Article ; Online: Community-Driven Family Planning in Urban Slums: Results from Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
2023 Volume 2023, Page(s) 2587780
Abstract: Background: Pakistan's contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) has remained static (less than 1% annual increase since 2006) due to several demand and supply issues. The Akhter Hameed Khan Foundation implemented a community-driven, demand-generation ... ...
| Abstract | Background: Pakistan's contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) has remained static (less than 1% annual increase since 2006) due to several demand and supply issues. The Akhter Hameed Khan Foundation implemented a community-driven, demand-generation intervention with complementary supply side family planning (FP) services in a large urban informal settlement in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Methods: The intervention recruited local women as outreach workers called Aapis (sisters), who conducted household outreach and provided counseling, contraceptives, and referrals. Program data were used to guide in-program corrections, identify the most willing to use married women of reproductive age (MWRA), and target specific geographic locations. The evaluation compared results from two surveys. The baseline survey included 1485 MWRA while the endline included 1560 MWRA that were sampled using the same methodology. A logit model was used with survey weights and clustered standard errors, to estimate the odds of using a contraceptive method. Results: CPR in Dhok Hassu increased from 33% at the baseline to 44% at endline. Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) usage increased from 1% at baseline to 4% at endline. Increase in CPR is correlated with increasing number of children and education of MWRA and is the highest between the ages of 25 and 39 and for working women. Qualitative evaluation of the intervention provided lessons about in-program corrections using data and empowerment of the female outreach workers and MWRA. Conclusion: The |
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| MeSH term(s) | Child ; Female ; Humans ; Adult ; Family Planning Services ; Poverty Areas ; Pakistan/epidemiology ; Ecosystem ; Contraceptive Agents |
| Chemical Substances | Contraceptive Agents |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-02-06 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2698540-8 |
| ISSN | 2314-6141 ; 2314-6133 |
| ISSN (online) | 2314-6141 |
| ISSN | 2314-6133 |
| DOI | 10.1155/2023/2587780 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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