Quick Reference Guide to Family Planning Research

This document is a summary of research and program findings that FHI believes could improve family planning and reproductive health services if they were more widely incorporated into policies and programs. FHI is committed to promoting more extensive use of these and related research findings. If you would like more information or are interested in technical assistance on using these results, contact the Research to Practice Initiative team.

The following topics are covered:

1. Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV through Family Planning
2. Integrating HIV Voluntary Testing and Counseling and Family Planning Services
3. Intrauterine Devices
4. Emergency Contraceptive Pills
5. Vasectomy
6. Male Condoms
7. Female Condoms
8. Standard Days Method
9. Eligibility Screening and Provider Checklists
10. Community-based Services and Distribution
11. Youth (Ages 10-24)
12. Implants
13. Contraceptive Continuation
14. Male Circumcision and HIV
15. Contraceptive Counseling and Job Aids
16. Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancies
17. Postpartum Family Planning