Table 1 Integrated family planning and childhood immunisation interventions by country
Country | Implementing NGO | Scale of the intervention | Prevalence of modern contraceptive use in currently married women 15–49 years % | Proportion (%) of women who made FP decision jointly with husband/made FP decision on her own | Actors involved in the delivery of FP messages and services/delivery sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benin | CARE | 1 health zone: Adjohoun-Bonou-Dangbo (ABD) health zone 19 health centres; 1 hospital | National: 12.4 Ouémé department: 15.2 [17] | Oueme department: Among FP users: 35/57.2 Among non FP users: 19.2/75.7 | Services delivered at health facilities Midwives and nurses give FP counselling and administer MCMs Peer influencers mobilise women in the community to attend FP and immunisation services |
Ethiopia | IRC | 2 districts: Bambasi and Assosa districts, Benishangul Gumuz Regional State (BGRS) 114 health posts | National: 35.3 BGRS region: 28.4 [18] | Benishangul-Gumuz: Among FP users: 75.9/14.4 Among non FP users: 55.1/22.3 | Services delivered at health posts and during 45-day post-partum home visits Community health workers (HEWs) give FP counselling and administer MCMs (except implant removals) Peer influencers (HDA) act as role models to encourage women to use MCMs, dispel harmful myths |
Kenya | World Vision | 2 districts: Garba Tulla, Isiolo county and Pokot West/Pokot South, West Pokot county 19 health facilities | National: 53.2 Isiolo: 26.3 West Pokot: 14.2 [19] | Data not available | Services delivered at health facilities Nurses provide FP counselling and administer methods Community health workers (CHVs) deliver health messages and mobilise women in the community to attend FP services Peer influencers (male champions) act as role models and share the benefits of using MCMs to space children |
Malawi | Save the Children | 3 districts: Blantyre, Mwanza, Thyolo 24 outreach clinics | National: 58.1 Southern region: 54.4 [20] | Southern region: Among FP users: 75.3/15.7 Among non FP users: 50.5/36.1 | Services delivered at routine monthly outreach clinics Community health workers (HSAs) provide FP counselling and short-acting methods; nurses provide long-term methods but are not always present |
Uganda | IRC | 1 region: Karamoja 14 health centres | National: 34.8 Karamoja: 6.5 [21] | Karamoja region: Among FP users: 71.2/27.7 Among non FP users: 59.6/28.8 | Services delivered at health facilities Midwives provide FP counselling and administer methods Community health workers (VHTs) deliver messages about FP and mobilise women to attend FP services using referral cards Peer influencers act as role models to encourage women to use MCMs, dispel harmful myths |