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Materials in Print and Forthcoming Titles – May 9, 1997 Africa Operations Research and Technical Asistance Project II, Population Council

New Materials

STRENGTHENING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES

Integration of STI and HIV/AIDS services with MCH/FP services: A case study of the Busoga Diocese Family Life Education Program, Uganda
Mukaire, Joy, Florence Kalikwani, Baker Ndugga Maggwa and Wilson Kisubi. 1997. Busoga Diocese Family Life Education Program, the Africa OR/TA Project II and Pathfinder International, Nairobi, Kenya, January.
Female circumcision in West Africa: a socio-cultural dilemma revolving around health, religion, culture and women’s perceptions.
Diop, Nafissatou J., Annamaria Cerulli, and Diouratie‚ Sanogo. 1996. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, New York, New York, November 17-21.
Survey questions for the measurement of induced abortion.
Huntington, Dale, Barbara Mensch, and Vincent C. Miller. 1996. Studies in Family Planning 27(3):155-161.
Integration of STI and HIV/AIDS services with MCH/FP services: a case study of the Mkomani Clinic Society in Mombasa, Kenya.
Twahir, Amina, Baker Ndugga Maggwa and Ian Askew. 1996. Mkomani Clinic Society and the Africa OR/TA Project II, Nairobi, Kenya, April.
Child survival and family planning activities in Senegal: a review of the literature and recommendations for future research and programs.
Cusack, Gill, Bill Emmet, Paulette Charponiere, Annamaria Cerulli, and Diourati‚ Sanogo. 1995. Prepared by the Africa OR/TA Project II in cooperation with Management Sciences for Health. Dakar, Senegal, January. [Available in French and English].
Testing alternative approaches to providing integrated treatment of abortion complications and family planning in Kenya: findings from phase I.
Solo, Julie, Esther Muia, and Khama Rogo. 1995. The Africa OR/TA Project II, Nairobi, Kenya, August.
The integration of family planning and childhood immunization services in Togo.
Huntington, Dale and Aristide Aplogan. 1994. Studies in Family Planning 25(3): 176-183.

INCREASING ACCESS TO SERVICES

An assessment of community-based family planning programs in Kenya.
Chege, Jane Njeri and Ian Askew. 1997. The Africa OR/TA Project II, Nairobi, Kenya, January.
Contributions of demand mobilization and contraceptive availability to increased contraceptive prevalence: Issues for replication.
Luck, Margaret, Diane Nell, Ebrima Jarjou and Marc Michaelson. 1996. Save the Children Federation, The Gambia Field Office, Banjul, The Gambia. September.
Moving health and family planning services from clinics into rural communities: results from a pilot study in Navrongo, northern Ghana.
Phillips, James F., Ian Askew, Alex Nazzar, Placide Tapsoba, and Fred Binka. 1996. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, New York, New York, November 17-21.
The Navrongo community health and family planning project.
Binka, Fred, Alex Nazzar, and James Phillips. 1995. Studies in Family Planning 26(3): 121-139.
Developing a culturally appropriate family planning program for the Navrongo experiment.
Nazzar, Alex, Philip Adongo, Fred Binka, James Phillips and Cornelius Debpuur. 1995. Studies in Family Planning 26(6): 307-324.
Involving a traditional community in strategic planning: the Navrongo Community Health and Family Planning Project pilot study.
Nazzar, Alex, Philip Adongo, Fred N. Binka, et al. 1995. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, San Francisco, California, April 6-8.
Current experiences with community-based distribution of family planning in Kenya: a review prepared for USAID/Kenya.
Mundy, Jacqueline, and Ian Askew. 1994. A report of Technical Assistance provided by the Africa OR/TA Project II to USAID/Kenya. The Africa OR/TA Project II, Nairobi, Kenya, September. [Available in French and English].
Can traditional birth attendants effectively provide family planning information and services? Findings from four Operations Research studies in Africa.
Askew, Ian, Placide Tapsoba, Youssouf Ouedraogo, et al. 1993. Paper presented at the 121st annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, California, October 24-28.

