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YEAR: 1997

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Quality of care: the progress in the Bangladesh family planning program.

AUTHORS

Piet-Pelon NJ; Rob U

SOURCE

Dhaka, Bangladesh, Population Council, 1997 Sep. 8 p. Policy Dialogue No. ;

USAID Contract No. DPE-C-00-90-0002-10

ABSTRACT

This Policy Dialogue issue examines elements of quality of the family planning (FP) program using the quality of

care framework developed by Judith Bruce. It suggests areas where policymakers, program managers, and service

providers may need to turn their attention to immediate and long-term quality improvements. These elements include

choice of methods, information, knowledge of FP methods among married couples, technical competence of service

providers, interpersonal relations, and mechanisms to encourage continuity, and appropriate constellation of

services. Overall, it is noted that every element of quality has gaps, which demand sustained attention of

policymakers and program managers. Among the most important concerns are the following: 1) attention to method

mix and a redress of the balance between resupply methods and long-acting ones; 2) the existing service delivery

system does not have all methods equally accessible; 3) problems with technical competence of service providers;

and 4) it is not possible or practical to include every element of the reproductive health agenda in each service point.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 1024-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Quality of care: the progress in the Bangladesh family

planning program.", is(are) Piet-Pelon NJ; Rob U. The source of this article is "Dhaka, Bangladesh, Population

Council, 1997 Sep. 8 p. Policy Dialogue No. ; USAID Contract No. DPE-C-00-90-0002-10". This article was published

in 1997 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 1024-06. All rights reserved with

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