FRONTIERS
OR Summaries by Region and Country
(click here for chronological list)

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• Asia and the Near East

• Latin America and the Caribbean

• Europe and Eurasia

• Across countries

Sub-Saharan Africa

Regional
"Malaria in pregnancy pilot projects nationally adopted in Kenya and Malawi," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 77. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2008. (full text)

"Burkina Faso and Mali: Female genital cutting harms women's health," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 10. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2000. (PDF, 331 KB)

Benin
"Benin: Target men to increase use of health services," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 18. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2002. (PDF, 268 KB)

Burkina Faso
"Burkina Faso: Political will, law enforcement, and educational campaigns appear to be reducing FGM/C," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 72. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2008. (full text)

"Burkina Faso: Community education program scaled-up in Burkina Faso," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 55. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2005. (full text)

"Burkina Faso: Upgrading postabortion care benefits clients and providers," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 3.  Washington, DC: Population Council, 2000. (PDF, 313 KB)

Burkina Faso (and Mali)
"Burkina Faso and Mali: Female genital cutting harms women's health," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 10. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2000. (PDF, 331 KB)

Cameroon
"Cameroon: Peer education and youth-friendly media reduce risky sexual behavior," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 37. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2003.  (full text)

Ghana
"Ghana: Combine learning approaches to improve maternal care," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 57. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2006. (full text)

"Ghana: Community workers can communicate STI and HIV/AIDS messages effectively," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 21. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2002. (PDF, 264 KB)

Ghana (and Guatemala)
"Ghana and Guatemala: Clients and providers need better support and guidance on IUDs," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 32. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2003. (PDF, 251 KB)

Kenya
"Kenya: Integrating services for FP and HIV improves quality and HIV testing," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 78. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2008. (full text)

"Kenya: Islamic scholars find no religious justification for FGM/C," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 73. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2008. (full text)

"Kenya: Training can enhance providers’ management of FGM/C and willingness to advocate against the practice," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 71. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2008. (full text)

"Kenya: Multisectoral engagement increases support for youth RH" FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 65. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2007. (full text)

“Kenya: Mobilize health care providers to advocate against FGM/C,” FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 60. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2007. (full text)

"Kenya: Begin community dialogue on FGM/C by discussing cultural justification,” FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 59. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2007. (full text)

"Kenya: Communities support adolescent reproductive health education," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 33. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2003. (full text)

"Kenya: Community sensitization must precede alternative coming-of-age rite," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 27. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2002. (PDF, 284 KB)

"Kenya: On-site antenatal syphilis services are cost-effective," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 22. Washington, DC: Population Council,  2001. (PDF, 263 KB)

"Kenya: Identifying RTIs remains problematic: Prevention is essential," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 9. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2000. (PDF, 318 KB)

"Kenya: Offer family planning in hospital wards," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 5. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2000. (PDF, 308 KB)

Mali
"Mali: Empowering health workers to advocate against female genital cutting," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 11. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2000. (PDF, 310 KB)

"Mali: FGC excisors persist despite entreaties," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 2. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2000. (PDF, 314 KB)

Mali (and Burkina Faso)
"Burkina Faso and Mali: Female genital cutting harms women's health," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 10. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2000. (PDF, 331 KB)

Senegal
"Senegal: Education and public declarations contribute to Tostan’s success," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 70. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2008. (full text)

"Senegal: Mainstreaming adolescent health: Building on local support systems," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 64. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2007. (full text)

"Senegal: Community education program increases dialogue on FGC," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 54. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2005. (full text)

"Senegal: Expand access to safe postabortion care services in rural areas," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 43. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2004. (full text)

"Senegal: Involve community networks in adolescent reproductive health," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 35. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2003. (full text)

"Senegal: Train more providers in postabortion care," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 4. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2000. (PDF, 311 KB)

Senegal (and Philippines)
"Philippines and Senegal: Services improve quality of care but fail to increase FP continuation," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 30. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2002. (PDF, 143 KB)

South Africa
"South Africa: Integrating services for FP and HIV improves quality and HIV testing," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 79. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2008. (full text)

"South Africa: Integrated approach improves quality of post-rape care," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 69. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2008. (full text)

"South Africa: Youth centers: A costly way to provide reproductive health services," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 66. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2007. (full text)

"South Africa: Improve facility management to increase nurse retention," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 63. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2007. (full text)

"South Africa: Antenatal couples counseling is feasible but challenging," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 58. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2006. (full text)

"South Africa: Providers should encourage sexually active youth to use condoms," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 24. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2001. (PDF, 277 KB)

"South Africa: Who uses youth centers and why?" FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 23. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2001. (PDF, 268 KB)

