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YEAR: 1991

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

1990 Bangladesh NGO family planning fieldwork evaluation survey. Final

report.

AUTHORS

Laing J; Allen K; Barkat-e-Khuda

SOURCE

Dhaka, Bangladesh, Mitra and Associates, 1991 Oct. [28], 214, [100] p.

ABSTRACT

A 1990 survey conducted in Bangladesh sought to provide information on the following aspects of US Agency for

International Development-funded family planning (FP) service delivery by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs): 1)

the accuracy of record-keeping and reporting; 2) characteristics and FP knowledge, attitudes, and practice of the

women served by the field-workers; 3) interaction of field-workers with the clients; 4) selection and training of field-

workers and supervisors; and 5) local program managers. Data were collected from interviews with 233 field-workers,

201 supervisors, and 12,986 clients and from field-workers' records and reports. The first chapter of this report

describes the survey and introduces the report. Chapter 2 assesses the accuracy of the field-worker records by

providing results of a comparison of the information contained in the field-workers' records with responses of clients.

Chapters 3 and 4 present data on the demographic characteristics and knowledge, attitude, and practices of the

clients and on the client's exposure and response to the NGO outreach efforts. The next two chapters contain

findings from interviews with field-workers and their supervisors, and chapter 6 describes the data gathered on field

management. In general, it was found that the NGO FP program has substantially increased the number of oral

contraceptive and condom acceptors, that field-workers are successful motivators, and that field-worker records are

accurate in most respects. Recommendations were made, however, to improve the management information system;

field-worker/client contact; training and field management; commodity and logistics planning; and information,

education, and communication activities. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT3T 2071-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "1990 Bangladesh NGO family planning fieldwork evaluation

survey. Final report.", is(are) Laing J; Allen K; Barkat-e-Khuda. The source of this article is "Dhaka, Bangladesh,

Mitra and Associates, 1991 Oct. [28], 214, [100] p.". This article was published in 1991 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 2071-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 12071

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