Population Council Research that makes a difference

Projects

ECafrique (more)
The African Forum on Emergency Contraception, or ECafrique, is a bilingual, international network of health care and business professionals that seeks to increase the availability of high-quality emergency contraception (EC) services in Africa.
(1/2002 - ongoing)
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda

Strengthening Evidence for Programming on Unintended Pregnancy (STEP UP) (more)
The Population Council is the coordinating partner for STEP UP, which will generate policy-relevant research to promote an evidence-based approach for improving access to family planning and safe abortion.
(1/2011 - 1/2016)
Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Kenya, Senegal

Assessing the Acceptability of the Progesterone Vaginal Ring in Sub-Saharan Africa (more)
To expand contraceptive options for women in sub-Saharan Africa we are evaluating the acceptability of the progesterone vaginal ring, a user-controlled contraceptive method for lactating women, and exploring strategies for how to introduce the new technology.
(10/2011 - 9/2014)
Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal

Responding to the Need for Family Planning through Expanded Contraceptive Choices and Program Services (RESPOND) (more)
Council researchers are providing technical assistance in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of a project to advance the use of long-acting and permanent methods and other reproductive health and family planning services.
(6/2009 - 6/2013)
Bangladesh

Provider Beliefs, Attitudes, and Practices Concerning Emergency Contraception (more)
The Council is collaborating with national partners to review current access to emergency contraception (EC), particularly with respect to providers’ attitudes toward the method in India, Nigeria, and Senegal. The data generated will be used to develop a global advocacy strategy to improve provider support for EC access and to improve access within each country.
(1/2011 - 3/2012)
India, Nigeria, Senegal

Postabortion Contraception Following Medical and Surgical Abortion Among Women in India (more)
A Council study determined that adoption and continuation of postabortion contraception are virtually identical among women undergoing surgical and medical abortion in India.
(11/2009 - 12/2011)
India

Increasing Access to Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services through Community Health Workers: Case Study of a Dual-cadre Model in India (more)
The Council conducted research on community health workers in India to examine how different cadres of health workers function in relation to one other in order to improve access to reproductive health and family planning services in rural areas.
(10/2010 - 9/2011)
India

Mainstreaming Emergency Contraception in Kenya (more)
This Council project focused on providing emergency contraception in public- and private-sector facilities in Kenya, training providers, and creating awareness about emergency contraception among the population as a whole.
(10/2006 - 12/2010)
Kenya

Demand-based Reproductive Health Commodity Project (more)
Council researchers introduced DBRHCP to increase use of reproductive health services by emphasizing creating demand and improving the quality of reproductive health services through informed choice.
(10/2005 - 8/2009)
Bangladesh

Demand-based Reproductive Health Commodity Project: Creating a Space for Men and Youth at Health and Family Welfare Centers (more)
Council researchers tested the feasibility of providing access to reproductive health services among men and youth in rural areas of Bangladesh.
(7/2007 - 3/2009)
Bangladesh

Demand-based Reproductive Health Commodity Project: Increasing the Rational Use of Modern Contraceptive Methods During the Reproductive Life Cycle (more)
Operations research in Bangladesh sought to increase the appropriate use of contraceptives based on the reproductive life cycle and decrease discontinuation of methods.
(2/2007 - 3/2009)
Bangladesh

Increasing Awareness of Emergency Contraception in Marginalized Communities in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (more)
Council researchers are collaborating on a study to increase awareness about emergency contraception among marginalized communities in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
(9/2007 - 3/2009)
Mexico

Comprehensive Condom Programming in West Africa (more)
This Council project identified strategies for re-integrating the female and male condom in the national reproductive health and HIV and AIDS programs of Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Mauritania, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
(1/2008 - 12/2008)
Burkina Faso, Congo, DRC, Liberia, Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leone

Demand-based Reproductive Health Commodity Project: Improving the Quality of Family Planning Services for Urban Slum Populations (more)
Population Council research is improving the quality of family planning services for urban slum populations in Bangladesh.
(7/2007 - 12/2008)
Bangladesh

Strengthening Safe Sex Decisionmaking: Creating Conditions for Scaling Up Access to Life Skill Sexual and Reproductive Health Education and Condom Services (more)
A Council project in Bangladesh provided male youth with sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and skills and access to condoms for safer sex practices.
(10/2005 - 12/2008)
Bangladesh

Female Condom Exploratory Mapping Exercise (more)
The Population Council conducted a mapping exercise to gain an understanding of female condom (FC) procurement, distribution, and programming in Ghana and to explore the viability of enhancing national FC promotion.
(2/2008 - 11/2008)
Ghana

Production of an Emergency Contraception Guidance Tool and Summary Article (more)
This global project synthesized and disseminated the experience of programs around the world that have successfully introduced EC into their method mix.
(7/2007 - 5/2008)
Global

Strengthening Emergency Contraception in Nepal (more)
Population Council researchers assisted Nepal’s government in integrating emergency contraception into the country’s family planning program.
(3/2006 - 5/2008)
Nepal

Strengthening Postnatal Care Services Including Early Postpartum Family Planning in Kenya (more)
Council researchers worked with Kenya's Division of Reproductive Health and ACCESS-FP/JHPIEGO to develop and introduce a strengthened postnatal care package for Kenyan women in selected facilities with maternity units.
(8/2006 - 3/2008)
Kenya

Increasing the Accessibility and Use of the IUD in India (more)
Council researchers worked with India’s Directorate of Family Welfare to increase awareness of and access to the intrauterine device.
(3/2006 - 2/2008)
India

Introduction of Emergency Contraception into Ministry of Health Programs (more)
In Pakistan, the Council assisted the Ministry of Health in introducing emergency contraception (EC) into its family planning program.
(10/2007 - 2/2008)
Pakistan

Enhancing Correct Use of Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM) and Postabortion Use of Family Planning in Egypt (more)
Researchers with the Council’s FRONTIERS program helped the Egyptian government build its capacity to promote the correct use of the lactational amenorrhea method.
(6/2007 - 1/2008)
Egypt

Helping Women Achieve Optimal Birth-spacing Intervals Through Fostering Linkages Between MCH and FP Services (more)
In Egypt, Council research helped providers integrate maternal and child health and family planning services.
(7/2005 - 1/2008)
Egypt

Introducing Emergency Contraception in the Mexican Family Planning Norm (more)
Council researchers described how emergency contraception was included in the Mexican Family Planning Norm in order to better understand the barriers and opportunities for getting other essential women’s health drugs approved.
(1/2005 - 12/2007)
Mexico

Developing and Testing Strategies for Increasing Awareness of the IUD as a Contraceptive Option (more)
Council researchers worked on a global project to identify possible interventions for increasing access to the IUD.
(1/2004 - 6/2007)
Global

Community-based Approaches to Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (more)
Council researchers examined the effectiveness of three community-based strategies in increasing women’s utilization of key PMTCT services in Kibera, an urban slum of Nairobi, Kenya.
(5/2004 - 4/2007)
Kenya

Comparing the Effectiveness and Costs of Alternative Strategies for Improving Access to Information and Services for the IUD in Ghana (more)
Council researchers worked to train health personnel to educate clients in Ghana on long-term contraceptive devices, in particular the IUD.
(11/2004 - 4/2007)
Ghana

Situation Analysis of the Use of Contraception in Postpartum, Postabortion, and Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (PMTCT) Programs (more)
Council researchers assessed the use of family planning in postpartum, postabortion, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in Nicaragua.
(11/2005 - 4/2007)
Nicaragua

Promoting Optimal Inter-pregnancy Intervals in India Through Integrated Public Delivery Systems (more)
Researchers with the Council’s FRONTIERS program collaborated in India to test interventions designed to encourage birth spacing.
(2/2006 - 3/2007)
India

Pilot Study of Contraception and Abortion in Five Country Settings (more)
Council researchers in Pakistan contributed to a five-country study of contraception and abortion.
(3/2006 - 2/2007)
Pakistan

Scaling Up Emergency Contraceptive Pills to the National Level in Bangladesh (more)
Council researchers with the FRONTIERS program worked the Ministry of Health in Bangladesh to introduce emergency contraceptive pills into the National Family Planning Program.
(7/2003 - 2/2007)
Bangladesh

Scaling Up Reproductive Health Services for Men (more)
Council researchers collaborated in Bangladesh to expand and document the integration of male family planning and reproductive health services from eight to 40 Health and Family Welfare Centers.
(9/2005 - 1/2007)
Bangladesh

Situation Analysis of the Use of Contraception in Postpartum, Postabortion, and Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (more)
Council researchers with the FRONTIERS program collaborated on an assessment of the use of family planning in postpartum, postabortion, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in Haiti.
(1/2006 - 1/2007)
Haiti

Increasing Use of Dual Protection by Rickshaw Pullers in Bangladesh (more)
Council researchers with the FRONTIER program sought to increase knowledge among rickshaw pullers in Bangladesh of the benefits of using condoms for dual protection from STIs and pregnancy.
(10/2004 - 6/2006)
Bangladesh

Improving Access to Reproductive Health Information and Condom Services for Male Youth (more)
Population Council researchers conducted OR to determine the feasibility of expanding male youth's access to reproductive health information and condom services through their peers.
(11/2004 - 2/2006)
Bangladesh

Resources

"Community health workers for maternal and child health," fact sheet (PDF) 
Jarvis,Leah; Termini,Nancy
Publication date: 2012


"Expanding access to long-acting reversible contraception," fact sheet (PDF) 
Publication date: 2012


Assessment of management information system [MIS] of national program for family planning and primary health care [LHW Program] (PDF) 
Mahmood,Arshad; Naz,Syeda Saman
Publication date: 2012


Bangladesh: A model for national family planning program integration (HTML) 
Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Khan,M.E.; Foster,Angel M.; Wynn,L.L.
from Emergency Contraception: The Story of a Global Reproductive Health Technology, pp. 221-237
Publication date: 2012


Bellagio consensus: Recommendations for action to increase access to highly effective, long-acting, reversible contraception (PDF) 
Publication date: 2012


Contraceptive use dynamics in Pakistan 2008-09 (PDF) 
Mahmood,Arshad; Naz,Syeda Saman
Publication date: 2012


Council-partnered family planning foundation significantly reduces risk of unintended pregnancy among poor women in the United States (PDF) 
Population Briefs 18(1)
Publication date: 2012


Evidence for action: Quarterly newsletter of the Population Council, Nigeria (PDF) 
Issue no. 1, April
Publication date: 2012


Increasing access to family planning and reproductive health services through community work: A case study of a dual cadre model in India (PDF) 
Ahmad,Jaleel; Bhatnagar,Isha; Khan,M.E.
Publication date: 2012


Increasing postpartum contraception (HTML) 
Goel,Shruti; Bhatnagar,Isha; Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek; Darmstadt,Gary L.; Tarigopula,Usha Kiran; Ganju,Deepika; Donnay,France
from Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes: Designing a Behavior Change Communication Strategy in India, Volume 1: Uttar Pradesh, pp. 144-173
Publication date: 2012


Injectable contraceptives: Perspectives and experiences of women and health care providers in India (PDF) 
Jejeebhoy,Shireen J.; Zavier,A.J.Francis
Publication date: 2012


Introduction of emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) through lady health workers (LHWs) program in Pakistan: Findings of an evaluation study (PDF) 
Mahmood,Arshad; Bin Nisar,Yasir
Publication date: 2012