ASSESSING/IMPROVING QUALITY OF FP SERVICES

The Situation Analysis Approach to Assessing Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services: A Handbook.
Miller, Robert, Andrew Fisher, Kate Miller, et al. 1997. Population Council, New York.
An assessment of clinic-based family planning services in Kenya: Results from the 1995 Situation Analysis study.
Ndhlovu, Lewis, Julie Solo, Robert Miller, Kate Miller and Achola Ominde. 1997. The Africa OR/TA Project II, Nairobi, Kenya, January.
A Situation Analysis of the maternal and child health/family planning (MCH/FP) program in Botswana.
Baakile, Benjamin, Baker Ndugga Maggwa, Lucy Maribe, and Robert A. Miller. 1996. Prepared by the Africa OR/TA Project II in cooperation with the Ministry of Health MCH/FP Unit, Family Health Division, Gaborone, Botswana, July.
Deuxieme Analyse Situationnelle du Programme de Planification Familiale au Burkina Faso.
Bamba, Azara, Brice Millogo, Jeanne Nougtara, Youssouf Ouedraogo, Placide Tapsoba and Inoussa Kabor‚. 1996. Prepared by the Africa OR/TA Project II in cooperation with the Ministere de la Sante‚ de l’Action Sociale et de la Famille, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, July.
The Zanzibar Family Planning Situation Analysis Study.
Mapunda, Patiens and the Africa OR/TA Project II. 1996. Ministry of Health, Zanzibar, Tanzania and the Africa OR/TA Project II, Nairobi, Kenya, May.
Analyse Situationnelle des services de planification familiale dans les regions de Koulikoro et Sikasso, Mali.
Mbodji, Fara. 1996. A Report of Technical Assistance provided by the Africa OR/TA Project II to the Centre d’Etudes et de Recherche sur la Population pour le Developpement (CERPOD), Bamako, Mali, August.
The unmet family planning needs of breastfeeding women: Lessons from Nigeria and Senegal.
Measham, Diana, Karen Stein and Beverly Winikoff. 1996. A Report of Technical Assistance provided by the Africa OR/TA Project II to Wellstart International and the Population Council’s Ebert Program. Population Council, New York, USA.
A comparison of the 1995 and 1989 Kenya Situation Analysis findings.
Miller, Robert, Kate Miller, Lewis Ndhlovu, Julie Solo and Ominde Achola. 1996. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, New York, New York, November 17-21.
Key indicators for measurement of quality of family planning services. Askew, Ian, Kate Miller, and Barbara Mensch. 1995. Paper presented at the EVALUATION Project’s Service Delivery Working Group’s meeting, Washington, DC, October 5.
Analyse Situationnelle du systeme de prestation de services de planification familiale au Senegal.
Diop, Marieme, Isseu Toure, Nafissatou Diop, Diouratie‚ Sanogo, and Aristide Aplogan. 1995. Prepared by the Africa OR/TA Project II in cooperation with the Ministere de la Sante‚ et de l’Action Sociale, and Programme National de Planification Familiale. Dakar, Senegal, February. [Available in French and English].
Quality of care in African family planning programs: a survey of findings from Situation Analysis studies. Miller, Robert, Kate Miller, and Dina Kotkin. 1995. Paper submitted to the United Nations Population and Development Expert Group on Quality of Care, New York, September.
Quality of care in family planning service delivery in Kenya: clients’ and providers’ perspectives. Summary report.
Ndhlovu, Lewis. 1995. The Africa OR/TA Project II, Nairobi, Kenya, August. [Available in French and English].
Indicators for measuring the quality of family planning services in Nigeria.
Askew, Ian, Barbara Mensch, and Alfred Adewuyi. 1994. Studies in Family Planning 25(5): 268-283.
Using Situation Analysis data to assess the functioning of family planning clinics in Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
Mensch, Barbara, Andrew Fisher, Ian Askew, et al. 1994. Studies in Family Planning 25(1): 18-31.
Using Situation Analysis to develop quality of care indicators: examples from Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania.
Mensch, Barbara. 1993. Paper presented at the Africa Operations Research and Technical Assistance Project Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, October 4-7.

CLIENT/COUPLE DECISION-MAKING

The determinants of contraceptive innovation: a case control study of family planning acceptance in a traditional African society.
Phillips, James, Fred Binka, Martin Adjuik, Alex Nazzar and Frank Adazu. 1996. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 9-10.
Increasing male involvement in the Family Planning Association of Kenya’s family planning program.
Family Planning Association of Kenya and the Africa OR/TA Project II. 1995. The Africa OR/TA Project II, Nairobi, Kenya, March.

