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The Tupange Project in Kenya: A Multifaceted Approach to Increasing Use of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives

Michael Muthamia, Kenneth Owino, Paul Nyachae, Margaret Kilonzo, Mercy Kamau, Jane Otai, Mark Kabue and Nelson Keyonzo
Global Health: Science and Practice August 2016, 4(Supplement 2):S44-S59; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00306
Michael Muthamia
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Paul Nyachae
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Margaret Kilonzo
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    FIGURE 1.

    Tupange Project Conceptual Framework

    Abbreviations: CHW, community health worker; FP, family planning; IEC, information, education, and communication; KQMH, Kenya Quality Model for Health; mCPR, modern contraceptive prevalence rate.

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    Comparison of Contraceptive Prevalence Rates at Baseline (July 2010) and Endline (December 2014), Nairboi, Kenya

    Abbreviations: IUD, intrauterine device; LARC, long‐acting reversible contraceptive; PM, permanent method.

    *P≤.05.

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    TABLE 1. Participants in Tupange Activities, Nairobi, Kenya, July 2011–December 2014
    Type of ActivityNumber
    Capacity building
     Service providers completing contraceptive technology updates188
     Service providers completing family planning mentoring103
     Staff receiving family planning whole-site orientation538
    Commodity security
     MOH staff trained in commodity management168
    Service delivery
     Family planning integrated outreach activities conducted427
     Family planning in-reach activities conducted1,770
    Demand promotion
     CHWs who worked with Tupange630
     Youth groups in Nairobi that worked with Tupange9
     Youth oriented on family planning and communication skills in Nairobi prior to being engaged for community outreach220
    • Abbreviations: CHW, community health worker; MOH, Ministry of Health.

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    TABLE 2. Clients Reached by the Tupange Project, Nairobi, Kenya, July 2011–December 2014
    Type of ActivityNumber
    Service delivery
     Family planning clients served through integrated outreach services (mobile sites)52,557
     Clients served during in-reach activities (fixed sites)68,293
     Clients served (new and revisits) in Tupange-supported facilities: facility, in-reach, and outreach808,553
    Community outreach
     Clients reached by CHWs and youth groups during community outreach401,309
     Referrals by CHWs to health facilities67,447
    • Abbreviations: CHW, community health worker.

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    TABLE 3. Characteristics of Longitudinal Household Survey Respondents by Endline Status, Nairobi, Kenya, December 2014
    Not Interviewed at Endline (%) N=1,342Interviewed at Endline (%) N=1,334P Value
    Age group<.001*
     15–1912.57.4
     20–2434.026.0
     25–2925.624.4
     30–3413.215.6
     35–398.513.3
     40–443.78.6
     45–492.44.7
    Education.61
     No education2.52.0
     Primary incomplete10.211.3
     Primary complete26.627.2
     Secondary plus60.759.5
    Wealth<.001*
     1 Poorest19.416.3
     2 Poor17.620.7
     3 Middle20.318.2
     4 Rich17.523.2
     5 Richest25.221.7
    Religion.02*
     Protestant67.968.0
     Catholic25.125.6
     Muslim5.73.8
     No religion0.31.2
     Other1.11.3
    Marital status<.001*
     Never married40.229.6
     Married/living together50.259.0
     Divorced/separated8.28.5
     Widowed1.43.0
    Literacya.49
     Cannot read2.41.4
     Can read only parts of sentences17.116.0
     Can read whole sentences78.581.4
     No card with required language1.4.6
    Number of live births<.001*
     No children36.6024.60
     1 child31.4024.70
     2 children16.7022.80
     3 children8.8013.60
     4 children3.806.90
     5 children1.404.10
     6+ children1.203.40
    • ↵* P≤.05.

    • ↵a Respondents were asked what language they were most capable of reading and given a card in that language with a sentence for them to read.

