Expanding What We Know about Abortion and Contraceptive Use: A Workshop on an Innovative Survey Methodology

Conducted by the International Center for Research on Women
Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Majestic Hall, Speke Resort and Conference Center
Kampala, Uganda
 
The ICRW workshop will build skills and capacity to generate high quality data for better understanding and addressing women's experiences and needs regarding abortion and contraceptive use. This interactive workshop will introduce participants to an innovative methodology to collect in-depth data on women's reproductive behavior, including decision-making processes, factors leading to unwanted pregnancies, and barriers to accessing services. This methodology uses a unique narrative/ mixed methods approach to generate a single, large-scale survey that produces generalizable results through standard sampling techniques. In addition, the methodology allows for the capture of this information by pregnancy interval, offering important programmatic insight into the changing needs of women throughout their reproductive lives. The improved data generated by this approach offer new possibilities for researchers to understand the motivations, constraints, and reproductive needs of women. This workshop will provide an important opportunity to demonstrate to other researchers an effective approach for collecting the high-quality data that is essential for creating sound policy and programming on family planning and abortion.
 
Attendance will be capped at 30 participants. Interested participants should contact Dr. Susan Lee-Rife at sleerife@icrw.org as soon as possible with the information below. Onsite registration will be possible only if space is available.