Your connection to the world's reproductive health literature

POPLINE®(POPulation information onLINE), the world's largest database on reproductive health, containing citations with abstracts to scientific articles, reports, books, and unpublished reports in the field of population, family planning, and related health issues. POPLINE is maintained by the INFO Project at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs and is funded by the United States Agency for International Development. (USAID). POPLINE contains nearly 360,000 records and has been maintained since 1973 by the INFO Project (formerly Population Information Program). The majority of items are published from 1970 to the present, however, there are selected citations dating back to 1827. The database adds 12,000 records annually and is updated every Monday. In addition to free text searching, the database can be searched by keywords from the POPLINE Thesaurus , a controlled vocabulary of 2,400+ terms used to index documents in the database. POPLINE's special features include links to free, fulltext documents; the ability to limit your search to peer-reviewed journal articles; RSS feeds for topical searches; and many abstracts in French and Spanish. SUBJECTS Covered Internationally Include: Family Planning Methods Medical and behavioral methods used in the regulation of fertility. Family Planning Programs Organization, management, delivery, and evaluation of family planning services to men and women of reproductive age, including clinical services, community-based distribution, social marketing, contraceptive security, Maximizing Access and Quality (MAQ) of family planning and other non-clinical or commercial services. Fertility The demographic measurement of births in a population; includes the effect of socioeconomic variables and of programs and policies on reproductive performance status and change. Population Law and Policy Positions, legislation or actions taken by governments and other public bodies toward reproduction, contraception, migration, and family size. SUBJECTS Covered in Reference to Developing Countries Include: Adolescent Reproductive Health Sexual and reproductive health of adolescent men and women. Demography Literature dealing with the statistical and mathematical analysis of the size, composition, and distribution of human populations, and of the causes and consequences of changes in mortality, marriage, and migration. (Excludes fertility which is covered in a separate category) Environmental Health Public health issues involving efforts to prevent and control disease by controlling the environment. Gender and Health Inequalities that arise from the different roles of women and men and the consequences of that inequality on their lives, their health and well being. Health Communication Organized campaigns designed to instruct, disseminate information, or influence knowledge, attitudes, and practices of a population with regard to reproductive health issues. HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Infections HIV infections, AIDS, diseases or infections which are transmitted primarily or exclusively through intimate sexual contact. Maternal and Child Health Programs to promote safe motherhood, breast-feeding, oral rehydration therapy, immunization, nutrition, growth monitoring, and other practices designed to ensure child survival for children under five-years old. Population and Environment Effects of overpopulation on ecology, natural resources, and environmental health. Related Reproductive Health Programs Organization, administration, delivery, and evaluation of related reproductive health services. Women in Development Effects of development on and programs especially for women and girls.

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