Expanding Services for Injectables

CONTENTS

Home (Key Points)

Injectables Today and Tomorrow
Box: Injectables Tomorrow: Subcutaneous DMPA and Home Injection
Web Table 1. Knowledge and Current Use of Injectable Contraceptives Reported by Married Women 15–49, All Surveys 1990–2006
Web Table 2. Knowledge and Current Use of Injectable Contraceptives Reported by Married Women 15–49, Most Recent Surveys 1990–2006
Web Figure. Donor Shipments of Injectables Increasing

Supply Meets Demand With Forecasting and Ingenuity
Web Table 3. Key Resources for Program Managers and Providers

Training to Meet Demand

Box: With Training, a Range of Providers Can Give Contraceptive Injections

Give Injections and Dispose of Waste Safely

Community Programs Can Safely Increase Access to Injectables

Meeting Rising Demand Efficiently

Communication Helps Women Try and Use Injectables

Questions and Answers About Injectables

Box: Women With HIV/AIDS Can Use Injectables

Bibliography

Credits

Coming Soon: "Injectables Toolkit" Web site. Go to http://www.injectablestoolkit.org for job aids and information about injectable contraceptives.

• Table 1: Estimated Worldwide Use of Injectables Among Married Women Ages 15–49, 2006
• Table 2: Formulations, Injection Schedules, and Availability of Injectable Contraceptives
• Table 3: Key Resources for Program Managers and Providers

Tools for Program Managers
• Checklist: Good-Quality Injectables Services
• Checklist: Improving Access to Injectables

Tools for Providers are in the companion INFO Reports. See also Population Reports, "When Contraceptives Change Monthly Bleeding," Series J, No. 54, August 2006.

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