of demonstrating how improving the quality of client–provider interaction (CPI) could be achieved in large healthcare systems, specifically in relation to family planning. The study was designed to explore how CPI improvements could enhance family planning knowledge, method continuation rates, client satisfaction, and achievement of fertility goals. Client outcome variables were expected to improve as a result of improving client–provider interaction. The study recommends continued development and testing of innovative, attractive, and well-designed IEC messages that influence woman's fertility preferences; continuous training of health providers; …
Informing The Medical Community In Guatemala About Emergency Contraception, Edgar Kestler, Lilian Ramirez
Informing The Medical Community In Guatemala About Emergency Contraception, Edgar Kestler, Lilian Ramirez
Reproductive Health
The general purpose of this project was to increase the awareness of and access to emergency contraception (EC) among the medical community in Guatemala. Specific project objectives included: 1) training three physicians as trainers in all aspects of EC; 2) adapting and disseminating scientific literature and informational materials about the method and about EC programs in Latin America and worldwide; and 3) training at least 250 participants about the characteristics of emergency contraception, its mechanisms of action, and counseling techniques. The project concluded with several lessons for improving dissemination and policy, including: the dissemination workshops had a positive effect on …