Contraceptive Services

Behavioral counseling is a key component of TASO’s holistic approach to addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs), encompassing conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, and cancer. Here’s how TASO provides behavioral counseling services to support individuals in adopting healthier lifestyles and managing NCD risk factors:

• Contraceptive Counseling: TASO offers personalized contraceptive counseling to individuals, couples, and families, providing information on contraceptive options, effectiveness, benefits, and potential side effects. Counselors engage clients in discussions about their reproductive goals, preferences, and concerns, guiding them in selecting the most suitable contraceptive method based on their individual needs and circumstances.

• Range of Contraceptive Methods: TASO provides access to a wide range of contraceptive methods to accommodate diverse preferences and needs. This includes barrier methods such as condoms (male and female), hormonal methods such as oral contraceptives (birth control pills), injectables (Depo-Provera), implants (Nexplanon), and intrauterine devices (IUDs), as well as permanent methods such as tubal ligation and vasectomy. TASO ensures that clients have access to up-to-date information on contraceptive methods, including their efficacy, duration of action, reversibility, and potential risks.

• Contraceptive Provision: TASO offers on-site provision of contraceptives at its healthcare facilities, ensuring convenient access for clients. Trained healthcare providers, including nurses, midwives, and physicians, assess clients’ eligibility for contraceptive methods, conduct clinical evaluations as needed, and provide counseling on correct usage, side effects, and follow-up care. TASO adheres to established clinical guidelines and protocols for contraceptive provision to ensure safe and effective service delivery.

• Adolescent-Friendly Services: TASO recognizes the importance of adolescent-friendly contraceptive services in meeting the unique needs of young people. TASO’s healthcare facilities offer confidential and non-judgmental services tailored to the needs of adolescents, providing age-appropriate information, counseling, and support. TASO promotes adolescents’ autonomy and involvement in contraceptive decision-making, empowering them to make informed choices about their sexual and reproductive health.

• Integration with Other Services: TASO integrates contraceptive services with other sexual and reproductive health services, including HIV testing and counseling, STI screening and treatment, cervical cancer screening, and maternal health care. This integrated approach ensures comprehensive care for clients, addressing their broader sexual and reproductive health needs within a holistic framework.

• Follow-Up and Monitoring: TASO provides follow-up care and monitoring for clients using contraceptive methods, offering ongoing support, counseling, and follow-up consultations as needed. Healthcare providers monitor clients for contraceptive side effects, assess method adherence, and address any concerns or complications that may arise over time.

• Community Outreach and Education: TASO conducts community outreach and education activities to raise awareness about contraceptive options, dispel myths and misconceptions, and promote family planning and reproductive health within communities. These activities include health talks, educational workshops, outreach campaigns, and engagement with community leaders and influencers to foster positive attitudes towards contraception and family planning.