FRONTIERS PROJECT
Expansion of the Role of Nurse Auxiliaries in the Provision of Family Planning Services

FRONTIERS and the Ministry of Health (MOH) examined the feasibility of training nurse auxiliaries, who staff rural health centers, to provide intrauterine devices (IUDs), injectable contraceptives (DMPA), and Pap tests. The project documented the acceptability and feasibility of training nurse auxiliaries to give DMPA injections. Recommendations included including training for the delivery of services in auxiliary nursing school curriculums, exam requirements, and MOH/nongovernmental organization job descriptions.

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Location

Honduras

Duration

April 1999–June 2001

Population Council researchers

Ricardo Vernon, Irma Mendoza

(For more information about this study, please contact frontiers@popcouncil.org.)

Non-Council collaborator

Honduran Family Planning Association (ASHONPLAFA)

Ministry of Health

Donor

US Agency for International Development

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

2001
"Honduras: Marketing new reproductive health services is cost-effective," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 26. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 286 KB)

Mendoza, Irma and Ricardo Vernon. "Promoting reproductive health services in rural communities in Honduras," FRONTIERS Final Report. (PDF, 636 KB)

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See Also

• Honduras
• Operations Research
• General Quality of Care 
• Technical Assistance/Institution Building
• FRONTIERS Honduras
• FRONTIERS Technical Assistance/Institution Building
• FRONTIERS Research Tools
• FRONTIERS Quality of Care Improvement

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