An Introduction to the IUD Toolkit

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An Introduction to the IUD Toolkit
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What does the IUD Toolkit provide?

• Comprehensive, standardized, scientifically-accura
  te, and evidence-based information on the IUD
• Guidance on IUD best practices
• Tools to help improve access to and quality of
  IUD services

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What is in the IUD Toolkit?

• Information and resources to develop and expand
  IUD services in reproductive health programs
• The most up-to-date research evidence and expert
  advice about the IUD from the scientific
  literature, WHO, and other international
  reproductive health organizations
• Case studies on IUD-related activities from
  several countries
• IUD information and tools in different languages

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Why do we need an IUD Toolkit?

• This toolkit was created to alleviate myths and
  misperceptions while providing positive
  evidence-based practices about the IUD.
• Expanding access to the IUD with high quality
  services helps fulfill womens right to
  contraceptive choice and can contribute to
  sustainable family planning programs.

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Who created the IUD Toolkit?

• The MAQ IUD Subcommittee
• A group of experts in international reproductive
  health and family planning from 16 organizations
  that work in the areas of program planning,
  training, advocacy, marketing, research, policy,
  and logistics.
• This committee is part of USAID's Maximizing
  Access and Quality Initiative (www.maqweb.org).

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Who should use the IUD Toolkit?

• Policy-makers and program managers interested in
  adding or improving existing IUD services
• Providers, potential clients, teachers, and
  students interested in accurate information about
  IUDs

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How should the IUD Toolkit be used?

• Navigate through the web site for information on
  several aspects of implementing IUD-related
  activities
• Adapt tools and information to meet needs of
  individual programs and service efforts
• Use the search function and site map to find
  specific information on IUDs and IUD services

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Where is the IUD Toolkit?
www.iudtoolkit.org
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How To Navigate the Site

• Click on the tab of interest at the top of any
  IUD Toolkit web site page.
• Click on the subsection of interest, if
  applicable.
• Example
• Service Delivery

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How To Navigate the Site (continued)

• The page shows a list of documents on that topic.
• To see the full-text of a document, click on the
  title of that document.
• To see more
• information about
• a document, click
• on the About this
• document link
• next to the title.

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How To Navigate the Site (continued)

• The About this document page gives more
  information about it
• Page numbers
• File size
• Summary
• Author(s)
• Year of publication
• How to order,
• if hard copies
• are available

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How To Navigate the Site (continued)

• You can search the entire IUD Toolkit web site by
  typing in key words in the Search IUD Toolkit
  box.
• The Search
• box is found at
• the top of all
• Toolkit web
• pages.

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How To Navigate the Site (continued)

• The Tools tab provides a list of all the
  tools/job aids that can be incorporated into
  different service delivery settings.

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Adapting the Toolkit for your needs

• The MAQ IUD Subcommittee encourages you to adapt
  and use the tools or other information from the
  IUD Toolkit for your own use.
• Please remember to credit the source.
• If you do use or adapt information from the
  Toolkit, we would appreciate hearing about it.
• Contact us by sending an e-mail message to
  info_at_iudtoolkit.org