Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Advance Access
    • Archive
    • Supplements
    • Special Collections
    • Topic Collections
  • For Authors
    • Instructions for Authors
    • Tips for Writing About Programs in GHSP
      • Local Voices Webinar
      • Connecting Creators and Users of Knowledge
    • Submit Manuscript
    • Publish a Supplement
    • Promote Your Article
    • Resources for Writing Journal Articles
  • About
    • About GHSP
    • Editorial Team
    • Advisory Board
    • FAQs
    • Instructions for Reviewers

User menu

  • My Alerts

Search

  • Advanced search
Global Health: Science and Practice
  • My Alerts

Global Health: Science and Practice

Dedicated to what works in global health programs

Advanced Search

  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Advance Access
    • Archive
    • Supplements
    • Special Collections
    • Topic Collections
  • For Authors
    • Instructions for Authors
    • Tips for Writing About Programs in GHSP
    • Submit Manuscript
    • Publish a Supplement
    • Promote Your Article
    • Resources for Writing Journal Articles
  • About
    • About GHSP
    • Editorial Team
    • Advisory Board
    • FAQs
    • Instructions for Reviewers
  • Alerts
  • Find GHSP on LinkedIn
  • Visit GHSP on Facebook
  • RSS
Original Articles
Open Access

Does free pregnancy testing reduce service denial in family planning clinics? A cluster-randomized experiment in Zambia and Ghana

John Stanback, Gwyneth Vance, Gloria Asare, Prisca Kasonde, Beatrice Kafulubiti, Mario Chen and Barbara Janowitz
Global Health: Science and Practice November 2013, 1(3):382-388; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-13-00011
John Stanback
aFHI 360, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • For correspondence: jstanback@fhi360.org
Gwyneth Vance
aFHI 360, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Gloria Asare
bGhana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Prisca Kasonde
cFHI 360/Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Beatrice Kafulubiti
dMinistry of Health, Government of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Mario Chen
aFHI 360, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Barbara Janowitz
aFHI 360, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
PreviousNext
  • Article
  • Figures & Tables
  • Info & Metrics
  • Comments
  • PDF
Loading

Article Information

vol. 1 no. 3 382-388
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-13-00011
PubMed 
25276551

Published By 
Global Health: Science and Practice
Online ISSN 
2169-575X
History 
  • Received: February 5, 2013
  • Accepted: August 16, 2013
  • Published online November 20, 2013.

Article Versions

  • Previous version (September 24, 2013 - 07:53).
  • You are viewing the most recent version of this article.
Copyright & Usage 
© Stanback et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly cited. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Author Information

  1. John Stanbacka⇑,
  2. Gwyneth Vancea,
  3. Gloria Asareb,
  4. Prisca Kasondec,
  5. Beatrice Kafulubitid,
  6. Mario Chena,
  7. Barbara Janowitza
  1. aFHI 360, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
  2. bGhana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
  3. cFHI 360/Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
  4. dMinistry of Health, Government of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
  1. Correspondence to John Stanback (jstanback{at}fhi360.org).
View Full Text

Statistics from Altmetric.com

Article usage

Article usage: January 2018 to May 2025

AbstractFullPdf
Jan 201812156
Feb 201851508
Mar 201817622
Apr 20180558
May 2018510017
Jun 20182439
Jul 201814910
Aug 2018315011
Sep 20181986
Oct 201841543
Nov 201811122
Dec 201841145
Jan 20192922
Feb 20191772
Mar 20194368
Apr 20190142
May 20192541
Jun 20190217
Jul 20193396
Aug 20190379
Oct 20192725
Nov 20198262
Dec 20194209
Jan 2020133913
Feb 2020104211
Mar 20203417
May 20202215
Jun 20203208
Jul 20203145
Aug 20203135
Sep 20206114
Oct 20203103
Nov 20203155
Dec 20204235
Jan 20211134
Feb 2021094
Mar 20217254
Apr 20214226
May 20210171
Jun 20210134
Jul 202111118
Aug 20212183
Sep 20210187
Oct 202153522
Nov 202141423
Dec 2021393
Jan 202211621
Feb 2022184
Mar 20221209
Apr 20223156
May 202221915
Jun 202251212
Jul 2022271
Aug 20220123
Sep 202221510
Oct 202213611
Nov 20221205
Dec 20220182
Jan 2023112880
Feb 2023082
Mar 20231274
Apr 20230107
May 202311711
Jun 20230182
Jul 202302913
Aug 20232258
Sep 20230161
Oct 20230323
Nov 20232544
Dec 202368824
Jan 202403911
Feb 20240313
Mar 20242378
Apr 20243176
May 20243828
Jun 202452711
Jul 202458614
Aug 202482111
Sep 20242155
Oct 20241368
Nov 20240254
Dec 20241235
Jan 202521412
Feb 20253359
Mar 202543710
Apr 202545024
May 20250151
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

Global Health: Science and Practice: 1 (3)
Global Health: Science and Practice
Vol. 1, No. 3
November 01, 2013
  • Table of Contents
  • About the Cover
  • Index by Author
  • Complete Issue (PDF)
Print
Download PDF
Article Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word about Global Health: Science and Practice.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Does free pregnancy testing reduce service denial in family planning clinics? A cluster-randomized experiment in Zambia and Ghana
(Your Name) has forwarded a page to you from Global Health: Science and Practice
(Your Name) thought you would like to see this page from the Global Health: Science and Practice web site.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Citation Tools
Does free pregnancy testing reduce service denial in family planning clinics? A cluster-randomized experiment in Zambia and Ghana
John Stanback, Gwyneth Vance, Gloria Asare, Prisca Kasonde, Beatrice Kafulubiti, Mario Chen, Barbara Janowitz
Global Health: Science and Practice Nov 2013, 1 (3) 382-388; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-13-00011

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Share
Does free pregnancy testing reduce service denial in family planning clinics? A cluster-randomized experiment in Zambia and Ghana
John Stanback, Gwyneth Vance, Gloria Asare, Prisca Kasonde, Beatrice Kafulubiti, Mario Chen, Barbara Janowitz
Global Health: Science and Practice Nov 2013, 1 (3) 382-388; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-13-00011
del.icio.us logo Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One

Statistics from Altmetric.com

Jump to section

  • Article
    • ABSTRACT
    • BACKGROUND
    • Checklists Not a Cure-All
    • The Use of Pregnancy Tests
    • METHODS
    • RESULTS
    • DISCUSSION
    • Acknowledgments
    • Notes
    • REFERENCES
  • Figures & Tables
  • Info & Metrics
  • Comments
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • No related articles found.
  • PubMed
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • Strengthening Integrated Approaches for Family Planning and Menstrual Health
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

  • Improving Maternal and Reproductive Health in Kigoma, Tanzania: A 13-Year Initiative
  • Human-Centered Design for Public Health Innovation: Codesigning a Multicomponent Intervention to Support Youth Across the HIV Care Continuum in Mozambique
  • Sustainability of Funding for HIV Treatment Services: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Patients' Willingness to Pay for Treatment Services in Nigeria
Show more Original Articles

Similar Articles

Subjects

  • Health Topics
    • Family Planning and Reproductive Health
Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Follow Us On

  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • RSS

Articles

  • Current Issue
  • Advance Access Articles
  • Past Issues
  • Topic Collections
  • Most Read Articles
  • Supplements

More Information

  • Submit a Paper
  • Instructions for Authors
  • Instructions for Reviewers

About

  • About GHSP
  • Advisory Board
  • FAQs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. ISSN: 2169-575X

Powered by HighWire