Family Planning and Contraception | ICRH

Sex workers are commonly targeted for STI/HIV prevention interventions, but less attention has been directed toward sex workers’ contraceptive needs although they are at high risk of unintended pregnancy.  In addition to the health benefits of preventing unintended pregnancies, provision of contraceptive services to sex workers not desiring pregnancy is a means to reduce the number of unintended HIV positive births. This study identifies the contraceptive needs of Kenyan sex workers and the potential strategies for better meeting those needs.

Yolami is a demonstration-intervention project addressed to young labour migrants in Chinese cities. The project aims to improve their access to health care and to promote their sexual and reproductive health. After investigating determinants of access to health care interventions will be set up and evaluated.

A photo exhibition on teenage pregnancies in Kinshasa aimed at sensitizing Belgian parlementarians and the general public on problems related to sexual and reproductive health and visualises the consequences of a lack of the implementation of sexual and reproductive rights.

PAFP is a demonstration intervention project. The project will define optimal ways to introduce post-abortion family planning services in urban areas in China. The objective is to increase contraceptive use after induced abortion and subsequently reduce the rate of unwanted pregnancies and repeat abortion rate.