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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Credits

This report was prepared by Robert Lande and Catherine Richey, MPH. Ward Rinehart, Editor. Design by Mark Beisser, Francine Mueller, Linda Sadler, and Rafael Avila. Production by John Fiege and Monica Jiménez.

The INFO Project appreciates the assistance of the following reviewers: Jacob Adetunji, Kim Best, Richard Blackburn, Marc G. Boulay, Steve Brooke, Gloria Coe, María del Carmen Cravioto, Juan Díaz, Maxine Eber, Douglas Huber, Barbara Janowitz, Sophie Logez, Enriquito R. Lu, Kuhu Maitra, Kavita Nanda, Fredrick Ndede, Carib Nelson, Paula Nersesian, Gael O'Sullivan, Joseph F. Perz, James Phillips, Roberto Rivera, Ruwaida Salem, Hilary Schwandt, Stephen Settimi, James D. Shelton, Jenni Smit, Cathy Solter, J. Joseph Speidel, Jeff Spieler, Tara M. Sullivan, Jagdish Upadhyay, Ushma Upadhyay, Marcel Vekemans, Irina Yacobson, and Vera Zlidar.

Suggested citation: Lande, R. and Richey, C. "Expanding Services for Injectables," Population Reports, Series K, No. 6. Baltimore, INFO Project, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, December 2006.

Available online: http://www.populationreports.org/k6/

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Population Reports is designed to provide an accurate and authoritative overview of important developments in family planning and related health issues. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) or Johns Hopkins University.

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