Family Planning Publication Archives

The following is a list of publications which focus on key topics in family planning. The list includes only English-language documents published since 1994 which were funded at least in part by USAID. The selected publications provide a comprehensive overview of reproductive health issues addressed by USAID supported programs around the world. Other forms of publications, such as more technical writings, audiovisual materials, posters, wall charts, bulletins, data sheets, brochures, or training manuals were generally excluded from this list, as well as documents focusing on only one country. Where possible, we have included links to the organizations to contact for copies of the publications.

Barrier Methods
Breastfeeding
Family Planning
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Gender
HIV/AIDS
Male Roles
Maternal Health
NGO Involvement
Population and the Environment
Post-Abortion Care
Operations Research
Reproductive Health
Young Adults

Barrier Methods

• Family Health International/AIDSCAP Women's Initiative. The Female Condom: From Research to the Marketplace. Family Health International/AIDSCAP Women's Initiative, August 1997.
• McNeill, Erin T., Caroline E. Gilmore, William R. Finger, JoAnn H. Lewis, and William P.Schellstede eds. The Latex Condom: Recent Advances, Future Directions. North Carolina: Family Health International, 1998.

Breastfeeding

• Breastfeeding Saves Lives: The Impact of Breastfeeding on Infant Survival. Second Edition. Washington, D.C.: Institute for Reproductive Health, Georgetown University, 1996.
• Labbok M., Murphy E., Koniz-Booher P., Coly S., and Cooney K. Breastfeeding: Protecting a Natural Resource. Washington D.C.: Institute for Reproductive Health, Georgetown University, 1995.

Family Planning

• AVSC International. COPE-Client-Oriented Provider-Efficient Services: A Process and Tools for Quality Improvement in Family Planning and Other Reproductive Health Services. New York: AVSC International, 1995.
• AVSC International. Informed Choice. Information Packet. New York: AVSC International, 1998.
• Hatcher, Robert A., Ward Rinehard, Richard Blackburn, and Judith S. Geller. The Essentials of Contraceptive Technology: A Handbook for Clinic Staff. Baltimore: Johns
  Hopkins Population Information Program, 1998.
• Improving Access to Quality Care in Family Planning: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use. Family and Reproductive Health. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1996.
• Management Sciences for Health. Lessons from FPMD Monograph Series: Developing Information Systems for Managing Family Planning Programs. Management Sciences for Health, 1998.
• Miller, Eric et al. Contraceptive Safety: Rumors and Realities. Second Edition. Washington, D.C.: Population Reference Bureau, 1998.
• Ropey, B., Ross, J., and Bhuhan, I. "Meeting Unmet Need: New Strategies." Population Reports, Series J, No. 43. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Population Information Program, September 1996.
• Seidman M. "Requirements for Natural Family Planning Service Delivery: An Overview." Advances in Contraception 13, no. 2/3 (1997): 241-247.
• Shane, Barbara. Family Planning Saves Lives. Washington, D.C.: Population Reference Bureau, January 1997.
• Technical Guidance/Competence Working Group and WHO/Family Planning and Population Unit. "Family Planning Methods: New Guidance." Population Reports, Series J, no. 44. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Population Information Program, October 1996.
• Wolff, James A., Linda J. Suttenfield, and Susanna C. Binzen. The Family Planning Manager's Handbook: Basic Skills and Tools for Managing Family Planning Programs. Management Sciences for Health/Kumarian Press, 1998.

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

• Carr, Dara. Female Genital Cutting: Findings from the Demographic and Health Surveys Program. Maryland: Macro International Inc., September 1997.

Gender

• Arnold, Fred. "Gender Preferences for Children," Demographic and Health Surveys Comparative Studies no. 23. Calverton, MD: Macro International Inc., August 1997.
• Barnett, Barbara, and Jane Stein. Women's Voices, Women's Lives: The Impact of Family Planning. A Synthesis of Findings from Women's Studies Project. Research Triangle Park, NC: Family Health International, June 1998.
• Byron, Janet. A Dialogue Between the Sexes: Men, Women and AIDS Prevention. Family Health International/AIDSCAP, July 1996.
• Family Health International. "Family Planning & Women's Lives." Network 18, no. 4, Summer 1998.
• Gammage, Sarah. Women's Role in Household Decision-Making: A Case Study in Nigeria. Washington, D.C.: International Center for Research on Women, July 1997.
• Kishor, Sunita. "Autonomy and Egyptian Women: Findings From the 1998 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey," Occasional Papers no. 2. Calverton, MD: Macro International Inc., January 1995.
• Kishor, Sunita, and Katherine Neitzel. "The Status of Women: Indicators for Twenty-Five Countries," Demographic and Health Surveys Comparative Studies no. 21.
  Calverton, MD: Macro International Inc., December 1996.
• Schuler S.R., S. Hashemi, and A. Jenkins. "Bangladesh's Family Planning Success Story: A Gender Perspective." International Family Planning Perspectives 21, no. 4 (1995): 132-37.
• Yinger, Nancy. Unmet Need for Family Planning: Reflecting Women's Perceptions. Washington, D.C.: International Center for Research on Women, April 1998.

