POPLINE Document Number: 107747
Author(s):
Mejia G
Solis A
Source citation:
In: Natural family planning: current knowledge and new strategies for the 1990s. Proceedings of a conference, Part II, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, December 10-14, 1990, edited by John T. Queenan, Victoria H. Jennings, Jeffrey M. Spieler, Helena von Hertzen. [Washington, D.C.], Georgetown University, Institute for International Studies in Natural Family Planning, [1991]. :60.
Abstract:
Natural family planning (NFP) services are provided through an increasing variety of public- and private-sector programs, including community-based programs, ministries of health, family planning programs, religion-based programs, and others. To improve the availability of NFP services and increase the options for family planning clients in the 1990s, NFP programs must continue to be offered through a variety of channels. The purpose of this session is to identify the gaps in current NFP service delivery and to summarize recommended strategies to expand NFP programs. The presentations in this session cover topics that include the development of national NFP programs in the US and Kenya, how NFP programs have expanded through the health sector in three developing countries and through education centers in the Ivory Coast, NFP services provided through multimethod family planning programs and nontraditional approaches, and new opportunities for NFP service delivery. Discussion focuses on how to expand NFP into a variety of service delivery programs; other settings appropriate for NFP expansion also are proposed. (full text)
Keywords:
Natural Family PlanningIndex page
Program Accessibility
Needs
Delivery of Health Care
Family Planning, Behavioral Methods
Family Planning
Program Evaluation
Programs
Organization and Administration
Economic Factors
Health