Key opinion leaders' views regarding emergency contraception in India (PDF) 
Khan,M.E.; Bhatnagar,Isha; Varma,Deepthi S.; Dixit,Anvita
Program brief, February 2012
Publication date: 2012


Progesterone vaginal ring (PVR): A new user-controlled contraceptive for breastfeeding women 
Publication date: 2012


Providers' and key opinion leaders' attitudes and practices regarding emergency contraception in Senegal: Key findings (PDF) 
Mane,Babacar; Brady,Martha; RamaRao,Saumya; Bintou Mbow,Fatou
Program brief, February 2012
Publication date: 2012


Providers' and key opinion leaders' attitudes, beliefs, and practices concerning emergency contraception: A multicountry study in India, Nigeria, and Senegal (PDF) 
Brady,Martha; Khan,M.E.; Ahonsi,Babatunde; Mane,Babacar; Askew,Ian; RamaRao,Saumya
Program brief, February 2012
Publication date: 2012


Providers' and key opinion leaders' attitudes, beliefs, and practices regarding emergency contraception in India: Final survey report 
Khan,M.E.; Varma,Deepthi S.; Bhatnagar,Isha; Dixit,Anvita; Brady,Martha
Publication date: 2012


Providers' and key opinion leaders' attitudes, beliefs, and practices regarding emergency contraception in Nigeria: Key findings (PDF) 
Ahonsi,Babatunde; Salisu,Ishaku; Idowu,Araoyinbo; Oginni,Ayo
Program brief, February 2012
Publication date: 2012


Providers' attitudes and practices regarding emergency contraception in India: Key findings (PDF) 
Khan,M.E.; Bhatnagar,Isha; Varma,Deepthi S.; Dixit,Anvita
Program brief, February 2012
Publication date: 2012


Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes: Designing a Behavior Change Communication Strategy in India, Volume 1: Uttar Pradesh (HTML) 
Publication date: 2012


Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes: Designing a Behavior Change Communication Strategy in India, Volume 2: Bihar (HTML) 
Publication date: 2012


Situation analysis of behavior change communication activities in Bihar: A step towards developing a comprehensive BCC strategy (PDF) 
Khan,M.E.; Bhatnagar,Isha; Hazra,Avishek; Kumar,Mukesh
Publication date: 2012


The Balanced Counseling Strategy Plus: A Toolkit for Family Planning Service Providers Working in High HIV/STI Prevalence Settings (HTML) 
Mullick,Saiqa; Liambila,Wilson; Askew,Ian; Menziwa,Mantshi; Khoza,Doctor; Raney,Laura; Bruce,Linda
Publication date: 2012


A report on consultation on ECP held at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India on August 9, 2011 
Khan,M.E.; Varma,Deepthi S.; Bhatnagar,Isha
Publication date: 2011


Can nurses perform manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) as safely and effectively as physicians? Evidence from India (abstract) 
Jejeebhoy,Shireen J.; Kalyanwala,Shveta; Zavier,A.J.Francis; Kumar,Rajesh; Mundle,Shuchita; Tank,J.; Acharya,Rajib; Jha,Nita
Contraception 84(6): 615-621
Publication date: 2011


Concordance and discordance of couples living in a rural Pakistani village: Perspectives on contraception and abortion -- A qualitative study (abstract) 
Kamran,Iram; Arif,Muhammad Shafique; Vassos,Katherine
Global Public Health 6(suppl. 1): S38-S51
Publication date: 2011


Improving maternal and neonatal health in northern India: A case study of Bahraich and Jhansi 
Khan,Nizamuddin; Khan,M.E.
Publication date: 2011


Is repeat use of emergency contraception common among pharmacy clients? Evidence from Kenya (abstract) 
Keesbury,Jill; Morgan,Gwendolyn; Owino,Benter
Contraception 83(4): 346-351
Publication date: 2011


Provider determinants of emergency contraceptive counseling and provision in Kenya and Ethiopia (abstract) 
Judge,Shana; Peterman,Amber; Keesbury,Jill
Contraception 83(5): 486-490
Publication date: 2011


The realities of 'choice' in Africa: Implications for sexuality, vulnerability, and HIV/AIDS (HTML) 
Undie,Chi-Chi; Tamale,Sylvia
from African Sexualities: A Reader, pp. 521-523
Publication date: 2011


Best practices for expanding access to emergency contraception (PDF) 
Population Briefs 16(1)
Publication date: 2010


Lessons learned from the Ghana Essential Medicines Initiative (PDF) 
Population Council
GEMI (Ghana Essential Medicines Initiative) Final Report
Publication date: 2010


Mainstreaming emergency contraception pills in Kenya (PDF) 
Keesbury,Jill; Wanjiru,Monica; Maina,Katherine
Policy Brief, May
Publication date: 2010


"Current Population Council projects on emergency contraception, 2009" fact sheet (PDF) 
Publication date: 2009


"Emergency contraception: Addressing unwanted pregnancies and maternal mortality in Senegal," fact sheet (PDF) 
Publication date: 2009


A response to critics of family planning programs (PDF) 
Bongaarts,John; Sinding,Steven W.
International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 35(1): 39-44
Publication date: 2009


Acceptability and promotion strategies for LNG-IUS in Ghana: A public health assessment (PDF) 
Nyarko,Philomena; Adohinzin,Cletus; Tapsoba,Placide; Esantsi,Selina; Townsend,John W.; Kanlisi,Nicholas; Ed-Nighpense,Ekua; Asare,Gloria Quansah
Publication date: 2009


ECP handbook: Introducing and mainstreaming the provision of emergency contraceptive pills in developing countries (PDF) 
Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Khan,M.E.; Vernon,Ricardo; Keesbury,Jill; Askew,Ian; Townsend,John W.; Rumbold,Victoria
FRONTIERS Manual
Publication date: 2009


Emergency contraception in South Asia (PDF) 
The Inside Story: Turning Research into Policy and Practice (no. 1)
Publication date: 2009


Enquête sur la contraception d'urgence (CU) au niveau des pharmacies (PDF) 
Diop,Nafissatou J.; Mane,Babacar; Faye,Ousseynou; Niang,Cheikh Ibrahima; Thiaw,Thiaba; Sano Coly,Aissatou; Bintou Mbow,Fatou; Niang Faye,Youmane
Rapport final [executive summary in English; report in French]
Publication date: 2009


Guide pour les pilules de contraception d'urgence : Introduire et développer l'offre des pilules de contraception d'urgence dans les pays en voie de développement (PDF) 
Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Khan,M.E.; Vernon,Ricardo; Keesbury,Jill; Askew,Ian; Townsend,John W.; Rumbold,Victoria
Guide de FRONTIERS
Publication date: 2009


Improving the quality of family planning and reproductive tract infection services for urban slum populations: Demand-based reproductive health commodity project (PDF) 
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur; Rahman,Md.Mafizur
Publication date: 2009


Increasing the rational use of modern contraceptive methods during reproductive life cycle 
Anwar,Md.Mahabub Ul; Arifeen,Aminul; Hena,Ismat Ara; Rahman,Md.Mafizur
Publication date: 2009


Introduction and scaling-up of emergency contraception: Lessons learned from three regions (abstract) 
Fernandez-Cerdeno,Araceli; Vernon,Ricardo; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Keesbury,Jill; Khan,M.E.
Population Review 48(1): 119-134
Publication date: 2009


Mainstreaming EC in Africa: The EC facilitative re-granting program: Final narrative report (PDF) 
Keesbury,Jill; Liambila,Wilson; Niang Faye,Youmane; Rumbold,Victoria
Publication date: 2009


Mainstreaming emergency contraception in Ethiopia's public sector 
Keesbury,Jill; Aytenfisu,Hailegiorgis; Bradford,Spike
Ethiopian Journal of Public Health 
Publication date: 2009


Mainstreaming emergency contraception in Kenya (PDF) 
Keesbury,Jill; Liambila,Wilson; Obare,Francis; Kuria,Paul
Final Project Report
Publication date: 2009


Nurse auxiliaries as providers of intrauterine devices for contraception in Guatemala and Honduras (abstract) 
Vernon,Ricardo
Reproductive Health Matters 17(33): 51-60
Publication date: 2009


The AFFORD Health Marketing Initiative in Uganda: Mid-term evaluation (PDF) 
Rohozynsky,Oleksandr; Billingsley,Christie; Bongiovanni,Annette
Publication date: 2009


The Copperbelt model of integrated care for survivors of rape and defilement: Testing the feasibility of police provision of emergency contraceptive pills (PDF) 
Keesbury,Jill; Zama,Mary; Shreeniwas,Sudha
Final report
Publication date: 2009


The provision of emergency contraceptives in private sector pharmacies in urban Kenya: Experiences of mystery clients 
Obare,Francis; Keesbury,Jill; Liambila,Wilson
African Population Studies 24(1)
Publication date: 2009


"Female-Initiated Prevention Methods (FIPM) in Kenya: Focus on the female condom," program brief (PDF) 
Brady,Martha
Publication date: 2008


"Health facts about emergency contraceptive pills," fact sheet (PDF) 
Publication date: 2008


Enhancing women's protection
 (PDF) 
GEMI (Ghana Essential Medicines Initiative) Progress Report, (Fall)
Publication date: 2008


A situation analysis of care and support for rape survivors at first point of contact in India and Bangladesh (PDF) 
Khan,M.E.; Bhattacharya,Aruna; Bhuiya,Ismat; Aeron,Aditi
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Accuracy of self-screening for contraindications to combined oral contraceptive use (abstract) 
Grossman,Daniel; Fernandez,Leticia; Hopkins,Kristine; Amastae,Jon; Garcia,Sandra G.; Potter,Joseph E.
Obstetrics and Gynecology 112(3): 572-578
Publication date: 2008


Analyse de la situation du condom féminin au Burkina Faso 
Diop,Nafissatou J.; Sawadogo,Ida; Konate,M.
Publication date: 2008


Analyse de la situation du condom féminin au Senegal 
Diop,Nafissatou J.; et.al
Publication date: 2008


Assessing Integration Methodology (AIM): A handbook for measuring and assessing the integration of family planning and other reproductive health services (PDF) (HTML) 
Rivero-Fuentes,M.Estela; RamaRao,Saumya; Estrada,Ricardo; Warren,Charlotte; Mullick,Saiqa; Askew,Ian; Birungi,Harriet; Townsend,John W.; Medina,Susana
Publication date: 2008


Comparing the effectiveness and costs of alternative strategies for improving access to information and services for the IUD in Ghana (PDF) 
Osei,Ivy; Voetagbe,Gertrude; Aikins,Moses; Gyapong,John; Nyarko,Philomena; Birungi,Harriet; Asare,Gloria Quansah; Odoi-Agyarko,Henrietta; Aglah,Olivia
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Determinants of contraceptive use across regions in Bangladesh 
Al-Sabir,Ahmed
Publication date: 2008


Determinants of contraceptive use across regions of Bangladesh 
Al-Sabir,Ahmed
Publication date: 2008


Domestic violence, contraceptive use, and unwanted pregnancy in rural India (abstract) 
Stephenson,Rob; Koenig,Michael A.; Acharya,Rajib; Roy,Tarun K.
Studies in Family Planning 39(3): 177-186
Publication date: 2008


