TABLE 2.

Sayana Press Learning Project Activities by Service Delivery Channel, Uganda, April 2016–March 2017

	Service Delivery Channels
	VHTs	Static Clinic		Mobile Outreach
	VHTs	Public Sector	RHU Clinics	Mobile Outreach
Number supported	40 VHTs (40% men, 60% women; 10 VHTs per district selected from existing cadre of active VHTs)	26 clinics with outreach site Kabale (9) Kabarole (4) Mbale (6) Mbarara (7)	4 clinics (1 RHU static clinic per project district)	Mobile outreach conducted in 26 public-sector clinic sites
Service delivery	Comprehensive family planning counseling, information, and awareness raising Short-acting methods (DMPA-IM, DMPA-SC, oral contraceptives, condoms) Referral to mobile outreach teams, RHU clinics, or public-sector clinics for long-acting methods and other SRH services	Comprehensive family planning counseling and information Short-acting methods (DMPA-IM, DMPA-SC, oral contraceptives, condoms) Long-acting methods (implants and IUDs) Permanent methods (tubal ligation and vasectomy) Other SRH services (including HIV and STI testing/treatment and cervical cancer screening)
Trainings	All 40 VHTs received a 7-day training on: Comprehensive counseling on all methods (including DMPA-SC) Provision of DMPA-SC Provision of other short-acting methods Referral processes Project data collection	42 facility-based providers (nurses, midwives, and clinical officers) drawn from public-sector facilities with outreach site and RHU facilities received a 2-day training on: Comprehensive counseling on all methods including DMPA-SC Provision of DMPA-SC Refresher training on all family planning methods
FP supplies and equipment	VHTs obtained FP commodities from RHU clinics in project districts	FP commodities provided through the NMS	All FP commodities (including DMPA-SC) provided through UHMG	All FP commodities and equipment provided by RHU outreach teams
Additional support provided	Monthly supportive supervision provided by RHU clinical staff Comprehensive counseling on all methods including DMPA-SC	NA	NA	NA
Demand creation	1 stakeholders' meeting involving 118 participants (including district health officers and religious and community leaders) drawn from all 4 project districts Educational outreach by RHU providers or VHTs about importance of family planning method through door-to-door mobilization, group information sessions, IEC materials, and media (mainly TV and radio programs)

Abbreviations: DMPA-IM, intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate; DMPA-SC, subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate; FP, family planning; IEC, information, education, and communication; IUD, intrauterine device; NA, not applicable; NMS, National Medical Stores; RHU, Reproductive Health Uganda; SRH, sexual and reproductive health; STI, sexually transmitted infection; UHMG, Uganda Health Marketing Group; VHT, village health team.