HIV/AIDS

• Ankrah, E. Maxine and Sera A. Attika. Dialogue: Expanding the Response to HIV/AIDS, A Resource Guide. Arlington, VA: Family Health International/The AIDS Control and Prevention Project (AIDSCAP), 1997.
• Byron, Janet. A Dialogue Between the Sexes: Men, Women and AIDS Prevention. Arlington, VA: Family Health International/AIDSCAP, July 1996. "Children on the Brink: Strategies To Support Children Isolated by HIV/AIDS." USAID Executive Report.
• Family Health International/AIDSCAP. "HIV/AIDS Prevention: Perspectives from the Field." AIDS Captions 3, no. 3 (1996).
• Long, Lynellyn D. and E. Maxine Ankrah, eds. Women's Experiences with HIV/AIDS: An International Perspective. New York: Columbia University Press, 1996.
• Making Prevention Work: Global Lessons Learned from the AIDS Control and Prevention (AIDSCAP) Project 1991-1997. Arlington, VA: Family Health International, AIDSCAP, October 1997.
• Weiss, Ellen and Geeta Rao Gupta. Bridging the Gap: Addressing Gender and Sexuality in HIV Prevention. Washington, D.C.: International Center for Research on Women, 1998.
• Weiss, Ellen, Daniel Whelan and Geeta Rao Gupta. Vulnerability and Opportunity: Adolescents and HIV/AIDS in the Developing World. Washington, D.C.: International Center for Research on Women, 1996.

Male Roles and Responsibilities

• AVSC International. Men as Partners Initiative: Summary Report of Literature Review and Case Studies. New York: AVSC International, 1997.
• Drennan, M. "Reproductive Health: New Perspectives on Men's Participation." Population Reports, Series J, No. 46. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Population Information Program, October 1998.
• Ezeh, Alex C., Michka Seroussi, and Hendrik Raggers. "Men's Fertility, Contraceptive Use, and Reproductive Preferences." Demographic and Health Surveys Comparative Studies no. 18. Calverton, MD: Macro International Inc., March 1996.
• Family Health International. "Men and Reproductive Health." Network 18, no.3, Spring 1998.
• Lundgren, Rebecka and Dolores Valmana. Strategies to Involve Men in Reproductive Health Care: From Farm Management to Family Management. Tegucigalpa: PACO/CARE Honduras and the Population Council, 1996.
• "Men as Partners in Reproductive Health- Workshop Report." Mombasa, Kenya: AVSC International, May 1997.

Maternal Health

• MotherCare Matters: Five Years of Learning and Action 1993-1998. A Compendium of Quarterly Newsletters and Literature Reviews on Maternal and Neonatal Health and Nutrition. Arlington, VA: John Snow, Inc., October 1998.
• Safe Motherhood. Information Packet. New York: Family Care International, 1998.
• Turman, T., C. AbouZahr, and M. Koblinsky, eds. "Reproductive Health: The MotherCare Experience." International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 48, no. 4 (1995).

NGO Involvement

• Lyons, Joyce V., and Jenny A. Huddart. Integrating Reproductive Health Into NGO Programs. Volume 1: Family Planning. Initiatives Inc., 1997.
• Mehra, Rekha (ed.) et al. Taking Women Into Account: Lessons Learned from NGO Project Experiences. Washington, D.C.: International Center for Research on Women and InterAction, 1996.

Operations Research

• Askew, I., K.Miller, R. Miller, M.C. Horn, and L. Ndhlovu, eds. Clinic-Based Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services in Africa: Findings from Situation Analysis Studies. New York: Population Council, 1998.

