The Balanced Counseling Strategy Plus: A Toolkit for Family Planning Service Providers Working in High HIV/STI Prevalence Settings (with Zika information)

Authors

Population Council

Document Type

Guide/Toolkit

Publication Date

2015

Abstract

The Balanced Counseling Strategy Plus (BCS+) toolkit, developed and tested in Kenya and South Africa, provides information and materials that healthcare providers need to offer complete, high-quality family planning counseling to clients living in areas with high rates of HIV and STIs. Content is in accordance with the 2015 WHO Medical Eligibility Criteria. The BCS+ provides evidence on clinical indications for the provision of family planning methods, counseling cards, instructions for providers, and guidance for supplemental counseling and services that family planning clients may need. This publication is the English language version with Zika information of the user's guide, trainer's guide, algorithm, method brochures, and counseling cards.

Comments

Other related documents: (1) English; (2) Spanish; (3) French algorithm, method brochures, counseling cards; and (4) Dari algorithm, method brochures, counseling cards.

Recommended Citation

Population Council. 2015. "The Balanced Counseling Strategy Plus: A Toolkit for Family Planning Service Providers Working in High HIV/STI Prevalence Settings (with Zika information)." Washington, DC: Population Council.

DOI

10.31899/rh9.1096

Language

English