H Najmi1, H Ahmed1, G M Halepota1, R Fatima2, M Ul Haq2, A Yaqoob2, A Latif2, W Ahmad3, A Khursheed4. 1. Sukh Initiative, Aman Foundation-Aman Health Care Services, Karachi, Pakistan. 2. Pakistan National Tuberculosis Programme, Islamabad, Pakistan. 3. Provincial Tuberculosis Control Programme, Baluchistan, Pakistan. 4. Provincial Tuberculosis Control Programme, Sindh, Pakistan.
Abstract
Setting: Karachi, Pakistan. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a community-based integrated approach in changing women's behaviour regarding contraceptive use. Design: The Sukh Initiative is a multipronged approach with door-to-door services using community health workers to provide quality family planning/reproductive health services at both public and private facilities and a 24/7 family planning helpline service that provides youth skill-based education. Methods: Retrospective pre- and post-intervention data using samples of 5140 and 3810 women, respectively. Results: The contraceptive prevalence rate increased by 10.7%, from 42.3% at baseline to 53.0% mid-intervention, with an increase in use of modern contraceptive methods of 9.2%. A significant association was found between door-to-door counselling and the use of contraceptive methods (OR 3.4, 95%CL 2.9-4.1) and access to public and private facilities for modern contraceptives (OR 2.4, 95%CL 2.0-3.0). However, support group meetings and 24/7 helpline use did not show any association with use of contraceptive method. Conclusion: The study helped to increase access to and choice of family planning services through a community-based approach that successfully reduced unmet needs and improved continuity in contraceptive use.
Setting: Karachi, Pakistan. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a community-based integrated approach in changing women's behaviour regarding contraceptive use. Design: The Sukh Initiative is a multipronged approach with door-to-door services using community health workers to provide quality family planning/reproductive health services at both public and private facilities and a 24/7 family planning helpline service that provides youth skill-based education. Methods: Retrospective pre- and post-intervention data using samples of 5140 and 3810 women, respectively. Results: The contraceptive prevalence rate increased by 10.7%, from 42.3% at baseline to 53.0% mid-intervention, with an increase in use of modern contraceptive methods of 9.2%. A significant association was found between door-to-door counselling and the use of contraceptive methods (OR 3.4, 95%CL 2.9-4.1) and access to public and private facilities for modern contraceptives (OR 2.4, 95%CL 2.0-3.0). However, support group meetings and 24/7 helpline use did not show any association with use of contraceptive method. Conclusion: The study helped to increase access to and choice of family planning services through a community-based approach that successfully reduced unmet needs and improved continuity in contraceptive use.
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MWRA; Pakistan; community-based integrated approach; family planning
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