Family planning vouchers in low and middle income countries: a systematic review

B Bellows, C Bulaya, S Inambwae… - Studies in family …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Family planning (FP) vouchers have targeted subsidies to disadvantaged populations for
quality reproductive health services since the 1960s. To summarize the effect of FP voucher …

Barriers and enablers influencing Women's adoption and continuation of vaginally inserted contraceptive methods: a literature review

DM Harris, A Dam, K Morrison, C Mann… - Studies in family …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Most vaginally inserted methods have limited availability and use despite offering
characteristics that align with many women's stated preferences (eg, nonhormonal and/or on …

Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancies amongst women attending antenatal clinics in Pakistan

MA Habib, C Raynes-Greenow, S Nausheen… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2017 - Springer
Background Unintended pregnancies are a global public health concern and contribute
significantly to adverse maternal and neonatal health, social and economic outcomes and …

Factors associated with early long-acting reversible contraceptives discontinuation in Ethiopia: evidence from the 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey

GA Fekadu, AO Omigbodun, OA Roberts… - Archives of Public …, 2020 - Springer
Background Ethiopia is struggling to achieve the 2020 family planning target. But the current
contraceptive prevalence uptake is low and dominated by short-acting methods …

Are family planning vouchers effective in increasing use, improving equity and reaching the underserved? An evaluation of a voucher program in Pakistan

M Ali, SK Azmat, HB Hamza, MM Rahman… - BMC health services …, 2019 - Springer
Background Low modern contraceptive prevalence rate and high unmet need in Pakistan
aggravates the vulnerabilities of unintended pregnancies and births contributing to maternal …

Family planning in Pakistan: A site of resistance

A Ataullahjan, Z Mumtaz, H Vallianatos - Social Science & Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
As the population of Pakistan has increased beyond 200 million, it is evident that the
country's family planning program has been unable to sufficiently expand contraceptive use …

Engaging with community-based public and private mid-level providers for promoting the use of modern contraceptive methods in rural Pakistan: results from two …

SK Azmat, W Hameed, HB Hamza, G Mustafa… - Reproductive health, 2016 - Springer
Background Family planning (FP) interventions aimed at reducing population growth have
negligible during the last two decades in Pakistan. Innovative FP interventions that help …

Assessment of modern contraceptives continuation, switching and discontinuation among clients in Pakistan: study protocol of 24-months post family planning voucher …

M Ali, SK Azmat, HB Hamza - BMC health services research, 2018 - Springer
Background Pakistan has the second highest fertility rate in South Asia and its increasing
population growth presents a significant challenge for country's path to progress and …

[HTML][HTML] One-year continuation of postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device: findings from a retrospective cohort study in India

S Kumar, A Srivastava, S Sharma, V Yadav, A Mittal… - Contraception, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate outcomes of a national postpartum (within 48 h of delivery) copper
intrauterine device placement (PPCuIUD) program in six “high-focus states” with high unmet …

Provision of family planning vouchers and early initiation of postpartum contraceptive use among women living with HIV in southwestern Uganda: A randomized …

EC Atukunda, GR Mugyenyi, C Obua… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Unwanted pregnancies remain a burden for women living with HIV (WLWH).
Family planning prevents unplanned pregnancies while promoting longer birth intervals, key …