Emergency contraception: Health care providers quick reference guide (PDF) 
Publication date: 2008


Extending prevention of mother-to-child transmission through postpartum family planning in Lesotho (PDF) 
Warren,Charlotte; Phafoli,Semakaleng; Majara,Bosielo; Tsukuluet,Thato
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Final evaluation report on the pilot introduction of youth friendly reproductive health services in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and An Giang 
Population Council; Consultation of Investment in Health Promotion (CIHP); Reproductive Health Projects
Publication date: 2008


Increasing the accessibility, acceptability and use of the IUD in Gujarat, India (PDF) 
Khan,M.E.; Sekhar Kar,Sitanshu; Kishor Desai,Vikas; Patel,Pratibha; Itare,B.P.; Barge,Sandhya
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Increasing the rational use of modern contraceptive methods during the reproductive life cycle 
Anwar,Md.Mahabub Ul; Rob,Ubaidur; Hena,Ismat Ara; Alam,Mohammad Masudul; Haque,Mohammad Ainul; Rahman,Mohammad Ataur
DBRHCP Research Update (no. 2)
Publication date: 2008


Increasing women's use of the IUD for family planning (PDF) 
Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Program Brief (no. 9)
Publication date: 2008


Introduction of emergency contraceptive pills in the public health system of Pakistan: A south-to-south collaboration (PDF) 
Khan,M.E.; Rashida Shaikh,Gul; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Mir,Ali Mohammad; Rob,Ubaidur
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


IUDs: A beneficial, underused contraceptive technology (PDF) 
Population Briefs 14(1)
Publication date: 2008


Knowledge and opinions of emergency contraceptive pills among female factory workers in Tijuana, Mexico (abstract) 
Garcia,Sandra G.; Becker,Davida; Martinez de Castro,Marcela; Paz,Francisco; Diaz-Olavarrieta,Claudia; Acevedo-Garcia,Dolores
Studies in Family Planning 39(3): 199-210
Publication date: 2008


Manual for building capacity of trainers and program managers in emergency contraception (PDF) (HTML) 
Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Khan,M.E.; Sebastian,Mary Philip; Roychowdhury,Sohini
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 2008


National strategic plan for comprehensive condom programming in Liberia, 2009-2013 
Diop,Nafissatou J.; Saydee,Geetor; Taylor,Nyakpu
Publication date: 2008


New contraceptive developments (PDF) 
Momentum, December
Publication date: 2008


New vistas in contraceptive technology (abstract) 
RamaRao,Saumya; Sitruk-Ware,Regine; Townsend,John W.
Gender and Development 16(2): 327-344
Publication date: 2008


Plan strategique du condom féminin au Senegal 
Diop,Nafissatou J.; et.al
Publication date: 2008


Promoting postpartum contraception among young low parity women in India 
FRONTIERS Asia and Near East Region OR Summary (no. 24)
Publication date: 2008


Promoting postpartum contraception among young low parity women: Some salient findings 
Khan,M.E.; Sebastian,Mary Philip; Idnani,Rukma; Kumari,Kaushal
FRONTIERS Asia and Near East Research Update (no. 14)
Publication date: 2008


Rational use of modern contraceptive methods during the reproductive life cycle: Implementation of interventions 
Anwar,Md.Mahabub Ul; Rob,Ubaidur; Rahman,Mohammad Ataur; Haque,Mohammad Ainul; Hena,Ismat Ara
DBRHCP Research Update (no. 6)
Publication date: 2008


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 (PDF) 
Rivero-Fuentes,M.Estela; Martin,Antonieta
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Situation analysis of condoms in Liberia 
Diop,Nafissatou J.; Saydee,Geetor; Taylor,Nyakpu
Publication date: 2008


Strengthening emergency contraception in Nepal (PDF) 
Shrestha,Mahendra Pd.; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Khan,M.E.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Taller regional de utilización de resultados de investigación operativa para incrementar el acceso, la calidad e integración de los servicios anticonceptivos en América Latina y el Caribe


[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] (PDF) 
Rivero-Fuentes,M.Estela; Martin,Antonieta
Informe Final de FRONTERAS
Publication date: 2008


The model works! Repositioning of IUD in public health program in India 
Khan,M.E.; Sekhar Kar,Sitanshu; Kishor Desai,Vikas; Patel,Pratibha
FRONTIERS Asia and Near East Research Update (no. 15)
Publication date: 2008


"Données sur les pilules contraceptives d'urgence [Facts about emergency contraceptive pills]" fact sheet (PDF) (HTML) 
Publication date: 2007


Emergency contraception, female condoms and IUDs in Kenya's public sector:
Findings from a national diagnostic assessment (PDF) 
Keesbury,Jill; Owino,Benter; Bradford,Spike
Publication date: 2007


Jamaican and Barbadian health care providers' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding emergency contraceptive pills
 (abstract) (PDF) 
Yam,Eileen A.; Gordon-Strachan,Georgiana; McIntyre,Garth; Fletcher,Horace; Garcia,Sandra G.; Becker,Davida; Ezcurra,Enrique
International Family Planning Perspectives 33(4): 160-167
Publication date: 2007


Developing and testing strategies for increasing awareness of the IUD as a contraceptive option (PDF) 
Vernon,Ricardo; Khan,M.E.; Birungi,Harriet; Askew,Ian; Stones,William
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2007


Effect of a single vaginal administration of levonorgestrel in Carraguard® gel on the ovulatory process: A potential candidate for 'dual protection' emergency contraception (abstract) 
Brache,Vivian; Croxatto,Horacio B.; Sitruk-Ware,Regine; Maguire,Robin A.; Montero,Juan Carlos; Kumar,Narender; Salvatierra,Ana Maria; Tejada,Ana-Sofia; Cochon,Leila; Forcelledo,Maria Luisa; Lahteenmaki,Pekka; Alvarez,Francisco; Faundes,Anibal
Contraception 76(2): 111-116
Publication date: 2007


Expanding contraceptive choice and improving quality of care in Zambia's Copperbelt: Moving from pilot projects to regional programmes (PDF) 
Skibiak,John P.; Mijere,Peter; Zama,Mary; Simmons,Ruth; Fajans,Peter; Ghiron,Laura
from Scaling Up Health Service Delivery: From Pilot Innovations to Policies and Programmes, pp. 71-88
Publication date: 2007


Exploring the choices of contraception and abortion among married couples in Tret, rural Punjab, Pakistan (PDF) 
Arif,Muhammad Shafique; Kamran,Iram
Publication date: 2007


From pilots to regional programs: Expanding contraceptive choice and improving quality of care in Zambia's Copperbelt: Final Project Report (PDF) 
Keesbury,Jill
Publication date: 2007


Getting results used: Evidence from reproductive health programmatic research in Guatemala (abstract) 
Brambila,Carlos; Ottolenghi,Emma; Marin,M.Celeste; Bertrand,Jane T.
Health Policy and Planning 22(4): 234-245
Publication date: 2007


Guatemala: On-site training and outreach increases demand for and provision of vasectomy (PDF) 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 67)
Publication date: 2007


Increasing use of the IUD through community and clinic based education activities in rural Honduras (PDF) 
Flores,Ivo Flores; Fonseca,Elida Rosa Aguilar; Flores,Rosa Merlen; Vernon,Ricardo; Solorzano,Jorge; Pavón,Suyapa; Falck,Marco Tulio; Sanchez,Alba Lidia
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2007


Introducción de la anticoncepción de emergencia en la Norma Oficial Mexicana de Planificación Familiar" [Introducing emergency contraception in the Mexican Family Planning Official Norm] (abstract) 
Lara,Diana K.; van Dijk,Marieke G.; Garcia,Sandra G.; Grossman,Daniel
Gaceta Médica de México 143(6): 483-487
Publication date: 2007


Introducing and scaling up emergency contraception in the National Family Planning Program: Experience from Bangladesh 
FRONTIERS Asia and Near East Region OR Summary (no. 21)
Publication date: 2007


Introducing sustainable vasectomy services in Guatemala (PDF) 
Vernon,Ricardo; Solorzano,Jorge; Munoz,Blanca
International Family Planning Perspectives 33(4): 182-187
Publication date: 2007


Knowledge, practice, and coverage (KPC) survey: Baseline report, Bagh District (PDF) 
Afridi,Munir; Naz,Saman; Munir,Nayyer
Publication date: 2007


Knowledge, practice, and coverage (KPC) survey: Baseline report, Mansehra District (PDF) 
Afridi,Munir; Naz,Saman; Munir,Nayyer
Publication date: 2007


Mainstreaming emergency contraception in Ethiopia's public sector: Final project report (PDF) 
Keesbury,Jill; Aytenfisu,Hailegiorgis; Bradford,Spike
Publication date: 2007


Provision of emergency contraceptive services through paraprofessionals in India (PDF) 
Kumar,Shiv; Shekhar,Chander; Gupta,N.K.; Roy,Malabika; Khan,M.E.; Sebastian,Mary Philip; Idnani,Rukma; Bhargava,Ardash; Salvi,Vinita
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2007


Repositioning of IUD program in Gujarat: Findings from baseline survey 
Khan,M.E.; Sekhar Kar,Sitanshu; Kishor Desai,Vikas; Patel,Pratibha
FRONTIERS Asia and Near East Region Research Update (no. 11)
Publication date: 2007


Technical assistance to the Institute of Reproductive Health, Georgetown University in researching introduction strategies for the Standard Days contraceptive method (SDM) (PDF) 
RamaRao,Saumya; Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2007


The changing position of IUDs in reproductive health services in developing countries: Opportunities and challenges (abstract) 
Townsend,John W.; Jacobstein,Roy
Contraception 75(6S): S35-S40
Publication date: 2007


The model works! Interim findings from an OR project on repositioning of IUD in Gujarat 
Khan,M.E.; Sekhar Kar,Sitanshu; Kishor Desai,Vikas; Patel,Pratibha; Itare,B.P.
FRONTIERS Asia and Near East Research Update (no. 12)
Publication date: 2007


"Adolescent reproductive health: Resources from Africa," CD-ROM 
Publication date: 2006


"Información sobre las píldoras anticonceptivas de emergencia" fact sheet (PDF) 
Publication date: 2006


Achieving replacement-level fertility in Egypt: Challenges and potential opportunities 
Casterline,John B.; Roushdy,Rania
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2006


Analyse de la situation du préservatif féminin au Sénégal 
Publication date: 2006


Contraceptive use in Uttar Pradesh: Recent evidences and policy/programme implications 
Roy,Tarun K.; Verma,Ravi K.; Pandey,Arvind
from Biostatistical Aspects of Health and Population, pp. 280-290
Publication date: 2006


Emergency contraception in Honduras: Knowledge, attitudes, and practice among urban family planning clients (abstract) 
Garcia,Sandra G.; Lara,Diana K.; Landis,Sarah H.; Yam,Eileen A.; Pavón,Suyapa
Studies in Family Planning 37(3): 187-196
Publication date: 2006


Emergency contraception: A method every woman should know (abstract) 
Khan,M.E.; Sebastian,Mary Philip
Total Health 1(7): 16-
Publication date: 2006


Emergency contraception: A necessary component of postabortion family planning services (PDF) 
Westley,Elizabeth; Raney,Laura
PAC in Action 10: 1-2, November
Publication date: 2006


