AFRO-NETS> Impact of Family Planning on Women's Lives

[Diane Lennox <DLennox@rtp-exchange.fhi.org>]

Impact of Family Planning on Women's Lives
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Final Synthesis Paper on Impact of Family Planning on Women's Lives -
Presented in FHI Women's Studies Project

To present results from its five-year study on the impact of family 
planning experiences on women's lives, Family Health International's 
Women's Studies Project (WSP) has published "Women's Voices, Women's 
Lives". The comprehensive report highlights findings from 37 studies 
and secondary analyses in 14 countries and identifies crosscutting 
themes that emerged from research on the impact of family planning on 
women's lives.

The WSP examined how family planning affects various aspects of women's 
lives, including relationships with family, self-esteem, and participa-
tion in the work force and in economic development activities. Among 
the areas of focus are women's perceptions of family planning's impact 
on their lives; experiences of first-time users of contraception; ado-
lescents' views of reproductive health; men's attitudes about family 
planning; and the affect of family planning on women's work - both 
within and outside the home. 

The project has emphasized collaboration among "triangles" of research-
ers, policy-makers and providers, and women's health advocates to in-
crease the quality and relevance of the research as well as to foster 
its use. A limited number of printed copies are available from FHI; the 
synthesis report is also posted on FHI's web site at:

http://www.fhi.org/wsp/wssyn/index.html

Diane Lennox
Family Health International
mailto:DLennox@rtp-exchange.fhi.org

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