Assessment of Family Planning and Immunization Service Integration in Liberia

Jhpiego

Status: Completed

Conditions: Contraception; Contraception Behavior; Contraceptive Usage; Infant, Newborn, Diseases

Treatments: Behavioral: Family planning and immunization service integration

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; Industry; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT03571932

IRB00007524

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a mixed methods process evaluation of a programmatic intervention to integrate family planning and immunization services at health facilities in Lofa and Grand Bassa counties in Liberia. MCSP used a longitudinal, pair-matched design to monitor the effect of integrating immunization and FP services on utilization of FP and routine immunization services. In Lofa and Grand Bassa counties, 36 facilities were pair-matched to intervention and comparison sites based on predetermined criteria. After approximately 9 months of implementation, MCSP conducted a qualitative study employing key informant interviews (KIIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs) at intervention and comparison sites, and with district-, county-, and national-level MOH supervisors and managers.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 intervention facilities in Lofa and Grand Bassa counties
• 18 pair matched comparison facilities in Lofa and Grand Bassa counties

Exclusion criteria

• Facilities not included in the intervention or selected for pair matching

Trial design

36 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Facilities

Description:

Includes 18 health facilities

Treatment:

Behavioral: Family planning and immunization service integration

Comparison facilities

Description:

Infludes 18 health facilities