Beyond Birth Control
Beyond Birth Control: Family Planning and Women’s Lives is a multiyear project examining the current state of access to contraception and how this access influences women’s lives in the short and long term. Supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Urban Institute is using mixed research methods to answer two main questions under the project: (1) how does expanded access to affordable contraception affect short- and long-term socioeconomic and health outcomes for women and their families, and (2) what are the persistent barriers to contraceptive access and use, who faces these barriers, and how can these barriers be reduced? This project comprises a series of research papers and briefs that will provide new and timely information to influence policy debates and highlight areas where progress has been most challenging and where additional resources could most productively be directed.
- Prevalence and Perceptions of Unplanned Births
- Access to Contraception in 2016 and What It Means to Women
- Women of Reproductive Age Lack Knowledge of Zika Virus Transmission and Effects
- Knowledge Gaps and Misinformation about Birth Control Methods Persist in 2016
- Additional Information on the Survey of Family Planning and Women’s Lives
- Survey of Family Planning and Women’s Lives Instrument