Title: The current status of family planning as a component of CBHC / FP projects in Kenya.

POPLINE Document Number: 108646

Author(s):

Kigondu JG

Source citation:

[Unpublished] 1987 Sep 8. 5 p.

Abstract:

Family planning activities began on a small scale in Kenya during the early 1950s. These activities have been national in scope since 1967. Up to 81% of respondents in the 1984 Kenya Contraceptive Prevalence Survey were aware of at least one method of family planning. The contraceptive prevalence rate was, however, only 15%. The cost of modern contraceptives, travel distances to clinics, fear of young nurses, and poor clinic services have been noted as obstacles to the more widespread use of modern contraception. Community-based distribution (CBD) of family planning services began to develop in the mid-1960s. The author discusses the beginning of CBD and family planning through community-based health care (CBHC/FP), resistance to community-based services, spearheading CBD and CBHC/FP strategy, improving access, community-based delivery of other services, the community health worker, remaining issues, and lessons learned. Many questions remain to be answered on the implementation of CBHC/FP. It is nonetheless certain that the multidisciplinary nature of CBHC/FP programs will promote the overall health of Kenyans and play a major role in enhancing the birth rate and population growth rate.

Keywords:

Kenya
Family Planning
Community-Based Distribution
Developing Countries
Africa, Eastern
Africa, Sub Saharan
Africa
Nonclinical Distribution
Distributional Activities
Program Activities
Programs
Organization and Administration