title: Integrating family planning promotion into the work of environmental volunteers: a population, health and environment initiative in Kenya.
abstract: Voluntary use of family planning is instrumental to the health and social well-being of women, families and communities.Although contraceptive use in Sub-Saharan Africa is increasing, unmet need for family planning remains high. Even within countries that have achieved increases in contraceptive prevalence, use remains low among some population subgroups. Contraceptive prevalence is generally lower in rural areas than in cities, and is consistently lower among women in the lowest wealth quintile than among those in the highest. Achieving progress in health and social indicators, such as those captured by the Millennium Development Goals, depends on expanding family planning services to poor, remote rural areas in Africa.
authors: Director, Health Services Research, FHI 360, Durham, NC, USA, thoke@fhi360.org.
authors: Theresa H
authors: TH
authors: Hoke
authors: Caroline
authors: C
authors: Mackenzie
authors: Gwyneth
authors: G
authors: Vance
authors: Brooke
authors: B
authors: Boyer
authors: Eva
authors: E
authors: Canoutas
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Bratt
authors: Agatha
authors: A
authors: Mbulo
authors: Nancy
authors: N
authors: Waceke
mesh_terms: D003267:Contraception; D003479:Curriculum; D004782:Environmental Health; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014481:United States; D054702:United States Agency for International Development; D014838:Volunteers