FRONTIERS
Research Projects in Guatemala

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

2008
"Guatemala: On-site training and outreach increases demand for and provision of vasectomy," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 67. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

2007
Brambila, Carlos, Emma Ottolenghi, Celeste Marin, and Jane T. Bertrand. 2007. "Getting results used: Evidence from reproductive health programmatic research in Guatemala," Health Policy and Planning 22(4): 234–245. (abstract)

de Rodriguez, Blanca, Ricardo Vernon, and Jorge Solórzano. "Expanding access to vasectomy services in the Ministry of Health of Guatemala," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

2005
Montufar, Edwin, Carlos Morales, Ricardo Vernon, Carlos Brambila, and Jorge Solórzano. "Improving access to long-term contraceptives in rural Guatemala through the Ministry of Health,"  FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 274 KB)

2004
Kestler, Edgar and Lilian Ramirez.  “Informing the medical community in Guatemala about emergency contraception,” FRONTIERS Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 1.4 MB)

Guatemalan Association of Female Physicians (AGMM). "Scaling up a successful counseling model in Guatemala," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 4.0 MB)

2003
Brambila, Carlos and Berta Taracena. "Availability and acceptability of IUDs in Guatemala," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 500 KB)

"Ghana and Guatemala: Clients and providers need better support and guidance on IUDs," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 32. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 251 KB)

León, Federico R., Carlos Brambila, Marisela de la Cruz, John H. Bratt, Julio García Colindres, Benedicto Vásquez, and Carlos Morales. "Testing balanced counseling to improve provider-client interaction in Guatemala's MOH clinics," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 1.3 MB)

León, Federico R., Carlos Brambila, Marisela de la Cruz, John H. Bratt, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Verónica Dávila, Carlo Bonatto, and Alex Ríos. "Effects of IGSS' job aids-assisted balanced counseling algorithms on quality of care and client outcomes," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 900 KB)

León, Federico R., Alex Ríos, Adriana Zumarán, Marisela de la Cruz, Carlos Brambila, and John H. Bratt. "Enhancing quality for clients: The balanced counseling strategy," FRONTIERS Program Brief no. 3. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

2002
Jacobs, Erika, Carlos Brambila, and Ricardo Vernon. "Reproductive health care in the postnatal period in Guatemala," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 598 KB)

2001
Bratt, John H., Adrian Valdez, Roberto Molina, Mario Alfaro, Marco Antonio Barrientos, Carlos Brambila, and Werner Figueroa. " Setting prices for reproductive health services in a public hospital in Guatemala," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 450 KB)

Copies of conference reports, summaries, program briefs, and research updates are available free of charge. Contact frontiers@popcouncil.org. FRONTIERS publications are also available on the USAID/DEC Web site, www.dec.org.

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