Contraceptive Counselling

This recently published study protocol for an ongoing study in Pakistan and Nigeria on strengthening contraceptive counselling addresses a comparatively neglected area.
High-quality contraceptive counselling can accelerate global efforts to reduce the unmet need for and suboptimal use of modern contraceptives. This study aims to identify a package of interventions designed to strengthen in Pakistan and Nigeria and determine their effectiveness in increasing client-level decision-making, autonomy and meeting of contraceptive needs.
Tran NT, Ali M, Azmat SK, et al. Strengthening contraceptive counselling services to empower clients and meet their needs: protocol for a two-stage, multiphase complex intervention in Pakistan and Nigeria. BMJ Open 2024;14:e081967. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081967.
Can also be accessed via: Strengthening contraceptive counselling services to empower clients and meet their needs: protocol for a two-stage, multiphase complex intervention in Pakistan and Nigeria | BMJ Open
We also recommend these articles on contraceptive counselling:
• Ali M, Tran NT. Defining counselling in contraceptive information and services: outcomes from an expert think tank. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Published Online First: 14 June 2021. DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2021-201132
• Francesca L Cavallaro, Lenka Beňová, Onikepe O Owolabi, Moazzam Ali. A systematic review of the effectiveness of counselling strategies for modern contraceptive methods: what works and what doesn’t? BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Published Online First: 11 December 2019. DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2019-200377
• Ali M, Tran NT, Kabra R, Kiare J. Strengthening contraceptive counselling: gaps in knowledge and implementation research. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2021 Apr 30:bmjsrh-2021-201104. DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2021-201104