Research

With the support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and other public and private sponsors, Family Health International (FHI) collaborates with the Kenya Ministry of Health (MOH), local universities, and numerous partner organizations to:

• evaluate the safety, efficacy, and acceptability of family planning methods
• integrate family planning and HIV services
• increase the use of underused contraceptive methods in the national family planning program
• strengthen local capacity to conduct quality health research and apply research findings to service delivery
• enhance HIV/AIDS and sexual health education for youth
• identify approaches to make reproductive health programs more sustainable

More Research Highlights

• With support from the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, FHI is identifying ways to increase the effectiveness of programs geared toward preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV. 

• Men play important roles in influencing couples' decisions about reproductive health. FHI is evaluating the effectiveness of a program that targets young men with messages about safer sexual practices (abstinence or condom use); addresses young men's attitudes toward gender norms; and aims to increase their knowledge about sexual and reproductive health.