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A comparison of Health Establishments, Providers & Clients in the Green Star Network with others
Sample sizes for Health Establishment, Provider and Exit Surveys
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In urban Pakistan, the estimated number of commercial sector health establishments are far greater in number than GS network HEs or govt. HEs. (Estimates of NGO HE numbers are unknown).
Government health establishments (HEs) were the most likely to administer family planning services (ie IUD, inj., ster.), followed by the GS HEs. (source: health establishment survey)
Government health establishments (HEs) were the most likely to dispense family planning products, followed by the GS HEs. (source: health establishment survey)
Government health establishments (HEs) were the most likely to have family planning methods in stock, followed by the GS HEs. (source: health establishment survey)
Govt. health establishments (HEs) were the most likely to have a designated area for family planning services, followed by the GS network HEs. (source: health establishment survey)
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The majority of GS network and commercial sector family planning providers are doctors. (source: provider survey) (The majority of govt. providers are a combination of LHVs and family welfare workers. The majority of NGO providers are a combination of LHVs and doctors. Not shown.)
Govt. providers, followed by GS network providers and NGO providers are more likely to have received in service FP training. (source: provider survey)
Government providers spend the most number of hours in family planning provision, followed by GS network providers and NGO providers. (source: provider survey)
Per provider, govt. providers provide family planning services to the largest number of clients, followed by NGO providers and GS providers. (source: provider survey)
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Clients visiting government HEs had lower education than clients visiting other HEs. (source: exit survey)
Almost all clients visiting government HEs were women. (source: exit survey)
Government HE clients are younger than other HE clients. (source: exit survey)
GS clients were more likely to be users of family planning than commercial sector clients but less likely to be users than government or NGO clients. (source: exit survey)
For NGO, Green Star and commercial clients, the two most important health-related reasons for their visit were purchase of medicine and general health. For govt. clients family planning and general health were most important. (source: exit survey)
Proximity of health establishment to home and good reputation of HE were the main reasons for choosing the particular HE. (source: exit survey)
Providers at government HEs were the most likely to discuss family planning with clients, followed by providers at GS network HEs. (source: exit survey)
CONCLUSIONS
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