A conceptual framework (PDF) developed by the Population Council for organizing and assessing the quality of family planning services continues to guide program design and evaluation globally. This framework has been useful in determining the factors that hinder or advance the provision of high-quality care and helping family planning program managers and providers make changes to improve the quality of services. Programs designed to improve quality of care can improve clients’ experiences and increase their knowledge. Further, improving quality of care can result in more clients meeting their reproductive goals.
Population Council focus
Population Council researchers have developed, tested, and refined numerous tools and methodologies to:
- measure the quality of care received;
- evaluate the effectiveness and impact of quality-improvement and quality-assurance interventions; and
- guide the design of programmatic interventions to strengthen the quality of family planning and other reproductive health services.
Population Council impact
- Drawing from its quality of care framework, the Council developed the Situation Analysis methodology for measuring and assessing the quality of family planning services. This methodology has been used in scores of countries globally and has influenced several other quality-assessment tools. Most recently, the methodology was adapted for assessing the quality of family planning services that are integrated with HIV and maternal health services (e.g., the Assessing Integration Methodology toolkit, or AIM).
- Council staff have developed and validated a job aid, called the Balanced Counseling Strategy (BCS), which helps family planning providers ensure that clients receive a service tailored to their specific needs. BCS+ is an adaptation that provides guidance to service providers offering family planning in settings with high prevalence of STIs/HIV.
- The Council has also developed and validated a tool to help reduce "missed opportunities" for addressing unmet need for family planning during other primary health care consultations. Called Systematic Screening, this tool has proven effective in several countries (most recently in India, Bolivia, and Senegal) and is a key resource for USAID.
Projects
Quality of Care and Client Willingness to Pay for Family Planning Services at Marie Stopes International Facilities in Burkina Faso (more)
The Council worked with Marie Stopes International to improve the family planning services MSI provides, and to propose strategies to ensure the sustainability of the program.
(11/2011 - 4/2012)
Burkina Faso
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
Scaling Up the Provision of Family Planning Messages in Antenatal and Postpartum Services in Upper Egypt (more)
The Population Council is assisting the Government of Egypt in integrating birth spacing and family planning messages into antenatal and postpartum services, with the ultimate goal of helping Egyptian women achieve healthy birth intervals and avoid unplanned, closely spaced pregnancies.
(6/2009 - 4/2011)
Egypt
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
Improving the Health of Indigenous Guatemalan Women and Families by Strengthening Quality of Care in Maternity Waiting Homes (more)
Council researchers are developing strategies to ensure that maternity waiting homes are acceptable and used by indigenous women in Guatemala.
(1/2008 - 7/2009)
Guatemala
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
Improving the Quality of Family Planning and Reproductive Tract Infection 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
Measuring and Evaluating the Integration of Family Planning and Other Reproductive Health Services Through Innovative Data Collection Instruments and Methodologies (more)
Researchers with the Council’s FRONTIERS program examined the challenges of scaling up projects using operations research.
(8/2007 - 3/2008)
Interregional
Technical Assistance for Implementing Best Practices in the Asia and Near East Region (more)
Council researchers worked with local counterparts in two countries to increase the use of proven best practices for identifying clients’ reproductive health needs and promoting the lactational amenorrhea method for postpartum contraception.
(1/2007 - 3/2008)
Egypt, India
Scaling Up Utilization of the Quality Assurance (QA) Checklist in India (more)
Council researchers helped create a manual to enable district-level managers to systematically monitor the quality of reproductive health services in India.
(5/2007 - 2/2008)
India
Feasibility, Effectiveness, and Cost of Models of Integrating Counseling and Testing for HIV Within Family Planning Services in Kenya (more)
Council researchers tested two models of integrating family planning and HIV counseling and testing (C&T) services in Kenya.
(7/2005 - 1/2008)
Kenya
Extending Operations Research to the Problems of Scale Up: Costs, Compliance, and Effectiveness of Systematic Screening (more)
Council researchers with the FRONTIERS program worked to combine support for scaling up systematic screening with research on specific aspects of the scaling-up process.
(9/2005 - 12/2007)
Bolivia, India, Mali, Senegal
Feasibility, Effectiveness, and Cost of Models of Integrating Counseling and Testing for HIV Within Family Planning Services in South Africa (more)
Council researchers collaborated with the South Africa Department of Health to provide guidance on making counseling and testing for HIV more widely available through family planning services.
(7/2004 - 12/2007)
South Africa
Increasing Access to and Quality and Integration of Contraceptive Services in Latin America and the Caribbean: Findings from Operations Research (more)
Council researchers in Latin America and the Caribbean conducted a workshop to disseminate findings from reproductive health research in the region.
(6/2007 - 12/2007)
Guatemala
Introducing a Quality and Gender Perspective in Reproductive Health Organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean (more)
Council researchers with the FRONTIERS program conducted a workshop on incorporating a gender-sensitive perspective into reproductive health services.
(5/2007 - 11/2007)
Costa Rica
Consolidating a Gender Perspective in the PROCOSI Network (more)
Council researchers with the FRONTIERS program collaborated with PROCOSI, a network of NGOs in Bolivia, to test the feasibility and costs of a system for certifying that its member organizations provide gender-sensitive reproductive health services.
(5/2005 - 4/2007)
Bolivia
First-time Parents Project (more)
Council researchers developed and tested an integrated package of health and social interventions to improve young females’ reproductive and sexual health knowledge and practices, and increase their ability to act in their own interests.
(1/2003 - 1/2005)
India
Resources
"Community health workers for maternal and child health," fact sheet (PDF)
Jarvis,Leah; Termini,Nancy
Publication date: 2012
Evaluation of an intervention to improve quality of care in family planning programme in the Philippines (abstract)
Jain,Anrudh K.; RamaRao,Saumya; Kim,Jacqueline; Costello,Marilou P.
Journal of Biosocial Science 44(1): 27-41
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
Quality of care (PDF)
Presentation at High Impact Practices in Family Planning meeting, 9 July
Jain,Anrudh K.
Publication date: 2012
Strengthening the delivery of comprehensive reproductive health services through the community midwifery model in Kenya (PDF)
Liambila,Wilson; Obare,Francis; Undie,Chi-Chi; Birungi,Harriet; Kuria,Shiphrah; Wayua Muia,Ruth; Matekwa,Assumpta
APHIA II OR Project in Kenya Technical Report
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 pay-for-performance innovation integrating the quantity and quality of care in maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh
Rahman,Laila; Rob,Ubaidur; Mahmud,Riad; Hena,Ismat Ara; Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rahman,Md.Hafizur
P4P Final Report
Publication date: 2011
APHIA II Operations Research Project in Kenya Newsletter, February 2011 (PDF)
Publication date: 2011
Clients' perceptions of the quality of care in Mexico City's public sector legal abortion program (abstract) (HTML)
Becker,Davida; Diaz-Olavarrieta,Claudia; Juarez,Clara; Garcia,Sandra G.; Sanhueza,Patricio; Harper,Cynthia C.
