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YEAR: 1991

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Improving family planning: a decade of FHI's programmatic research.

AUTHORS

Hardee-Cleaveland K; Janowitz B

SOURCE

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Family Health International [FHI], [1991].

[2], 46 p.

ABSTRACT

As a complement to clinical trials, Family Health International (FHI) conducts programmatic research of family

planning (FP) programs to determine how to promote and provide different contraceptive methods in various cultures

and settings. This type of research can also guide FP personnel to properly introduce and provide contraceptive

technologies to FP users. Specifically, FHI identifies obstacles to providing and appropriate usage of contraceptive

technology and then poses solutions. FHI disseminates research information to policy makers and program

managers. For example, FHI research on breast feeding culminated in guidelines informing health workers as well

as policy makers and program managers that exclusive breast feeding for 6 months with no supplement feeding

protects mothers from pregnancy for 6 months or until 1st menses. Other FHI research showed that oral

contraceptive (OC) risks do not increase if women do not undergo a medical exam before using OCs and if

nonmedical personnel distribute them. Since the early 1980s, FHI programmatic research focuses on acceptability of

contraceptive methods, perceptions of methods, the quality and cost of FP services (accessibility and barriers to

service delivery), and compliance with guidelines on use of contraceptives. Beginning in 1988, FHI has worked in

Kenya and Egypt to develop their capability to institutionalize programmatic research. For example, FHI conducts

workshops in programmatic research methodology and study implementation. In addition, FHI operates Family

Health Research Centers in Kenya, Mali, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia, and Mexico which are

switching their emphasis from biomedical research to programmatic research. (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT3T 2066-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Improving family planning: a decade of FHI's programmatic

research.", is(are) Hardee-Cleaveland K; Janowitz B. The source of this article is "Research Triangle Park, North

Carolina, Family Health International [FHI], [1991]. [2], 46 p.". This article was published in 1991 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 2066-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 12066

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