Quick Reference Guide to Family Planning Research

From the Global Health Council. See http://www.globalhealth.org/sources/view.php3?id=1755&type=newsletter. You can get a copy of the guide at http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Programs/RtoP/FP_Research_Guide/index.htm

Quick Reference Guide to Family Planning Research

The Research Utilization team at FHI announces the completion of the 2010 Quick Reference Guide (QRG) to Family Planning Research. The QRG, a snapshot of the most-up-to-date findings on a range of family planning topics, is part of FHI’s efforts to incorporate research and programmatic findings more widely into policies and programs in order to improve family planning and reproductive health services.

1. Preventing Unintended Pregnancies: An Essential Component for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
2. The Rationale for and Impact of Integrating Family Planning into HIV/AIDS Services Intrauterine Devices
3. Emergency Contraceptive Pills
4. Vasectomy
5. Male Condoms
6. Female Condoms
7. Standard Days Method
8. Eligibility Screening and Provider Checklists Community-Based Services and Distribution
9. Youth (Ages 10-24)
10. Implants
11. Contraceptive Continuation
12. Male Circumcision and HIV
13. Contraceptive Counseling and Job Aids
14. Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancies
15. Postpartum Family Planning

Please write to quickreferenceguide@fhi.org with any questions.