Table 1.

Key Questions for Systematic Review on Impact of Contraceptive Counseling in Clinical Settings

Key question no.	Question
1	Is there a relationship between counseling and improved long-term outcomes of family planning services (e.g., decreased teen or unintended pregnancies, increased birth spacing, decreased abortion rates, decreased repeat teen pregnancy rates, or unintended pregnancy rates)?
2	Is there a relationship between counseling and improved medium-term outcomes of family planning services (e.g., increased contraceptive use, increased use of more effective contraception, increased correct use of contraception, increased continuation of contraception use, increased repeat or follow-up service use)?
3	Is there a relationship between counseling and improved short-term outcomes of family planning services (e.g., improved quality and satisfaction with service, strengthened social norms, improved intentions to use contraception, increased knowledge, enhanced other psychosocial determinants of contraceptive use)?
4	What are the barriers and facilitators for clinics to offering counseling in the family planning setting?
5	Are there any unintended negative consequences associated with counseling when used in the family planning setting?
6	What are the barriers and facilitators for clients to achieving positive outcomes after receiving counseling in the family planning setting?

Note: Questions are put into context by the analytic framework presented in Figure 1.