Mobile family planning unit: an innovation for expanding accessibility to family planning services in Bihar

Couples use condom (1.6%), contraceptive-pill (1.5%), intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) (0.5%) and vasectomy (0.3%) for spacing and limiting. [2] Major reasons for poor acceptance of IUCD for spacing in rural and hard to reach areas are lack of trained personnel in public facilities, awarenes...

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Published in:Indian journal of public health 2014-10, Vol.58 (4), p.289-290
Main Authors: Moharana, Prabir Ranjan, Kumari, Nilam, Trehan, Shamik, Sahani, Nirmal Chandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accessibility
Camps
Charities
Contraception
Contraceptives
Counseling
Family planning
Family Planning Services - organization & administration
Female
Health promotion
Health Services Accessibility - organization & administration
Humans
India
Innovations
Intrauterine Devices
Mobile Health Units - organization & administration
Pregnancy
Rural areas
Womens health
Workers
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Summary:Couples use condom (1.6%), contraceptive-pill (1.5%), intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) (0.5%) and vasectomy (0.3%) for spacing and limiting. [2] Major reasons for poor acceptance of IUCD for spacing in rural and hard to reach areas are lack of trained personnel in public facilities, awareness among front-line workers (Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) and Anganwadi Workers [AWWs]) and community and accessibility to quality IUCD services. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation′s Integrated Family Health Initiative Project (IFHI) proposed an innovation of mobile family planning unit (MFPU) into piloting Patna district which hypothesized that MFPU with trained and skilled providers will increase IUCD insertions.
ISSN:0019-557X
2229-7693
DOI:10.4103/0019-557X.146308