FRONTIERS
Research Projects Across Countries
on General Quality of Care Improvement

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

2008
Vernon, Ricardo, James R. Foreit, and Emma Ottolenghi. "Introducing systematic screening to reduce unmet health needs: A manager’s manual," FRONTIERS Manual, revised edition. Washington, DC: Population Council. (more) (PDF) (PDF en français) (PDF en español)

2006
Foreit, James R. “Systematic screening: A strategy for determining and meeting clients’ reproductive health needs,” FRONTIERS Program Brief no. 6. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 348 KB)

2003
Creel, Liz C. and Rebecca J. Perry. "Improving the quality of reproductive health care for young people," New Perspectives on Quality of Care no. 4. Washington, DC: PRB/Population Council. (PDF, 294 KB) References (PDF, 163 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)

Raney, Laura, Stephanie Joyce, and John W. Townsend. "Improving the quality of reproductive health care: How much does it cost?" New Perspectives on Quality of Care no. 5. Washington, DC: PRB/Population Council. (PDF, 320 KB) References (PDF, 163 KB)

2002
Creel, Liz C., Justine V. Sass, and Nancy V. Yinger. "Client-centered quality: Clients' perspective and barriers to receiving care," New Perspectives on Quality of Care no. 2. Washington, DC: PRB/Population Council. (PDF, 218 KB) References (PDF, 163 KB)

Creel, Liz C., Justine V. Sass, and Nancy V. Yinger. "Overview of quality of care in reproductive health: Definitions and measurements of quality," New Perspectives on Quality of Care no. 1. Washington, DC: PRB/Population Council.  (PDF, 221 KB) References (PDF, 163 KB)

Lantis, Kristina, Cynthia P. Green, and Stephanie Joyce. "Providers and quality of care," New Perspectives on Quality of Care no. 3. Washington, DC: PRB/Population Council. (PDF, 214 KB) References (PDF, 163 KB)

Murphy, E.M. "Best practices in client–provider Interactions in reproductive health services: A review of the literature," New Perspectives on Quality of Care Series Paper.  Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau and Population Council. (PDF, 140 KB).

"Philippines and Senegal: Services improve quality of care but fail to increase FP continuation," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 30.  Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 143 KB)

"Rapport du seminaire national [au Mali] pour la definition d'une strategie d'eradication de l'excision," Rapport du Projet de Recherche Operationnelle et d’Assistance Technique en Afrique II. Bamako: Population Council et République du Mali, Commissariat à la Promotion des Femmes. (PDF, 224 KB)

1997
Diallo, Assitan. "Mutilations genitales geminines (MGF) au Mali: Revue de la litterature et des actions menees," Rapport Final du Projet de Recherche Operationnelle et d’Assistance Technique en Afrique II. Bamako: Population Council. (PDF, 280 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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