Goals (MDGs), namely sexual and reproductive health (MDG 5: improve maternal health, target 2: achieve, by 2015, universal access to reproductive health); and Gender (MDG 3: promote gender equality and empower women). Few, if any, published books have dealt in a comprehensive way with public health aspects of these two strongly interrelated areas of health. Most published volumes devoted to sexual and reproductive health have a strong clinical focus, whereas books on gender tend to concentrate primarily on the socio-cultural and anthropological aspects of the subject.Focuses on the relationship between sexual and reproductive behaviors and the resulting impact on populations and societies as a groupProvides a science-based approach to identifying appropriate response plans, adaptations, and mitigation steps for related behaviorsExplores the financial and societal impact of behavioral choicesIncludes new preface specifically for this audience

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