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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Quality of care in African family planning programs: a survey of findings

from situation analysis studies.

AUTHORS

Miller RA; Miller K; Kotkin DJ

SOURCE

[Unpublished] 1995 Sep. 19 p.

ABSTRACT

A review of findings related to elements from the Bruce-Jain framework of family planning program situation analysis

from ten studies conducted in Africa between 1989 and 1995 is presented. The paper is comprised of the following

sections: definition of quality, situation analysis studies, review of findings, choice of method, information given to

clients, technical competence, interpersonal relations, mechanisms to encourage continuity, and appropriate

constellation of services. The central recommendation with regard to improving the quality of family planning

program care in sub-Saharan Africa is to improve family planning client counseling. Related problems having to do

with logistics, infrastructure, and other aspects of readiness to deliver services will, however, require other

approaches. Furthermore, the interventions needed to achieve improved provider counseling, often in the face of

strongly held beliefs and long practice to the contrary, need further investigation. (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT2T 3047-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Quality of care in African family planning programs: a

survey of findings from situation analysis studies.", is(are) Miller RA; Miller K; Kotkin DJ. The source of this article

is "[Unpublished] 1995 Sep. 19 p.". This article was published in 1995 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info®

Document ID: CONT2T 3047-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 8047

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