The Population Council's Reproductive Health program strives to improve sexual and reproductive health, especially for vulnerable people in developing countries. We help individuals to achieve their family planning and reproductive health goals through improvements in technologies and services. We work to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity and to improve equity and quality in the delivery of care.
Submissions from 1997
An assessment of clinic based family planning services in Kenya: Results from the 1995 situation analysis study, Lewis Ndhlovu, Julie Solo, Robert A. Miller, Kate Miller, and Achola Ominde
An assessment of community-based family planning programs in Kenya, Jane Chege and Ian Askew
Beliefs and practices about reproductive tract infections: Findings from a series of Philippine FGDs, Marilou Palabrica-Costello, Carmeli Marie Chaves, Chona R. Echavez, Cecilia Conaco, and Mariano Santiago
Counseling the husbands of postabortion patients in Egypt: Effects on husband involvement, patient recovery and contraceptive use, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Dale Huntington, Ezzeldin Osman Hassan, Hala Youssef, and Laila Nawar
DMPA provision in PSS clinics in Uttar Pradesh: Costs and prices, Saumya RamaRao, John Townsend, Leila Caleb-Varkey, Sudha Tiwari, Sneh Vishwanath, and Harbans Singh
Emergency contraception as an element in the care of rape victims, Ricardo Vernon, Raffaela Schiavon, and Silvia Elena Llaguno
Experience with clinical training in postabortion care in Egypt: Improving medical and interpersonal skills, Sahar Hegazi and Dale Huntington
Implant users: Over five years after insertion (Further analysis of previous study data), Jayanti Tuladhar and Joedo Prihartono
Improved reproductive health and STD services for women presenting to family planning services in North Jakarta. Final report of activities, Meiwita B. Iskandar, Catherine Vickers, Subadra Indrawati, and Siti Nurul Qomariyah
Integrating RTI services in primary health care system: Observations from an operations research in Uttar Pradesh, India, M.E. Khan, Saumya RamaRao, R.B. Gupta, Bella C. Patel, Leila Caleb-Varkey, Jayanti Tuladhar, Sanjeev Kumar, and John Townsend
Integrating STI/HIV management strategies into existing MCH/FP programs: Lessons from case studies in East and Southern Africa, Baker Ndugga Maggwa and Ian Askew
Integration of STI and HIV/AIDS with MCH-FP services: A case study of the Busoga Diocese Family Life Education Program, Uganda, Joy Mukaire, Florence Kalikwani, and Baker Ndugga Maggwa
Integration of STI and HIV/AIDS with MCH-FP Services: A case study of the Nakuru Municipal Council's project on strengthening STD/AIDS control, James Kariba Wabaru, Bedan Kiare Kariuki, and Baker Ndugga Maggwa
Iron supplementation: Knowledge, perceptions, and usage among pregnant women in rural India, Jayanti Tuladhar, John Townsend, Nazir Haider, and Leila Caleb-Varkey
Male involvement in family planning: A KABP study of Agra District, Uttar Pradesh, M.E. Khan and Bella C. Patel
Postabortion care services in Kenya: Baseline findings of an operations research study, Julie Solo and Deborah L. Billings
Postabortion case load study in Egyptian public sector hospitals, Egyptian Fertility Care Society and Population Council
Proceedings of the workshop on integrating reproductive tract infection case management in LGU health centers, Population Council
Reproductive behavior among Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, M.E. Khan and Bella C. Patel
Scaling-up improved postabortion care in Egypt: Introduction to University and Ministry of Health and Population Hospitals, Laila Nawar, Dale Huntington, Ezzeldin Osman Hassan, Hala Youssef, and Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab
