Community-based provision of injectable contraceptives in Madagascar: 'Task shifting' to expand access to injectable contraceptives

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-59

  Hoke, Theresa H ^a   Wheeler, Stephanie B ^b   Lynd, Kelsey ^c   Green, MacKenzie S ^a   Razafindravony, Bakolisoa Harimalala ^d   Rasamihajamanana, Eugénie ^d   Blumenthal, Paul D ^c  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Ministry of Health and Family Planning   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Community based distribution; DMPA; family planning; Madagascar; task shifting

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTERVIEW; MADAGASCAR; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MADAGASCAR; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855229471     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czr003     Document Type: Article

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