FRONTIERS Projects | Situational Analysis of the use of Contraception in Postpartum, Postabortion, and Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission

FRONTIERS PROJECT
Situational Analysis of the Use of Contraception in Postpartum, Postabortion, and Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission

FRONTIERS is working with the Centre d’Evaluation et de Recherche Apliquée (Center for Evaluation and Applied Research, CERA), the Ministry of Health, JHPIEGO, Management Systems for Health, USAID, and various nongovernmental organizations to assess the use of family planning in postpartum, postabortion, and PMTCT services in Haiti. CERA will review policies and previous experiences through diagnostic studies in 10 hospitals and 20 health centers as well as through qualitative studies with the clients of these facilities.

Location

Haiti

Duration

January 2006–January 2007

Population Council researcher

Ricardo Vernon

Non-Council collaborators

Centre d'Evaluation et de Recherche Apliquée (CERA)

JHPIEGO

Management Systems for Health

Haiti Ministry of Health

Donor

US Agency for International Development

Publications/Resources
Council researchers' names appear in boldface type.

2008
"Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nicaragua: Women living with HIV have unmet family planning needs," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 75. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

Rivero-Fuentes, M. Estela, Ricardo Vernon, Michaelle Boulos, and Louis-Marie Boulos. "Situation analysis of the integration of family planning services in postpartum, postabortion and prevention of mother to child transmission programs in Haiti," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 670 KB)