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Up-to-date evidence and best practices related to the Intrauterine Device

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Enhancing Quality for Clients: The Balanced Counseling Strategy Enhancing Quality for Clients: The Balanced Counseling Strategy

[Full Text: PDF, 12 p., 520kb]

Summary: The Population Council's Balanced Counseling Strategy combines an algorithm for family planning counseling with a set of job aids, such as cards and pamphlets on available methods. It is designed to improve client-provider interaction by encouraging focus on the client's needs, support of the client's chosen method, and provision of accurate family planning information. This program brief provides an overview of the strategy as well as assessments of its use in Peru and Guatemala.

Source:  León FR; Rios A; Zumarán A; de la Cruz M; Brambila C. (2003). Published by Population Council, Frontiers in Reproductive Health, Washington, D.C.

Request a copy of this document: Send an e-mail message to frontiers@pcdc.org
or contact:
Frontiers in Reproductive Health (FRONTIERS)
Population Council
4301 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Suite 280
Washington, DC 20008 USA
Telephone: (202) 237-9400
Fax: (202) 237-8410

For more information on client counseling, see: Decision-Making Tool for Family Planning Clients and Providers: IUD Section