Sexual violence within marriage: A case study of rural Uttar Pradesh, M.E. Khan, John Townsend, Ranjana Sinha, and Seema Lakhanpal
Situation analysis of LGU Health Centers for integrating RTI management within the Philippines FP/MCH Program, Jesus Encena, Carmeli Marie Chaves, Marilou P. Costello, and Chona R. Echavez
The Situation Analysis Approach to Assessing Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services: A Handbook, Robert A. Miller, Andrew A. Fisher, Kate Miller, Lewis Ndhlovu, Baker Ndugga Maggwa, Ian Askew, Diouratie Sanogo, and Placide Tapsoba
The Youth Empowerment Project: Strengthening NGO Management, Research and Service Delivery Capabilities in Botswana, Mercy Rapelesega and Naomi Rutenberg
Traditional family planning in Bangladesh, Alan Gray, Jamil H. Chowdhury, Bruce Caldwell, and Ahmed Al-Sabir
Using a rapid assessment approach to evaluate the quality of care in an integrated program: The experience of the Family Health Division, Ministry of Health, Botswana, Lucy Sejo Maribe, Baker Ndugga Maggwa, Ian Askew, and Kate Miller
Utilization of operations research in Egypt, Sahar Hegazi
Youth centres in Kenya: Evaluation of the Family Planning Association of Kenya programme, Annabel Erulkar and Barbara Mensch
Submissions from 1996
A model of costs of RTI case management services in Uttar Pradesh, Saumya RamaRao, John Townsend, and M.E. Khan
A situation analysis of the maternal and child health/family planning (MCH/FP) program in Botswana, Benjamin Baakile, Lucy Sejo Maribe, Baker Ndugga Maggwa, and Robert A. Miller
A synthesis of research findings on quality of services in the Indian Family Welfare Programme, Gillian H.C. Foo
Clinic-based investigation of the typology and self-reporting of FGM in Egypt, Population Council
Communications needs assessment: India, Sanjeev Kumar
Communications needs assessment in Egypt: Final Report, Sahar Hegazi
Community participation in health, family planning and development activities: A review of international experiences, Abbas Bhuiya, Fatima Yasmin, Farida Begum, and Ubaidur Rob
Development of approaches to community based family planning outreach in Egypt: Assessment of Raidats Rifiats Program [Arabic], Population Council
DMPA injectable use: Findings from the 21-month DMPA monitoring study, Population Council
Indonesia Norplant® removal assessment study, Andrew A. Fisher, Joedo Prihartono, Jayanti Tuladhar, and Anthony Tan
Indonesia: Utilization of completed operations research studies, Meiwita B. Iskandar and Subadra Indrawati
INOPAL II Final Report, Population Council
Integration of STI and HIV/AIDS services with MCH/FP services: A case study of the Mkomani Clinic Society in Mombasa, Kenya, Amina Twahir, Baker Ndugga Maggwa, and Ian Askew
Issues in essential obstetric care, Diana Measham and Virginia Kallianes
Lactational amenhorrhoea method for birth spacing in Uttar Pradesh, India: Supporting technical data, Leila Caleb-Varkey and John Townsend
Male involvement in family planning: A challenge for the national programme workshop, National Institute of Population Research and Training, Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Population Council, and AVSC International
Men and family planning in Bangladesh: A review of the literature, Debbie Donahoe
Proceedings of the operations research training workshop for program managers and researchers, January 15-21, 1996, Family Planning Service, The Family Planning Operations Research and Training (FPORT) Program, and Population Council
Proceedings of the operations research training workshop: Mainstreaming NFP in the public sector, August 15-18, 1996, Family Planning Service, Philippine Federation for Natural Family Planning, The Family Planning Operations Research and Training (FPORT) Program, and Population Council
