Includes bibliographical references and index.

Clinical governance in the United Kingdom and the U.S. national strategy for quality improvement : interrelationships with the principles of evidence-based practice -- Overview of the key concepts and guiding principles of EBP as applied in sexual and reproductive health care -- Systematic reviews : meta-analysis and synthesis of qualitative research findings consolidating research evidence for EBP -- EBP: practical challenges in the implementation process -- Applied reproductive physiology : scientific aspects -- Sexually transmitted infections and associated reproductive tract infections : recommended screening, care and treatment interventions -- HIV/AIDS: contemporary interventions -- Contraception in a changing world -- Requirements for surveillance systems, policy regulations, control and prevention -- Subfertility and its impact -- Identifying special client groups with recommended screening services and referral systems -- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, trans-sexual and questioning dispositions -- Applied psychology and sexual health: the roles of clinical and health psychologists -- Counseling and psychotherapeutic interventions in sexual health care -- Roles and responsibilities of sexual health advisers and partner services providers -- Health promotion and health education : integral components of excellence in sexual and reproductive health care -- Developing a competent and capable sexual and reproductive workforce -- Significance of research and clinical audit in sexual and reproductive healthcare -- Ethical, moral and legal quandaries in professional practice in sexual and reproductive health care -- Endeavours in sexual and reproductive care and service provision in resource constrained countries : Lesotho.