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Article: Integrating family planning into VCT services: the feasibility of integration is demonstrated in Africa and the Caribbean.
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- March 22, 2004
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KEY POINTS
* HIV voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) centers serve people who may not normally visit a family planning clinic.
* Whether and how much to integrate family planning into VCT centers should be decided at the facility level.
* Government and other partner involvement in the outcome of integration activities can build consensus, ownership, and acceptance of the process.
* Research to provide evidence of the benefits of such integration is needed.
As efforts begin to shift toward integrating family planning into HIV/AIDS services, voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) centers are emerging as primary targets for ...