Face-to-face complementary selling of health products in Ghana (PDF) 
Bruce,Egbert; Mensah,Daniel; Idun,John; Ashabley,Francis; Foreit,James R.; Nyarko,Philomena
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2006


In our own hands: SWAA-Ghana champions the female condom (PDF) 
Cravero,Kathleen; Skaer,Michelle; Ebin,Victoria; Brady,Martha
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 17)
Publication date: 2006


Increasing contraception among rickshaw pullers with special emphasis on dual protection of condom in Bangladesh 
Bhuiya,Ismat; Rahman,Mizanur; Rob,Ubaidur; Khan,M.E.; Zahiduzzaman,K.M.
Research Update (no. 8)
Publication date: 2006


Kazakhstan: Promote LAM for postpartum family planning and birth spacing (PDF) 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 56)
Publication date: 2006


Male involvement in EC/L'implication des hommes dans la contraception d'urgence (PDF) 
ECAfrique bulletin 4(1): 1-16
Publication date: 2006


Plan stratégique du préservatif féminin au Sénégal 
Publication date: 2006


Reducing unwanted pregnancy among victims of sexual assault: New windows of opportunity for emergency contraception 
Keesbury,Jill; Skibiak,John P.; Zama,Mary
Publication date: 2006


Revue de la littérature sur le préservatif féminin au Sénégal 
Publication date: 2006


A quality of care issue: Appropriate use and efficacy knowledge of five contraceptive methods: Views of men and women living in low socioeconomic settlements of Karachi, Pakistan (abstract) (PDF) 
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Saleem,Sarah; Sami,Neelofar
Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 55(9): 363-368
Publication date: 2005


An assessment of trends in the use of the IUD in Ghana: National results dissemination and utilization (PDF) 
Osei,Ivy; Gyapong,John; Wanjiru,Monica; Askew,Ian
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005


Building national capacity to deliver emergency contraceptive pills 
Khan,M.E.; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail
Research Update (no. 5)
Publication date: 2005


Building national capacity to deliver emergency contraceptive services in Bangladesh (PDF) 
Khan,M.E.; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Nizamuddin Bhuiyan,Md
FRONTIERS Research Update (no. 3)
Publication date: 2005


Dominican Republic and Mexico: Promote condom use by emphasizing personal benefits (PDF) 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 50)
Publication date: 2005


EC and young people/La jeunesse et le EC (PDF) 
ECAfrique bulletin 3(1): 1-20
Publication date: 2005


Effectiveness of female and male condoms in preventing exposure to semen during vaginal intercourse: A randomized trial (abstract) 
Galvao,Loren; Oliveira,Laurione C.; Diaz,Juan; Kim,Dhong jin; Marchi,Nadia Maria; van Dam,C.Johannes; Castilho,Roger F.; Chen,Michael; Macaluso,Maurizio
Contraception 71(2): 130-136
Publication date: 2005


Emergency contraception's mode of action clarified (PDF) 
Population Briefs 11(2)
Publication date: 2005


Emergency Contraceptive Pills: South East Asia Regional Training Manual (PDF) 
Rahman,Md.Moshiur; Khan,M.E.; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Sebastian,Mary Philip
Publication date: 2005


Emergency contraceptive pills: What you need to know 
FRONTIERS Flipchart
Publication date: 2005


Emergency contraceptive pills: What you need to know [Hindi] 
FRONTIERS Flipchart
Publication date: 2005


Expanding access to vasectomy services in the Ministry of Health of Guatemala (PDF) 
De Rodriguez,Blanca; Vernon,Ricardo; Solorzano,Jorge
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005


Factors associated with use of the female condom in Zimbabwe (abstract) (PDF) 
Meekers,Dominique; Richter,Kerry
International Family Planning Perspectives 31(1): 30-37
Publication date: 2005


Improving access to long-term contraceptives in rural Guatemala through the Ministry of Health (PDF) 
Montufar,Edwin; Morales,Carlos; Vernon,Ricardo; Brambila,Carlos; Solorzano,Jorge
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005


Se esclarece mecanismo de acción de la anticoncepción de emergencia [Emergency contraception's mode of action clarified] (PDF) 
Population Briefs 11(2)
Publication date: 2005


Studying the utilization of emergency contraceptive services through paramedics in India (PDF) 
Sebastian,Mary Philip; Kumar,Shiv; Khan,M.E.; Shekhar,Chander; Gupta,N.K.
Research Update (no. 5)
Publication date: 2005


Training of master trainers on ECP for the government officials of Barisal, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet and Chittagong divisions 
Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Waris,Syeda Tazneen
Publication date: 2005


What happened to the IUD in Ghana? (abstract) (HTML) 
Osei,Ivy; Birungi,Harriet; Addico,Gifty; Askew,Ian; Gyapong,John
African Journal of Reproductive Health 9(2): 76-91
Publication date: 2005


Bangladesh: Broaden outreach to increase use of new services (PDF) 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 39)
Publication date: 2004


Bangladesh: Clients and providers see benefits of emergency contraception pills (PDF) 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 48)
Publication date: 2004


Bangladesh: High quality of care during outreach linked to contraceptive use (PDF) 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 41)
Publication date: 2004


Contraceptive use dynamics 
Santhya,K.G.; Jejeebhoy,Shireen J.
from Looking Back, Looking Forward: A Profile of Sexual and Reproductive Health in India, pp. 25-43
Publication date: 2004


Defining quality of care/Définir la qualité des soins (PDF) 
ECAfrique bulletin 2(3): 1-16
Publication date: 2004


Do Mexico City pharmacy workers screen women for health risks when they sell oral contraceptive pills over-the-counter? (abstract) 
Becker,Davida; Garcia,Sandra G.; Ellertson,Charlotte
Contraception 69(4): 295-299
Publication date: 2004


EC and care for sexual assault/EC et soins des agressions sexuelles (PDF) 
ECAfrique bulletin 2(2): 1-16
Publication date: 2004


Etude expérimentale sur l'offre de services à base communautaire de santé de la reproduction au Sénégal: Une étude de cas dans le District Sanitaire de Kébémer" [Testing a community based distribution approach to reproductive health service delivery in Senegal: A study of community agents in Kébémer] (PDF) 
Sanogo,Diouratie; Cisse,Mady; Ndoye,Adama; Ndoye,Laty G.; Faye,Ousmane; Mboup,Balla Mbacke
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


In the private sector/Quid de secteur privé? (PDF) 
ECAfrique bulletin 2(1): 1-16
Publication date: 2004


Informing the medical community in Guatemala about emergency contraception (PDF) 
Kestler,Edgar; Ramirez,Lilian
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Introducing emergency contraception in Bangladesh: A feasibility study 
Khan,M.E.; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Rahman,Md.Moshiur
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Introduction of emergency contraception in Bangladesh: Translating research into action 
Asia and Near East Region OR Summary (no. 2)
Publication date: 2004


Introduction of emergency contraception in Bangladesh: Using operations research for policy decisions (PDF) 
Khan,M.E.; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Rahman,Md.Moshiur
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Investigating IUD demand in Ghana and Guatemala (PDF) 
Population Briefs 10(1)
Publication date: 2004


La anticoncepción de emergencia en América Latina y el Caribe [Emergency contraception in Latin America and the Caribbean] (abstract) (PDF) 
Martin,Antonieta
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública 16(6): 424-431
Publication date: 2004


Menstrual regulation practices in Bangladesh: An unrecognized form of contraception (abstract) 
Islam,M.Mazharul; Rob,Ubaidur; Chakroborty,Nitai
Asia-Pacific Population Journal 19(4): 75-99
Publication date: 2004


Peru: Targeted counseling enhances client knowledge and contraceptive use (PDF) 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 38)
Publication date: 2004


Promotion of lactation amenorrhea method intervention trial, Kazakhstan (PDF) 
Tazhibayev,Shamil; Sharmanov,Toregeldy; Ergalieva,Ayan; Dolmatova,Oksana; Mukasheva,Orynkul; Seidakhmetova,Aina; Kushenova,Raikhan
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Testing a community- based distribution approach to reproductive health service delivery in Senegal (a study of community agents in Kébémer) (PDF) 
Sanogo,Diouratie; Cisse,Mady; Ndoye,Adama; Ndoye,Laty G.; Faye,Ousmane; Mboup,Balla Mbacke
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Training Latin American ministry of health service providers on emergency contraception 
Martin,Antonieta; Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Understanding successful condom use in the Dominican Republic 
Garcia,Sandra G.; Goldman,Lisa
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


"Ex Africa semper aliquid novi" (PDF) 
ECAfrique bulletin 1(1): 1-20
Publication date: 2003


An assessment of trends in the use of the IUD in Ghana (PDF) 
Gyapong,John; Addico,Gifty; Osei,Ivy; Abbey,Mercy; Kobinah,Dominic Atweam; Agyarko,Henrietta Odoi; Asare,Gloria Quansah; Birungi,Harriet; Askew,Ian
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2003


Anticoncepción de emergencia [Emergency contraception] (abstract) 
Larrea,Fernando; Durand-Carbajal,Marta; del Carmen Cravioto,María; Schiavon,Raffaela
Gaceta Médica de México 139(suppl 1): S29-S36
Publication date: 2003


Availability and acceptability of IUDs in Guatemala (PDF) 
Brambila,Carlos; Taracena,Berta
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2003


Bringing emergency contraception over the counter: Experiences of nonprescription users in France, Norway, Sweden and Portugal (abstract) 
Gainer,Erin; Blum,Jennifer; Toverud,Else-Lydia; Portugal,Nuno; Tyden,Tanja; Nesheim,Britt-Ingjerd; Larsson,Margareta; Vilar,Duarte; Nymoen,Pernille; Aneblom,Gunilla; Lutwick,Arielle; Winikoff,Beverly
Contraception 68(2): 117-124
Publication date: 2003


Choices of contraception versus abortion: Insights from women, husbands and health care providers 
Naveed-I-Rahat; Tasneem,Zeba; Khan,Mumraiz; Hussain,Ayesha; Kamran,Iram; Moqeem,Nadia
Unwanted Pregnancy and Post-abortion Complications in Pakistan Research Report (no. 21)
Publication date: 2003


Condom use and abstinence among unmarried young people in Zimbabwe: Which strategy, whose agenda? (PDF) 
Marindo,Ravai; Pearson,Steve; Casterline,John B.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 170)
Publication date: 2003


Emergency contraceptive pills: A training manual 
Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Khan,M.E.; Rahman,Md.Moshiur; Ahmed,Jahiruddin; Barek,Mriza A.H.M.; Dhar,Bishnupada
Publication date: 2003


Ghana and Guatemala: Clients and providers need better support and guidance on IUDs (PDF) 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 32)
Publication date: 2003


Ghana y Guatemala: Clientas y proveedores requieren de apoyo y orientación sobre DIU [Ghana and Guatemala: Clients and providers need better support and guidance on IUDs] (PDF) 
FRONTERAS Resumen de Investigación Operativa (número 21)
Publication date: 2003


Improved care increases contraceptive use (PDF) 
Population Briefs 9(3)
Publication date: 2003


