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DEMYSTIFYING DATA: GUIDE TO USING EVIDENCE TO IMPROVE YOUNG PEOPLE'S SEXUAL HEALTH & RIGHTS

http://www.guttmacher.org/media/nr/2014/04/30/index.html?utm_source=GNB+Members+Newsletter+English&utm_campaign=820c29f857-ENG_Member_Newsletter_JUNE_146_20_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_76f9bccc26-820c29f857-346095193

Direct Link to Full 78-Page 2013 Guide:

http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/demystifying-data.pdf

Website Link Provides French & Spanish Translations.

The Guide is designed to be a resource for advocates, sexuality educators, young people, service providers and others working to advance the sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people around the world. It contains a wealth of data on young people’s sexual health and rights in 30 countries and offers guidance on how to use those data to advocate for better programs and improved education and services. This Guide highlights 70 key indicators on issues that include sexual activity, marriage and contraceptive use. Each indicator is defined and discussed in terms of how it can be applied in the context of advocacy, service provision and sexuality education.

By region, the countries covered are:

Africa—Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Asia—Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Vietnam

Europe—Albania, Moldova and Ukraine

Latin America and the Caribbean—Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras and Peru.