Background to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2002) The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a crisis of enormous proportions that is rapidly wiping out many of the gains sub-Saharan Africa has achieved since the countries attained independence.
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Life on Hold: How the Coronavirus Is Affecting Young People’s Major Life Decisions
(2020)The past two decades have been tumultuous for the United States. During the first 20 years of the 21st century, the nation experienced a major terrorist attack, a housing market meltdown, a severe economic recession, a significant downturn in the stock market, and a pandemic that led to the highest unemployment rate since the Great Depression.
PRB Discuss Online: Birth Defects, a Hidden Toll for Developing Countries
(2009) Each year, an estimated 9 million infants are born with a serious birth defect that may kill them or result in a lifelong disability. Such birth defects have an especially severe effect on children in developing countries.
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Is Working Longer Good for Older Americans’ Health?
Some studies suggest that retirement may reduce health-threatening stress and give older people more time to prioritize exercise and healthy eating.
Project: International Media Program
Taking Stock of Reproductive Health and the Media—Interview With Women’s Edition Journalists
(2008) On Nov. 14, five of the 12 participants in PRB's Women's Edition seminar sat down to discuss reproductive health issues, the impact of the Women's Edition seminar, and the challenges and opportunities of being a woman journalist.
The Role of Intergenerational Land Transfers and Education in Fertility Transition in Rural Kenya
(2010) Little is known about the role of land inheritance in the link between land availability and fertility. The recent transition from high to lower levels of fertility in some African countries presents an opportunity to clarify the underlying causes of this decline, since the individuals involved in the transitions are still alive.
31,780 Reasons to Care About Gun Violence
In 2020, for the first time in decades, more children ages 17 and younger died from guns than from motor vehicle crashes.
The Impact of Climate Change on Water, Sanitation, and Diarrheal Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean
Water and sanitation play a crucial role in the transmission of diarrheal disease. These environmental factors contribute to approximately 94 percent of the 4 billion cases of diarrhea that the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates to occur globally each year.