International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 37(4): 191-201
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
Innovative financing through pay-for-performance for providers to improve quality of care in Bangladesh: Transforming research into action (PDF)
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur; Rahman,Laila; Hena,Ismat Ara
Workshop report
Publication date: 2011
Innovative financing through pay-for-performance for providers to improve quality of care in Bangladesh: Transforming research into action (PDF)
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rahman,Laila; Hena,Ismat Ara
Workshop brief
Publication date: 2011
Strengthening the delivery of comprehensive reproductive health services at the community level in Kenya (PDF)
APHIA II Operations Research Project in Kenya OR Summary (no. 10)
Publication date: 2011
Assessing the potential acceptability of a new cadre of community midwives for pregnancy and delivery related care in rural Pakistan: Findings from a qualitative study (PDF)
Wajid,Abdul; Mir,Ali Mohammad; Rashid,Zubaida; Aziz,Abida
Publication date: 2010
Looking back, moving forward: Implementing PMTCT programs in resource-constrained settings, Horizons studies 1999 to 2007 (PDF)
Baek,Carolyn; Rutenberg,Naomi
Horizons Synthesis Background Papers
Publication date: 2010
"Mejorando la salud de las mujeres y las familias indígenas Guatemaltecas: Fortaleciendo la calidad de atención en casas maternas," fact sheet (PDF)
Population Council
Publication date: 2009
Baseline household survey reports (HTML)
Population Council
Series of reports from the FALAH project on 27 districts in Pakistan
Publication date: 2009
Comprehensive care and HIV prophylaxis after sexual assault in rural South Africa: The Refentse intervention study (abstract)
Kim,Julia C.; Askew,Ian; Muvhango,Lufuno; Dwane,Ntabozuko; Abramsky,Tanya; Jan,Stephen; Ntlemo,Ennica; Chege,Jane; Watts,Charlotte
British Medical Journal 338(b515): published online, 13 March-
Publication date: 2009
Creating a space for men and youth at health and family welfare centers in Bangladesh
Mutahara,Marium ul; Rahman,Md.Mafizur; Al-Sabir,Ahmed
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
Feasibility and effectiveness of integrating provider-initiated testing and counselling within family planning services in Kenya (abstract)
Liambila,Wilson; Askew,Ian; Mwangi,Juma; Ayisi,Robert; Kibaru,Josephine; Mullick,Saiqa
AIDS 23(suppl 1): S115-S121
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
Mapping of health and reproductive health services: Survey of service delivery points (HTML)
Population Council
Series of reports from the FALAH project on 10 districts in Pakistan
Publication date: 2009
Prevalence and control of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in New York City (abstract)
Thorpe,Lorna E.; Upadhyay,Ushma D.; Chamany,Shadi; Garg,Renu; Mandel-Ricci,Jenna; Kellerman,Scott E.; Berger,Diana K.; Frieden,Thomas R.; Gynn,Charon
Diabetes Care 32(1): 57-62
Publication date: 2009
Reference Guides for Health Care Organizations Seeking Accreditation for High-quality, Gender-sensitive Reproductive Health Services (PDF)
Riveros,Patricia; Palenque,Erica; Vernon,Ricardo; Carreno,Ignacio; Bratt,John H.
Publication date: 2009
Reference Guides for Health Care Organizations Seeking Accreditation for High-quality, Gender-sensitive Reproductive Health Services -- Appendixes (PDF)
Riveros,Patricia; Palenque,Erica; Vernon,Ricardo; Carreno,Ignacio; Bratt,John H.
Publication date: 2009
Revitalizing family planning: Lessons learned on strengthening contraceptive provision (PDF) (HTML)
FRONTIERS Legacy Themes
Publication date: 2009
Strengthening voice and accountability in the health sector
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur
Publication date: 2009
The Refentse model for post-rape care: Strengthening sexual assault care and HIV post-exposure prophylaxis in a district hospital in rural South Africa (PDF)
Kim,Julia C.; Askew,Ian; Muvhango,Lufuno; Dwane,Ntabozuko; Abramsky,Tanya; Jan,Stephen; Ntlemo,Ennica; Chege,Jane; Watts,Charlotte
Final report
Publication date: 2009
"Health facts about emergency contraceptive pills," fact sheet (PDF)
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
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
Bolivia: A gender focus in service delivery improves quality of care (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 68)
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
Developing comprehensive and evidence-based policy and guidelines for antenatal and postnatal care in KwaZulu-Natal (PDF)
Ditlopo,Prudence; Menziwa,Mantshi; Mullick,Saiqa; RamaRao,Saumya; Dalton,Janet; Nyasulu,Dolly; Beksinska,Mags; Kunene,Busi
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Development of a quality assurance procedure for reproductive health services for district public health systems: Implementation and scale-up in the state of Gujarat (PDF)
Khan,M.E.; Mishra,Anurag; Sharma,Vivek; Caleb-Varkey,Leila
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Estimates of induced abortion in Mexico: What's changed between 1990 and 2006? (abstract) (PDF)
Juarez,Fatima; Singh,Susheela; Garcia,Sandra G.; Diaz-Olavarrieta,Claudia
International Family Planning Perspectives 34(4): 158-168
Publication date: 2008
Feasibility, acceptability, effectiveness and cost of models of integrating HIV prevention and counseling and testing for HIV within family planning services in North West Province, South Africa (PDF)
Mullick,Saiqa; Menziwa,Mantshi; Mosery,Nzwakie; Khoza,Doctor; Maroga,Edwin
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
Improving hospital-based quality of care in Vietnam by reducing HIV-related stigma and discrimination (PDF)
Khuat Thi Hai Oanh; Ashburn,Kim; Pulerwitz,Julie; Ogden,Jessica; Nyblade,Laura
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Improving the quality of FP and RTI services for urban slum population
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Chandra Paul,Repon; Rob,Ubaidur; Rahman,Md.Mostafizur
DBRHCP Research Update (no. 1)
Publication date: 2008
India: Quality assurance procedure monitors and improves quality of services (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 76)
Publication date: 2008
Institutionalization of quality assurance within district health management: Experiences from Maharashtra and Karnataka (PDF)
Khan,M.E.; Mishra,Anurag; Sharma,Vivek; Ahmad,Jaleel; Joseph,Jose; Srinivasan,Venkatesh; Sathyanarayana,K.M.; Vargees,Viji; Maiti,K.D.; Sharma,Rashmi
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Introduction of quality of care and a gender perspective in reproductive health service organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean (PDF)
Riveros,Patricia; Martin,Antonieta; Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Kenya: Integrating services for FP and HIV improves quality and HIV testing (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 78)
Publication date: 2008
Methods for estimating abortion incidence and abortion-related morbidity: A review
Wilson,Katherine; Garcia,Sandra G.; Lara,Diana K.
