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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Role of opinion leaders in the promotion and delivery of health and family

planning services in rural Cameroon. [Role des leaders d'opinion (LO) dans

la promotion et la prestation des services de sante et de planification

familiale en milieu rural au Cameroun.]

AUTHORS

Sanogo D

SOURCE

[Unpublished] 1995. Presented at the Conference Regionale Francophone sur

l'Amelioration de l'Accessibilite et la Qualite des Services de Sante de la

Reproduction et de Planification Familiale, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, March

ABSTRACT

During March 1991-July 1993, in Cameroon, health workers and male opinion leaders aged 23-68 attended family

planning. Health training and information, education, and communication (IEC) health and family planning

messages; distribution of condoms, spermicides, and oral rehydration salts (ORS); and referrals to health facilities in

the project zone (Nkambe division in Donga-Mantung) were implemented at the same time in the villages.

Researchers aimed to examine the feasibility and acceptability of the approach using male opinion leaders of the

community as a communication network to reach the population with family planning. It also evaluated the effect of

IEC activities of the leaders on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of family planning and the satisfaction level

of the target population with opinion leaders involved in family planning activities. More than 90% of leaders

submitted a monthly activity report. Opinion leaders conducted 3799 village IEC meetings and 5866 IEC activities

during home visits and made 1481 prenatal referrals and 3006 vaccination referrals. Most people were satisfied with

visits by the leaders. At the health centers, 10% of clients were referred by a leader. More than 60% of leaders

referred at least one client for the pill, about 50% for an injectable contraceptive, and about 40% for an IUD. After the

intervention, more than 90% of leaders were familiar with 6 contraceptive methods. 82% knew about vasectomy. 93%

could advise women about what needs to be done during breast feeding. All leaders approved of family planning.

Contraceptive usage among the leaders increased from 0% to 55%. Knowledge of at least one method increased for

both women and men (46-62% and 56-86%, respectively). Approval of family planning only increased modestly from

67% to 74% for men and 76% for women. Husband-wife communication about modern contraceptives more than

doubled for both sexes. Only 5.3% of women used a modern contraceptive compared to 11.7% for men. More than

50% of health center clients of family planning were new acceptors. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 3091-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Role of opinion leaders in the promotion and delivery of

health and family planning services in rural Cameroon. [Role des leaders d'opinion (LO) dans la promotion et la

prestation des services de sante et de planification familiale en milieu rural au Cameroun.]", is(are) Sanogo D. The

source of this article is "[Unpublished] 1995. Presented at the Conference Regionale Francophone sur l'Amelioration

de l'Accessibilite et la Qualite des Services de Sante de la Reproduction et de Planification Familiale,

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, March 12-18, 1995. 10 p.". This article was published in 1995 in French language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 3091-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 8091

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