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Systematic interventions for male participation facilitated significant increased male sterilization acceptors
Intervention: Male focussed worksite outreach activities were designed to reach men at several gathering points in the cities. This included road crossings or “Chourahas”, and tea stalls where rickshaw pullers gather. Information and one to one counselling with potential male was designed and implemented and transportation to facilities with quality counselling ensured
Method: Service statistics from health facilities was recorded and analysed using trend lines in 11 districts, and further compared with data on male sterilization in other districts. In addition the percentage contribution of 11 cities was determined in against of total NSV numbers of the state with a total of 75 cities
Results: Total number of new male sterilization acceptors in 11 cities increased by 47% from 2860 in 2010 to 4216 in 2013. In 2013, the total male sterilizations in 11 cities represented 64% of total male sterilization in Uttar Pradesh, a state with 75 districts. 75 districts reported 6612 NSV cases from Jan to Dec 2013 of which 4216 were done in the 11 intervention cities
Conclusion: The results indicate that the systematic outreach and intervention with men and linkages to quality service delivery increased the number and coverage of male sterilization
Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health educationAssessment of individual and community needs for health education
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Program planning
Provision of health care to the public
Learning Objectives:
Demonstrate the effectiveness of systematic community outreach and quality male sterilization services in meeting unmet need for family planning and increasing use
Keyword(s): Contraception, Family Planning
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a Program Manager to implement Urban Health Initiate project in Uttar Pradesh India with a consortia of many international, national and grass root level organizations. Project is under grant of family planning and being implemented in urban slums. I am also responsible for all data and generated reports of the project.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.