Improving quality of care and use of contraceptives in Senegal (abstract) 
Sanogo,Diouratie; RamaRao,Saumya; Jones,Heidi E.; N'Diaye,Penda; M'bow,Bineta; Diop,Cheikh Bamba
African Journal of Reproductive Health 7(2): 57-73
Publication date: 2003


Integration of reproductive health service for men in health and family welfare centers in Bangladesh (PDF) 
Al-Sabir,Ahmed; Alam,Mohammed Ahsanul; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Rob,Ubaidur; Khan,M.E.
Publication date: 2003


Introducing DMPA injectable contraceptives to private medical practitioners in urban Gujarat (PDF) 
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2003


Modern methods of contraception 
Segal,Sheldon J.; Demeny,Paul; McNicoll,Geoffrey
from Encyclopedia of Population, pp. 170-174
Publication date: 2003


New approaches to integrating STIs, HIV/AIDS, family planning and reproductive health in Bazèga, Burkina Faso 
Kabore,Inoussa; Tapsoba,Placide; Askew,Ian; Myers,Jenny
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2003


Postabortion family planning operations research study in Perm, Russia (PDF) 
Savelieva,Irina; Pile,John M.; Sacci,Inna; Loganathan,Ratha
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2003


Preventing sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy, and safeguarding fertility: Triple protection needs of young women (abstract) 
Brady,Martha
Reproductive Health Matters 11(22): 134-141
Publication date: 2003


Religion, state and population growth 
Jain,Anrudh K.; Maguire,Daniel C.
from Sacred Rights: The Case for Contraception and Abortion in World Religions, pp. 237-254
Publication date: 2003


Social interaction and contraceptive change in northern Ghana (abstract) 
Feyisetan,Bamikale J.; Phillips,James F.; Binka,Fred N.
African Population Studies 18(2): 47-67
Publication date: 2003


Taking postabortion care services where they are needed: An operations research project testing PAC expansion in rural Senegal (PDF) 
EngenderHealth
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2003


The impact of quality of care on contraceptive use: Evidence from longitudinal data from rural Bangladesh (PDF) 
Koenig,Michael A.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2003


The link between quality of care and contraceptive use (abstract) (PDF) 
RamaRao,Saumya; Lacuesta,Marlina; Costello,Marilou P.; Pangolibay,Blesilda; Jones,Heidi E.
International Family Planning Perspectives 29(2): 76-83
Publication date: 2003


Action research to enhance reproductive choice in a Brazilian municipality: The Santa Barbara project 
Diaz,Margarita; Simmons,Ruth; Diaz,Juan; Cabral,Francisco; Bossemeyer,Debora; Makuch,Maria Yolanda; Ghiron,Laura; Haberland,Nicole; Measham,Diana
from Responding to Cairo: Case Studies of Changing Practice in Reproductive Health and Family Planning, pp. 355-375
Publication date: 2002


Apectos metabólicos de los anticonceptivos orales en la adolescencia [Metabolic aspects of oral contraceptives in adolescents] 
Schiavon,Raffaela
Acta Pediátrica de México 23(1): 37-44
Publication date: 2002


Best practices in CBD programs in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons learned from research and evaluation (PDF) 
Frontiers in Reproductive Health; Family Health International; Advance Africa
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 2002


Bleeding patterns and clinical performance of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (Mirena®) up to two years (abstract) 
Hidalgo,Margarete; Bahamondes,Luis; Perrotti,Marcos; Diaz,Juan; Dantas-Monteiro,Cecilia; Petta,Carlos
Contraception 65(2): 129-132
Publication date: 2002


Differences between emergency contraception users in the United States and the United Kingdom (abstract) (PDF) (HTML) 
Blanchard,Kelly; Haskell,Sue; Ferden,Sue; Johnstone,Karen; Spears,Aileen; Evans,Margaret; Leadbetter,Clare; Carlson,Sarah; Meehan,Amy; Abuabara,Katrina; Ellertson,Charlotte
Journal of the American Medical Women's Association 57(4): 200-203, 214
Publication date: 2002


Dual needs: Contraceptive and sexually transmitted infection protection in Lusaka, Zambia (abstract) (PDF) 
Chikamata,Davy M.; Chinganya,Oliver; Jones,Heidi E.; RamaRao,Saumya
International Family Planning Perspectives 28(2): 96-104
Publication date: 2002


Emergency contraception among university students in Kingston, Jamaica: A survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (abstract) 
Sorhaindo,Annik; Becker,Davida; Fletcher,Horace; Garcia,Sandra G.
Contraception 66(4): 261-268
Publication date: 2002


Emergency contraception in Mexico City: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices among providers and potential clients after a 3-year introduction effort (abstract) 
Heimburger,Angela; Acevedo-Garcia,Dolores; Schiavon,Raffaela; Langer,Ana; Mejia,Guillermina; Corona,Georgina; del Castillo,Eduardo; Ellertson,Charlotte
Contraception 66(5): 321-329
Publication date: 2002


Emergency contraception operations research project Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya: Final report 
Muia,Esther G.; Fikree,Fariyal F.; Olenja,Joyce; Macharia,Lucy; Jagwer,Gregory
Publication date: 2002


Evaluation of an emergency contraception introduction project in Kenya (abstract) 
Muia,Esther G.; Blanchard,Kelly; Lukhando,Moses; Olenja,Joyce; Liambila,Wilson
Contraception 66(4): 255-260
Publication date: 2002


Expanding contraceptive choice in Ethiopia (HTML) 
Skibiak,John P.; Mekbib,Tekle-Ab; Getahun,Haileyesus
Sexual Health Exchange 2: 4-5
Publication date: 2002


Friends strongly influence contraceptive use in Ghana (PDF) 
Population Briefs 8(2)
Publication date: 2002


Future trends in contraceptive prevalence and method mix in the developing world (abstract) (PDF) 
Bongaarts,John; Johansson,Elof D.B.
Studies in Family Planning 33(1): 24-36
Publication date: 2002


Health services at the clinic level and implantable contraceptives for women (abstract) 
Chikamata,Davy M.; Miller,Suellen
Contraception 65(1): 97-106
Publication date: 2002


How safe is emergency contraception? (abstract) 
Turner,Abigail Norris; Ellertson,Charlotte
Drug Safety 25(10): 695-706
Publication date: 2002


Information campaign and advocacy efforts to promote access to emergency contraception in Mexico (abstract) 
Ellertson,Charlotte; Heimburger,Angela; Acevedo-Garcia,Dolores; Schiavon,Raffaela; Mejia,Guillermina; Corona,Georgina; del Castillo,Eduardo; Langer,Ana
Contraception 66(5): 331-337
Publication date: 2002


Integration of reproductive health services for men in family welfare centers: What men want (PDF) 
Rob,Ubaidur; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Bhuiya,Ismat; Al-Sabir,Ahmed; Alam,Mohammed Ahsanul
FRONTIERS Research Update (no. 1)
Publication date: 2002


Jadelle® Levonorgestrel Rod Implants: A Summary of Scientific Data and Lessons Learned from Programmatic Experience (PDF) 
Sivin,Irving; Nash,Harold A.; Waldman,Sandra N.
Publication date: 2002


Knowledge and attitudes about the differences between emergency contraception and medical abortion among middle-class women and men of reproductive age in Mexico City (abstract) 
Gould,Heather; Ellertson,Charlotte; Corona,Georgina
Contraception 66(6): 417-426
Publication date: 2002


Pharmacokinetic study of different dosing regimens of levonorgestrel for emergency contraception in healthy women (abstract) 
Johansson,Elof D.B.; Brache,Vivian; Alvarez-Sanchez,Francisco; Faundes,Anibal; Cochon,Leila; Ranta,Sirpa; Lovern,Mark; Kumar,Narender
Human Reproduction 17(6): 1472-1476
Publication date: 2002


Policy climate, scholarship, and provision of emergency contraception at affiliates of the International Planned Parenthood Federation in Latin America and the Caribbean (abstract) 
Diaz-Olavarrieta,Claudia; Turner,Abigail Norris; Ellertson,Charlotte; Helzner,Judith F.; Ezcurra,Enrique
Contraception 65(2): 143-149
Publication date: 2002


Promoting dual protection in family planning clinics in Ibadan, Nigeria (abstract) (PDF) 
Adeokun,Lawrence; Mantell,Joanne E.; Weiss,Eugene; Delano,Grace Ebun; Jagha,Temple; Olatoregun,Jumoke; Udo,Dora; Akinso,Stella; Weiss,Ellen
International Family Planning Perspectives 28(2): 87-95
Publication date: 2002


Reproductive choices for Asian adolescents: A focus on contraceptive behavior (abstract) (PDF) 
Pachauri,Saroj; Santhya,K.G.
International Family Planning Perspectives 28(4): 186-195
Publication date: 2002


Reproductive health care in the postnatal period in Guatemala (PDF) 
Jacobs,Erika; Brambila,Carlos; Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2002


Review of Etienne van de Walle and Elisha P. Renne (eds.), Regulating Menstruation: Beliefs, Practices, Interpretations 
Segal,Sheldon J.
Studies in Family Planning 33(2): 213-213
Publication date: 2002


Services à base communautaire de SR: 60 agents opérationnels à Kébémer, Sénégal. Update n°2. Juillet 2002. 
FRONTIERS Update no. 2
Publication date: 2002


Spatial variation in contraceptive use in Bangladesh: Looking beyond the borders (abstract) 
Amin,Sajeda; Basu,Alaka Malwade; Stephenson,Rob
Demography 39(2): 251-267
Publication date: 2002


Strategic assessment of reproductive health in the Dominican Republic (PDF) 
Miller,Suellen; Tejada,Argelia; Murgueytio,Patricio
Publication date: 2002


The female condom: Dynamics of use in urban Zimbabwe (PDF) 
Horizons Research Summary
Publication date: 2002


The impact of the Navrongo project on contraceptive knowledge and use, reproductive preferences, and fertility (abstract) (PDF) 
Debpuur,Cornelius; Phillips,James F.; Jackson,Elizabeth F.; Nazzar,Alex; Ngom,Pierre; Binka,Fred N.
Studies in Family Planning 33(2): 141-164
Publication date: 2002


Therapeutic use of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system in women with menorrhagia: A pilot study (abstract) 
Monteiro,Ilza; Bahamondes,Luis; Diaz,Juan; Perrotti,Marcos; Petta,Carlos
Contraception 65(5): 325-328
Publication date: 2002


Training service providers on emergency contraception: Lessons learned from an OR study (PDF) 
Khan,M.E.; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail
FRONTIERS Research Update (no. 2)
Publication date: 2002


Training service providers on emergency contraception: Lessons learned from an OR study [Arabic] (PDF) 
Khan,M.E.; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail
FRONTIERS Research Update (no. 2)
Publication date: 2002


Universal sexuality education in Mongolia: Educating today to protect tomorrow (PDF) 
Barcelona,Delia; Laski,Laura; Gerdts,Caitlin
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 12)
Publication date: 2002


Using men as community-based distributors of condoms (PDF) 
Green,Cynthia P.; Joyce,Stephanie; Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Program Brief (no. 2)
Publication date: 2002


Zimbabwe: CBD roles modified to address Zimbabwe's HIV/AIDS crisis (PDF) 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 29)
Publication date: 2002


Acceptability of the female condom after a social marketing campaign in Campinas, Brazil (PDF) 
Horizons Research Summary
Publication date: 2001


