Women's perceptions of quality of family planning services in Tabriz, Iran

Mohammadalizadeh, Sakineh; Wahlström, Rolf; Vahidi, Reza; Johansson, Annika

doi:10.1016/s0968-8080(09)33441-2

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“…Three studies, one in United States [57] and two [58,59] conducted in Iran, also highlighted access to services as an important factor influencing quality of care in family planning services.…”

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Factors Determining Quality of Care in Family Planning Services in Africa: A Systematic Review of Mixed Evidence

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BackgroundImproving use of family planning services is key to improving maternal health in Africa, and provision of quality of care in family planning services is critical to support higher levels of contraceptive uptake. The objective of this systematic review was to synthesize the available evidence on factors determining the quality of care in family planning services in Africa.MethodsQuantitative and qualitative studies undertaken in Africa, published in English, in grey and commercial literature, between 1990 and 2015 were considered. Methodological quality of included studies was assessed using standardized tools. Findings from the quantitative studies were summarized using narrative and tables. Client satisfaction was used to assess the quality of care in family planning services in the quantitative component of the review. Meta-aggregation was used to synthesize the qualitative study findings.ResultsFrom 4334 records, 11 studies (eight quantitative, three qualitative) met the review eligibility criteria. The review found that quality of care was influenced by client, provider and facility factors, and structural and process aspects of the facilities. Client’s waiting time, provider competency, provision/prescription of injectable methods, maintaining privacy and confidentiality were the most commonly identified process factors. The quality of stock inventory was the most commonly identified structural factor. The quality of care was also positively associated with privately-owned facilities. The qualitative synthesis revealed additional factors including access related factors such as ‘pre-requisites to be fulfilled by the clients and cost of services, provider workload, and providers’ behaviour.ConclusionThere is limited evidence on factors determining quality of care in family planning services in Africa that shows quality of care is influenced by multiple factors. The evidence suggests that lowering access barriers and avoiding unnecessary pre-requisites for taking contraceptive methods are important to improve the quality of care in family planning services. Strategies to improve provider behavior and competency are important. Moreover, strategies that minimize client waiting time and ensure client confidentiality should be implemented to ensure quality of care in family planning services. However, no strong evidence based conclusions and recommendations may be drawn from the evidence. Future studies are needed to identify the most important factors associated with quality of care in family planning services in a wider range of African countries.

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Factors Determining Quality of Care in Family Planning Services in Africa: A Systematic Review of Mixed Evidence

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“…In some cases, these biases may not interfere with study objectives; for example some prior studies contained objectives best achieved by investigating client or provider perceptions of quality without a focus on whether perceived quality differs from actual provider behavior (Agha et al, 2004, Al-Qutob and Nasir, 2008, Bender et al, 2008, Koenig et al, 1997, Mohammad-Alizadeh et al, 2009, Mroz et al, 1999, Nakhaee and Mirahmadizadeh, 2005, Speizer and Bollen, 2000, Tu et al, 2004, Whittaker et al, 1996). However, a large degree of the quality of care research in the field of international family planning contains objectives requiring measures of actual provider behavior.…”

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Accuracy of Standard Measures of Family Planning Service Quality: Findings from the Simulated Client Method

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Speizer

Curtis

et al. 2014

Studies in Family Planning

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Despite widespread endorsement within the field of international family planning regarding the importance of quality of care as a reproductive right, the field has yet to develop validated data collection instruments to accurately assess quality in terms of its public health importance. This study, conducted among 19 higher volume public and private facilities in Kisumu, Kenya, used the simulated client method to test the validity of three standard data collection instruments included in large-scale facility surveys: provider interviews, client interviews, and observation of client-provider interactions. Results found low specificity and positive predictive values in each of the three instruments for a number of quality indicators, suggesting that quality of care may be overestimated by traditional methods. Revised approaches to measuring family planning service quality may be needed to ensure accurate assessment of programs and to better inform quality improvement interventions.

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“…The study of Mohammad Alizadeh (2009) has referred this issue too. [18] Therefore, proper planning is required to be done in this regard for coordination with the given advices in public and private centers in the field of family planning services. In this study, most of managers and employees, despite the legal prohibitions to use some methods of contraception such as requiring written consent of the spouse for tubal ligation, were agreed and most of the clients were opposed.…”

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A comparative study of the attitudes of managers, employees and clients in the field of social barriers of family planning counseling in health care centers of Isfahan in 2012

Taheri

Ehsanpour²,

Kohan

2014

J Edu Health Promot

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Women's perceptions of quality of family planning services in Tabriz, Iran

Cited by 12 publications

References 20 publications

Factors Determining Quality of Care in Family Planning Services in Africa: A Systematic Review of Mixed Evidence

Factors Determining Quality of Care in Family Planning Services in Africa: A Systematic Review of Mixed Evidence

Accuracy of Standard Measures of Family Planning Service Quality: Findings from the Simulated Client Method

A comparative study of the attitudes of managers, employees and clients in the field of social barriers of family planning counseling in health care centers of Isfahan in 2012

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