Community-Based Distribution of Contraceptives in Zaire

This article describes one of few well-documented community-based distribution efforts in a francophone Sub-Saharan country a project that began in 1981 in Bas Zaire a region in Republic of Zaire. Results indicate that the average number of couple-months of contraceptive protection per month provided by each distributor varied widely across projects eight sites from 204 in Miabi to 1310 in Matadi. Within each site average performance of distributors remained constant during life of project....The only significant predictors of distributors performance were age and project site (reflecting local demand for contraception and managerial efficiency). Costs per couple-month of protection declined over time....The proportion of married women using modern contraceptives increased at each site during project.... (SUMMARY IN FRE AND SPA) (EXCERPT)

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