An assessment of selected sub-systems of the Egyptian Norplant® program (PDF) 
El-Zanaty,Fatma; Nawar,Laila; Hamed,Ramadan
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001


An assessment of the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council's community based distribution programme (PDF) 
Maggwa,Baker Ndugga; Askew,Ian; Marangwanda,Caroline S.; Nyakauru,Ronika; Janowitz,Barbara
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001


An evaluation of Norplant insertion and removal services in Ethiopia 
Skibiak,John P.; Miller,Suellen; Belay,Tesfanesh; Mekbib,Tekle-Ab; Peterson,Herbert
Publication date: 2001


Approche d'offre SBC de SR à Kébémer: Un espoir annoncé pour les communautés rurales du Sénégal. [Strategy for reproductive health community-based services: Hope for rural communities in Senegal] 
Sanogo,Diouratie
Publication date: 2001


Assessing the acceptability, service delivery requirements, and use-effectiveness of the diaphragm in Colombia, Philippines, and Turkey (abstract) 
Bulat,Aysen; Ortayli,Nuriye; Ringheim,Karin; Cottingham,Jane; Farley,Timothy M.M.; Peregoudov,Alexander; Joanis,Carol; Palmore,Susan; Brady,Martha; Diaz,Juan; Ojeda,Gabriel; Ramos,Rebecca
Contraception 63(5): 267-275
Publication date: 2001


Clinical breast and pelvic examination requirements for hormonal contraception: Current practice vs evidence (abstract) 
Stewart,Felicia H.; Harper,Cynthia C.; Ellertson,Charlotte; Grimes,David A.; Sawaya,George F.; Trussell,James
Journal of the American Medical Association 285(17): 2232-2239
Publication date: 2001


Cómo satisfacer las necesidades de salud de la mujer después de un aborto (PDF) 
Huntington,Dale
FRONTERAS Documento de Programas (número 1)
Publication date: 2001


Constraints faced by sex workers in use of female and male condoms for safer sex in urban Zimbabwe (abstract) 
Ray,Sunanda; van de Wijgert,Janneke; Mason,Peter R.; Ndowa,Francis; Maposhere,Caroline
Journal of Urban Health 78(4): 581-592
Publication date: 2001


Contraceptive use dynamics in Kenya: Further analysis of Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data 
Magadi,Monica Akinyi; Zulu,Eliya Msiyaphazi; Ezeh,Alex C.; Curtis,Sian
African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) and MEASURE Evaluation Project
Publication date: 2001


Determinants of contraceptive use among young women in urban squatter settlements of Karachi, Pakistan 
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Khan,Amanullah; Kadir,Muhammad Masood; Sajan,Fatima; Rahbar,Mohammad H.; Puri,Chander P.; Van Look,Paul F.A.
from Sexual and Reproductive Health: Recent Advances, Future Directions, pp. 227-248
Publication date: 2001


Determinants of unmet need for family planning in squatter settlements in Karachi, Pakistan (abstract) 
Pasha,Omrana; Fikree,Fariyal F.; Vermund,Sten H.
Asia-Pacific Population Journal 16(2): 93-108
Publication date: 2001


Ecuador: Use commercial marketing to increase sustainability (PDF) 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 19)
Publication date: 2001


Ecuador: Utilice la mercadotecnia comercial para aumentar la sustentabilidad (PDF) 
FRONTERAS Resúmenes de Investigación Operativa (número 14)
Publication date: 2001


Emergency contraception: Randomized comparison of advance provision and information only (abstract) 
Ellertson,Charlotte; Ambardekar,Shubha; Hedley,Allison; Coyaji,Kurus; Trussell,James; Blanchard,Kelly
Obstetrics and Gynecology 98(4): 570-575
Publication date: 2001


Enhancing contraceptive choice and improving the quality of family planning services in the copperbelt of Zambia 
Skibiak,John P.; Butrick,Elizabeth; Miller,Suellen; Zama,Mary
Publication date: 2001


Evidence for the importance of community involvement: Implications for initiatives to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PDF) 
Leonard,Ann; Mane,Purnima; Rutenberg,Naomi
Community Involvement in Initiatives to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: A Collaborative Project
Publication date: 2001


Factors affecting unmet need for contraception 
Kabir,M.Mofizul; Rob,Ubaidur
Asian Profile 29(2): 147-158
Publication date: 2001


Ghana: Community workers can communicate STI and HIV/AIDS messages effectively (PDF) 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 21)
Publication date: 2001


Honduras: Marketing new reproductive health services is cost-effective (PDF) 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 26)
Publication date: 2001


Informar a las mujeres reduce la selección inadecuada del DIU (PDF) 
Population Briefs, December 2001 (Spanish edition)
Publication date: 2001


Introducing emergency contraception in Bangladesh: A feasibility study (PDF) 
Khan,M.E.; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail
FRONTIERS Research Update (no. 1)
Publication date: 2001


Kenya: Mise á disposition de services de planification familiale dans les pavillons hospitaliers (PDF) 
FRONTIERES Résumés de Recherche Opérationnelle (no. 5)
Publication date: 2001


Media advocacy for emergency contraception 
Nayyar,Anjali
from Consortium on National Consensus on Emergency Contraception: Report and Recommendations
Publication date: 2001


O lugar da contracepção de emergência no planejamento familiar no Brasil [The place of emergency contraception in family planning in Brazil] 
Diaz,Juan; Baracat,Edmundo; Galvao,Loren; Diaz,Margarita
Revista Femina 29(3): 153-156
Publication date: 2001


Obstacles to contraceptive use in Pakistan: A study in Punjab (PDF) 
Casterline,John B.; Sathar,Zeba A.; ul Haque,Minhaj
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 145)
Publication date: 2001


On the mechanisms of action of short-term levonorgestrel administration in emergency contraception (abstract) 
Durand,Marta; del Carmen Cravioto,María; Raymond,Elizabeth G.; Duran-Sanchez,Ofelia; de la Luz Cruz-Hinojosa,Maria; Castell-Rodriguez,Andres; Schiavon,Raffaela; Larrea,Fernando
Contraception 64(4): 227-234
Publication date: 2001


Organizing a public-sector vasectomy program in Brazil (abstract) (PDF) 
Penteado,Luis Guilherme; Cabral,Francisco; Diaz,Margarita; Diaz,Juan; Ghiron,Laura; Simmons,Ruth
Studies in Family Planning 32(4): 315-328
Publication date: 2001


Pakistan contraceptive user satisfaction and longevity study 1997 
Kayani,Ashraf; Miller,Peter C.; Douthwaite,Megan; Minhas,Arshad J.
Pakistan Research Report (no. 18)
Publication date: 2001


Perceptions and use of injectables in India: Experience with DMPA in three urban clinics in Uttar Pradesh 
Caleb-Varkey,Leila; Townsend,John W.; Khan,M.E.; Puri,Chander P.; Van Look,Paul F.A.
from Sexual and Reproductive Health: Recent Advances, Future Directions, pp. 197-212
Publication date: 2001


Post-marketing surveillance of Norplant contraceptive implants: I. Contraceptive efficacy and reproductive health (abstract) 
Meirik,Olav; Farley,Timothy M.M.; Sivin,Irving; Diaz,Soledad
Contraception 63(4): 167-186
Publication date: 2001


Promoting reproductive health services in rural communities in Honduras (PDF) 
Mendoza,Irma; Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001


Satisfacer las necesidades de salud de las mujeres mediante servicios postaborto (PDF) 
Síntesis de Programas Núm. 1
Publication date: 2001


Satisfaire les besoins de santé des femmes aprés avortement (PDF) 
FRONTIERES Synthèse d'un programme (n°1)
Publication date: 2001


Satisfaire les besoins sanitaires des femmes en matière de soins après avortement (PDF) 
Huntington,Dale
Résumé (no. 1)
Publication date: 2001


Satisfaire les besoins sanitaires des femmes en matière de soins après avortement (PDF) 
Synthèse d'un programme (no. 1)
Publication date: 2001


Savings/credit group formation and change in contraception (abstract) 
Steele,Fiona; Amin,Sajeda; Naved,Ruchira T.
Demography 38(2): 267-282
Publication date: 2001


Social networks and contraceptive dynamics in southern Ghana (PDF) 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Kiros,Gebre-Egziabher; Agyeman,Dominic K.; Casterline,John B.; Aglobitse,Peter; Hewett,Paul C.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 153)
Publication date: 2001


Testing alternative channels for providing emergency contraception to young women (PDF) 
Skibiak,John P.; Chambeshi-Moyo,Mangala; Ahmed,Yusuf
Publication date: 2001


The acceptability of the female condom: Perspectives of family planning providers in New York City, South Africa, and Nigeria (abstract) 
Mantell,Joanne E.; Hoffman,Susie; Weiss,Eugene; Adeokun,Lawrence; Delano,Grace Ebun; Jagha,Temple; Exner,Theresa M.; Stein,Zena A.; Karim,Quarraisha Abdool; Scheepers,Elma; Atkins,Kim; Weiss,Ellen
Journal of Urban Health 78(4): 658-668
Publication date: 2001


What influences contraceptive use among young women in urban squatter settlements of Karachi, Pakistan? (abstract) (PDF) 
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Khan,Amanullah; Kadir,Muhammad Masood; Sajan,Fatima; Rahbar,Mohammad H.
International Family Planning Perspectives 27(3): 130-136
Publication date: 2001


Women, communities, and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: Issues and findings from community research in Botswana and Zambia (PDF) 
Nyblade,Laura; Field-Nguer,Mary Lyn
Community Involvement in Initiatives to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: A Collaborative Project
Publication date: 2001


Acceptability and performance of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (Mirena) in Campinas, Brazil (abstract) 
Diaz,Juan; Bahamondes,Luis; Monteiro,Ilza; Petta,Carlos; Hidalgo,Margarete; Espejo-Arce,Ximena
Contraception 62(2): 59-61
Publication date: 2000


An assessment of the community based distribution programs in Ghana (PDF) 
Chege,Jane; Sanogo,Diouratie; Askew,Ian; Bannerman,Angela; Grey,Steve; Glover,Evam Kofi; Yankey,Francis; Nerquaye-Tetteh,Joana
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2000


Anticoncepção durante o período pós-parto [Contraception during the postpartum period] 
Petta,Carlos; Diaz,Juan; Pinho Neto,J.S.
from Temas Especiais de Anticoncepção [Contraception: Special issues], pp. 9-18
Publication date: 2000


Anticoncepción de emergencia: Un método simple, seguro, efectivo y económico para prevenir embarazos no deseados [Emergency contraception: A simple, safe, effective, and economical method for prevention of unwanted pregnancies] (abstract) 
Schiavon,Raffaela; Jimenez,Cesar; Ellertson,Charlotte; Langer,Ana
La Revista de Investigación Clínica 52(2): 168-176
Publication date: 2000


Anticoncepcionais injetaveis [Injectable contraceptives] 
Diaz,Juan; Halbe,H.W.
from Tratado de Ginecologia [Textbook of gynecology], pp. 857-868
Publication date: 2000


