Overview
The Population Council began conducting research in Honduras in 1986. Past studies have included improving the quality of postabortion care, promoting male involvement in reproductive health care, and expanding the roles of midwives and auxiliary nurses.
Currently the Council is conducting no programs or research in Honduras.
Highlights of past work
- Developed and implemented outreach activities to increase awareness of emergency contraception (EC) among target groups such as adolescents, factory workers, and nongovernmental organizations working with victims of violence.
- Provided technical assistance to develop EC curriculums, job aids, and training materials for rural health care providers.
- Tested strategies to inform communities about the availability and use of the IUD including training providers on how to conduct IUD informational activities in rural and semiurban health centers and posts.
Banner photo: © 1998 Sean Hawkey, courtesy of Photoshare
Projects
Assessing the Need and Opportunities for Improved Linkages Between Conditional Cash Transfers and Reproductive Health Programs in the Latin America and Caribbean Region (more)
The Council’s FRONTIERS program documented conditional cash transfer programs in six countries to determine how they could be better linked to reproductive health programs.
(6/2007 - 2/2008)
Health care financing
Resources
Adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people (HTML)Series of 51 data guides by country
Publication date: 2009
Adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people--Honduras 2005 (PDF) (HTML)
Publication date: 2009
Nurse auxiliaries as providers of intrauterine devices for contraception in Guatemala and Honduras (abstract)
Vernon,Ricardo
Reproductive Health Matters 17(33): 51-60
Publication date: 2009
Increasing use of the IUD through community and clinic based education activities in rural Honduras (PDF)
Flores,Ivo Flores; Fonseca,Elida Rosa Aguilar; Flores,Rosa Merlen; Vernon,Ricardo; Solorzano,Jorge; Pavón,Suyapa; Falck,Marco Tulio; Sanchez,Alba Lidia
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2007
Emergency contraception in Honduras: Knowledge, attitudes, and practice among urban family planning clients (abstract)
Garcia,Sandra G.; Lara,Diana K.; Landis,Sarah H.; Yam,Eileen A.; Pavón,Suyapa
Studies in Family Planning 37(3): 187-196
Publication date: 2006
Systematic screening: A strategy for determining and meeting clients' reproductive health needs (PDF)
Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Program Brief (no. 6)
Publication date: 2006
Systematic screening as a strategy to increase services integration and revenues in Honduras (PDF)
Vernon,Ricardo; Foreit,James R.; Mancini,Fiorella; Pavón,Suyapa; Torres,Jheisy
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005
Evaluation of United Nations-supported pilot projects for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: Overview of findings (PDF)
Rutenberg,Naomi; Baek,Carolyn; Kalibala,Sam; Rosen,James
HIV/AIDS Working Paper
Publication date: 2003
Programme recommendations for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: A practical guide for managers (PDF)
Rutenberg,Naomi; Kalibala,Sam; Baek,Carolyn; Rosen,James
HIV/AIDS Working Paper
Publication date: 2003
Honduras: Mejorar la salud reproductiva, Investigación operativa, 2002 (PDF)
FRONTERAS Reporte
Publication date: 2002
Expansion of postpartum/postabortion contraception in Honduras (PDF)
Medina,Ruth; Vernon,Ricardo; Mendoza,Irma; Aguilar,Claudia
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001
Honduras: Marketing new reproductive health services is cost-effective (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 26)
Publication date: 2001
Honduras: Posparto y post-aborto, momentos para hablar de planificación familiar [Honduras: Postpartum and postabortion, women want to talk about family planning] (PDF)
FRONTERAS Resumen de Investigación Operative (número 17)
Publication date: 2001
Honduras: Postpartum and postabortion patients want family planning (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 25)
Publication date: 2001
Honduras: Promover nuevos servicios de salud reproductiva es costo-efectivo [Honduras: Marketing reproductive health services is cost-effective] (PDF)
FRONTERAS Resumen de Investigación Operative (no. 18)
Publication date: 2001
Promoting reproductive health services in rural communities in Honduras (PDF)
Mendoza,Irma; Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001
Reproductive health working group
Mendoza,Irma; Medina,Ruth; Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001
Technical assistance to NGOs working in reproductive health in Honduras
Mendoza,Irma
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001
Integrando la sexualidad en la planificación familiar: La experiencia de tres proyectos de VIH/ETS en América Latina y el Caribe
Becker,Julie; Leitman,Elizabeth; Fathalla,Mahmoud F.
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 8)
Publication date: 1997
Introducing sexuality within family planning: The experience of three HIV/STD prevention projects from Latin America and the Caribbean (PDF)
Becker,Julie; Leitman,Elizabeth; Fathalla,Mahmoud F.
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 8)
Publication date: 1997
Honduras Fast Facts
| Population (millions) | 8.4 |
|---|---|
| Total fertility rate | 3.1 |
| Infant deaths per 1,000 live births | 26 |
| Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births | 110 |
| Girls aged 20-24 married by age 18 (%) | 39 |
| HIV/AIDS prevalence (%) | 0.8 |
| Living below US $2 per day (%) | 36 |
Country statistics from Demographic and Health Surveys, 1987–2011; UNAIDS and UNICEF websites (accessed 10/22/2012); "World Population Data Sheet" (Population Reference Bureau, 2012) | |
What's New
- 31 January 2013 | Bixby fellowship application deadline: The Council’s Fred H. Bixby Fellowship Program expands training opportunities for social scientists and biomedical researchers in the health and population fields. The program is geared toward developing-country nationals in the early stages of their careers. (more)
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