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YEAR: 1968

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Evaluation and recordkeeping for U.S. family planning services.

AUTHORS

Polgar S; Jaffe FS

SOURCE

Public Health Reports. 1968 Aug;83(8):1-13.

ABSTRACT

A review of the major tools for evaluation of family planning programs currently in use, particularly by Planned

Parenthood, is presented, along with an outline of recordkeeping requirements and some suggestions for new

approaches. The most rudimentary form of evaluation is the measurement of effort, such as the number of contracts

made in a given period or the number of publications distributed. Measurements of effort can be made more

meaningful if they are related to a defined universe, such as the number of families in a given area who need family

planning services. In programs serving circumscribed populations, such as hospitals or welfare departments, such

a method of evaluation can be quite meaningful. As family planning services expand, more systematic methods of

evaluation will be necessary. 6 measures are described: 1) estimation of the size and characteristics of the target

population; 2) success in contacting such people; 3) success in enrolling the target people; 4) success in providing

continuity of service; 5) success in reducing the gap between intended and actual births; and 6) the effect of family

planning on secondary and indirect objectives, such as maternal and child health, abortion-related complications,

the rate of desertions. Separating the number of people receiving services from the volume of services being

rendered is the first principle of recordkeeping. A person returning to the clinic each month to pick up supplies

should not be counted each time but only once. The second principle is to strike a balance between information

gathering and the time that can be allotted to such tasks. Demographic data about each client should include area

of residence; number of live births; year of school completed; color-ethnic designation; birth date; welfare recipient

status, income, or both; contraceptive method last used; previous source of contraceptive prescription; influences

on enrollment; type of visit to clinic; type of service requested. A computerized system for the retreivel of data has

been used successfully at Planned Parenthood centers. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT9T 1015-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Evaluation and recordkeeping for U.S. family planning

services.", is(are) Polgar S; Jaffe FS. The source of this article is "Public Health Reports. 1968 Aug;83(8):1-13.".

This article was published in 1968 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT9T 1015-06. All

rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 41015

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