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HP+ ended September 27, 2022

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Family Planning Equity

Quality family planning information and services have not yet reached those with the greatest need. Part of the challenge in eliminating inequities is gaining an adequate understanding of who is affected, in what component of family planning, and where.

To support progress toward equitable healthcare, HP+ developed an approach for diagnosing inequity in family planning programs. This approach identifies inequities:

  1.  For a diverse range of disadvantaged subgroups
  2.  For various programmatic components of family planning
  3. At national and subnational levels

Replicable across countries through HP+’s open source code, the approach enables users to easily transform demographic and health survey data to develop evidence for policy, financing, and programmatic decisions at national and subnational levels.

The methodology and replication guide below describes the approach and provides step-by-step instructions for running the code independently. Results from the application of the approach to Uganda can be found in the brief.

For assistance with the tool, please email: policyinfo@thepalladiumgroup.com.

Approach for Diagnosing Inequity in Family Planning Programs: Source Code
Family Planning Equity Analysis Code
Approach for Diagnosing Inequity in Family Planning Programs: Country Adaptations
Family Planning Equity Analysis Code: Country Adaptations
Approach for Diagnosing Inequity in Family Planning Programs: Methodology and Replication Guide
Approach for Diagnosing Inequity in Family Planning Programs: Methodology and Replication Guide

English PDF 2146.8 kbNovember 2020

Are Family Planning Programs Reaching the Disadvantaged? An Equity Case Study of Uganda
Are Family Planning Programs Reaching the Disadvantaged? An Equity Case Study of Uganda


English PDF 1761.9 kbSeptember 2020

This tool requires that users have downloaded and installed the R software environment and RStudio Desktop, both of which are free and enable statistical computations.

Related Materials

Why Policy Matters: Contraception and Family Planning
Why Policy Matters: Contraception and Family Planning
Rethinking Contraceptive Discontinuation: Are Solutions Being Overlooked?
Rethinking Contraceptive Discontinuation: Are Solutions Being Overlooked?
Celebrating Seven Years of HP+ in Mali
Celebrating Seven Years of HP+ in Mali
  • About
    • Project Overview
    • Partners
    • Leadership
    • Contact
    • Work with Us
    • Home
  • Our Work
    • Family Planning
    • HIV
    • COVID-19 Response
    • Health Financing
    • Maternal Health
    • Modeling
    • Capacity Development
    • Gender
    • Health Equity
  • Countries
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Latin America & the Caribbean
  • Resources
    • Publications
    • Models
    • News
    • Viewpoints
    • Conferences & Events
    • Webinars
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Health Policy Plus (HP+) is a seven-year cooperative agreement funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development under Agreement No. AID-OAA-A-15-00051, beginning August 28, 2015. HP+ is implemented by Palladium, in collaboration with Avenir Health, Futures Group Global Outreach, Plan International USA, Population Reference Bureau, RTI International, ThinkWell, and the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood.

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