Community-based distribution in Tanzania: Costs and impacts of alternative strategies to improve worker performance (abstract) (PDF) 
Janowitz,Barbara; Chege,Jane; Thompson,Andrew; Rutenberg,Naomi; Homan,Rick
International Family Planning Perspectives 26(4): 158-160, 193-195
Publication date: 2000


Contraceptive behaviours of adolescents in Asia: Issues and challenges 
Pachauri,Saroj; Santhya,K.G.; Chatterjee,Alokendu; Chakravarty,Sudip; Mukherjee,Partha
from Women's Health, pp. A104-A121
Publication date: 2000


Dispositivos intra-uterinos (DIU) [Intrauterine devices] 
Diaz,Juan; Andrade,A.T.; Mello,C.R.; Alexio,A.N.; de Andrade,R.P.; Poli,M.; Petraco,A.; de Melo Morais,K.; Camargos,A.F.
from Contracepção: Promoção da Saúde Sexual e Reprodutiva [Contraception: Promoting sexual and reproductive health], pp. 131-150
Publication date: 2000


Dual needs: Contraceptive and infection protection in Lusaka, Zambia 
Chikamata,Davy M.; Chinganya,Oliver; Jones,Heidi E.; RamaRao,Saumya
Publication date: 2000


Educating women reduces inappropriate IUD selection [Arabic] (PDF) 
Population Briefs 6(4)
Publication date: 2000


Effect of intravaginal practices on the vaginal and cervical mucosa of Zimbabwean women (abstract) 
van de Wijgert,Janneke; Chirenje,Zvavahera M.; Iliff,Virginia; Mbizvo,Michael T.; Mason,Peter R.; Gwanzura,Lovemore; Shiboski,Stephen; Padian,Nancy F.
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 24(1): 62-67
Publication date: 2000


Egypt: Family planning providers should encourage clients to discuss sexual problems (PDF) 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 7)
Publication date: 2000


Emergency contraception: A review of the programmatic and social science literature (abstract) 
Ellertson,Charlotte; Shochet,Tara; Blanchard,Kelly; Trussell,James
Contraception 61(3): 145-186
Publication date: 2000


Enhancing the use of emergency contraception in a refugee setting: Findings from a baseline survey in Kakuma refugee camps, Kenya (PDF) 
Muia,Esther G.; Olenja,Joyce
Publication date: 2000


Expanding choices in reproductive health technology 
Segal,Sheldon J.
from Proceedings of 2025 Visioning Conference, San Marco Island, Florida, January 2000
Publication date: 2000


Fertility preferences and contraceptive change in developing countries (abstract) (PDF) 
Feyisetan,Bamikale J.; Casterline,John B.
International Family Planning Perspectives 26(3): 100-109
Publication date: 2000


From the home to the clinic: The next chapter in Bangladesh's family planning success story rural sites (PDF) 
Bates,Linda; Islam,Md Khairul; Schuler,Sidney Ruth; Alauddinn,Md
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2000


Future trends in contraception in the developing world: Prevalence and method mix (PDF) 
Bongaarts,John; Johansson,Elof D.B.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 141)
Publication date: 2000


Gregory Pincus, father of the pill (PDF) 
Segal,Sheldon J.
Population Today 28(5): 3-3
Publication date: 2000


Increasing access to emergency contraception in India (abstract) 
Nayyar,Anjali
Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues 23(3): 123-132
Publication date: 2000


Integrating issues of sexuality into Egyptian family planning counseling (PDF) 
Abdel-Tawab,Nahla; Nawar,Laila; Youssef,Hala; Huntington,Dale
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2000


Kenia: Ofrezca servicios de planificación familiar en salas hospitalarias (PDF) 
FRONTERAS Resúmenes de Investigación Operativa (número 4)
Publication date: 2000


Kenya: Offer family planning on hospital wards (PDF) 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 5)
Publication date: 2000


Know your options: Medically available postcoital contraceptives 
Nayyar,Anjali
Publication date: 2000


Meet women's health needs with postabortion care (PDF) 
Program Brief Summary (no. 1)
Publication date: 2000


Meeting women's health care needs after abortion (PDF) 
Huntington,Dale
FRONTIERS Program Brief (no. 1)
Publication date: 2000


Nuisance or natural and healthy: Should monthly menstruation be optional for women? (abstract) 
Thomas,Sarah L.; Ellertson,Charlotte
Lancet 355(9207): 922-924
Publication date: 2000


Perú: La consejería balanceada aumenta la calidad de atención y el conocimiento de las mujeres sobre anticonceptivos [Peru: The balanced counseling strategy improves quality of care and client knowledge on contraceptives] (PDF) 
FRONTERAS Resumen de Investigación Operativa (número 23)
Publication date: 2000


Peru: Tell clients how to use their chosen method (PDF) 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 13)
Publication date: 2000


Reproductive decision-making in the context of HIV and AIDS: A qualitative study in Ndola, Zambia (abstract) (PDF) 
Rutenberg,Naomi; Biddlecom,Ann E.; Kaona,Frederick A.D.
International Family Planning Perspectives 26(3): 124-130
Publication date: 2000


Rights, technology, and services in reproductive health. A report from a meeting, 6-7 May 1999 (PDF) 
Carter,Marion; McGrory,C.Elizabeth
Robert H. Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health Publication Series
Publication date: 2000


Socioeconomic status, fertility preferences, and contraceptive change in sub-Saharan Africa 
Feyisetan,Bamikale J.; Casterline,John B.
African Journal of Population 15(2): 1-24
Publication date: 2000


Spatial variation in contraceptive use in Bangladesh: Looking beyond the borders (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Basu,Alaka Malwade; Stephenson,Rob
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 138)
Publication date: 2000


The effect upon the human vaginal histology of the long-term use of the injectable contraceptive Depo-Provera (abstract) 
Bahamondes,Luis; Trevisan,Miriam; Andrade,Liliana; Marchi,Nadia Maria; Castro,Sara; Diaz,Juan; Faundes,Anibal
Contraception 62(1): 23-27
Publication date: 2000


The potential role of contraception in reducing abortion (abstract) (PDF) 
Bongaarts,John; Westoff,Charles F.
Studies in Family Planning 31(3): 193-202
Publication date: 2000


The potential role of contraception in reducing abortion (PDF) 
Bongaarts,John; Westoff,Charles F.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 134)
Publication date: 2000


The power of information and contraceptive choice in a family planning setting in Mexico (abstract) 
Lazcano Ponce,Eduardo C.; Sloan,Nancy L.; Winikoff,Beverly; Langer,Ana; Coggins,Christiana; Heimburger,Angela; Conde-Glez,Carlos J.; Salmeron,Jorge
Sexually Transmitted Infections 76(4): 277-281
Publication date: 2000


The role of son preference in reproductive behaviour in Pakistan (PDF) 
Hussain,Rafat; Fikree,Fariyal F.; Berendes,Heinz W.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 78(3): 379-388
Publication date: 2000


Use of injectable contraceptives by village based family planning workers. An operations research study 
Ameen,Safia
Pakistan Research Report (no. 13)
Publication date: 2000


What do Kenyan family planning clients and university students think of emergency contraception? (abstract) 
Muia,Esther G.; Ellertson,Charlotte; Lukhando,Moses; Elul,Batya; Clark,Shelley; Olenja,Joyce; Westley,Elizabeth
African Journal of Reproductive Health 4(1): 77-87
Publication date: 2000


Comparing alternative products in the provision of emergency contraception (PDF) 
Skibiak,John P.; Ahmed,Yusuf; Ketata,M.
Africa OR/TA Project II Final Report
Publication date: 1999


Emergency contraception in Mexico City: What do health care providers and potential users know and think about it (abstract) 
Langer,Ana; Harper,Cynthia C.; Garcia-Barrios,Cecilia; Schiavon,Raffaela; Heimburger,Angela; Elul,Batya; Delgado,Sofia Reynoso; Ellertson,Charlotte
Contraception 60(4): 233-241
Publication date: 1999


Emergency contraception in Nairobi, Kenya: Knowledge, attitudes and practices among policymakers, family planning providers and clients, and university students (abstract) 
Muia,Esther G.; Lukhando,Moses; Elul,Batya; Clark,Shelley; Olenja,Joyce
Contraception 60(4): 223-232
Publication date: 1999


Emergency contraception: Knowledge, attitudes and practices among Brazilian obstetrician-gynecologists (abstract) (PDF) 
Galvao,Loren; Diaz,Juan; Diaz,Margarita; Osis,Maria Jose; Clark,Shelley; Ellertson,Charlotte
International Family Planning Perspectives 25(4): 168-171
Publication date: 1999


Expanding contraceptive choice: Findings from Brazil (abstract) 
Diaz,Margarita; Simmons,Ruth; Diaz,Juan; Gonzalez,Carlos; Makuch,Maria Yolanda; Bossemeyer,Debora
Studies in Family Planning 30(1): 1-16
Publication date: 1999


How do researchers influence decision-makers? Case studies of Mexican policies on AIDS, cholera, family planning, and immunization (abstract) 
Trostle,James A.; Bronfman,Mario; Langer,Ana
Health Policy and Planning 14(2): 103-114
Publication date: 1999


Increasing access to emergency contraception in India: A multi-centric study for designing a media campaign 
Nayyar,Anjali; Rewal,Sneh; Dhal,Alka
Publication date: 1999


Lessons from community-based distribution of family planning in Africa (PDF) 
Phillips,James F.; Greene,Wendy L.; Jackson,Elizabeth F.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 121)
Publication date: 1999


Liability concerns in contraceptive research (abstract) 
Segal,Sheldon J.
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 67(suppl 2): S141-S151
Publication date: 1999


Mexico: Informing service providers and factory workers about emergency contraception (PDF) 
Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 1999


Mexico: Protecting informed consent (PDF) 
Santos,Elsa; Llaguno,Silvia Elena; Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 1999


Postabortion Care: Lessons from Operations Research (PDF) 
Publication date: 1999


Postabortion Care: Lessons from Operations Research [Spanish] 
Publication date: 1999


Review of coerced contraception?: Moral and policy challenges of long-acting birth control 
Ellertson,Charlotte; Heimburger,Angela
Population Studies 53(3): 391-392
Publication date: 1999


Review of Elsimar M. Coutinho with Sheldon J. Segal, Is Menstruation Obsolete? How Suppressing Menstruation Can Help Women Who Suffer from Anemia, Endometriosis, or PMS 
Ellertson,Charlotte; Thomas,Sarah L.
Studies in Family Planning 30(4): 358-360
Publication date: 1999


Should eliminating unmet need for contraception continue to be a program priority? (abstract) (PDF) 
Jain,Anrudh K.
International Family Planning Perspectives 25(suppl): S39-S43,S49
Publication date: 1999


Testing strategies to improve access to emergency contraception pills: Prescription vs. prophylactic distribution (PDF) 
Skibiak,John P.; Ahmed,Yusuf; Ketata,M.
Africa OR/TA Project II Final Report
Publication date: 1999


Updated estimates of the effectiveness of the Yuzpe regimen of emergency contraception (abstract) 
Trussell,James; Rodriguez,German; Ellertson,Charlotte
Contraception 59(3): 147-151
Publication date: 1999


A study of the operations of the contraceptive logistics system of the Population Welfare Programme 
Pakistan Research Report (no. 8)
Publication date: 1998


