Abstract
An appropriate programmatic response to what we have learned in this symposium about the variability of pharmacokinetics of steroidal contraceptives includes the need to revise two key concepts which frame approaches to giving services: “risk” and “effectiveness”. In family planning and related reproductive health programs, the scientific and clinical meaning of those concepts needs to be revised to align them more closely with the perceptions of clients who seek and use contraception on a voluntary basis.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1994 Plenum Press, New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Bruce, J. (1994). Bringing a Client and Life-Cycle Perspective to Scientific Evidence. In: Snow, R., Hall, P. (eds) Steroid Contraceptives and Women’s Response. Reproductive Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2445-8_18
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2445-8_18
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-0-306-44718-1
Online ISBN: 978-1-4615-2445-8
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive