Figures & Tables
Figures
- FIGURE 1.
Project Timeline, Health Zones A and B in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Abbreviation: LNG-IUS, levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system.
a Includes 2 facilities from a different health zone in South Kivu than the other health facilities reported in this article.
- FIGURE 2.
Number of Clients Adopting Family Planning Methods, Health Zones A and B in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 2011 to December 2013
- FIGURE 3.
Contraceptive Method Mix Among Clients Adopting Family Planning Methods, Health Zones A and B in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 2011 to December 2013
Abbreviations: OCP, oral contraceptive pill; IUD, intrauterine device.
- FIGURE 4.
Salience Index Scores for Reasons People Might Accept Family Planning Cited by Male and Female Non-Users of Contraception
Note: Salience index scores range from 0 to 1 and indicate the relative percentile rank of items within each topic area across the focus groups with male and female non-users.
* Asterisked items indicate categories that were either not mentioned at all by the men's and/or women's focus groups or mentioned by at least one focus group but the salience scores approached zero. In this instance, inheritance, family problems, and lack of control over one's children were not mentioned by any of the women' focus groups, and infidelity was not mentioned by any of the men's focus groups.
- FIGURE 5.
Salience Index Scores for Reasons People Might Not Adopt Family Planning Cited by Male and Female Non-Users of Contraception
Note: Salience index scores range from 0 to 1 and indicate the relative percentile rank of items within each topic area across the focus groups with male and female non-users.
* Asterisked items indicate categories that were either not mentioned at all by the men's and/or women's focus groups or mentioned by at least one focus group but the salience scores approached zero. In this instance, failure of a method, lack of money, and sexual pleasure were not mentioned by any of the women's focus groups, and in-laws was not mentioned by any of the men's focus groups.
- FIGURE 6.
Salience Index Scores for Sources of Information About Family Planning According to Male and Female Non-Users of Contraception
Abbreviation: CHW, community health worker.
Note: Salience index scores range from 0 to 1 and indicate the relative percentile rank of items within each topic area across the focus groups with male and female non-users.
* Asterisked items indicate categories that were either not mentioned at all by the men's and/or women's focus groups or mentioned by at least one focus group but the salience scores approached zero. In this instance, schools, over a drink/beverage, and partner were not mentioned by any of the women's focus groups.
- FIGURE 7.
Salience Index Scores for Influential People in Making Decisions About Family Planning According to Male and Female Non-Users of Contraception
Note: Salience index scores range from 0 to 1 and indicate the relative percentile rank of items within each topic area across the focus groups with male and female non-users.
* Asterisked items indicate categories that were either not mentioned at all by the men's and/or women's focus groups or mentioned by at least one focus group but the salience scores approached zero. In this instance, school headmaster was not mentioned by any of the women's focus groups.
A Ministry of Public Health doctor demonstrates the postpartum IUD insertion technique to nurses and midwives in eastern DRC. © 2016/Mirindi Munyangura John/International Rescue Committee.
- FIGURE 8.
Number of Clients Adopting Family Planning Methods, Health Zones A and B in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Post-Program Design Changes, January 2014 to December 2016
- FIGURE 9.
Trends in Contraceptive Method Mix Among Clients Starting Family Planning Methods, Health Zones A and B in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2014–2016
Abbreviations: OCP, oral contraceptive pill; IUD, intrauterine device.
Tables
Health Zone Facility Reason for selection A 1 Relatively high proportion of clients accepting IUDs 2 Relatively low proportion of clients accepting IUDs 3 High number of clients accepting contraceptive methods, relatively low proportion of clients accepting IUDs B 4 High number of clients accepting contraceptive methods, relatively high proportion of clients accepting IUDs 5 High number of clients accepting contraceptive methods, relatively low proportion of clients accepting IUDs 6 High number of clients accepting contraceptive methods, relatively low proportion of clients accepting IUDs Abbreviation: IUD, intrauterine device.
- TABLE 2.
Key Program Strategies Before and After the Formative Assessment (New Activities in Bold)
2011–2013 2014–2016 Formative Assessment Themes Addressed Supply-side activities Competency-based clinical training
Provision of commodities and equipment
Supportive supervision
Support for data collection and use
Competency-based clinical training
Provision of supplies and equipment
Supportive supervision
Support for data collection and use
Systematic clinical coaching and tracking individual provider competence
Peer supervision by high-performing providers
Values clarification activities with providers
Introduction of LNG-IUS
Introduction of Population Council's Balanced Counseling Strategy
Quality of services
Side effects
Demand-side activities Large community meetings on the benefits and availability of family planning
Home visits by community health workers that include discussion of family planning
Large, multichannel SBCC campaigns on family planning
Community mobilization by satisfied users
Targeted outreach to male partners
Actively dispelling rumors about certain methods
Home visits by community health workers that include discussion of family planning
Lack of knowledge; misconceptions, rumors, misunderstanding; sources of information
Influential people in decision making
Abbreviations: SBCC, social and behavior change communication; LNG-IUS, levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system.
