title: New strategies for providing hormonal contraception in developing countries.
abstract: Even with progress in increasing access to effective contraception over the past decades, and the growing range of contraceptive methods available on the market, women in developing countries continue to report an unmet need for family planning. This constraint continues to challenge reproductive health policies and programs, while the momentum of population growth and the young age structure in developing countries leads to larger numbers of potential contraceptive users and increasing global demand in contraceptive markets. Of late, there is a renewed focus on increasing access to long-acting hormonal methods to effectively meet this need, establishing and effectively implementing new service delivery strategies. A number of processes have profoundly affected the procurement and use of hormonal contraceptive methods in developing countries: a supportive policy environment, evidence-based practices and an increasing diversity of delivery strategies play a significant part in increasing number of contraceptive users and the demand for hormonal contraception.
authors.affiliation: The Population Council, Washington, DC 20008, USA. jtownsend@popcouncil.org
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Townsend
authors.forename: Regine
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sitruk-Ware
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Askew
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brill
mesh_terms: D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods*; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003906:Developing Countries; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018456:Reproductive Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D000078329:Workforce
chemical_list: D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal