Quality of Care Within the Indian Family Welfare Programme

A Review of Recent Evidence

Datos Bibliográficos

ID14524441
AutoresMichael A Koenig, Michael Koenig (Johns Hopkins University, autor de correspondencia), Gillian H C Foo (Center for Independent Living), Ketan Joshi (Johns Hopkins University)
Año2000
Volumen31
Número1
Páginas1-18
Fecha de publicación2000-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaStudies in Family Planning (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1728-4465.2000.00001.x
PMID10765534
OpenAlexW1984800918
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas17
Referencias citadas32

India's family planning program represents one of the earliest and most ambitious efforts in a developing country to address the issue of high fertility. Despite its more than four decades of existence, little is known concerning how the program is implemented at the field level, especially in relation to the quality of services provided. In this article, empirical evidence on the accessibility and quality of services provided through the Indian family planning program is reviewed and synthesized. The review highlights the serious and systemic shortcomings in quality of care that characterize the Indian program in such areas as restricted method choice, limited information provided to clients, poor technical standards, and low levels of follow‐up and continuity of care. The factors constraining higher service quality are subsequently reviewed, and the prospects for improving quality of care within the Indian program are assessed

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