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Article: Family planning programs in 2004: new assessments in a changing environment.
- Article from:
- International Family Planning Perspectives
- Article date:
- March 1, 2007
- Author:
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CONTEXT: Periodic assessments between 1972 and 1999 found consistent increases in the intensity and types of effort exerted by national family planning programs in developing countries. An updated evaluation was needed to examine whether these trends have been affected by recent changes in the family planning environment, such as decentralization, the HIV/AIDS pandemic and funding reductions.
METHODS: In 2004, informants in 82 developing countries completed a questionnaire that assessed 30 dimensions of program effort and included several new scales to explore current issues. Selected results were compared with findings from prior rounds of the study.
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