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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Designing an appropriate mix of sources for contraceptive methods and

services.

AUTHORS

Foreit KG

SOURCE

In: Policy and programmatic use of DHS data: a tool for family planning program

managers and analysts, compiled by Futures Group. Options for Population

Policy. Washington, D.C., Futures Group, Options for Population Policy, 1995

ABSTRACT

This document is the fourth chapter in a manual on the use of Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data to develop

family planning (FP) policies and programs. This chapter addresses the issue of FP source mix by considering the

level of complexity of outlets and whether they belong to the public, private, or commercial sectors. The chapter

opens with an introduction and presentation of an analysis flow chart as well as a summary of the policy or

programmatic questions, illustrative DHS analyses, possible findings, and possible policy or programmatic actions

addressed. Section 2 presents the framework for designing an appropriate source mix which is based upon the

premise that an appropriate source mix relies as much as possible upon private funding and upon the most efficient

use of publicly-funded outlets. The goals of the analysis are to maximize program efficiency and minimize costs to

users and providers by estimating the mix of clinical and nonclinical FP outlets needed to deliver the number and mix

of contraceptive methods and to apportion these outlets among the public, nongovernmental, and private

commercial sectors with a consideration of such factors as existing capacity, consumer buying preferences, and

willingness and ability to pay. The third section outlines the analysis which considers 1) the current availability of

contraceptive methods and outlets, 2) the appropriateness of the current source mix, and 3) a projection of future

needs for FP. The policy implications of the interpretation of these analyses are considered in section 4, and the

necessary computer software is described in section 5. The final two sections present examples of this analysis

undertaken for Lima, Peru, using 1991-92 DHS data and for Indonesia using 1991 data. (PubHealth.info Document

ID: CONT2T 2525-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Designing an appropriate mix of sources for contraceptive

methods and services.", is(are) Foreit KG. The source of this article is "In: Policy and programmatic use of DHS

data: a tool for family planning program managers and analysts, compiled by Futures Group. Options for Population

Policy. Washington, D.C., Futures Group, Options for Population Policy, 1995 Feb. :[53] p.". This article was

published in 1995 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 2525-06. All rights reserved with

PubHealth.info) PIN: 7525

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