Anticoncepção de emergência no Brasil: Situação atual e perspectivas para o futuro 
Galvao,Loren; Diaz,Juan
Gynaecia 4: 10-18
Publication date: 1998


Contraceptive use in South Africa under apartheid (abstract) 
Kaufman,Carol E.
Demography 35(4): 421-434
Publication date: 1998


Covert contraceptive use: Prevalence, motivations, and consequences (abstract) (PDF) 
Biddlecom,Ann E.; Fapohunda,Bolaji M.
Studies in Family Planning 29(4): 360-372
Publication date: 1998


Covert contraceptive use: Prevalence, motivations, and consequences (PDF) 
Biddlecom,Ann E.; Fapohunda,Bolaji M.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 108)
Publication date: 1998


Efficacy of emergency contraception 
Ellertson,Charlotte; Ottesen,B.; Tabor,A.
from New Insights in Gynecology and Obstetrics Research and Practice, 1997 FIGO Plenary Presentations, pp. 168-171
Publication date: 1998


Emergency contraception: A cost-effective approach to preventing unintended pregnancy 
Trussell,James; Ellertson,Charlotte; Stewart,Felicia H.; Koenig,J.; Raymond,Elizabeth G.
Women's Health in Primary Care 1(1): 52-69
Publication date: 1998


India's population problem: Divergent perspectives, past experience and future programme strategies 
Pachauri,Saroj; Khan,Mohammed Ejaz
Publication date: 1998


Involving policy makers and health-care providers in enhancing the use of emergency contraception: The Kenya experience 
Muia,Esther G.; Lukhando,Moses; Elul,Batya; Clark,Shelley; Olenja,Joyce
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Eastern and Central Africa 14(1): 25-30
Publication date: 1998


Lo que usted debe saber sobre lactancia y la pildora con Progestina Sola: Información para mujeres [What you should know about breastfeeding and the Progestin-only pill: Information for women] (PDF) 
Publication date: 1998


Lo que usted debe saber sobre lactancia y la pildora con Progestina Sola: Información para profesionales de la salud [What you should know about breastfeeding and the Progestin-only pill: Information for providers] (PDF) 
Publication date: 1998


New estimates of the effectiveness of the Yuzpe regimen of emergency contraception (abstract) 
Trussell,James; Ellertson,Charlotte
Contraception 57(6): 363-369
Publication date: 1998


Pakistan Contraceptive Prevalence Survey 1994-95: Final Report 
Occasional Report
Publication date: 1998


Proceedings on emergency contraception workshop 
Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail
Publication date: 1998


The impact of family planning household service delivery on women's status in Bangladesh (PDF) 
Phillips,James F.; Hossain,Mian Bazle
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 118)
Publication date: 1998


The introduction and use of Norplantimplants in Indonesia (abstract) (PDF) 
Tuladhar,Jayanti; Donaldson,Peter J.; Noble,Jeanne
Studies in Family Planning 29(3): 291-299
Publication date: 1998


What you should know about breastfeeding and the Progestin-only pill: Information for providers (PDF) 
Publication date: 1998


What you should know about breastfeeding and the Progestin-only pill: Information for women (PDF) 
Publication date: 1998


What you should know about breastfeeding and the Progestin-only pill: Information for women [Arabic] 
Publication date: 1998


Work, Health and Contraception from Women's Perspective 
Khan,Mohammed Ejaz
Publication date: 1998


An assessment of Norplant removal in Indonesia (abstract) 
Fisher,Andrew A.; Prihartono,Joedo; Tuladhar,Jayanti; Hoesni,R.Hasan M.
Studies in Family Planning 28(4): 308-316
Publication date: 1997


Contraceptive update 
Segal,Sheldon J.
New York University Review of Law and Social Change 23(3): 457-469
Publication date: 1997


Emergency contraception as an element in the care of rape victims (PDF) 
Vernon,Ricardo; Schiavon,Raffaela; Llaguno,Silvia Elena
INOPAL III Final Report
Publication date: 1997


Factors underlying unmet need for family planning in the Philippines (abstract) 
Casterline,John B.; Biddlecom,Ann E.; Perez,Aurora E.
Studies in Family Planning 28(3): 173-191
Publication date: 1997


How do family planning worker visits affect woman's behavior in Bangladesh? 
Arends-Kuenning,Mary
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 99)
Publication date: 1997


Integrando la sexualidad en la planificación familiar: La experiencia de tres proyectos de VIH/ETS en América Latina y el Caribe 
Becker,Julie; Leitman,Elizabeth; Fathalla,Mahmoud F.
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 8)
Publication date: 1997


Introducing sexuality within family planning: The experience of three HIV/STD prevention projects from Latin America and the Caribbean (PDF) 
Becker,Julie; Leitman,Elizabeth; Fathalla,Mahmoud F.
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 8)
Publication date: 1997


Introduction 
Segal,Sheldon J.
New York University Review of Law and Social Change 23(3): 329-337
Publication date: 1997


Knowledge, attitudes and practices on emergency contraception among selective health care providers and drug sellers in Dhaka City 
Chowdhury,Syeda Nahid Mukith; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Siraj-us-Saleheen
Publication date: 1997


Moral and policy issues in long-acting contraception (abstract) 
Brown,George F.; Moskowitz,Ellen H.
Annual Review of Public Health 18: 379-400
Publication date: 1997


On the dynamics of contraceptive use in Pakistan 
Miller,Peter C.; Kayani,Ashraf; Minhas,Arshad J.
Publication date: 1997


Quality of care: The progress in the Bangladesh family planning program (PDF) 
Piet-Pelon,Nancy J.; Rob,Ubaidur
Policy Dialogue (no. 6)
Publication date: 1997


The buzz outside the clinics: Conversations and contraception in Nyanza Province, Kenya (abstract) 
Rutenberg,Naomi; Watkins,Susan Cotts
Studies in Family Planning 28(4): 290-307
Publication date: 1997


The equity and efficiency of doorstep delivery of contraceptives in Bangladesh 
Arends-Kuenning,Mary
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 101)
Publication date: 1997


Bleeding complaints during the first year of Norplant® implants use and their impact on removal rate (abstract) 
Diaz,Juan; Faundes,Anibal; Olmos,Paulo; Diaz,Margarita
Contraception 53(2): 91-95
Publication date: 1996


Contraception and religious practice in Bangladesh 
Amin,Sajeda; Diamond,Ian; Steele,Fiona
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 83)
Publication date: 1996


Contraceptive use dynamics in Vietnam 
Do Trong Hieu; Phan,Thue Anh; Nguyen Quan Son; Quan,Le Nga
Publication date: 1996


Factors underlying unmet need for family planning in the Philippines 
Casterline,John B.; Perez,Aurora E.; Biddlecom,Ann E.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 84)
Publication date: 1996


Men and family planning in Bangladesh: A review of the literature (PDF) 
Donahoe,Debbie
Asia and Near East OR/TA Project Final Report
Publication date: 1996


Men's and women's views of contraception 
Biddlecom,Ann E.; Casterline,John B.; Perez,Aurora E.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 92)
Publication date: 1996


Regret after sterilization -- Can it be averted? (PDF) 
Gray,Alan
Policy Dialogue (no. 4)
Publication date: 1996


The impact of outreach on the continuity of contraceptive use in rural Bangladesh (abstract) 
Hossain,Mian Bazle; Phillips,James F.
Studies in Family Planning 27(2): 98-106
Publication date: 1996


The impact of the quality of family planning services on contraceptive use in Peru (abstract) 
Mensch,Barbara S.; Jain,Anrudh K.; Arends-Kuenning,Mary
Studies in Family Planning 27(2): 59-75
Publication date: 1996


The long-term demographic role of community-based family planning in rural Bangladesh (abstract) 
Phillips,James F.; Hossain,Mian Bazle; Arends-Kuenning,Mary
Studies in Family Planning 27(4): 204-219
Publication date: 1996


What proportion of births are the result of contraceptive failure in Bangladesh? (PDF) 
Streatfield,Kim; Piet-Pelon,Nancy J.; Kamal,Nahid
Policy Dialogue (no. 1)
Publication date: 1996


A model of costs of a CBD programme (PDF) 
RamaRao,Saumya; Townsend,John W.; Khan,M.E.
Asia and Near East OR/TA Special Report
Publication date: 1995


A study of user perspectives on the diaphragm in an urban Indian setting (PDF) 
Ravindran,T.K.Sundari
Asia and Near East OR/TA Project Final Report
Publication date: 1995


Doing more with less: The Marie Stopes Clinics in Sierra Leone (PDF) 
Toubia,Nahid; Delano,Grace Ebun
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 7)
Publication date: 1995


El Coletivo: Un colectivo feminista de salud y sexualidad femenina en Brasil 
Diaz,Margarita; Rogow,Debbie; Barzelatto,Jose
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 6)
Publication date: 1995


Expanding access to emergency contraception in developing countries (abstract) 
Ellertson,Charlotte; Winikoff,Beverly; Armstrong,Elizabeth; Camp,Sharon; Senanayake,Pramilla
Studies in Family Planning 26(5): 251-263
Publication date: 1995


Follow-up study among IUD acceptors of Java (PDF) 
Hoesni,R.Hasan M.; Hasan,M.; Tan,Anthony; Tuladhar,Jayanti; Effendi,Jusuf S.; Hadijanto,Bantuk; Hartono,Pudjo
Asia and Near East OR/TA Project Final Report
Publication date: 1995


Improving community based family planning services and the potential for increasing contraceptive prevalence in Bangladesh (PDF) 
Dunston,Amy Gale; Miller,Peter C.
Publication date: 1995


IUD study results lead to new performance evaluation system in Pakistan 
Asia and Near East OR/TA Project Research Summaries
Publication date: 1995


IUD use dynamics in Egypt (PDF) 
Asia and Near East OR/TA Project Final Report
Publication date: 1995


Knowledge, attitudes and practice of the DMPA injectable contraceptive: Data from focus group discussions (PDF) 
Patron,Maria Carmela; Palabrica-Costello,Marilou
Asia and Near East OR/TA Project Final Report
Publication date: 1995


Pakistan Contraceptive Prevalence Survey 1994-95: Basic Findings 
Occasional Report
Publication date: 1995


The Coletivo: A feminist sexuality and health collective in Brazil (PDF) 
Diaz,Margarita; Rogow,Debbie; Barzelatto,Jose
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 6)
Publication date: 1995


The long-term demographic role of community-based family planning in rural Bangladesh 
Phillips,James F.; Hossain,Mian Bazle; Arends-Kuenning,Mary
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 73)
Publication date: 1995


IUD mechanisms of action 
Croxatto,Horacio B.; Ortiz,Maria Elena; Valdez,Enrique; Bardin,C.Wayne; Mishell,Daniel R.,Jr.
from Proceedings from the Fourth International Conference on IUDs, pp. 44-62
Publication date: 1994


IUD use throughout the world: Past, present, and future 
Mauldin,W.Parker; Segal,Sheldon J.; Bardin,C.Wayne; Mishell,Daniel R.,Jr.
from Proceedings from the Fourth International Conference on IUDs, pp. 1-10
Publication date: 1994


Negotiating birth control in village China 
Greenhalgh,Susan
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 38)
Publication date: 1992


A new method for estimating contraceptive failure rates 
Bongaarts,John; Rodriguez,German
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 6)
Publication date: 1989