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    TABLE 4. Women’s Background Characteristics at Baseline (July 2010) and Endline (December 2014), Nairobi, Kenya
    Baseline (%) N=2,676Endline (%) N=1,334
    Age group
     15–1910.01.3
     20–2430.112.1
     25–2925.131.1
     30–3414.422.4
     35–3910.913.5
     40–446.111.0
     45–493.55.5
     50–540.02.9
     55–590.00.1
    Education
     No education2.31.9
     Primary37.633.6
     Secondary41.436.9
     Higher than secondary18.724.7
     Nonstandard0.02.6
     Missing0.00.3
    Wealth
     Poorest17.920.2
     Poor19.219.6
     Middle19.320.6
     Rich20.320.2
     Richest23.519.3
    Number of live births
     No children30.714.2
     1 child28.123.9
     2 children19.727.4
     3 children11.217.7
     4 children5.48.4
     5 children2.74.4
     6+ children2.34.1
    Marital status
     Never married34.921.3
     Married/living together54.360.1
     Separated/divorced8.314.4
     Widowed2.24.3
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    TABLE 5. CPR (%) by Type of Method and Wealth Quintile Between Baseline (July 2010) and Endline (December 2014), Nairobi, Kenya
    CPR Among All RespondentsCPR by Wealth Quintile
    PoorestPoorMiddleRichRichest
    Any method
     Baseline47.841.747.957.247.544.9
     Endline61.6***62.2***69.4***62.363.7***49.8
    Modern methods
     Baseline43.637.644.653.842.540.1
     Endline54.8***55.6***64.0***57.754.9***40.9
    Traditional methods
     Baseline4.24.23.33.45.04.7
     Endline6.8**6.6*5.44.68.78.9*
    No. of women
     Baseline2,706483518522549634
     Endline1,294256258269261249
    • Abbreviation: CPR, contraceptive prevalence rate.

    • ↵* P≤.05

    • ↵** P≤.01

    • ↵*** P≤.001.

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    TABLE 6. Sourcea of Modern Contraceptive Methods Among Women Between Baseline (July 2010) and Endline (December 2014), Nairobi, Kenya
    SourceBaselineEndline
    Female sterilizationb
     PublicNA73.5%
     PrivateNA26.5%
     OtherNA0.0%
     Number36c34
    Implant
     Public48.4%57.7%
     Private48.4%36.9%
     Other3.1%5.4%
     Number64111
    IUD
     Public35.6%45.5%
     Private64.4%50.9%
     Other0.0%3.6%
     Number5955
    Injectable
     Public48.0%38.8%*
     Private51.4%61.2%*
     Other0.6%0.0%
     Number477273
    Pill
     Public29.8%30.9%
     Private68.9%68.3%
     Other1.3%0.8%
     Number299123
    Male condom
     Public10.5%11.6%
     Private56.8%49.3%
     Other32.6%39.1%
     Number19069
    • Abbreviations: IUD, intrauterine device; NA, not available.

    • ↵a Public facilities include government hospital, government health center, and government dispensary. Private facilities include faith-based, mission hospital/clinic; private hospital/clinic; nursing/maternity home; community health worker/traditional birth attendant; traditional healer; pharmacy; and chemist. Other includes worksite clinic, mobile clinic, youth center, vending machine/dispenser, voluntary counseling testing/comprehensive care clinic, and bar.

    • ↵b Bilateral tubal ligation.

    • ↵c The 36 women reporting sterilization at baseline had missing responses on where they were sterilized.

    • ↵* P≤.05.

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    TABLE 7. Percentage of Women Who Agreed With Statements About Family Planning Myths/Misconceptions at Baseline (July 2010) and Endline (December 2014), Nairobi, Kenya
    Baseline (%) N = 2,676Endline (%) N = 1,334Percentage Point Change
    Can make a woman permanently infertile53.727.426.3*
    Users end up with health problems75.448.427.0*
    Can harm your womb62.432.230.2*
    Reduce woman’s sexual urge63.146.117.0*
    Can cause cancer55.639.016.6*
    Can give you deformed babies63.926.237.7*
    Are dangerous to your health72.843.629.2*
    Women who use them may become promiscuous38.114.423.7*
    • ↵* P≤.05.

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    TABLE 8. Comparison of Selected Quality Outcomes From the SDP Survey of the Selected Tupange-Supported Health Facilities (N = 35) at Baseline (July 2010) and Endline (December 2014), Nairobi, Kenya
    Baseline (%)Endline (%)
    Facilities providing family planning services (by method)
     IUD85.7100.0*
     Implants82.9100.0**
     Any LARC/PM88.6100.0*
    Facilities by number of modern methods provided
     No method00
     1–3 methods00
     4–6 methods14.30
     7+ methods85.7100.0*
    Facilities with a stock-out in the last year (by method)
     IUD20.00.0**
     Implant44.85.7***
    Facilities with a stock-out in the last 30 days (by method)
     IUD16.70.0*
     Implant17.20.0*
    • Abbreviations: IUD, intrauterine device; LARC, long-acting reversible contraceptive; PM, permanent method; SDP, service delivery point.

    • ↵* P≤.05

    • ↵** P≤.01

    • ↵*** P≤.001.

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