A publication of papers presented at the IUSSP Seminar on the Measurement of Abortion Incidence, Abortion-Related Morbidity and Mortality, 7-9 November 2007, Paris, France
Publication date: 2008
Obstetric fistula: Can community midwives make a difference? Findings from four districts in Kenya (PDF)
Warren,Charlotte; Mwangi,Annie
Publication date: 2008
Periodic presumptive treatment for sexually transmitted infections: Experience from the field and recommendations for research (PDF) (HTML)
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
Repositioning postnatal care in a high HIV environment: Swaziland (PDF)
Warren,Charlotte; Shongwe,Rachel; Waligo,Allen; Mahdi,Mohammed; Mazia,Goldy; Narayanan,Indira
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Safe and Friendly Health Facility: Trainer's Guide (PDF)
Khuat Thi Hai Oanh; Pham Duc Muc; Kidd,Ross
Publication date: 2008
South Africa: Integrated approach improves quality of post-rape care (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 69)
Publication date: 2008
South Africa: Integrating services for FP and HIV improves quality and HIV testing (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 79)
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 Balanced Counseling Strategy: A Toolkit for Family Planning Service Providers (
Algorithm for using the balanced counseling strategy)
(PDF) (HTML)
The Balanced Counseling Strategy: A Toolkit for Family Planning Service Providers
Publication date: 2008
The Balanced Counseling Strategy: A Toolkit for Family Planning Service Providers (Counseling cards) (PDF) (HTML)
Publication date: 2008
The Balanced Counseling Strategy: A Toolkit for Family Planning Service Providers (Trainer's Guide) (PDF) (HTML)
Bruce,Linda; Martin,Antonieta
Publication date: 2008
The Balanced Counseling Strategy: A Toolkit for Family Planning Service Providers (User's Guide) (PDF) (HTML)
Leon,Federico R.; Vernon,Ricardo; Martin,Antonieta; Bruce,Linda
Publication date: 2008
Using operations research to enhance delivery of postpartum/postabortion family planning services in the Arab region (PDF)
Frontiers in Reproductive Health
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Using systematic screening to integrate health services in India and Senegal: Pilot study versus scale-up results (PDF)
Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Consolidating a gender perspective in the PROCOSI network (PDF)
de la Quintana,Erica Palenque; Riveros Hamel,Patricia; Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Final Report
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
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
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
Meeting the sexual and reproductive health needs of people living with HIV: Challenges for health care providers (abstract)
Bharat,Shalini; Mahendra,Vaishali Sharma
Reproductive Health Matters 15(29, suppl 1): 93-112
Publication date: 2007
South Africa: Improve facility management to increase nurse retention (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 63)
Publication date: 2007
Acceptability and feasibility of introducing the WHO focused antenatal care package in Ghana (PDF)
Birungi,Harriet; Nyarko,Philomena; Armar-Klemesu,Margaret; Arhinful,Daniel; Deganus,Sylvia; Odoi-Agyarko,Henrietta; Brew,Gladys
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2006
Acceptability and sustainability of the WHO focused antenatal care package in Kenya (PDF)
Birungi,Harriet; Onyango-Ouma,Washington
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2006
Developing regional capacity in operations research and economic evaluation in South Asia (PDF)
Khan,M.E.; Roychowdhury,Sohini; Foreit,James R.; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Vaithyanathan,Geetha
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2006
District quality assurance program for reproductive health services: An operational manual
Caleb-Varkey,Leila; Khan,M.E.; Sharma,Vivek; Agarwal,Dinesh
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
Ghana: Combine learning approaches to improve maternal care (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 57)
Publication date: 2006
India: Institutionalization of quality assurance in RH services at district level management in India
Asia and Near East OR Summary (no. 7)
Publication date: 2006
India: Scaling up of quality assurance measure in district level management in Gujarat state
Asia and Near East OR Summary (no. 15)
Publication date: 2006
Make better use of provider time in public health clinics (PDF)
Janowitz,Barbara
FRONTIERS Program Brief (no. 7)
Publication date: 2006
Public sector family planning: How can we pay for it? (PDF)
Janowitz,Barbara; Foreit,James R.
USAID Maximizing Access and Quality (MAQ) Technical Brief
Publication date: 2006
Report on pre-intervention assessment of primary health care and prevention services at the commune level in Da Nang City
Hughes,Jane; Phillips,James F.; Nhan,Vu Quy; Mai,Le Thi Phuong
Publication date: 2006
Report on pre-intervention assessment of primary health care and prevention services at the commune level in Khanh Hoa Province
Hughes,Jane; Phillips,James F.; Nhan,Vu Quy; Mai,Le Thi Phuong
Publication date: 2006
Synthesis report on pre-intervention assessment of primary health care and prevention services at the commune level in Da Nang City and Khanh Hoa Province
Hughes,Jane; Phillips,James F.; Nhan,Vu Quy; Mai,Le Thi Phuong
Publication date: 2006
Systematic screening: A strategy for determining and meeting client reproductive health needs (PDF)
Foreit,James R.
USAID Maximizing Access and Quality (MAQ) Technical Brief
Publication date: 2006
Voicing the community: A study for the community to identify and prioritize family planning and reproductive health problems
Rahman,Laila; Rob,Ubaidur; Ahmed,Salahuddin; Anwar,Md.Mahabub Ul; Moshiur Rahman,Md.
