Table 2 Summary of findings of the effectiveness of CHW provision of DMPA in several countries of SSA and in some instances, in clinical settings
DMPA uptake | |||||||
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Author, country | Mode of outcome measurement | Provider | Number of clients | New to family planning | New to DMPA | Returning users | Desire to switch provider |
Weidert et al. [10] Ethiopia | CHW reports | CHW | 8604 | 19% | 25% | NR | NR |
Okegbe et al. [4] Republic of Benin | CHW reports | CHW | 35,000 | 80% | 22.8% | NR | 54% |
Mwembo et al. [14] Democratic Republic of Congo | CHW reports | CHW | 252 | 70% | 69.8% | NR | NR |
Comfort et al. [17] Madagascar | CHW reports | CHW | 622 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Chin-quee et al. [15] Zambia | Client interview | CHW | 3479 | 42.5% | 24% | NR | 20% |
Hoke et al. [18] Madagascar | CHW reports | CHW | 303 | 28% | 25% | 50% | NR |
Olawo et al. [23] Kenya | CHW reports | CHW | 832 | 14% | 12% | NR | 74% |
FHI-USAID [24] Senegal | CHW reports | CHW | 308 | 64% | 15% | NR | 21%*** |
Krueger et al. [25] Uganda | Client registers | CHW CLINIC | 1364 457 | NR NR | 30% 57% | NR NR | NR NR |
Prata et al. [21] Ethiopia | Client surveys at enrolment, 13th week and 6 months | CHW CLINIC | 622 440 | NR NR | 58.4%** 45.9% | 34% 44% | 0 52% |
Stanback et al. [19] Uganda | Client surveys at enrolment, 13th week | CHW CLINIC | 449 328 | NR NR | 86% 76% | NR NR | NR NR |
Poss et al. [20] Uganda | Client surveys at 3rd year | CHW CLINIC | 308 217 | NR NR | NR NR | NR NR | 38.9% 41.5% |
Jacinto et al. [22] Mozambique | Client surveys at enrolment, 13th week and 6 months | CHW (TBA) CHW (APE) | 782 649 | 63% 66% | NR NR | 30% | NR NR |