INFO Project at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs,
2006
: 2 p.
This brief focuses on the following points:
Medical barriers often prevent clients from using their desired method of family planning.
The pregnancy, COC, DMPA, and IUD checklists can effectively increase access to family planning while helping ensure client safety.
Introduction of checklists into service delivery settings should include careful training on how to use the checklists as well as the medical eligibility criteria on which they are based.