Need for Standardized Measure of Modern Method Availability
Assessment of Indicators Using Health Facility Data from Three Country Contexts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10796152 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janine Barden‐O'Fallon (is a Senior Research Analyst at the Carolina Population Center and a Faculty Member of the Maternal & Child Health Department in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill USA), Janine Barden-O’Fallon (0000-0001-6410-7200, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author), Rashida‐E Ijdi (is a doctoral student in the Maternal & Child Health Department in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA), Rashida-E Ijdi (0000-0002-0020-3129, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 251-263 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Family Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/sifp.12220 |
| PMID | 36692830 |
| OpenAlex | W4317868508 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
The concept of contraceptive method choice is complex and difficult to measure, usually requiring multiple metrics that represent the service environment, access, and acceptability. One of the most used measures for the family planning service delivery environment is method availability, or specifically, the contraceptive options that are available to clients at any given family planning service delivery point. Despite the importance of the measure, indicator definitions vary widely and are not standardized. We identified six versions of the method availability indicator and calculated each version using Service Provision Assessment data from three countries with varying family planning profiles, health service structures, and from different geographic areas: Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Haiti. We compared method availability estimates by urban/rural location, facility type, and across country context. Our results showed a wide variability in method availability estimates depending on the indicator used. Generally, indicators requiring a particular mix of method types had lower estimates of method availability than indicators only requiring a minimum number of methods. Results are discussed and recommendations are made to standardize indicator language and guidance. We further recommend the standardization of an indicator with a minimum mix of method types to ensure that a variety of method preferences can be met
Business · Context (archaeology · Data mining · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental economics · Environmental health · Environmental resource management · Family planning · Geography · Measure (data warehouse · Population · Research methodology · Risk analysis (engineering · Service (business · Service delivery framework · Standardization · Variety (cybernetics · Computer Science · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Policy and Management · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Marketing · Medicine
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |