Assessing cultural competency of service providers within the provider network of the Circle of Care, Family Planning Council

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adedipupo O. King
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Cultural Competency ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Provider Network ◽  
Care Family ◽  
Circle Of Care

FACTORS IN THE DECLINE IN INFANT MORTALITY

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 725-725
Author(s):  
J. Pakter ◽  
F. Nelson ◽  
R. J. H.
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Family Planning Services ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Care Family

Data from New York City show a striking decline (26.4% over 10 years) in infant mortality starting in 1965 with the advent of family planning services and improved medical care for mother and infant. This downward trend in infant mortality has been accelerated since the implementation of liberalized abortion in 1970. Other findings include a marked reduction in fertility, especially among the very young and older women, reduction in low birth weight births, out-of-wedlock births, and births to women of low socioeconomic class, all high risk situations. At a time when it is fashionable to say that we are making no progress in the quality of life, there are some things that are getting better. Whether these decreases in infant mortality are entirely due to medical care is not so clear, but at least the combination of maternity care, family planning, and abortion has been associated with an improvement of major degree.

scholarly journals Integrated Family Planning and Immunization Service Delivery at Health Facility and Community Sites in Dowa and Ntchisi Districts of Malawi: A Mixed Methods Process Evaluation

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4530
Author(s):  
Chelsea M. Cooper ◽  
Jacqueline Wille ◽  
Steven Shire ◽  
Sheila Makoko ◽  
Asnakew Tsega ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Service Integration ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Immunization Service ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
The Government

The Government of Malawi’s Health Sector Strategic Plan II highlights the importance of service integration; however, in practice, this has not been fully realized. We conducted a mixed methods evaluation of efforts to systematically implement integrated family planning and immunization services in all health facilities and associated community sites in Ntchisi and Dowa districts during June 2016–September 2017. Methods included secondary analysis of service statistics (pre- and postintervention), focus group discussions with mothers and fathers of children under age one, and in-depth interviews with service providers, supervisors, and managers. Results indicate statistically significant increases in family planning users and shifts in use of family planning services from health facilities to community sites. The intervention had no effect on immunization doses administered or dropout rates. According to mothers and fathers, benefits of service integration included time savings, convenience, and improved understanding of services. Provision and use of integrated services were affected by availability of human resources and commodities, community linkages, data collection procedures and availability, sociocultural barriers, organization of services, and supervision and commitment of health surveillance assistants. The integration approach was perceived to be feasible and beneficial by clients and providers.

scholarly journals “In Africa, There Was No Family Planning. Every Year You Just Give Birth”: Family Planning Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Somali and Congolese Refugee Women After Resettlement to the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela A. Royer ◽  
Lenora M. Olson ◽  
Brandi Jackson ◽  
Lana S. Weber ◽  
Lori Gawron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Relativism ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Refugee Women ◽  
The Family ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Planning Knowledge

It is crucial for refugee service providers to understand the family planning knowledge, attitudes, and practices of refugee women following third country resettlement. Using an ethnographic approach rooted in Reproductive Justice, we conducted six focus groups that included 66 resettled Somali and Congolese women in a western United States (US) metropolitan area. We analyzed data using modified grounded theory. Three themes emerged within the family planning domain: (a) concepts of family, (b) fertility management, and (c) unintended pregnancy. We contextualized these themes within existing frameworks for refugee cultural transition under the analytic paradigms of “pronatalism and stable versus evolving family structure” and “active versus passive engagement with family planning.” Provision of just and equitable family planning care to resettled refugee women requires understanding cultural relativism, social determinants of health, and how lived experiences influence family planning conceptualization. We suggest a counseling approach and provider practice recommendations based on our study findings.

A Situation Analysis of Public Family Planning Service Delivery in Pakistan

1993 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
George P. Cernada ◽  
A. K. Ubaidur Rob ◽  
Sara I. Ameen ◽  
Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Family Planning Service ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Situation Analysis ◽  
Planning Service ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Contraceptive Usage ◽  
Service Training ◽  
The Government

A nationally representative sample of 8 percent of the Government of Pakistan's primary family planning service facilities, the Family Welfare Centres (FWC), was carried out at the request of the Ministry of Population Welfare in mid-1992. The “situation analysis” approach used involved: 1) observation and inventory of services, facilities, supplies and record keeping reviews; 2) observation of interaction between service providers and FP clients at FWC's; 3) interviews with service providers; and 4) exit interviews with FP clients after service provision. This one-day on-site observation by teams of three interviewers provided a unique overview and baseline assessment of the availability of services, the staff functioning and the quality of service. Significant findings include a low caseload, inadequacies of facilities, some stockouts, lack of educational materials, insufficient outreach, unnecessary medical and social barriers to providing contraception as well as in some cases insufficient information to clients about contraindications to contraceptive usage and possible side-effects. The need to bolster in-service training and supervision is emphasized.

scholarly journals Promouvoir les services de vasectomie au Burundi

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Healthy Relationships ◽  
Unintended Pregnancies ◽  
Engaging Men ◽  
National Family ◽  
National Family Planning

Vasectomy is a safe and highly effective family planning method for men and couples who do not want any more children, but in low resource settings, few men seek out or have access to this method. Increasing the voluntary use of vasectomy is a cost-effective strategy for countries to reduce unmet need for family planning, decrease unintended pregnancies, and meet national family planning goals. By engaging men directly in family planning, vasectomy also holds promise for promoting positive gender norms and healthy relationships. | This brief is part of a set of resources from FHI 360/Evidence Project providing policymakers, advocates, program managers, and service providers with evidence-based recommendations for improving vasectomy programming.

scholarly journals Pregnancy in Cystic Fibrosis: Review of the Literature and Expert Recommendations

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raksha Jain ◽  
Traci Kazmerski ◽  
Lisa Zuckerwise ◽  
Natalie West ◽  
Kristina Montemayor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
The Past ◽  
Care Family ◽  
Review Current ◽  
Expert Recommendations

Cystic fibrosis (CF) was historically a disease largely afflicting children. Due to therapeutic advancement, there are now more adults with CF than children. In the past decade, medications became available that treat the underlying cause of CF and are dramatically improving lung function as well as quality and quantity of life for people with CF. As a result, more women with CF are having babies. We gathered a panel of experts in CF care, family planning, high risk obstetrics, nutrition, genetics and women with CF to review current literature on pregnancies and to provide care recommendations for this unique population.

scholarly journals Promoting vasectomy services in Rwanda

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Healthy Relationships ◽  
Unintended Pregnancies ◽  
Engaging Men ◽  
National Family ◽  
National Family Planning

Vasectomy is a safe and highly effective family planning method for men and couples who do not want any more children, but in low resource settings, few men seek out or have access to this method. Increasing the voluntary use of vasectomy is a cost-effective strategy for countries to reduce unmet need for family planning, decrease unintended pregnancies, and meet national family planning goals. By engaging men directly in family planning, vasectomy also holds promise for promoting positive gender norms and healthy relationships. | This brief is part of a set of resources from FHI 360/Evidence Project providing policymakers, advocates, program managers, and service providers with evidence-based recommendations for improving vasectomy programming.

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