Open AccessStrengthening RTI/STD services: Lessons learned from a pilot project
Author(s) -
Mohamed S. Mohamed Ahmed,
Sajeda Amin,
Faria Hasin,
Md. Ismail Hossain,
Messrs Abul,
Hossain Sarker,
Mohiuddin Ahmed,
Abdul Majid,
Nabeel Chowdhury,
A.K.M. Akther Hossain
Publication year - 1998
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.31899/rh1998.1008
Subject(s) - service delivery framework , reproductive health , program evaluation , medicine , service (business) , intervention (counseling) , family planning , sexually transmitted disease , population , welfare , medical education , nursing , family medicine , environmental health , business , political science , research methodology , public administration , syphilis , marketing , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , law
The national family planning and maternal child health (FP-MCH) program in Bangladesh has raised FP acceptance among couples of reproductive age significantly. A major challenge still facing the program, however, is strengthening its reproductive health (RH) component. The Population Council launched a pilot project to examine the feasibility of strengthening comprehensive reproductive tract infection (RTI) and sexually transmitted disease (STD) services at the Health and Family Welfare Center level. The project had three phases. First, a needs assessment was conducted. Then the components of the intervention were identified, designed, and implemented. And at the third phase, an evaluation was carried out. During the needs assessment phase, a feasibility study and a baseline survey were conducted. In the process, valuable experiences were gained with regard to RTI/STD service delivery at the primary level of the GoB service delivery system. The findings in this report suggest that the RTI/STD service component in the existing FP-MCH service delivery system can be strengthened without making any major changes in the program.