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Barrier methods of contraception are the many ways of preventing pregnancy. Some of these methods are created for women and others for men and they include male and female condoms,...
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An Intrauterine Device or IUD is a small plasitic and copper device with two soft threads at the end that is put into a woman's womb. The threads hang through the opening at th...
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The tool - developed by IPPF, UNFPA, WHO, UNAIDS, GNP+, ICW and Young Positives in 2009 - supports national assessments of the bi-directional linkages between sexual and reproducti...
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The pill will not protect you against sexually transmittes infections (STIs)
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The objectives of the study were as follows: To increase the knowledge base on youth and masculinity in St.Vincent and the Grenadines. To provide data necessary to inform the...
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Ms. Ruth Henry, who is now a third year LLB student at the Faculty of Law, UWI Cave Hill Campus worked with UNFPA over the summer as an intern.
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The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) has brought into sharp focus the need for governments to place priority attention on ageing issues, particularly within th...
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The spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)—a pathogen transmitted in most cases by sexual activity—is a clear example of the urgency of tackling the issue of ...
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The average life expectancy at birth in 2006 was 65 for males and 74 for females. The national poverty rate has increased, from 33% in 2001 to 41.3% in 2010. In 2005, the maternal ...