Publication date: 2006
A Client-centered Approach to Reproductive Health: A Trainer's Manual (PDF)
Publication date: 2005
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
Cross-cultural adaptation of reproductive health services in Bolivia (PDF)
Gonzales Salguero,Fernando; Martin,Antonieta; Perez Mendoza,Rosario; Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005
Enquêtes d'acceptation de paiment destinées à déterminer les prix des produits et services dans le domaine de la santé de la reproduction : manuel de l'utilisateur [Willingness to pay surveys for setting prices for reproductive health products and services: A user's manual] (PDF)
Foreit,Karen G.Fleischman; Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 2005
Feasibility of introducing a comprehensive package of antenatal care services in rural public clinics in South Africa (PDF)
Chege,Jane; Askew,Ian; Mosery,Nzwakie; Ndube-Nxumalo,Mbali; Kunene,Busi; Beksinska,Mags; Dalton,Janet; Snyman,Ester; Sturm,Wilem; Moodley,Preshny
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005
Health sector reform in developing countries: Trends and lessons learned
Rob,Ubaidur; Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Anwar,Md.Mahabub Ul; Rahman,Laila; Mutahara,Marium ul
Publication date: 2005
Impact of improved client-provider interaction on women's achievement of their fertility goals: Summary of key findings--Phase II
Nawar,Laila; Kharboush,Ibrahim; Kader,Magdi Abdel; Makhlouf,Hesham; Abdel-Tawab,Nahla
FRONTIERS Research Update
Publication date: 2005
Impact of improved client-provider interaction on women's achievement of their fertility goals: Summary of key findings--Phase II [Arabic] (PDF)
Nawar,Laila; Kharboush,Ibrahim; Kader,Magdi Abdel; Makhlouf,Hesham; Abdel-Tawab,Nahla
FRONTIERS Research Update
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
Improving the Ghanaian Safe Motherhood Programme (PDF)
Osei,Ivy; Garshong,Bertha; Banahene,Gertrude; Gyapong,John; Tapsoba,Placide; Askew,Ian; Ahiadeke,Clement; Killian,Richard; Bonku,Edward; Combary,Perle; Sampson,William
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005
India: Introduction of systematic screening instrument in clinics to address unmet need and to maximize service utilization (PDF)
FRONTIERS Asia and Near East Region OR Summary (no. 4)
Publication date: 2005
Introducing client-centered reproductive health services in a Pakistani setting (abstract) (PDF)
Sathar,Zeba A.; Jain,Anrudh K.; RamaRao,Saumya; ul Haque,Minhaj; Kim,Jacqueline
Studies in Family Planning 36(3): 221-234
Publication date: 2005
Kutibu majeraha, kutia matumaini: Ushirikiano wa watanzania dhidi ya fistula obstetrikia (PDF)
Chong,Erica; Obaid,Thoraya Ahmed
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 16)
Publication date: 2005
Lessons learned from the global agenda of the Frontiers in Reproductive Health Program
Adamchak,Susan E.
Publication date: 2005
Nursing staff dynamics and implications for maternal health provision in public health facilities in the context of HIV/AIDS (PDF)
Penn-Kekana,Loveday; Blaauw,Duane; Khin San Tint; Monareng,Desiree; Chege,Jane
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005
Providers' compliance with the balanced counseling strategy in Guatemala (abstract) (PDF)
Leon,Federico R.; Brambila,Carlos; de la Cruz,Marisela; Garcia Colindres,Julio; Morales,Carlos; Vasquez,Benedicto
Studies in Family Planning 36(2): 117-126
Publication date: 2005
Systematic screening as a strategy to increase services integration and revenues in Honduras (PDF)
Vernon,Ricardo; Foreit,James R.; Mancini,Fiorella; Pavón,Suyapa; Torres,Jheisy
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005
Systematic screening to integrate reproductive health services in India (PDF)
Das,N.P.; Shah,Urvi; Chitania,Varsha; Patel,Pratibha; Khan,M.E.; Mishra,Anurag; Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005
Use of systematic screening to increase the provision of reproductive health services in Bolivia (PDF)
Foreit,James R.; Vernon,Ricardo; Riveros Hamel,Patricia
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005
Using systematic screening to increase integration of reproductive health services delivery in Senegal (PDF)
Sanogo,Diouratie; Vernon,Ricardo; Foreit,James R.; Seck,Awa; Adoye,Colonel Adama; Ndoye,Laty G.; Diop,Cheikh Bamba; Mboup,Balla Mbacke; Sarr,Omar
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005
When family planning services fail: Experience from Bangladesh (abstract)
Rob,Ubaidur; Piet-Pelon,Nancy J.; Mutahara,Marium ul
International Quarterly of Community Health Education 23(2): 151-167
Publication date: 2005
Bangladesh: High quality of care during outreach linked to contraceptive use (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 41)
Publication date: 2004
Bangladesh: Offering reproductive health services for men improves clinic utilization (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 47)
Publication date: 2004
Cluster randomized trial of an active, multifaceted information dissemination intervention based on The WHO Reproductive Health Library to change obstetric practices: Methods and design issues (abstract) (PDF)
Gulmezoglu,A.Metin; Villar,Jose; Grimshaw,Jeremy; Piaggio,Gilda; Lumbiganon,Pisake; Langer,Ana
BMC Medical Research Methodology 4(2)
Publication date: 2004
Community involvement in reproductive health: Findings from research in Karnataka, India (PDF)
Foundation for Research in Health Systems
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004
Defining quality of care/Définir la qualité des soins (PDF)
ECAfrique bulletin 2(3): 1-16
Publication date: 2004
Effects of IGSS' job aids-assisted Balanced Counseling Algorithms on quality of care and client outcomes (PDF)
Leon,Federico R.; Brambila,Carlos; de la Cruz,Marisela; Bratt,John H.; Gutierrez,Gustavo; Davila,Veronica; Boniato,Carlo; Rios,Alex
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004
Encuestas de voluntad de pago para fijar precios de productos y servicios de salud reproductiva: Manual de usuarios (PDF)
Foreit,Karen G.Fleischman; Foreit,James R.
FRONTERAS Reporte
Publication date: 2004
Guérir les blessures, faire naître l'espoir: Le partenariat tanzanien contre la fistule obstétricale (PDF)
Obaid,Thoraya Ahmed; Chong,Erica
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 16)
Publication date: 2004
Healing wounds, instilling hope: The Tanzanian partnership against obstetric fistula (PDF)
Chong,Erica; Obaid,Thoraya Ahmed
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 16)
Publication date: 2004
Impact of improved client-provider interaction on women's achievement of fertility goals in Egypt (PDF)
Nawar,Laila; Kharboush,Ibrahim; Ibrahim,Magdi A.; Makhlouf,Hesham; Adamchak,Susan E.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004
Improving health care providers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices in reproductive health in rural Romania (PDF)
Himelfarb,Elaine Claire
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004
Indonesia: Educate clients to communicate their needs to providers (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 40)
Publication date: 2004
La estrategia de consejería balanceada: Mejorando la calidad para los clientes [The balanced counseling strategy: Improving quality of care for clients]
FRONTIERS Program Report (no. 3)
Publication date: 2004
Linking reproductive health to social power: Community health workers in Belize and Pakistan (PDF)
Galdos,Susana; Campbell,Lucella; Mohammed,Patricia; Rogow,Debbie; RamaRao,Saumya; Mir,Ali Mohammad; Haberland,Nicole
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 15)
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
Review finds scarce documentation on quality-of-care efforts (PDF)
Population Briefs 10(2)
Publication date: 2004
Russia: Postabortion family planning counseling and services lead to increased contraceptive use (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 44)
Publication date: 2004
Safe Motherhood Demonstration Project, Western Province: Final Report (PDF)
Warren,Charlotte; Liambila,Wilson
Final Report
Publication date: 2004
Scaling up a successful counseling model in Guatemala (PDF)
Guatemalan Association of Female Physicians (AGMM)
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004
Senegal: Expand access to safe postabortion care services in rural areas (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 43)
Publication date: 2004
The effects of outreach on perceived quality of care in two rural areas of Bangladesh (abstract)
Hossain,Mian Bazle; Barkat-e-Khuda; Phillips,James F.
