Open AccessProviding family planning and reproductive health services in factory settings: Lessons from Port Said, Egypt
Author(s) -
Egypt Said,
Salama Nesrine,
Maryam Council,
Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab,
Elizabeth Tobey
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.31899/sbsr2021.1055
Subject(s) - factory (object oriented programming) , workforce , family planning , reproductive health , port (circuit theory) , business , intervention (counseling) , operations management , economic growth , engineering , medicine , environmental health , population , nursing , research methodology , computer science , economics , electrical engineering , programming language
This policy brief provides lessons for providing family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) services in a factory setting, based on lessons learned from an Evidence Project intervention implemented in Port Said, Egypt. The number of workers in the industrial sector in Egypt is about 2.6 million, most of them of childbearing age. Women account for more than 50% of the workforce in some sectors, like the garment sector. Given the high proportions of workers of reproductive ages in factory settings, it is crucial that those workers are reached with FP information and FP/RH services.