A quantitative survey of 400 providers and 900 clients in health facilities in three Russian cities was conducted in early 2000. The aim of the survey is to provide pre-intervention data to measure the effectiveness and impact of a program to train women's health care providers (physicians, midwives and infant nurses) to institute evidence-based medical (obstetric) practices and to improve postnatal and post-abortion contraceptive counseling. Medical students and interns administered a questionnaire designed for the Russian health care context. Monitoring indicators calculated from these data include prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding, women ambulatory during labor, delivering with support of a family member, postpartum contact between mother and newborn, and the percent of postpartum and post-abortion clients who receive family planning counseling prior to discharge. The methodology and preliminary results of this first large-scale survey of provider practices and client perceptions of service delivery conducted in Russia are presented.
Learning Objectives: By the end of the presentation, participants (learners) will be able to: 1. describe the basic methodology of facility-based surveys 2. assess appropriate use of these methods to evaluate program impact and, 3.identify some basic characteristics of provider practices and client perceptions of service in the Russian system for pre- and post-natal and post-abortion health care
Keywords: Evaluation, Women's Health
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