BACKGROUND Family planning (FP) is an essential health service and an important part of comprehensive HIV care. However, there is limited information about the contraceptive needs of people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, which in turn has hampered efforts to expand and integrate FP services into existing HIV programs. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional survey to determine FP preva...

Family planning (KB) is an act that shapes individual or a married couple to get certain objectives. Objective: To determine the relationship between parity, cost and education with implant family planning. This type of research quantitative using analytic survey cross sectional study approach see momentary independent dependent variables. The samples in this were all women childbearing age who...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the quality and usefulness of integrated sexually transmitted infection (STI) care at non-governmental family planning (FP) clinics in Côte d'Ivoire. METHODS Evaluation components included: (1) a survey measuring the prevalence of STI and the predictive value of the Ivorian vaginal discharge treatment algorithm, (2) client exit interviews, (3) direct observations of cli...

OBJECTIVE To quantify the impact of service provider characteristics on young people's choice of family planning (FP) service provider in rural Malawi in order to identify strategies for increasing access and uptake of FP among youth. METHODS AND FINDINGS A discrete choice experiment was developed to assess the relative impact of service characteristics on preferences for FP service providers...

Background While much attention is on relatively near-term goals (eg Family Planning (FP) 2020), there is growing interest in and a need to address longer term, in-a-generation “end games” (e.g., to 2035), as well as post-2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The health supply systems of today need to prepare themselves to take advantage of future trends and opportunities. The next generati...

To cite: Edouard L. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2015;41:303–305. SUMMARY Twenty-five years ago, in 1990, family planning (FP) professionals were concerned about the implications of European Community (EC) policies for future directions regarding service delivery. With budgetary threats in the UK, the value of contraceptive services for avoiding abortions and improving maternal health was hig...

Conclusion Women would benefit from messages that effectively communicate about risk of pregnancy, particularly in the postpartum period. Providers may also benefit from additional instruction on postpartum women’s FP needs and eligibility for contraception. Provider use of alternative screening methods such as the pregnancy checklist should be introduced or reinforced. Presentation of informat...

BACKGROUND In 2011, family planning (FP) services were integrated at Martin Preuss Centre (MPC), in urban Lilongwe, Malawi. To date, no previous study evaluated pregnancy rates among HIV-positive women after the integration of FP services into HIV care at the facility. In this study, we investigated whether integration of FP services into HIV clinical care led to increased use of contraceptives...

Young people currently comprise a larger proportion of the world’s population than ever before, including in lowand middle-income countries (LMICs). The World Health Organization defines young people as those between ages 10 and 24, and includes in its definition the sub-groups, adolescents (ages 10 to 19) and youth (ages 15 to 24). While the definitions sometimes vary between organizations and...