Family Health International (FHI) is pleased to announce a new
publication: Comparing Effectiveness of Family Planning Methods
<http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/servdelivery/index.htm> .

In order to make informed contraceptive choices, clients require an
accurate understanding of pregnancy risks. As a result of an earlier
USAID-supported study by FHI showing that a simplified counseling chart
can improve women's understanding of contraceptive effectiveness better
than more complex tools can, a panel composed of the World Health
Organization, USAID, the INFO Project at JHU/CCP, EngenderHealth, FHI,
and other experts drafted this simplified chart, which presents
contraceptive methods on a continuum of effectiveness. The contraceptive
effectiveness chart is available on the FHI website in English, Spanish,
and French and also appears on the back of The Global Handbook for
Family Planning Providers, published in 2007 by the WHO, USAID and the
Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, and was used in the
19th edition of Contraceptive Technology.

To order a print copy of the chart (laminated, 8.5 x 11 in.), please
send an email to [log in to unmask]

David Hock
Family Health International
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