Screening and Counseling Tools

17 Resources

This section of the Toolkit provides job aids and counseling tools to help providers with the following tasks:

screening clients for eligibility for IUD use
counseling clients on contraceptive options, including the IUD
counseling clients on the management of contraceptive side effects
addressing common myths and misconceptions about contraceptives, particularly the IUD

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Checklist for Screening Clients Who Want to Initiate Use of the LNG-IUS
FHI 360
This checklist consists of 23 questions designed to identify medical conditions and high-risk behaviors that would prevent safe LNG-IUS use of...
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Myth- busting Facts Facts about IUDs
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
Intra-uterine devices are safe, reliable and can be used by almost everyone. This video provides information and dispels many of the myths of...
2017EnglishRead More
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Do You Know Your Family Planning Choices: Wall Chart
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Communication Programs
This updated wall chart illustrates all contraceptive methods including IUDs and explains whether each method is temporary or permanent, its...
20171 pEnglishRead More
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Wall Chart
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Cue Cards for Counseling Adults on Contraception
Pathfinder International
The set of cue cards is designed to help a range of community- and facility-based providers to counsel adults on their contraceptive options. The cue...
201626 ppEnglishFrenchRead More
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Checklist for Screening a Client Who Wants to Initiate Use of the Copper IUD as Emergency Contraception
PSI
This tool is intended to be used by providers who are screening women that are seeking emergency contraception to prevent an unintended...
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How to be Reasonably Sure a Client is Not Pregnant
FHI 360
The Pregnancy Checklist contains a series of questions to rule out pregnancy. These questions, based on criteria established by the World Health...
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IUD Aftercare Instructions Take- Home Sheet
Reproductive Health Access Project
Aftercare instructions for patients to use who are having an IUD inserted. You can customize this aftercare sheet with your clinic’s...
2015EnglishRead More
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Checklist for Screening Clients Who Want to Initiate Use of the Copper IUD
FHI 360
FHI 360, with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development, has developed a simple checklist to help providers determine quickly and...
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Medical Eligibility Criteria Wheel for Contraceptive Use
World Health Organization [WHO]
This wheel contains the medical eligibility criteria for starting use of contraceptive methods. It is based on the Medical Eligibility Criteria for...
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A guide to family planning for community health workers and their clients
World Health Organization
This flip-chart is a tool to use during family planning counselling or in group sessions with clients. It can help your clients choose and use...
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The Balanced Counseling Strategy: A Toolkit for Family Planning Service Providers
Population Council
The Balanced Counseling Strategy (BCS) is a practical, interactive, client-friendly counseling strategy that uses three key job aids (visual memory...
2008EnglishRead More
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User's Guide
Counseling Cards
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Comparing Effectiveness of Family Planning Methods
World Health Organization [WHO]Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP)
This 1-page chart compares the effectiveness of various family planning methods, including IUDs, and has a few key messages on how to make ones...
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Contraceptive Myths and Counseling Messages
INFO Project,International Planned Parenthood Federation [IPPF]
The information in this document is compiled from the Contraceptive Myths and Counseling Messages Database. It provides evidence-based information...
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When is a Woman at Very High Individual Risk of Gonorrhea or Chlamydia?
Maximizing Access and Quality (MAQ) Initiative
For IUD insertion, the World Health Organization (WHO) Medical Eligibility Criteria (MEC) state that for a woman with a “very high individual...
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How to Deal with Rumors and Misconceptions About IUDs
Pathfinder International
This brief gives providers tips for to counteract rumors and misconceptions about IUDs that clients might have. It also provides common rumors or...
20066 pEnglishRead More
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Decision-Making Tool for Family Planning Clients and Providers: IUD Section
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Communication Programs, The INFO Project
This interactive counseling resource is a tool for family planning clients and providers to use together to: help clients choose and use the method...
200517 slidesEnglishRead More
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Managing Side Effects for IUDs
Maximizing Access and Quality (MAQ) Initiative
Introduction Doing simple things well is an excellent approach to managing IUD side effects. This means informing women about what side...
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Screening and Counseling Tools

Resources

Checklist for Screening Clients Who Want to Initiate Use of the LNG-IUS

Myth- busting Facts Facts about IUDs

Do You Know Your Family Planning Choices: Wall Chart

Cue Cards for Counseling Adults on Contraception

Checklist for Screening a Client Who Wants to Initiate Use of the Copper IUD as Emergency Contraception

How to be Reasonably Sure a Client is Not Pregnant

IUD Aftercare Instructions Take- Home Sheet

Checklist for Screening Clients Who Want to Initiate Use of the Copper IUD

Medical Eligibility Criteria Wheel for Contraceptive Use

A guide to family planning for community health workers and their clients

The Balanced Counseling Strategy: A Toolkit for Family Planning Service Providers

Comparing Effectiveness of Family Planning Methods

Contraceptive Myths and Counseling Messages

When is a Woman at Very High Individual Risk of Gonorrhea or Chlamydia?

How to Deal with Rumors and Misconceptions About IUDs

Decision-Making Tool for Family Planning Clients and Providers: IUD Section

Managing Side Effects for IUDs

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