From November 1997 to February 1998, a survey was conducted to evaluate postpartum family planning (FP) services in the Philippines. Data were gathered from records at 86 clinics in 28 provinces and from interviews with 338 FP providers and 3452 clients who began to use FP within 6 months of delivery. Only 7% of women began using FP within 6 months of delivery, and most postpartum attention w...

BACKGROUND Prevention of unplanned pregnancies is a critical element in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection, but its potential has not been fully realized. We assessed the utilization of family planning (FP) and fertility desires among women of reproductive age by HIV status. METHODS We selected a nationally representative sample of households using a stratified 2-...

The US government provides 90% of the cost of family planning (FP) services to people eligible for Medicaid, while states contribute the rest and set eligibility ceilings. In the past, only families on welfare received Medicaid, but broader eligibility criteria were created to cover low-income pregnant ("expansion") women until 60 days postpartum, and several states received waivers to extend ...

While women created the family planning (FP) movement, men have also been involved since its inception (albeit in a minor way). Today men must redefine masculinity in order to become more effective as FP providers and clients. While women have carved out newly self-sufficient identities, men have had to search for new identities which appropriately respond to changing gender relations. The P...

BACKGROUND: Participation in family planning (FP) among young women who have ever married is the spearhead reducing Total Fertility Rate Papua Province. However, percentage of FP use Province still very low, at 74.88%. This study looks dominant factors that influence low participation programs METHODS: a cross-sectional using data from 2017 Indonesian Health Demographic Survey, conducted for ± ...

Demographic data A cross sectional sample of 1879 consecutive new female clients, aged 13–49 years, in a basic health clinic in Dhaka, Bangladesh, between 1996 and 1998 (98% Moslim, 98% married, and 2% widowed/divorced/ separated) was studied. They were grouped as follows: antenatal care (AC, n=243), family planning (FP, n=555), pregnancy interruption (PI, n=592), expanded programme on immunisa...

Family planning and Maternal and Child Health (FP-MCH) are key components of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals, given their central role in healthy and productive populations. Tanzania has made some progress in these areas in recent years for example, mortality rates among infants and children under five have declined. However, Tanzania has lagged in maternal health, with the UN MDG Monitor...

OBJECTIVE To provide a picture of the unique role and competencies of family practice registered nurses (FP-RNs). DESIGN Case-study approach using interviews and focus groups. SETTING Ontario. PARTICIPANTS Seven FP-RNs identified as exemplary by family medicine and nursing peers. METHODS An e-mail was sent to 9200 health care providers from nursing and family medicine, asking them to id...

led program managers to seek approaches to family planning (FP) that will also help combat HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). These approaches include use of simplified STI diagnosis and treatment protocols and promotion of male and female condoms. One aspect of condom promotion that is receiving increased attention is the idea of adding men to communitybased distributio...