Impact of Contraceptive Counseling in Clinical Settings: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

This systematic review evaluated the evidence on the impact of contraceptive counseling provided in clinical settings on reproductive health outcomes to provide information to guide national recommendations on quality family planning services.

Evidence acquisition

Multiple databases were searched during 2010-2011 for peer-reviewed articles published in English from January 1985 through February 2011 describing studies that evaluated contraceptive counseling interventions in clinical settings. Studies were excluded if they focused primarily on prevention of HIV or sexually transmitted infections, focused solely on men, or were conducted outside the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, or New Zealand.

Evidence synthesis

The initial search identified 12,327 articles,

SUBMITTER: Zapata LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4608447 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature