… may even charge higher user fees for contraceptives. Also, … birth weight of babies in urban
slums in Bangladesh. The MAG … but most have paid little attention to FP uptake in urban slums. …

… of family planning, and improve uptake of contraceptives … -pocket payments and user fees
for family planning are high; … BRBD microfinance intervention in Bangladesh contained an …

… is the direct link between the payment of incentives and the … Our findings show that the
provision of free contraceptives has … of the Bangladesh family planning programme: Bangladesh is …

… level as well as those in urban centers. Clients on average … Estimates suggest that access
to modern contraceptives in … %) paid for the methods received and this payment was made …

… consultations and counseling, for contraceptives (mainly … even in a context where direct
payment has been abolished. On … pilot regions where user fees for family planning were removed…

… in the Philippines, 16% to 51% in Bangladesh, and 34% to 55% in … likely to obtain free
contraceptives from government clinics. … to pay for the higher cost of the private providers’ services. …

… slums and non-slums for use of modern contraceptives among … are willing to pay for
reproductive health services, in particular … and family planning services through 141 clinics in …

… PNC services, along with additional training on family planning … We hypothesized that both
the free contraceptives and … facilities where they had to pay for a method, and thus would not …

… -quality contraceptives and condoms for family planning, staff … of family planning projects, the
cost of family planning … ensure that services remain available to those who cannot pay there …

… Referral for family planning services and further diagnosis and … , and to maintain a reasonable
choice of contraceptives, … There are often trade offs between equity, quality and user fees. …