Proceedings of the operations research workshop for LGU health and population officials and researchers, August 9-13, 1996, Family Planning Service, The Family Planning Operations Research and Training (FPORT) Program, and Population Council
Profile of clients of different providers of family planning services in Egypt [Arabic], Population Council and SPAAC
Prospective population growth and policy options for India, 1991–2101, Leela Visaria and Pravin Visaria
Quality of family planning programme in India: A review of public and private sector, Dileep V. Mavalankar
Rapid appraisal of IPP-VI training of ANMs in Uttar Pradesh, M.E. Khan, Saumya RamaRao, R.B. Gupta, Sulbha Swaroop, Leila Caleb-Varkey, Anoop K. Saxena, and Anil Mishra
Reintroducing DMPA to the Philippine Family Planning Program: A longitudinal study of continuing users and drop-outs, Population Council
Reproductive tract infection—Lessons learned from the field: Where do we go from here?, Jennifer Grant and Diana Measham
Unsafe Abortion in Kenya: Findings from Eight Studies, Khama Rogo and Ann Leonard
What's Sex Got to Do with It? Challenges for Incorporating Sexuality into Family Planning Programs, Kirsten Moore and Judith F. Helzner
Women's experiences of unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion in Nigeria, Friday E. Okonofua, Clifford Odimegwu, Bisi Aina, Patrick H. Daru, and Agnes Johnson
Submissions from 1995
Addressing women's reproductive health needs: Priorities for the Family Welfare Programme, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy
A model of costs of a CBD programme, Saumya RamaRao, John Townsend, and M.E. Khan
An exploratory study of the psycho-social stress associated with abortions in Egypt, Dale Huntington, Laila Nawar, and Dalia Abdel Hady
An investigation of alternative approaches to contraceptive logistics management at the peripheral level, Abu Yusuf Choudhury, Iqbal Ahammed, and Amy Gale Dunston
A qualitative study of quality of care in rural Karnataka, P.H. Reddy
A study of user perspectives on the diaphragm in an urban Indian setting, T.K. Sundari Ravindran
Current experiences with community-based distribution of family planning in Kenya: A review prepared for USAID/Kenya, Population Council
Day of Dialogue on Contraceptive Methods for Today and Tomorrow: Developments, Prospects, and Issues, Population Council
Development of approaches to community based family planning outreach in Egypt: Assessment of Raidats Rifiats Program, Population Council
District level baseline survey of family planning program in Uttar Pradesh: Agra, B.D. Mishra, U. Dosajh, Tilak Mukherjee, R.B. Gupta, Bella C. Patel, M.E. Khan, and John Townsend
District level baseline survey of family planning program in Uttar Pradesh: Ghaziabad, V.S. Sridhar, P. Subramaniyam, R.B. Gupta, Bella C. Patel, M.E. Khan, and John Townsend
District level baseline survey of family planning program in Uttar Pradesh: Gorakhpur, P.N. Kapoor, P.K. Chopra, R.B. Gupta, Bella C. Patel, M.E. Khan, and John Townsend
District level baseline survey of family planning program in Uttar Pradesh: Jalaun, B.D. Mishra, U. Dosajh, Prateep Roy, T.D. Jose, R.B. Gupta, Bella C. Patel, M.E. Khan, and John Townsend
District level baseline survey of family planning program in Uttar Pradesh: Jaunpur, P.N. Kapoor, P.K. Chopra, R.B. Gupta, Bella C. Patel, M.E. Khan, and John Townsend
District level baseline survey of family planning program in Uttar Pradesh: Jhansi, G. Narayana, N. Prem Kumar, Hanimi Reddy Modugu, R.B. Gupta, Bella C. Patel, M.E. Khan, and John Townsend
District level baseline survey of family planning program in Uttar Pradesh: Kanpur, B.D. Mishra, U. Dosajh, Prateep Roy, T.D. Jose, R.B. Gupta, Bella C. Patel, M.E. Khan, and John Townsend
