Sexual and Reproductive Health
Welcome to the technical area on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) within MEASURE Evaluation’s Family Planning/Reproductive Health Indicators Database.
Sexual and reproductive health pertains to the state of physical, mental, and social well-being in all matters related to the reproductive system. Good SRH implies that people can have a satisfying and safe sex life, the capability to reproduce, and the freedom to decide if, when, and how often to do so (see the United Nations Fund for Population [UNFPA]). Investments in SRH are critical to securing healthy livelihoods and counteracting the role of harmful gendered social norms. The practice of monitoring and evaluating SRH is ever-evolving, with the emergence of new technical areas, such as male engagement in reproductive health, and improvements in the measurement of long-established priority areas.
The SRH indicators in this database are stratified by gender.
Women’s health indicators include the following technical areas:
- Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Breastfeeding
- Cervical Cancer
- Family Planning
- Family Planning and HIV
- Female Genital Cutting
- Fertility
- The World Health Organization’s Global Reproductive Health (RH) Indicators
- Malaria in Pregnancy
- Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
- Obstetric Fistula
- Postabortion Care
- Reproductive Health in Emergency Situations
- Safe Motherhood
- Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
- Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS
- Women’s Nutrition
- Women’s Nutrition and HIV
Men’s health indicators include the following technical areas:
- Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Family Planning and HIV
- The World Health Organization’s Global Reproductive Health (RH) Indicators
- Male Circumcision
- Male Engagement in Reproductive Health Programs
- Reproductive Health in Emergency Situations
- Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS