Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: An Essential Element of Universal Health Coverage

This report from the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) seeks to identify areas where reproductive health has or has not advanced, according to four main indicators: adolescent birth rate, contraceptive prevalence rate, unmet need for family planning rate, and proportion of demand for contraception satisfied. Universal access to reproductive health affects and is affected by many aspects of life. It involves individuals’ most intimate relationships, including negotiation and decision-making within these relationships, as well as…

These state profiles from Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) provide the most recent data and policies on women’s health in the United States. Each state profile includes data on health status, health insurance and Medicaid coverage, use of preventive services, sexual health, maternal and infant health, and abortion policies. Most of the indicators included in the profiles can be explored by race and ethnicity, and individual graphs and charts are available to download.

This report by the World Health Organization (WHO), the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and the South African Medical Research Council is the first global review and synthesis of scientific data on two forms of violence against women: violence by an intimate partner and sexual violence by someone other than a partner. The analysis indicates 35 percent of women globally have experienced either intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence. Almost one-third of…