FRONTIERS
Research Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean on Contraception

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

2008
"Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nicaragua: Promoting family planning during the postpartum period can increase contraceptive acceptance," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 74. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

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

Quiterio, Gisela, Maritza Molina, Marija Miric, Ricardo Vernon, and M. Estela Rivero-Fuentes. "Situation analysis of the integration of family planning services in postpartum, postabortion and prevention of mother to child transmission programs in the Dominican Republic," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 614 KB)

Rivero-Fuentes, Estela and Antonieta Martin. "Regional workshop to use the findings from operations research to increase the access, quality and integration of contraceptive services in Latin America and the Caribbean,” FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 365 KB) (PDF en español, 354 KB)

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)

Solis, Freddy, Ana del Carmen Rojas, Adilia Gadea, M. Estela Rivero-Fuentes, and Ricardo Vernon. "Situation analysis of the integration of family planning services in postpartum, postabortion and prevention of mother to child transmission programs in Nicaragua," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 587 KB)

2007
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, 220 KB)

Flores, Ivo Flores, Élida Rosa Aguilar Fonseca, Rosa Merlen Flores, Ricardo Vernon, Jorge Solorzano, Suyapa Pavón, Marco Tulio Falck, and Alba Lidia Sánchez. "Increasing use of the IUD through community and clinic based education activities in rural Honduras," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 614 KB) (PDF en español, 167 KB)

2005
"Dominican Republic and Mexico: Promote condom use by emphasizing personal benefits," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 50. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

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
Vernon, Ricardo and Maricela Durá. "Improving the reproductive health of youth in Mexico," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 3.8 MB)

2003
Billings, Deborah L., Eliana del Pozo, and Hugo Arévalo. "Testing a model for the delivery of emergency obstetric care and family planning services in the Bolivian public health system," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 1.1 MB)

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)

"Mexico: Strengthen education on adolescent reproductive health," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 36. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

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

"Honduras: Postpartum and postabortion patients want family planning," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 25. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 272 KB)

Medina, Ruth, Ricardo Vernon, Irma Mendoza, and Claudia Aguilar. "Expansion of postpartum and postabortion contraception in Honduras," FRONTIERS Final Report. (PDF, 637 KB)

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

2000
"Peru: Managers must monitor quality of care regularly," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 6. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 314 KB)

"Peru: Tell clients how to use their chosen method," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 9. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 282 KB)

1999
"FRONTIERS adolescent reproductive health project update: Encuesta gente joven" [Youth survey], FRONTIERS Project Update no. 1. Mexico City: Population Council. (PDF, 710 KB)

León, Federico R. "Providers' compliance with quality of care norms," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington: Population Council. (PDF, 2.5 MB)

Santos, Elsa , Silvia Llaguno, and Ricardo Vernon. "Mexico: Protecting informed consent," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 89 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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