Journal of Biosocial Science 36(5): 507-522
Publication date: 2004
Willingness to pay surveys for setting prices for reproductive health products and services: A user's manual (PDF)
Foreit,Karen G.Fleischman; Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 2004
« Mon père pensait autrement » : des garçons nigérians réfléchissent à l'égalité entre les sexes ['My father didn't think this way': Nigerian boys contemplate gender equality] (PDF)
Girard,Françoise
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 14)
Publication date: 2003
Améliorer la qualité des soins de la santé reproductive chez les jeunes (PDF)
Creel,Liz C.; Perry,Rebecca J.
Nouvelles perspectives sur la qualité des soins (no. 4)
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
Assessment of pilot health project outcome indicators: West Bank/Gaza (PDF)
Nawar,Laila; Huntington,Dale; Kharboush,Ibrahim; Ali,Nancy; Shaheen,Mahmoud
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2003
Availability and acceptability of IUDs in Guatemala (PDF)
Brambila,Carlos; Taracena,Berta
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2003
Bangladesh: Link adolescent reproductive health resources to increase access (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 34)
Publication date: 2003
Cuánto cuesta mejorar la calidad de la atención en salud reproductiva (PDF)
Raney,Laura; Joyce,Stephanie; Townsend,John W.
Nuevas perspectivas sobre la calidad de la atención (no. 5)
Publication date: 2003
Enhancing quality for clients: The balanced counseling strategy (PDF)
Leon,Federico R.; Rios,Alex; Zumaran,Adriana; de la Cruz,Marisela; Brambila,Carlos; Bratt,John H.
FRONTIERS Program Brief (no. 3)
Publication date: 2003
Feasibility and effectiveness of an improved and integrated package of routine services for antenatal clients attending public clinics in South Africa
Research Update
Publication date: 2003
Focus on newborn survival needed in rural Pakistan (PDF)
Population Briefs 9(2)
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
Hormone choice may reduce risks of menopause therapy (PDF)
Population Briefs 9(2)
Publication date: 2003
Improving postpartum care among low parity mothers in Palestine (PDF)
Center for Development in Primary Health Care (CDPHC),Al Quds University
FRONTIERS Final Report
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
Improving quality of care for family planning services in Uganda (PDF)
Okullo,Joel; Okello,Quinto; Birungi,Harriet; Askew,Ian; Janowitz,Barbara; Cuthbertson,Carmen; Ebanyat,Florence
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2003
Improving the quality of post-abortion care services in townships in Myanmar
Department of Health,Union of Myanmar; Population Council
Publication date: 2003
Improving the quality of reproductive health care for young people (PDF)
Creel,Liz C.; Perry,Rebecca J.
New Perspectives on Quality of Care Brief (no. 4)
Publication date: 2003
Improving the quality of reproductive health care: How much does it cost? (PDF)
Raney,Laura; Joyce,Stephanie; Townsend,John W.
New Perspectives on Quality of Care Brief (no. 5)
Publication date: 2003
Increasing patient participation in reproductive health consultations: An evaluation of "Smart Patient" coaching in Indonesia (abstract)
Kim,Young-Mi; Patjuk,Fitri; Basuki,Endang; Kols,Adrienne
Patient Education and Counseling 50(2): 113-122
Publication date: 2003
Introducing DMPA injectable contraceptives to private medical practitioners in urban Gujarat (PDF)
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2003
L'amélioration de la qualité de la santé reproductive : à quel prix ? (PDF)
Raney,Laura; Joyce,Stephanie; Townsend,John W.
Nouvelles perspectives sur la qualité des soins (no. 5)
Publication date: 2003
Mejoras en la calidad de los servicios de salud reproductiva para los jóvenes (PDF)
Creel,Liz C.; Perry,Rebecca J.
Nuevas perspectivas sobre la calidad de la atención (no. 4)
Publication date: 2003
'My father didn't think this way': Nigerian boys contemplate gender equality (PDF)
Girard,Françoise
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 14)
Publication date: 2003
One-year client impacts of quality of care improvements achieved in Peru (PDF)
Leon,Federico R.; Roca,Santiago; Rios,Alex; Zumaran,Adriana; Feijoo,Ana Rosa
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2003
Perú: La estrategia de consejería balanceada (PDF)
Leon,Federico R.; Rios,Alex; Zumaran,Adriana; Bratt,John H.
FRONTERAS Reporte
Publication date: 2003
Références No 4-5 (PDF)
Nouvelles perspectives sur la qualité des soins, Références No 4-5
Publication date: 2003
Referencias No 4-5 (PDF)
Nuevas perspectivas sobre la calidad de la atención, Referencias No 4-5
Publication date: 2003
Serving the reproductive health needs of adolescents in Senegal: Analysis of costs
RamaRao,Saumya; Diop,Nafissatou J.
FRONTIERS Project Report
Publication date: 2003
Testing balanced counseling to improve provider-client interaction in Guatemala's MOH clinics (PDF)
Leon,Federico R.; Brambila,Carlos; de la Cruz,Marisela; Bratt,John H.; Garcia Colindres,Julio; Vasquez,Benedicto; Morales,Carlos
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
The quality of family planning programs: Concepts, measurements, interventions, and effects (abstract) (PDF)
RamaRao,Saumya; Mohanam,Raji
Studies in Family Planning 34(4): 227-248
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
Aperçu de la qualité des soins pour la santé reproductive: définitions et mesures de la qualité (PDF)
Creel,Liz C.; Sass,Justine V.; Yinger,Nancy V.
Nouvelles perspectives sur la qualité des soins (no. 1)
Publication date: 2002
Best practices in client-provider interactions in reproductive health services: A review of the literature (PDF)
Murphy,Elaine M.
New Perspectives on Quality of Care
Publication date: 2002
Client-centered quality: Clients' perspective and barriers to receiving care (PDF)
Creel,Liz C.; Sass,Justine V.; Yinger,Nancy V.
New Perspectives on Quality of Care Brief (no. 2)
Publication date: 2002
Documenting impact of quality of care on women's reproductive health, Philippines and Senegal
Costello,Marilou P.; Sanogo,Diouratie; Townsend,John W.
