Background Improving use of family planning services is key to improving maternal health in
Africa, and provision of quality of care in family planning services is critical to support higher …

This study reviews the major research and interventions concerning readiness and quality of
care in family planning programs. It has three aims: to identify and describe the principal …

METHODS: Interviews were conducted in 1997-1998 with 1,728 new familyplanning users
who had sought services at 80 service delivery points in Davao del Norte and Compostela …

Background Public and private family planning providers face different incentive structures,
which may affect overall quality and ultimately the acceptability of family planning for their …

This study examines the fertility consequences of contraceptive discontinuation, describes
cross‐national variation in continuation rates, and assesses the usefulness of the …

Efforts to develop quantitative indicators of quality of care for family planning services, and to
evaluate its role in contraceptive behavior, remain at an early stage. The present study …

METHODS: Data were collected in 2003 and 2004 in 17 Mexic tum. Participating women
reported on prenatal services rec gistic regression models evaluated whether receiving …

This paper examines the determinants of family planning service use and the barriers in
accessing family planning services among urban poor women in Pakistan. Data were …

METHODS Using data collected from 3,990 women in 2010, this study investigates the
association between family planning service quality and current modern contraceptive use …

Background There is limited evidence of the linkage between contraceptive use, the range
of methods available and level of contraceptive stocks at health facilities and distance to …