ISSUES IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH

Strengthening Situation Analysis methodology: a coordinated interregional approach.
The Africa OR/TA Project II and Asia and the Near East OR/TA Project. 1996. Population Council, New York, USA, January.
The reliability of the Situation Analysis observation guide
Huntington, Dale, Barbara Mensch and Kate Miller. 1996. Studies in Family Planning, 27(5):277-282.

UPDATES

[All Updates are published in English and French and are sent free of charge].

An innovative approach to providing reproductive health services at the community level in Burkina Faso.
1997. Population Council, New York, February.
Findings from phase I of the Navrongo community health and family planning project.
1996. Population Council, New York, May.
Assessing the impact of community-based distribution (CBD) programs in Kenya.
1996. Population Council, New York, November.
Maximizing the utilization of Situation Analysis study findings in Senegal.
1996. Population Council, New York, November.
Zanzibar Family Planning Situation Analysis Study.
1996. Population Council, New York, January.
Testing alternative approaches to providing integrated treatment of abortion complications and family planning in Kenya: findings from phase 1.
1995. Population Council, New York, December.
Quality of care in family planning service delivery in Kenya: clients’ and providers’ perspectives.
1995. Population Council, New York, November.
Situation Analysis of the family planning service delivery in Senegal.
1995. Population Council, New York, June.

Address requests to:

Nicholas Gouede, M.S.
Communication Specialist
Africa OR/TA Project II
Population Council
One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
New York, NY 10017 USA
Tel: 212-339-0611
Fax: 212-755-6052
E-mail: ngouede@popcouncil.org

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GLOBAL OPERATIONS RESEARCH COMMUNICATION STRATEGY

The Population Council’s Africa, Asia and Near East, and Latin America and the Caribbean Operations Research and Technical Assistance Projects, are developing new global communication products for disseminating OR findings from all the three projects. Strategies include:

1. OPERATIONS RESEARCH SUMMARIES

Introduces a new dissemination channel in print media for the three OR Projects;
Features an organizing folder divided into 8 sections — each representing a reproductive health topic: (1) Maximizing Access and Quality; (2) Cost and Sustainability; (3) Postabortion Care; (4) RTIs, STIs, HIV/AIDS; (5) Contraceptive Options; (6) Gender and Empowerment; (7) Youth; and (8) Institutionalization of OR.
Helps organize, store and retrieve the summaries in this new series;
New series will be produced in English, French, and Spanish and distributed to a worldwide audience (over 5,000 key program managers, policymakers, and researchers);
Product coming up this Summer.

2. OPERATIONS RESEARCH ALTERNATIVES

Inter-regional newsletter to replace the three regional newsletters;
Has a new look. Changes include: masthead, use of Council and OR logos, two-color maximum (green and blue) and improved graphics;
Is redesigned for better accessibility. New elements include an editorial, cross-regional articles, stronger photographic presentation and quality;
Leading theme for Vol. 1 No. 1 is postabortion care;
Editorial board includes OR directors and USAID CTOs;
Product coming up this Fall.

3. CYBERSPACE! THE OR HOME PAGE ON THE INTERNET

Introduces a new dissemination medium for the three OR Projects on the World Wide Web (www);
Strengthens OR inter-regional collaboration, and economical dissemination of materials;
Is accessible to any Web browser via: http://www.popcouncil.org. The OR Home Page is located under “Operations Research and Technical Assistance;”
Features of the OR Home Page are: ANE Summaries; Africa Updates; Latin America Abstracts; OR announcements; and List of publications;
Links with Web sites of USAID, JHU/PCS, PRB, AVSC International and MSH;
Coming up next: electronic version of OR Summaries and the inter-regional newsletter.

4. OR E-MAIL NETWORK

Announcements summarize current activities in newsworthy, pithy broadsheets, distributed to the MAR (USAID/W’s Monthly Activity Report) and the OR E-Mail Network, a worldwide operations research listserve in population, family planning and reproductive health;
Focus on information about reproductive health topics;
Network is expanding fast (recipients up from 50 to nearly 300 since inception);
Continues to receive much positive feedback from USAID/W and U.S.-based CAs;
Listed in JHU/CCP’s Guide to Population, Health, and Development on the Internet;
Answers our priority audience’s expressed need for electronic communication of OR activities and findings.

We are committed to fostering close collaborative relationships with USAID Washington, USAID Missions, Collaborating Agencies, and members of the RHMWG and the fields they represent with an exchange of information and ideas.