FRONTIERS Final Report
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
Honduras: Mejorar la salud reproductiva, Investigación operativa, 2002 (PDF)
FRONTERAS Reporte
Publication date: 2002
Household utilization and expenditure on private and public health services in Vietnam (abstract)
Nguyen Thi Hong Ha; Berman,Peter; Larsen,Ulla
Health Policy and Planning 17(1): 61-70
Publication date: 2002
Impact of improved client-provider interaction on women's achievement of their fertility goals [Arabic] (PDF)
Summary of Key Findings, Phase 1
Publication date: 2002
Impact of improved client-provider interaction on women's achievement of their fertility goals [Arabic] (PDF)
FRONTIERS Summary of the intervention, Phase 1
Publication date: 2002
Impact of supervision and self-assessment on doctor-patient communication in rural Mexico (abstract) (PDF)
Kim,Young-Mi; Figueroa,Maria Elena; Martin,Antonieta; Silva,Ricardo; Acosta,Sixto F.; Hurtado,Manuel; Richardson,Paul; Kols,Adrienne
International Journal for Quality in Health Care 14(5): 359-367
Publication date: 2002
Improving provider-client interactions in the Philippines (PDF)
Population Briefs 8(2)
Publication date: 2002
Improving the quality of care for family planning services in Uganda: Results of a baseline survey
Birungi,Harriet; Askew,Ian; Okullo,Joel; Okello,Quinto; Ebanyat,Florence
FRONTIERS Project Report
Publication date: 2002
Improving the quality of care for family planning services in Uganda: Results of the post-intervention survey
Okullo,Joel; Okello,Quinto; Birungi,Harriet; Askew,Ian; Ebanyat,Florence; the DISH II Project
Publication date: 2002
Increasing client participation in family planning consultations: "Smart Patient" coaching in Indonesia (PDF)
Ki,Young Mi; Putjuk,Fitri; Basuki,Endang; Kols,Adrienne
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2002
La calidad centrada en el cliente: perspectivas de los clientes y obstáculos para recibir atención (PDF)
Creel,Liz C.; Sass,Justine V.; Yinger,Nancy V.
Nuevas perspectivas sobre la calidad de la atención (no. 2)
Publication date: 2002
La calidad de la atención y los proveedores del servicio (PDF)
Lantis,Kristina; Green,Cynthia P.; Joyce,Stephanie
Nuevas perspectivas sobre la calidad de la atención (no. 3)
Publication date: 2002
Learning about clients' needs: Family planning field workers in the Philippines
Jain,Anrudh K.; RamaRao,Saumya; Costello,Marilou P.; Lacuesta,Marlina; Amoyen,Napoleon; Haberland,Nicole; Measham,Diana
from Responding to Cairo: Case Studies of Changing Practice in Reproductive Health and Family Planning, pp. 99-113
Publication date: 2002
New book documents transformations in reproductive health programs worldwide (PDF)
Population Briefs 8(2)
Publication date: 2002
New Perspectives on Quality of Care, References for Briefs 1-3 (PDF)
New Perspectives on Quality of Care, References
Publication date: 2002
Overview of quality of care in reproductive health: Definitions and measurements of quality (PDF)
Creel,Liz C.; Sass,Justine V.; Yinger,Nancy V.
New Perspectives on Quality of Care Brief (no. 1)
Publication date: 2002
Panorama de la atención de calidad en salud reproductiva: definiciones y mediciones de la calidad (PDF)
Creel,Liz C.; Sass,Justine V.; Yinger,Nancy V.
Nuevas perspectivas sobre la calidad de la atención (no. 1)
Publication date: 2002
Peru client provider interaction: Quality of care project
FRONTIERS Bulletins (nos. 1-18, July 2000-August 2002)
Publication date: 2002
Philippines and Senegal: Services improve quality of care but fail to increase FP continuation (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 30)
Publication date: 2002
Prestataires et qualité des soins (PDF)
Lantis,Kristina; Green,Cynthia P.; Joyce,Stephanie
Nouvelles perspectives sur la qualité des soins (no. 3)
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
Providers and quality of care (PDF)
Lantis,Kristina; Green,Cynthia P.; Joyce,Stephanie
New Perspectives on Quality of Care Brief (no. 3)
Publication date: 2002
Qualité adaptée au client : perspectives des clients et entraves aux soins (PDF)
Creel,Liz C.; Sass,Justine V.; Yinger,Nancy V.
Nouvelles perspectives sur la qualité des soins (no. 2)
Publication date: 2002
Referencias No 1-3 (PDF)
Nuevas perspectivas sobre la calidad de la atención, Referencias No 1-3
Publication date: 2002
Responding to Cairo: Case Studies of Changing Practice in Reproductive Health and Family Planning
Publication date: 2002
Responding to Cairo: Case Studies of Changing Practice in Reproductive Health and Family Planning (Executive Summary) [Arabic] (PDF)
Publication date: 2002
Strategic assessment of reproductive health in the Dominican Republic (PDF)
Miller,Suellen; Tejada,Argelia; Murgueytio,Patricio
Publication date: 2002
Tools and training strengthen African AIDS groups (PDF)
Population Briefs, Spring 2002 (HIV/AIDS edition)
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
Upgrading the capacity and skills of service providers of the West Bank/Gaza Pilot Health Project (PDF)
Ali,Nancy; Nawar,Laila; Huntington,Dale; Khalil,Tawhida
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2002
Using operations research to strengthen programmes for encouraging abandonment of female genital cutting. Report of a consultative meeting on methodological issues for FGC Research, April 9-11, 2002. Nairobi, Kenya (PDF)
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 2002
What about us? Bringing infertility into reproductive health care (PDF)
Friday,Okonofua; Datta,Bishakha
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 13)
Publication date: 2002
Workshop on utilization of research results
Martin,Antonieta; Foreit,James R.; Ezcurra,Enrique; Vernon,Ricardo
Publication date: 2002
A client-centered approach to family planning: The Davao Project (abstract) (PDF)
Costello,Marilou P.; Lacuesta,Marlina; RamaRao,Saumya; Jain,Anrudh K.
