Case Study: Does training of private networks of Family Planning clinicians in urban Pakistan affect service utilization?

ABSTRACT:

Background

To determine whether training of providers participating in franchise clinic networks is associated with increased Family Planning service use among low-income urban families in Pakistan.

Methods

The study uses 2001 survey data consisting of interviews with 1113 clinical and non-clinical providers working in public and private hospitals/clinics. Data analysis excludes non-clinical providers reducing sample size to 822. Variables for the analysis are divided into client volume, and training in family planning. Regression models are used to compute the association between training and service use in franchise versus private non-franchise clinics.

Results

In franchise clinic networks, staff are 6.5 times more likely to receive family planning training (P = 0.0

SUBMITTER: Qureshi AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2988759 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature