Four criteria to evaluate providers' service-delivery response to new contraceptive introduction

Type Journal Article - Evaluation review
Title Four criteria to evaluate providers' service-delivery response to new contraceptive introduction
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Volume 31
Issue 4
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2007
Page numbers 364-390
URL http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/17620661
Abstract
This article presents an evaluation framework developed to assess the first- level effects of introducing the Standard Days Method (SDM) in Peru Ministry of Health clinics. Four questions are asked: 1) To what extent do providers routinely achieve SDM service delivery standards? 2) Is the time invested in SDM delivery consistent with program norms? 3) How does SDM delivery compare with delivery of established methods? and 4) How does SDM introduction affect delivery of established methods? A study at 62 clin- ics demonstrated the framework’s usefulness. The Standard Days Method introduction had positive overall effects on the quality of care but provider training needed adjustments.

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