Assessment Of Quality Of Contraceptive Counselling Services In Public Health Facilities Of Zamfara State

📄 Project Abstract

Contraceptive counselling for rightful decision making in family planning methods selection is one important reproductive right of a woman. The study aimed to assess quality of contraceptive counselling services in public health facilities of Zamfara state. The study identified the number of formally/certified FP trained service providers, assessed quality of contraceptive counselling, identified number of clients offered, pattern of contraceptive method mix in the last six month preceding the study and clients satisfaction with service provision. A concurrent mixed method study design (qualitative and quantitative) method was employed for the study. Seven (7) public health care facilitiesout of the 22 available hospitals were selected for the study through multi-stagesampling technique from which 48 clients were interviewed. The tools for data collectionwere an observation guide and an interview checklist adopted from Kim (1995) used to elicit responses of the respondents via overt no...