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Article: Making programs work: family planning lessons and challenges.
- Article from:
- Population Reports
- Article date:
- August 1, 1994
- Author:
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What makes a family planning program work? Population Reports has identified 10 key lessons about what makes programs succeed, based on a consensus of opinion among respondents to a new survey and a review of family planning research and program findings.
(1) Family planning demand. Most women want to avoid unintended pregancies, and most couples want to plan their families. Given the opportunity, people chose contraception because it meets their personal needs.
(2) Contraceptive access. Successful programs offer services not only in clinics but also in retail outlets, community centers, places of employment, and people's homes. They maximize access by ...