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Assessment of Family Planning and Immunization Service Integration in Malawi

NCT03404284 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 43

Last updated 2018-01-19

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Summary

This is a mixed methods process evaluation of a programmatic intervention to integrate family planning and immunization services at health facilities and through outreach services in Dowa and Ntchisi districts of Malawi. The study involved qualitative methods (in depth interviews and focus group discussions with service providers, mothers and fathers of infants \<1 year, and supervisors and program managers) as well as secondary analysis of service statistics for family planning and immunization services and of supervision reports.

Conditions

  • Contraception
  • Contraceptive Usage
  • Contraception Behavior
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Family planning and infant immunization service integration

The approach involved integration of services through health surveillance assistant (HSA) outreach as well as through the health facility platform. The HSAs provided door to door FP services in their designated communities as well as provided integrated FP and Immunisation services at village clinics and outreach sessions. At outreach sessions, mothers were offered both routine infant immunization and family planning services (pills, condoms, injectables plus referrals for other methods). At health facilities, mothers who sought routine infant immunization services were offered same-day family planning services and those who seek family planning services are also screened for infant immunization schedule completion / need for infant immunization services. HSAs and health facility providers were trained on FP-immunization service integration and were monitored through regular supportive supervision visits.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • John Snow, Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Jhpiego

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-06-30
Primary Completion
2017-09-30
Completion
2017-09-30

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