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Reproductive and Sexual Health

Topic Overview

Reproductive and Sexual Health

Lack of sexual education, access to contraceptives, and autonomy over fertility choices can lead to sexually transmitted infections and early pregnancy. Learn about public policy interventions that prevent the spread of STIs, as well as recommendations on how successful interventions can be improved and implemented in larger populations.

Cash or Condition? Evidence from a Cash Transfer Experiment

Conditional cash transfers improve educational outcomes, while at the same time, unconditional cash transfers reduce teenage pregnancy and marriage.

Sarah Baird, Craig McIntosh, Berk Özler (2011)

Do Teenagers Respond to HIV Risk Information? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya

A public health campaign warning about the increased risk of HIV associated with older partners decreased teen pregnancy (a proxy for unprotected sex), while abstinence-only education did not.

Pascaline Dupas (2011)

Menstruation, Sanitary Products, and School Attendance: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation

Providing adolescent girls with access to menstrual cups in Nepal did not increase their school attendance or performance.

Emily Oster, Rebecca Thornton (2011)

Free Distribution or Cost-Sharing? Evidence from a Randomized Malaria Prevention Experiment

Asking consumers to share the cost of insecticide-treated nets, even a small amount, significantly decreases their use by pregnant women, which increases their risk of malaria.

Jessica Cohen, Pascaline Dupas (2010)

Missing Women and the Price of Tea in China: The Effect of Sex-Specific Earnings on Sex Imbalance

Improved economic conditions for women in China increase girls’ survival and children’s educational attainment.

Nancy Qian (2008)

Pregnancy and STD Prevention Counseling Using an Adaptation of Motivational Interviewing: A Randomized Control Trial

Contraception use among use women at risk for unintended pregnancy increases 2 months after they were involved in a pregnancy prevention counseling intervention, but program effects diminish at 12 months.

Ruth Petersen, Jennifer Albright, Joanne M. Garrett, Kathryn M. Curtis (2007)

Fertility, Child Work, and Schooling Consequences of Family Planning Programs: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Bangladesh

Family planning programs can significantly decrease lifetime fertility, but have no impact on child work and schooling.

Nistha Sinha (2005)

Effects of Entertainment-Education Radio Soap Opera on Family Planning Behavior in Tanzania

Nationally broadcast soap operas can be an effective awareness campaign to influence fertility-related behavior and increase the use of family planning measures.

Everett M. Rogers, Peter W. Vaughan, Ramadhan M.A. Swalehe, Nagesh Rao, Peer Svankerud, Suruchi Sood (1999)

Topic Overview

Reproductive and Sexual Health

Do Teenagers Respond to HIV Risk Information? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya

A public health campaign warning about the increased risk of HIV associated with older partners decreased teen pregnancy (a proxy for unprotected sex), while abstinence-only education did not.

Pascaline Dupas (2011)

Free Distribution or Cost-Sharing? Evidence from a Randomized Malaria Prevention Experiment

Asking consumers to share the cost of insecticide-treated nets, even a small amount, significantly decreases their use by pregnant women, which increases their risk of malaria.

Jessica Cohen, Pascaline Dupas (2010)

Pregnancy and STD Prevention Counseling Using an Adaptation of Motivational Interviewing: A Randomized Control Trial

Ruth Petersen, Jennifer Albright, Joanne M. Garrett, Kathryn M. Curtis (2007)

Effects of Entertainment-Education Radio Soap Opera on Family Planning Behavior in Tanzania

Nationally broadcast soap operas can be an effective awareness campaign to influence fertility-related behavior and increase the use of family planning measures.

Everett M. Rogers, Peter W. Vaughan, Ramadhan M.A. Swalehe, Nagesh Rao, Peer Svankerud, Suruchi Sood (1999)

Cash or Condition? Evidence from a Cash Transfer Experiment

Conditional cash transfers improve educational outcomes, while at the same time, unconditional cash transfers reduce teenage pregnancy and marriage.

Sarah Baird, Craig McIntosh, Berk Özler (2011)

Menstruation, Sanitary Products, and School Attendance: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation

Providing adolescent girls with access to menstrual cups in Nepal did not increase their school attendance or performance.

Emily Oster, Rebecca Thornton (2011)

Missing Women and the Price of Tea in China: The Effect of Sex-Specific Earnings on Sex Imbalance

Improved economic conditions for women in China increase girls’ survival and children’s educational attainment.

Nancy Qian (2008)

Fertility, Child Work, and Schooling Consequences of Family Planning Programs: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Bangladesh

Family planning programs can significantly decrease lifetime fertility, but have no impact on child work and schooling.

Nistha Sinha (2005)

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