Studies in Family Planning 32(4): 302-314
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
Bénin: Target men to increase use of health services (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 18)
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
Development of a management information system for the Pilot Health Project in the West Bank and Gaza
Ali,Nancy; Hegazi,Sahar; Shaheen,Mahmoud; Nawar,Laila; Huntington,Dale; Hosny,Gihan
Project Update (no. 4)
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
Estudio sobre decisión informada en clínicas de Perú (PDF)
Population Briefs, December 2001 (Spanish edition)
Publication date: 2001
Family planning programs: Quality of care
Jain,Anrudh K.; Smelser,Neil J.; Baltes,Paul B.
from International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, pp. 5340-5343
Publication date: 2001
From Patna to Paris: Providing safe and humane abortion (PDF)
Barroso,Carmen; Brady,Martha; Elul,Batya; Clark,Shelley; Vishwanath,Sneh; Rabindranathan,Sunanda
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 11)
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
Honduras: Postpartum and postabortion patients want family planning (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 25)
Publication date: 2001
Improving client-provider interaction: Some basic findings from Egypt
El Rabbat,Maha; Kharboush,Ibrahim; Nawar,Laila; Huntington,Dale; Hegazi,Sahar
Research Update
Publication date: 2001
Length of counseling sessions and amount of relevant information exchanged: A study in Peruvian clinics (abstract) (PDF)
Leon,Federico R.; Monge,Rosa; Zumaran,Adriana; Garcia,Ingeborg; Rios,Alex
International Family Planning Perspectives 27(1): 28-33, 46
Publication date: 2001
Medición del impacto de la calidad de la atención en Perú (PDF)
Population Briefs, December 2001 (Spanish edition)
Publication date: 2001
Operations research in reproductive health and family planning at the Cairo Demographic Center (PDF)
Ibrahim,Magdi A.; Foreit,James R.; Khan,M.E.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001
Peru 2000: Compliance with Ministry of Health norms
Leon,Federico R.; Garcia,Ingeborg
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001
Perú: Diga a las usuarias cómo usar el método escogido (PDF)
FRONTERAS Resúmenes de Investigación Operativa (número 9)
Publication date: 2001
Sola no eres nada, juntas flotamos: El Movimiento Manuela Ramos (PDF)
Bruce,Judith; Rogow,Debbie
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 10)
Publication date: 2001
Special studies program of the Pilot Health Project: West Bank and Gaza (PDF)
Shaheen,Mahmoud; Nawar,Laila; Huntington,Dale; Hegazi,Sahar; Ali,Nancy
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001
Upgrading the capacity and skills of service providers of the Pilot Health Project
Ali,Nancy; Hegazi,Sahar; Shaheen,Mahmoud; Nawar,Laila; Huntington,Dale; Hosny,Gihan
Project Update (no. 2)
Publication date: 2001
West Bank and Gaza: Stress the importance and cost-effectiveness of postpartum care (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 20)
Publication date: 2001
Alone you are nobody, together we float: The Manuela Ramos Movement (PDF)
Bruce,Judith; Rogow,Debbie
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 10)
Publication date: 2000
Burkina Faso: Upgrading postabortion care benefits patients and providers (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 3)
Publication date: 2000
Computer Based Tools to Improve Supervision, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Reproductive Health Programs
Publication date: 2000
Computer Based Tools to Improve Supervision, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Reproductive Health Programs [French Language Version]
Publication date: 2000
Egypt: Expand access to postabortion care (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 12)
Publication date: 2000
Egypt: Family planning providers should encourage clients to discuss sexual problems (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 7)
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
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
Health sector reform and reproductive health in Latin America and the Caribbean: Strengthening the links (PDF)
Langer,Ana; Nigenda,Gustavo; Catino,Jennifer
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 78(5): 667-676
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
Kenya: Offer family planning on hospital wards (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 5)
Publication date: 2000
Mali: Empower health workers to advocate against female genital cutting (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 11)
Publication date: 2000
Mali: Pour une plus grande responsabilisation des agents de santé dans le plaidoyer contre l'excision (PDF)
FRONTIERES Résumés de Recherche Opérationnelle (no. 11)
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
Men as Supportive Partners in Reproductive Health: Moving from Rhetoric to Reality (PDF)
Publication date: 2000
Nuevas herramientas que facilitan la evaluación de los servicios de Salud Reproductiva
Publication date: 2000
Pérou: Informer les clients sur le mode d'utilisation de leur méthode de choix (PDF)
FRONTIERES Résumés de Recherche Opérationnelle (no. 13)
Publication date: 2000
Pérou: Les gestionnaires doivent régulièrement veiller á la qualité des soins (PDF)
FRONTIERES Résumés de Recherche Opérationnelle (no. 6)
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
Perú: Los administradores deben supervisar rutinariamente la calidad de la atención (PDF)
FRONTERAS Resúmenes de Investigación Operativa (número 5)
Publication date: 2000
Peru: Managers must monitor quality of care regularly (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 6)
Publication date: 2000
Peru: Managers must monitor quality of care regularly [Arabic] (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 6)
Publication date: 2000
Peru: Tell clients how to use their chosen method (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 13)
Publication date: 2000
Qualidade de atenção no planejamento familiar: Marco conceitual e situação no Brasil [Quality of care in family planning: Conceptual framework and situation in Brazil]
Diaz,Juan; Halbe,H.W.
from Tratado de Ginecologia [Textbook of gynecology], pp. 914-923
Publication date: 2000
Report on the International Symposium on Quality of Care in China, November 17-19, 1999, Beijing, China (PDF)
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
Senegal: Capacite a más proveedores en atención postaborto (PDF)
FRONTERAS Resúmenes de Investigación Operativa (número 3)
Publication date: 2000
Sénégal: Former un plus grand nombre de prestataires en soins après avortement (PDF)
FRONTIERES Résumés de Recherche Opérationnelle (no. 4)
Publication date: 2000
Senegal: Train more providers in postabortion care (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 4)
Publication date: 2000
Estimating costs of post-abortion services. General Hospital Aurelia Valdivieso, Oaxaca, Mexico (PDF)
INOPAL III Final Report
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
Implementing A Reproductive Health Agenda in India: The Beginning (PDF)
Pachauri,Saroj
Publication date: 1999
Improving Quality of Care in India's Family Welfare Programme: The Challenge Ahead (PDF)
Koenig,Michael A.; Khan,M.E.
Publication date: 1999
Improving the quality of services and contraceptive acceptance in the postabortion period in three public-sector hospitals in Bolivia (PDF)
Diaz,Juan; Loayza,Mariel; Torres de Yepez,Yamile; Lora,Oscar; Alvarez,Fernando; Camacho,Virginia; Huntington,Dale; Piet-Pelon,Nancy J.
from Postabortion Care: Lessons from Operations Research, pp. 61-79
Publication date: 1999
L'Approche de l'Analyse Situationnelle pour l'évaluation des services de planification familiale et de santé de la reproduction: Manuel de recherche [The Situation Analysis Approach to Assessing Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services: A Handbook]
Miller,Robert A.; Fisher,Andrew A.; Miller,Kate; Ndhlovu,Lewis; Maggwa,Baker Ndugga; Askew,Ian; Sanogo,Diouratie; Tapsoba,Placide
Publication date: 1999
Peru: Providers' compliance with quality of care norms (PDF)
Leon,Federico R.
