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close this bookReproductive Health in refugee situations - An Inter-Agency Field Manual (United Nations Fund for Population Activities - United Nations High Commission for Refugee - World Health Organisation, 1999, 142 p.)
close this folderChapter Six: Family Planning
View the document(introduction...)
View the documentPreliminary Considerations
View the documentAssessment of Needs
View the documentImplementation of Family Planning Services
View the documentExamples of Methods That May Be Provided in Refugee Settings
View the documentMale Involvement in Family Planning Programmes
View the documentMonitoring
View the documentFurther Readings
View the documentAnnex 1: Appropriate Family Planning Methods at Different Stages in a Woman's Reproductive Life
View the documentAnnex 2: Contraceptive Choice Decision Tree for Refugees Who Desire More Children
View the documentAnnex 3: Family Planing Consultation Card
View the documentAnnex 4: Calculating Contraceptive Requirements

Further Readings

"Pocket Guide for Family Planning Service Providers", Blumenthal, P. et al. JHPIEGO, Baltimore, MD, 1995.

"Contraceptive Logistic Guidelines for Refugee Settings", Family Planning Logistics Management Project, John Snow, Inc., Arlington, VA,1996.

Hatcher, R. and W. Rinehart, R. Blackburn, and J. Geller. "The Essentials of Contraceptive Technology", a joint WHO/USAID publication, Population Information Program, Centre for Communication Programs, The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD,1997.

"Improving Access to Quality Care in Family Planning: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use", WHO, Geneva, 1996.

"Medical and Service Delivery Guidelines for Family Planning", WHO, IPPF, AVSC, Second Edition, 1997.

Technical and Managerial Guidelines on Family Planning, WHO, Geneva

· Barrier Methods and Spermicides: Their Role in Family Planning Care, 1987.
· Natural Family Planning - A Guide for Provision of Services, 1988.
· Norplant Contraceptive Implants: Managerial and Technical Guidelines, 1990.
· Injectable Contraceptives: Their Role in Family Planning Care, 1991.
· Guidelines for Community-based Distribution of Contraceptives, 1994.
· Emergency Contraception: A Guide Service Delivery, 1998.
· Female Sterilisation: A Guide to the Provision of Services, 1992.
· Technical and Managerial Guidelines for Vasectomy Services, 1988.
· Intrauterine Devices: Technical and Managerial Guidelines for Services, 1997.

WHO Brochures: What Health Workers Need to Know

· Natural Family Planning
· Providing an Appropriate Contraceptive Method Choice
· Female Sterilisation
· Vasectomy
· Breastfeeding and Child Spacing
· IUDs
· Injectable Contraceptives