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Family planning in G uinea: a need for better public commitment
Author(s) -
Delamou Alexandre,
Koivogui Akoi,
Dubourg Dominique,
Delvaux Thérèse
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
tropical medicine and international health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1365-3156
pISSN - 1360-2276
DOI - 10.1111/tmi.12219
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , family planning , public health , promotion (chess) , business , population , strategic planning , medicine , economic growth , public administration , political science , environmental health , nursing , marketing , economics , law , politics , research methodology , philosophy , linguistics
Objective To describe the evolution of family planning ( FP ) in Guinea and to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the current FP programme. Methods Descriptive study of the evolution of FP in Guinea between 1992 and 2010. First, national laws as well as health policies and strategic plans related to reproductive health and family planning were reviewed. Second, FP indicators were extracted from the Guinean Demographic and Health Surveys (1992, 1999 and 2005). Third, FP services, sources of supply and data on FP funding were analysed. Results Laws, policies and strategic plans in Guinea are supportive of FP programme and services. Public and private actors are not sufficiently coordinated. The general government expenditure on health has remained stable at 6–7% between 2005 and 2011 despite a doubling of total expenditures on health, and contraceptives are supplied by foreign aid. Modern contraceptive prevalence slightly increased from 1.5% in 1992 to 6.8% in 2005 among women aged 15–49. Conclusion A stronger national engagement in favour of repositioning FP should result in improved government funding of the FP programme and the promotion of long‐acting and permanent methods.