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Research gaps identified during the 2014 update of the WHO medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use and selected practice recommendations for contraceptive use

Year: 2015

Type: review

Abstract: Universal access to safe and effective contraception is an important public health goal. Family planning and prevention of unintended pregnancy are essential to securing the well-being and autonomy of individuals, while supporting the health and development of communities [1]. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently undertook a process to update its global guidance on “who” can use contraception safely and “how” to use contraception safely and effectively to generate the fifth edition of the WHO Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (MEC) and the third edition of the WHO Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use (SPR).

Source: Contraception

DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2015.12.009

Authors: Monica V. Dragoman, Tara Jatlaoui, Kavita Nanda, Kathryn M. Curtis, Mary E. Gaffield

Institutions: World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Family Health International 360

Language: English

Topic: Reproductive Health and Contraception

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,500