District level baseline survey of family planning program in Uttar Pradesh: Lalitpur, G. Narayana, N. Prem Kumar, Hanimi Reddy Modugu, R.B. Gupta, Bella C. Patel, M.E. Khan, and John Townsend
District level baseline survey of family planning program in Uttar Pradesh: Meerut, P.K. Jain, Ramal Pasricha, Hanimi Reddy Modugu, R.B. Gupta, Bella C. Patel, M.E. Khan, and John Townsend
District level baseline survey of family planning program in Uttar Pradesh: Nainital, K. Satyanarayan, G. Giridhar, K.K. Gaur, R.B. Gupta, Bella C. Patel, M.E. Khan, and John Townsend
District level baseline survey of family planning program in Uttar Pradesh: Pithoragarh, K. Satyanarayan, G. Giridhar, K.K. Gaur, R.B. Gupta, Bella C. Patel, M.E. Khan, and John Townsend
District level baseline survey of family planning program in Uttar Pradesh: Rampur, S.K.G. Dastidar, Tausif Alam Khan, B.P. Thiagrajan, R.B. Gupta, Bella C. Patel, M.E. Khan, and John Townsend
District level baseline survey of family planning program in Uttar Pradesh: Shahjahanpur, S.K.G. Dastidar, Tausif Alam Khan, B.P. Thiagrajan, R.B. Gupta, Bella C. Patel, M.E. Khan, and John Townsend
District level baseline survey of family planning program in Uttar Pradesh: Sitapur, P.K. Jain, Ramal Pasricha, R.B. Gupta, Bella C. Patel, M.E. Khan, and John Townsend
District level baseline survey of family planning program in Uttar Pradesh: Tehri Garhwal, V.S. Sridhar, P. Subramaniyam, K.K. Gaur, R.B. Gupta, Bella C. Patel, M.E. Khan, and John Townsend
DMPA monitoring study: Findings on use and continuation rates, Population Council
Experience with the DMPA injectable contraceptive: Findings from a survey of DMPA acceptors, Maria Carmela Patron and Marilou P. Costello
Follow-up study among IUD acceptors of Java, R. Hasan M. Hoesni, M. Hasan, Anthony Tan, Jayanti Tuladhar, Jusuf S. Effendi, Bantuk Hadijanto, and Pudjo Hartono
Improvements in knowledge of Norplant® implants acceptors: An intervention study in West Sumatra and West Java, Anthony Tan, Eman Mahdar, Faisal R. Djamal, Hafni Bachtiar, Jayanti Tuladhar, R. Hasan, R. Hasan, and M. Hoesni
Improving community based family planning services and the potential for increasing contraceptive prevalence in Bangladesh, Amy Gale Dunston and Peter C. Miller
Improving the counseling and medical care of postabortion patients in Egypt, Population Council and Egyptian Fertility Care Society
Knowledge, attitudes and practice of the DMPA injectable contraceptive: Data from focus group discussions, Maria Carmela Patron and Marilou P. Costello
Lessons learned from a community-based distribution programme in rural Bihar, S. Parveen, M.E. Khan, John Townsend, and Bella C. Patel
Operations research for program planning and management, Alejandro N. Herrin
Quality of care in family planning service delivery in Kenya: Clients' and providers' perspectives, Lewis Ndhlovu
Report on Norplant® implants in Indonesia, Andrew A. Fisher, Soledad Diaz, Alejandro N. Herrin, and Joedo Prihartono
Rethinking family planning policy in light of reproductive health research [Arabic], Huda Zurayk, Nabil Younis, and Hind Khattab
Sexual coercion and reproductive health: A focus on research, Lori L. Heise, Kirsten Moore, and Nahid Toubia
Support for research, dissemination, utilization, and policy in Bangladesh, Ubaidur Rob and Donna Nager
Technical assistance for expanding contraceptive choice in India, John Townsend
The DMPA service provider: Profile, problems and prospects, August 1995, Maria Carmela Patron and Marilou P. Costello
What we do and do not know about the menstrual cycle or, questions scientists could be asking, Sioban D. Harlow and Sara A. Ephross
Women's status and family planning in Bangladesh: An analysis of focus group data, Ruth Simmons and Rezina Mita
Submissions from 1994
Acceptability of first trimester medical abortion, Beverly Winikoff