Operations
Research
RESULTS OF STUDIES COMPLETED
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Male Involvement
- In rural villages in India, training
male community health workers as SDM providers was
a successful strategy for reaching men; 81% of women
in villages with male health workers reported that
their husbands were counseled on method use, in comparison
to 2% in villages with only female volunteers. (Executive
summary - India)
- In El Salvador, introducing the
SDM into water and sanitation programs in rural areas
helped involve men in family planning and contributed
to higher contraceptive prevalence and a greater use
of methods requiring partner participation. (Executive
summary -El-Salvador)
Testing Counseling Strategies
- In the Philippines and Ecuador,
adding a follow-up visit to the SDM service protocol
did not significantly improve correct use of the method.
For the most part, providing the method in one counseling
visit was sufficient for correct use of the method.
(Executive
summary - Philippines) (Executive
summary -Ecuador)
Improving
Informed Choice
- In Honduras, provider bias against
natural methods declined significantly after introduction
of the SDM, contributing to improvements in informed
choice. (Executive
summary - Honduras)
Impact on Prevalence
- Contraceptive prevalence increased
in study areas by 8% in India and 4% in El Salvador
after introduction of the SDM. (Executive
summary -El-Salvador)
Offering SDM in Public,
Private, and Community Programs
- In Honduras, it was feasible to
offer the SDM in rural and urban settings. Both community
promoters and clinic-based providers were capable
of offering the SDM but training community promoters
proved to be more resource intensive than training
clinic-based providers. (Executive
summary - Honduras)
Willingness to Pay
Comparing the SDM to
Other Methods: New User Experience
- New SDM users in Ecuador reported
greater coital frequency than new users of other methods
during the first month of use. (Executive
summary -Ecuador)
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