FRONTIERS
Research Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean on Contraception

Regional

• Increasing Access to and Quality and Integration of Contraceptive Services in Latin America and the Caribbean: Findings from Operations Research (completed)

Bolivia

• Testing a Model for the Delivery of Emergency Obstetric Care and Family Planning Services in the Bolivian Public Health System (completed)

Dominican Republic

• Contraceptive Services in Postpartum, Postabortion, and PMTCT Programs in the Dominican Republic (ongoing)

• Understanding Successful Condom Use in the Dominican Republic (completed)

Guatemala

• Expanding Access to Vasectomy Services in Guatemala (completed)
• Increasing Access to Long-term Contraceptives in Rural Areas Through the MOH in Guatemala (completed)
• Scaling Up a Successful Counseling Model (completed)
• Availability and Acceptability of Intrauterine Devices in Guatemala (completed)

Haiti

• Situational Analysis of the Use of Contraception in Postpartum, Postabortion and Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (ongoing)

Honduras

• Disseminating Information on the IUD in Rural Honduras (completed)
• Expansion of the Role of Nurse Auxiliaries in the Provision of Family Planning Services (completed)
• Expansion of Postpartum/Postabortion Contraceptive Services in Honduras (completed)

Mexico

• Improving the Reproductive Health of Youth in Mexico (completed)

• Dissemination of Laws and Regulations Related to the Right to Choose a Contraceptive Method in a Free and Informed Way (completed)

Nicaragua

• Situation Analysis of the Use of Contraception in Postpartum, Postabortion and Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (PMTCT) Programs (ongoing)

Peru

• Monitoring Family Planning Providers’ Compliance with the Quality of Care Norms of Peru’s Ministry of Health (completed)
• Year 2000: Monitoring Family Planning Providers’ Compliance with the Quality of Care Norms of Peru’s Ministry of Health (completed)

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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See Also

• Population Council Contraception
• FRONTIERS Community-based Distribution of Contraceptives
• FRONTIERS Emergency Contraception

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For more information contact:
Frontiers in Reproductive Health (FRONTIERS)
Population Council
4301 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Suite 280
Washington, DC 20008 USA
Telephone: +1 202 237 9400
Facsimile: +1 202 237 8410
E-mail: frontiers@popcouncil.org

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