Trends in Cervical Cancer Screening in Title X-Funded Health Centers - United States, 2005-2015.

Cervical cancer screening is critical to early detection and treatment of precancerous cells and cervical cancer. In 2015, 83% of U.S.

Four aspects of the scope and quality of family planning services in US publicly funded health centers: Results from a survey of health center administrators.

Objectives: This study aims to describe aspects of the scope and quality of family planning services provided by US publicly funded health centers before the release of relevant federal recommendations.

Study Design: Using nationally representative survey data (N=1615), we describe four aspects of service delivery: family planning services provided, contraceptive methods provided onsite, written contraceptive counseling protocols and youth-friendly services. We created a count index for each issue and used multivariable ordered logistic regression to identify health center characteristics associated with scoring higher on each.

Preconception Care in Publicly Funded U.S. Clinics That Provide Family Planning Services.

Introduction: Federal recommendations for providing quality family planning services were published in 2014 and included preconception care (PCC). This paper aims to describe the prevalence of PCC delivery among publicly funded clinics, prior to the recommendations.

Methods: Prevalence of providing occasional or frequent PCC in the last 3 months and having written protocols for recommended PCC screenings were estimated in 2015 using survey data collected from a nationally representative sample of publicly funded clinic administrators (2013-2014, N=1,615).

Impact of Reminder Systems in Clinical Settings to Improve Family Planning Outcomes: A Systematic Review.

Context: This systematic review evaluated the evidence on the impact of family planning reminder systems-interventions intended to remind patients of behaviors to achieve reproductive health goals (e.g., daily text messages reminding oral contraceptive [OC] users to take a pill)-to provide information to guide national recommendations on quality family planning services.

Impact of Contraceptive Education on Contraceptive Knowledge and Decision Making: A Systematic Review.

Context: Educational interventions can help increase knowledge of available contraceptive methods, enabling individuals to make informed decisions and use contraception more effectively. This systematic review evaluated contraceptive education interventions to guide national recommendations on quality family planning services.

Evidence Acquisition: Three databases (CINAHL, PubMed, and PsycINFO) were searched from 1985 through 2012 for peer-reviewed articles on educational interventions, with supplemental searches conducted through 2015.

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

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.

Providing quality family planning services: Recommendations of CDC and the U.S. Office of Population Affairs.

This report provides recommendations developed collaboratively by CDC and the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).