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
Results from baseline survey on quality of reproductive health services in Kontum
Nhan,Vu Quy; Mai,Le Thi Phuong
Publication date: 1999
The quality and coverage of family planning services in Uttar Pradesh: Client perspectives
Khan,M.E.; Gupta,R.B.; Patel,Bella C.; Koenig,Michael A.
from Improving Quality of Care in India's Family Welfare Programme: The Challenge Ahead, pp. 49-69
Publication date: 1999
The quality of care in the sterilization camps of Uttar Pradesh
Townsend,John W.; Khan,M.E.; Gupta,R.B.; Koenig,Michael A.
from Improving Quality of Care in India's Family Welfare Programme: The Challenge Ahead, pp. 314-330
Publication date: 1999
The quality of family planning services in Uttar Pradesh from the perspective of service providers
Khan,M.E.; Patel,Bella C.; Gupta,R.B.; Koenig,Michael A.
from Improving Quality of Care in India's Family Welfare Programme: The Challenge Ahead, pp. 238-269
Publication date: 1999
Assessing the quality of reproductive health services (PDF)
Al Qutob,Raeda; Mawajdeh,Salah; Nawar,Laila; Saidi,Salama; Raad,Firas
Policy Series in Reproductive Health (no. 5)
Publication date: 1998
El Método COPE para mejorar el cuidado de la atención: La experiencia de la Asociación para la Planificación Familiar de Kenia
Bradley,Janet; Bruce,Judith; Diaz,Soledad; Huezo,Carlos; Mworia,Kalimi
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 9)
Publication date: 1998
Etude de l'efficacité de la formation du personnel socio-sanitaire dans l'education des client(e)s sur l'excision au Mali (PDF)
Rapport Final du Projet de Recherche Operationnelle et d'Assistance Technique en Afrique II
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
Manual para el Diseño de Investigación Operativa en Planificación Familiar
Fisher,Andrew A.; Lang,John; Stoeckel,John E.; Townsend,John W.
Publication date: 1998
Manuel de recherche opérationnelle en matière de planification familiale, Seconde édition
Fisher,Andrew A.; Laing,John E.; Stoeckel,John E.; Townsend,John W.
Publication date: 1998
Quality of care, gender and reproductive health
Vu,Quy Nhan; Long,Lynellyn D.
Publication date: 1998
Strengthening RTI/STD services: Lessons learned from a pilot project (PDF)
Bhuiya,Ismat; Rob,Ubaidur
Asia and the Near East OR/TA Project Final Report
Publication date: 1998
Survey experience among women in Bangladesh (abstract)
Newby,Margaret; Amin,Sajeda; Diamond,Ian; Naved,Ruchira T.
American Behavioral Scientist 42(2): 252-275
Publication date: 1998
Using COPE to improve quality of care: The experience of the Family Planning Association of Kenya (PDF)
Bradley,Janet; Bruce,Judith; Diaz,Soledad; Huezo,Carlos; Mworia,Kalimi
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 9)
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
Improving the counseling and medical care of postabortion patients in Egypt [Arabic] (PDF)
Research Summaries
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
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
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
Using a rapid assessment approach to evaluate the quality of care in an integrated program: The experience of the Family Health Division, Ministry of Health, Botswana (PDF)
Maribe,Lucy Sejo; Maggwa,Baker Ndugga; Askew,Ian; Miller,Kate
Africa OR/TA Project II Final Report
Publication date: 1997
¿Qué Tiene que Ver el Sexo con Eso? Los Desafíos para Incorporar la Sexualidad en la Planificación Familiar (PDF)
Moore,Kirsten; Helzner,Judith F.
Publication date: 1996
A synthesis of research findings on quality of services in the Indian Family Welfare Programme (PDF)
Foo,Gillian H.C.
Asia and Near East OR/TA Project Special Report
Publication date: 1996
INOPAL II Final Report (PDF)
INOPAL II Final Report
Publication date: 1996
Integration of RTI care into existing family planning services (PDF)
Asia and the Near East OR/TA Project Policy Dialogue (no. 3)
Publication date: 1996
Professional blood donors, blood banks and risk of STDs and HIV/AIDS: A study in selected areas in Bangladesh (PDF)
Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Bhuiya,Ismat; Streatfield,Kim
South & East Asia Regional Working Paper (no. 6)
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
What's Sex Got to Do with It? Challenges for Incorporating Sexuality into Family Planning Programs (PDF)
Moore,Kirsten; Helzner,Judith F.
Publication date: 1996
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
Meeting reproductive goals: The impact of the quality of family planning services on unintended pregnancy in Peru
Mensch,Barbara S.; Arends-Kuenning,Mary; Jain,Anrudh K.; Garate,Maria Rosa
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 81)
Publication date: 1995
Situation of blood testing/screening in relation to HIV/AIDS in Dhaka City
Bhuiya,Ismat; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Streatfield,Kim
Regional Working Paper (no. 1)
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
What we do and do not know about the menstrual cycle or, questions scientists could be asking (PDF)
Harlow,Sioban D.; Ephross,Sara A.
Robert H. Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health Publication Series
Publication date: 1995
Reconsidering the rationale, scope and quality of family planning programs
Population Council Issues Papers (no. 2)
Publication date: 1994
Implications of reproductive health for objectives and efficacy of family planning programs
Jain,Anrudh K.; Bruce,Judith
Programs Division Working Paper (no. 8)
Publication date: 1993
The study of client-provider interactions: A review of methodological issues
Elias,Christopher J.; Simmons,Ruth
Programs Division Working Paper (no. 7)
Publication date: 1993
Handbook for Family Planning Operations Research Design [Arabic] (PDF)
Fisher,Andrew A.; Laing,John E.; Stoeckel,John E.; Townsend,John W.
Publication date: 1991
Handbook for Family Planning Operations Research Design, Second Edition (PDF)
Fisher,Andrew A.; Laing,John E.; Stoeckel,John E.; Townsend,John W.
Publication date: 1991
Man/Hombre/Homme: Respuestas a las necesidades de la salud reproductiva masculina en América Latina
Rogow,Debbie; Bruce,Judith; Leonard,Ann
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 2)
Publication date: 1991
The Bangladesh Women's Health Coalition (PDF)
Kay,Bonnie J.; Germain,Adrienne; Bangser,Maggie
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 3)
Publication date: 1991
Fundamental elements of the quality of care: A simple framework (abstract) (PDF)
Bruce,Judith
Studies in Family Planning 21(2): 61-91
Publication date: 1990
Fundamental elements of the quality of care: A simple framework [Arabic] (abstract) (PDF)
Bruce,Judith
Studies in Family Planning 21(2)
Publication date: 1990
Man/Hombre/Homme: Meeting male reproductive health care needs in Latin America (PDF)
Rogow,Debbie; Bruce,Judith; Leonard,Ann
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 2)
Publication date: 1990
Assessing the quality of family planning services in developing countries
Kumar,Sushil; Jain,Anrudh K.; Bruce,Judith
Programs Division Working Paper (no. 2)
Publication date: 1989
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