Zambia
"Zambia: Peer educators can promote safer sex behaviors," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 17. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2001. (PDF, 262 KB)

Zimbabwe
"Zimbabwe: CBD roles modified to address Zimbabwe's HIV/AIDS crisis," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 29. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2002. (PDF, 275 KB)

"Zimbabwe: RTI screening methods for women are not cost-effective," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 1. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2000. (PDF, 338 KB)

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Asia and the Near East

Regional
"South Asia: Clarify goals and expand the reach of anti-trafficking programs," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 28. Washington, DC: Population Council,  2003. (PDF, 286 KB)

Bangladesh
"RH curriculum enhances vocational students’ knowledge and behavior," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 62. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2007. (full text)

"Bangladesh: Clients and providers see benefits of emergency contraception pills," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 48. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2004. (full text)

"Bangladesh: Offering reproductive health services for men improves clinic utilization," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 47. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2004. (full text)

"Bangladesh: High quality of care during outreach linked to contraceptive use," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 41. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2004. (full text)

"Bangladesh: Broaden outreach to increase use of new services," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 39. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2004. (full text)

"Bangladesh: Link adolescent reproductive health resources to increase access," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 34. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2003. (full text)

Egypt
"Egypt: Encourage journalists to cover reproductive health," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 15. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2000. (PDF, 318 KB)

"Egypt: NGOs need to join forces to end FGC," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 14. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2000. (PDF, 271 KB)

"Egypt: Expand access to postabortion care," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 12. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2000. (PDF, 308 KB)

"Egypt: Family planning providers should encourage clients to discuss sexual problems," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 7. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2000. (PDF, 301 KB)

India
"India: Quality assurance procedure monitors and improves quality of services," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 76. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2008. (full text)

"India: Enhancing girls' life skills requires long-term commitment," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 53. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2005. (full text)

"India: Broad representation supports credibility of village committees," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 52. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2005. (full text)

"India: Men’s involvement in partner’s pregnancy yields health benefits," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 45. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2004. (full text)

Indonesia
"Indonesia: Educate clients to communicate their needs to providers," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 40. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2004. (full text)

"Indonesia: Train journalists to write about reproductive health," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 16. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2001. (PDF, 273 KB)

"Indonesia: Coordinated studies are needed to access trends," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 8. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2001. (PDF, 293 KB)

Nepal
"Nepal: Support communication to enhance young mothers’ reproductive health," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 51. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2005. (full text)

Philippines
"Philippines: Mobilize policy champion teams to foster utilization of management tools," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 31. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2003. (PDF, 172 KB)

Philippines (and Senegal)
"Philippines and Senegal: Services improve quality of care but fail to increase FP continuation," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 30. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2003. (PDF, 143 KB)

West Bank/Gaza
"West Bank/Gaza: Promote awareness of the benefits of women's reproductive health," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 46. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2004. (full text)

"West Bank/Gaza: Stress the importance and cost-effectiveness of postpartum care," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 20. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2001. (PDF, 288 KB)

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Latin America and the Caribbean

Regional
"Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nicaragua: Women living with HIV have unmet family planning needs," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 75. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

"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)

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

"Bolivia: Marketing and economic analyses help NGOs develop strategies for sustainability," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 61. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2007. (full text)

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

Ecuador
"Ecuador: Use commercial marketing to increase sustainability," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 19. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2001. (PDF, 277 KB)

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

"Ghana and Guatemala: Clients and providers need better support and guidance on IUDs," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 32. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2003. (PDF, 251 KB)

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

"Honduras: Postpartum and postabortion patients want family planning," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 25. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2001. (PDF, 272 KB)

Mexico
"Mexico: Strengthen education on adolescent reproductive health," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 36. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2003. (full text)

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

Peru
"Peru: Leadership facilitates sustainability of postabortion care services," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 42. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2004. (full text)

"Peru: Targeted counseling enhances client knowledge and contraceptive use," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 38. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2004. (full text)

"Peru: Tell clients how to use their chosen method," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 13. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2000. (PDF, 282 KB)

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

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Europe and Eurasia

Kazakhstan
"Kazakhstan: Promote LAM for postpartum family planning and birth spacing," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 56. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2006.
(full text)

Russia
"Russia: Postabortion family planning counseling and services lead to increased contraceptive use," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 44. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2004. (full text)

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Across countries

"Bolivia and Mexico: System-wide planning is needed for decentralized postabortion care," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 49. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2005. (full text)

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

"Ghana and Guatemala: Clients and providers need better support and guidance on IUDs," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 32. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2003. (PDF, 251 KB)

"Philippines and Senegal: Services improve quality of care but fail to increase FP continuation," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 30.  Washington, DC: Population Council, 2002. (PDF, 143 KB)

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