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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Quality of care in family planning services in Morocco.

AUTHORS

Brown L; Tyane M; Bertrand J; Lauro D; Abou-ouakil M; deMaria L

SOURCE

Studies in Family Planning. 1995 May-Jun;26(3):154-68.

ABSTRACT

The objective was to heighten the awareness of quality of care in the Moroccan government's family planning

program and to test modified situation analysis instruments for its measurement. Data were collected from 50 service

delivery points (SDPs) in 5 provinces to measure 6 elements of quality in accordance with the Bruce/Jain framework

of quality of care. The 4 modules in the study were: 1) the inventory of each SDP (infrastructure, equipment, and

supplies); 2) the observation guide for interaction between family planning clients and service providers; 3) the exit

interview with clients attending the SDP; and 4) the interview with providers at the SDP. The data were collected for

the provinces of Rabat, El Jadida, El Kalaa, and Tetouan in November and December 1992 and for Taroudant in

January 1993. 80% of the 293 clients participating in the exit interviews were continuing users of family planning,

while the remainder were either new users (15%) or discontinuers who returned (5%). The mean age of the clients

was 32 years; 97% were in a monogamous marriage; 73% had no formal education, 12% had attained primary level,

and 13% had secondary or university education. Housework was the principal activity of 75% of clients. The mean

number of children reported was 3.4. The oral contraceptive Lo-Femenal was universally available in the facilities;

and condoms were also widely available (90%). Only 49% of the SDPs offered IUDs. Ovrette pills were seldom

available (22%), even though 1/3 of clients were breastfeeding. 70-100% of clients were able to obtain their selected

contraceptive at the same facility. Most facilities had the equipment and supplies needed to deliver services; service

personnel were trained and regularly supervised; and the SDPs scored well on mechanisms to ensure continuity of

use. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 3051-06)

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

is(are) Brown L; Tyane M; Bertrand J; Lauro D; Abou-ouakil M; deMaria L. The source of this article is "Studies in

Family Planning. 1995 May-Jun;26(3):154-68.". This article was published in 1995 in English language(s).

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