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This simple checklist can be used by both clinical and non-clinical health care providers, including community health workers, to help them screen clients who have made an informed decision to use DMPA or NET-EN. The checklist consists of 14 questions designed to identify medical conditions that would prevent safe DMPA or NET-EN use or require further screening and assess whether a client may be pregnant. It also provides guidance and directions based on clients' responses. The checklist follows the recommendations of the 2008 WHO Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use. For examples of country-adapted checklists, click on the links for Kenya and Uganda.
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WHO Upholds Guidance: Women With or at Risk of HIV Can Safely Use Hormonal Methods
WHO released a statement on February 16, 2012, upholding guidance indicating that women with HIV or at high risk of HIV can safely use hormonal contraceptives, including injectables, to prevent pregnancy. However, WHO is instructing health care providers to strongly advise such women who decide to use progestin-only injectables to also always use male or female condoms for protection against HIV. Read more about WHO's statement.
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