FRONTIERS
Research Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean
on General Quality of Care Improvement

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

2008
"Bolivia: A gender focus in service delivery improves quality of care," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 68. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

Riveros, Patricia, Antonieta Martin, and Ricardo Vernon. “Introduction of quality of care and a gender perspective in reproductive health service organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean,” FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 295 KB)

2007
de la Quintana, Erica Palenque, Patricia Riveros Hamel, and Ricardo Vernon. "Consolidating a gender perspective in the PROCOSI network," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 702 KB)

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)

2005
Foreit, James R., Ricardo Vernon, and Patricia Riveros Hamel. "Use of systematic screening to increase the provision of reproductive health services in Bolivia," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 94 KB)

Gonzáles, Fernando and Máriel Loayza. “Operations research to improve postabortion care (PAC) services in three public hospitals, Bolivia,” FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 270 KB)

Gonzáles, Fernando S., Maria Antonieta Martín, Rosario Pérez Mendoza, and Ricardo Vernon. "Cross-cultural adaptation of reproductive health services in Bolivia," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 205 KB)

Gonzáles, Fernando S. and Ricardo Vernon. “Technical assistance and training for PROCOSI operations research program, Bolivia,” FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 647 KB)

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)

Vernon, Ricardo, James R. Foreit, Fiorella Mancini, Suyapa Pavón, and Jheisy Torres.  "Systematic screening as a strategy to increase services integration and revenues in Honduras,” FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 89 KB)

2004
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 (Guatemala)," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 900 KB)

León, Federico R., Santiago Roca, Alex Ríos, Adriana Zumarán, and Ana Rosa Feijoo. "One-year client impacts of quality of care improvements achieved in Peru," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 931 KB)

Mantilla, María Dolores Castro and Máriel Loayza Antezana. "Evaluation of community education interventions in sexual and reproductive health services in urban-marginal areas of La Paz, Bolivia," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 737 KB)

Palenque, Erica, Lizzy Montaño, Ricardo Vernon, Fernando Gonzáles, Patricia Riveros, and John H. Bratt. "Effects and cost of implementing a gender-sensitive reproductive health program," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council.
(PDF, 2.5 MB)

"Peru: Targeted counseling enhances client knowledge and contraceptive use," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 38. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

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)

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., 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
"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)

"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)

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. 13. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 282 KB)

1999
León, Federico R.  "Providers' compliance with quality of care norms," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 2.5 MB)

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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