FRONTIERS PROJECT
Increasing the Accessibility and Use of the IUD in India

FRONTIERS is working with India’s Directorate of Family Welfare of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation to test a community-based strategy to increase awareness and use of the intrauterine device (IUD) as a contraceptive choice. The interventions include a community awareness campaign, training to increase providers’ counseling and technical skills, enhancement of access to IUD services, and the involvement of pharmacists and private-sector providers in dissemination of IUD messages. The research will also include analysis of the cost and cost-effectiveness as well as the economic viability of the interventions.

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Location

Gujarat, India

Duration

March 2006–February 2008

Population Council researcher

M.E. Khan

Non-Council collaborator

Centre for Operations Research and Training (CORT)

Donor

US Agency for International Development

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See Also

• India

• Contraception

• Reproductive Health
• FRONTIERS India
• FRONTIERS Contraception

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