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Factors Affecting The Family Planning Program Drop-Out Rate In Bukidnon, Philippines, Lita Sealza
Factors Affecting The Family Planning Program Drop-Out Rate In Bukidnon, Philippines, Lita Sealza
Reproductive Health
This study has involved interviews with a randomly selected sample of 389 family planning (FP) acceptors from 20 barangays in Bukidnon province, Philippines. Respondents were currently married women who had either continued to use family planning (FP) since their initial acceptance (current users) or who had stopped using FP altogether (dropouts). Findings from the present study are expected to shed light on several aspects of the dropout problem, namely: How extensive is this problem and how accurate are the DOH records in this regard? How do FP acceptors view their local FP clinic and the services offered? What reasons are …
Family Planning Studies In The Philippines: A Review And Synthesis, Virginia Miralao
Family Planning Studies In The Philippines: A Review And Synthesis, Virginia Miralao
Reproductive Health
This report, which summarizes the major study findings on population and family planning (FP) trends in the Philippines, was prepared for the Research Unit of the Family Planning Services (FPS) of the Department of Health (DOH). It was used by the FPS in its National Consultative Planning Workshop in early 1994 to formulate plans for the Philippine Family Planning Program for 1994–1995. Workshop participants included DOH Regional Family Planning Coordinators, representatives of local government offices engaged in population and health activities, and local NGOs and women's groups. The report alerted participants to population and FP issues and trends that could …
A Diagnostic Study Of The Implementation Of Department Of Health Volunteer Workers Program, Marlina Lacuesta, Segundina Sarangani, Napoleon Amoyen
A Diagnostic Study Of The Implementation Of Department Of Health Volunteer Workers Program, Marlina Lacuesta, Segundina Sarangani, Napoleon Amoyen
Reproductive Health
This report presents findings from a 1993 survey of 200 Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) from two Davao provinces and two Lanao Provinces in the Philippines. Premised on the belief that the BHWs are important in improving the delivery of health and family planning (FP) services in the countryside, the study examined the factors that affect the performance of these health workers. The study is basically descriptive in nature, with the view to diagnosing problems in the implementation and functioning of the program and suggesting appropriate solutions. The survey method was utilized as a main data collection tool. Beside the survey …
National Research Utilization Conference, September 1994, Family Planning Operations Reserach And Training (Fport) Program
National Research Utilization Conference, September 1994, Family Planning Operations Reserach And Training (Fport) Program
Reproductive Health
The National Research Utilization Conference, held in Manila September 20, 1994, was the third conference convened by the Population Council's Family Planning Operations Research and Training (FPORT) Program in collaboration with the Department of Health. The FPORT program is being conducted under the Population Council's Asia and Near East Operations Research and Technical Assistance Project. This conference is the culmination of activities that started in October 1992 with a workshop on Introduction to Operations Research in Family Planning. The conference disseminated the results of five OR studies, discussed and evaluated policy and program implications, contributed to the legitimation of OR …
Provider Training And Long-Term Client Outcomes: The Csi Experience, Social Planning, Analysis & Administration Consultants (Spaac)
Provider Training And Long-Term Client Outcomes: The Csi Experience, Social Planning, Analysis & Administration Consultants (Spaac)
Reproductive Health
The present study examined the impact of the Clinical Services Improvement (CSI) Project's provider training program on clients' long-term satisfaction and method use. A sample of 154 clients who received a family planning (FP) method in one of 30 CSI clinics were followed up over a period of 19 months through a series of home interviews. The interviews monitored clients' use of the FP method received at the clinic as well as their satisfaction with that method and the services at CSI. Results of the present study show that provider training on counseling and interpersonal communication has a positive impact …
Family Planning And Population: A Compendium Of International Statistics, John A. Ross, W. Parker Mauldin, Vincent C. Miller
Family Planning And Population: A Compendium Of International Statistics, John A. Ross, W. Parker Mauldin, Vincent C. Miller
Poverty, Gender, and Youth
This volume provides statistics on all large-scale family planning (FP) programs in the developing world, together with selected demographic and socioeconomic statistics. Time trends are given for some indicators, and data are arranged for comparative analysis across countries. Where available, time trends go back to the mid-1980s. This volume’s predecessor, published in 1992, should be consulted for earlier demographic and socioeconomic data, and for tables on maternal and child health indicators that are not repeated here. The data on FP programs come from a series of three questionnaires sent since 1987 to 100 developing countries, which have generally been kept …
Manual Para El Diseño De Investigación Operativa En Planificación Familiar, Andrew A. Fisher, John E. Laing, John E. Stoeckel, John Townsend
Manual Para El Diseño De Investigación Operativa En Planificación Familiar, Andrew A. Fisher, John E. Laing, John E. Stoeckel, John Townsend
Reproductive Health
El Manual para el diseño de investigación operativa en planificación familiar, publicado por primera vez en inglés por el Population Council en 1983, se basó en las experiencias de los autores en investigaciones operativas en Asia. Esta segunda edición contiene secciones revisadas y aumentadas. En su caso, se han agregado ejemplos de América Latina y África. En la Introducción se hace una revisión completa y actualizada del desarrollo de la investigación operativa (IO) en salud y planificación familiar. Se han agregado nuevos capítulos sobre la selección de la intervención a ser probada en un investigación operativa sobre la descripción de …
Handbook For Family Planning Operations Research Design, Andrew A. Fisher, John E. Laing, John E. Stoeckel, John Townsend
Handbook For Family Planning Operations Research Design, Andrew A. Fisher, John E. Laing, John E. Stoeckel, John Townsend
Reproductive Health
The Handbook for Family Planning Operations Research Design, first published in English by the Population Council in 1983, was based on field research studies in Asia. This second edition contains revised and expanded sections. Where appropriate, examples from Latin America and Africa have been added. The introductory section contains a current statement on the process of health and family planning operations research (OR). New chapters have been included on selecting an appropriate intervention to test in an OR study, and on describing the main elements of the study intervention. The chapter on information dissemination has been expanded and a new …
Handbook For Family Planning Operations Research Design [Arabic], Andrew A. Fisher, John E. Laing, John E. Stoeckel, John Townsend
Handbook For Family Planning Operations Research Design [Arabic], Andrew A. Fisher, John E. Laing, John E. Stoeckel, John Townsend
Reproductive Health
"The Handbook for Family Planning Operations Research Design," first published in English by the Population Council in 1983, was based on field research studies in Asia. This second edition contains revised and expanded sections. Where appropriate, examples from Latin America and Africa have been added. The introductory section contains a current statement on the process of health and family planning operations research (OR). New chapters have been included on selecting an appropriate intervention to test in an OR study, and on describing the main elements of the study intervention. The chapter on information dissemination has been expanded and a new …