Population and the Environment

• de Sherbinin, Alex and Victoria Dompka, Eds. Water and Population Dynamics: Case Studies and Policy Implications. AAAS, IUCN, PRB, USAID, Population Environment Fellows Program, 1998.
• Engelman, Robert. "Human Population Prospects: Implications for Environmental Security" [PDF, 171KB] Environmental Change and Security Project Reports, Report 3. Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Spring 1997.
• Gelbard, Alene. "An Action Plan for Population, Development and the Environment." Environmental Change and Security Project Reports, Report 2. Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Spring 1996.
• Hinrichsen, D. "Winning the Food Race." Population Reports, Series M, No. 13. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Population Information Program, November 1997.
• Hinrichsen, D., Robey, B., and Upadhyay U.D. "Solutions for a Water-Short World." Population Reports, Series M, No. 14. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Population Information Program, September 1998.
• Lonergan, Steve. "The Role of Environmental Degradation in Population Displacement." Environmental Change and Security Project Reports, Report 4. Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Spring 1998.
• Pirages, Dennis. "Demographic Change and Ecological Security." [PDF, 177KB] Environmental Change and Security Project Reports, Report 3. Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Spring 1997.
• The Natural Heritage Institute. "Environmental Degradation and Migration The U.S.-Mexico Case Study." Environmental Change and Security Project Reports, Report 4. Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Spring 1998.

Postabortion Care

• Salter, C., Johnston, H.B., and Hengen, N. "Care for Postabortion Complications: Saving Women's Lives." Population Reports, Series L, no. 10. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Population Information Program, September 1997.
• Winkler, Judith, Elizabeth Oliveras, and Noel McIntosh. Postabortion Care: A Reference Manual for Improving Quality of Care. Postabortion Care Consortium, 1995.

Reproductive Health

• Ashford, Lori S. "New Perspectives on Population: Lessons from Cairo." Population Bulletin 50, no. 1 (1995).
• Hardee, Karen and Kathryn M. Yount. From Rhetoric to Reality: Delivering Reproductive Health Promises through Integrated Services. Research Triangle Park, NC: Family Health International, Women's Studies Project, September 1995.
• Implementing Reproductive Health Programmes: Report of a Donor Workshop. New York: UK Overseas Development Administration and USAID, June 12-14, 1995. Seligman, Barbara, et al. Reproductive Health and Human Capital: A Framework for Expanding Policy Dialogue. POLICY Occasional Papers 1, April 1997. Shane, Barbara and Kate Chalkley. From Research to Action: How Operations Research Is Improving Reproductive Health Services. Washington, D.C.: Population Reference Bureau, March 1998.
• Tsui, Amy O., Wasserheit J., Haaga J. eds. Reproductive Health in Developing Countries: Expanding Dimensions, Building Solutions. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1997.
• USAID. From Commitment to Action: Meeting the Challenge of ICPD. Washington, D.C.: USAID, January 1999. Population Reference Bureau and the Population Council. A Guide to Research Findings on the Cairo Consensus.

Young Adults

• "Adolescent Reproductive Behavior in the Developing World." Studies in Family Planning 29, no. 2 (1998).
• Birdthistle, Isolde and Cheryl Vince-Whitman. Reproductive Health for Young Adults: School-Based Programs. Washington, D.C.: FOCUS on Young Adults, 1997.
• Israel, Ronald and Reiko Nagano. Promoting Reproductive Health for Young Adults through Social Marketing and Mass Media: A Review of Trends and Practices.
  Washington, D.C.: FOCUS on Young Adults, 1997.
• Kurz, Kathleen M., et al. Investing in the Future: Six Principles for Promoting the Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries. Washington, D.C.: International Center for Research on Women, 1994.
• McCauley, A.P. and C. Salter. "Meeting the Needs of Young Adults." Population Reports Series J, No. 41. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Population Information Program, October 1995.
• McDevitt, Thomas M. et al. Trends in Adolescent Fertility and Contraceptive Use in the Developing World. Washington D.C.: Bureau of the Census, March 1996.
• Senderowitz, Judith. Health Facility Programs on Reproductive Health for Young Adults. Washington, D.C.: FOCUS on Young Adults, 1997.
• Senderowitz, Judith. Involving Youth in Reproductive Health Programs. Washington, D.C.: FOCUS on Young Adults, 1998.
• Senderowitz, Judith. Reproductive Health Outreach Programs for Young Adults. Washington DC: FOCUS on Young Adults, 1997.
• Weiss, Ellen, Daniel Whelan, and Geeta Rao Gupta. Vulnerability and Opportunity: Adolescents and HIV/AIDS in the Developing World. Washington, D.C.: International Center for Research on Women, 1996.