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Strategic Considerations for Strengthening the Linkages Between Family Planning and HIV/AIDS Policies, Programs, and Services
2009 — Many governmental and nongovernmental public health agencies are pursuing and, in some cases, scaling up programs that integrate family planning (FP) and HIV services. In response to calls from public-health decision makers for guidance on FP/HIV integration, the World Health Organization, the U.S. Agency for International Development and FHI 360 developed this publication. The…
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Stakeholder Engagement Toolkit for HIV Prevention Trials
2012 — The Stakeholder Engagement Toolkit for HIV Prevention Trials is a guide to engaging a wide range of key stakeholders — people living with HIV, communities, policymakers, advocates, governments, religious and cultural leaders, funders, international agencies and regulatory bodies — at every stage of a clinical trial from planning to implementation and sharing results.…
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Safety and Feasibility of Community-Based Distribution of Depo Provera in Nakasongola, Uganda
June 2005 — Throughout Africa, the popularity of depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (commonly known as DMPA or Depo Provera) has increased dramatically in recent years. From its negligible availability 10 years ago, DMPA now dominates the method mix in dozens of countries worldwide, including Uganda. Given increases in both the contraceptive prevalence rates and population, the overall…
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Research Ethics Training Curriculum (RETC), Second Edition
2009 — Human research ethics rest on three basic principles: respect, beneficence and justice. These principles are the foundation of all regulations or guidelines governing research ethics and transcend all geographic, cultural, economic, legal and political boundaries. Although these principles are universal, there are few tools available to help researchers learn about the development and…
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Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition Product Brief: Contraceptive Implants
August 2013 — This technical brief provides an overview of contraceptive implants. It is a part of a series published by the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition’s Caucus on New and Underused Reproductive Health Technologies.
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Qualitative Research Methods: A Data Collector’s Field Guide
2005 — This how-to guide covers the mechanics of data collection for applied qualitative research. It is appropriate for novice and experienced researchers alike. It can be used as both a training tool and a daily reference manual for field team members. The question and answer format and modular design make it easy for readers to…
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Promising and Best Practices in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care for West and Central Africa – English and French
February 2006 — One of the critical focus areas of the Action for West Africa Region-HIV/AIDS (AWARE-HIV/AIDS) project is identifying, disseminating and supporting the replication in West Africa of best-practice interventions that reduce the transmission of HIV and AIDS and ensure access to treatment. This collection covers behavior change communication, voluntary counseling and testing, reduction of…
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Prevention for Positives: A Course Module for Healthcare Professionals
January 2008 — Until recently, prevention efforts in health care settings in low-resource countries have targeted persons at risk of HIV infection. However, prevention is also crucial for HIV-positive people. People living with HIV and AIDS require knowledge and support so they can protect others from infection, protect themselves from HIV reinfection and avoid other sexually…
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Postpartum Family Planning: New Research Findings and Program Implications
July 2012 — FHI 360 and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) invited key partners to attend a series of end-of-project meetings convened by the Program Research for Strengthening Services (PROGRESS) project, a five-year USAID cooperative agreement awarded to FHI 360 (2008–2013). This report summarizes the end-of-project meeting on the technical area of postpartum family…
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Partnering for Promotion of FP Information Delivered by Mobile Phone
With funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development, FHI 360’s Program Research for Strengthening Services (PROGRESS) project began developing the Mobile for Reproductive Health (m4RH) project, which developed a set of text messages on family planning (fp) methods that users can access via their mobile phones. To date, m4RH has reached more than 70,000…