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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Quality of care: an assessment of family planning providers' attitudes and

client-provider interactions in Malawi. Executive summary. Draft.

AUTHORS

Tavrow P; Namale D; Mpemba N

SOURCE

[Unpublished] 1995 Jul. Prepared by University of Malawi Centre for Social

Research. [14] p.

ABSTRACT

There has been a growing awareness that the quality of family planning (FP) services can affect continuity of

contraceptive use, and that attitudes of family planning providers are important determinants of quality. In 1994, an

assessment of the attitudes of FP service providers and the quality of care in health facilities all over Malawi was

conducted. The study aimed to ascertain, describe, and quantify the attitudes of service providers and the quality of

client-provider interactions in Malawi, in light of the liberalization of the policy and guidelines for the provision of FP

services and issuance of Child Spacing Policy and Contraceptive Guidelines in 1992. A census of FP service

provision was conducted in 3 districts representing the 3 regions of the country between November 1994 and mid-

February 1995. Quantitative, qualitative, and participatory methods were used to collect data from 160 FP providers,

477 women exiting health facilities, 53 health facilities, and 10 district personnel. In addition, 6 simulated clients

visited 42 of the health facilities and provided 85 simulations of client encounters. The findings relate to the

attitudes of FP service providers about the change in guidelines, contraceptives and their work, and the quality of the

FP group talk, individual counseling and physical exam. A series of recommendations were made based on the

results of the study. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 3052-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Quality of care: an assessment of family planning providers'

attitudes and client-provider interactions in Malawi. Executive summary. Draft.", is(are) Tavrow P; Namale D;

Mpemba N. The source of this article is "[Unpublished] 1995 Jul. Prepared by University of Malawi Centre for Social

Research. [14] p.". This article was published in 1995 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID:

CONT2T 3052-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 8052

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