Characteristics and performance of family planning organizers in West Pakistan
| Autor: | W H, Zaidi |
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| Rok vydání: | 1969 |
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Community Health Workers
Motivation Asia Data Collection Health Personnel Research Midwifery Sampling Studies Health Planning Contraception Attitude Evaluation Studies as Topic Health Family Planning Services Population Characteristics Pakistan Contraception Behavior Delivery of Health Care Developing Countries |
| Zdroj: | Pakistan journal of family planning. 3(2) |
| Popis: | A survey was conducted among family planning organizers in 8 districts, both rural and urban, in West Pakistan in 1967. The survey was designed to determine the personal characteristics and measure of success of the dais, or indigenous midwives, being used as family planning motivators. In general, the organizers had completed the reproductive period of their lives. More than 60% were married at the time of the interview. Although more than 80% mentioned that they were practicing dais, 72 out of the 442 interviewed delivered less than 3 babies monthly. Most of the respondents considered the monthly allowance as the most important incentive to their working while few cited the referral fee or the sales commission. Respondents varied in the number of visits they considered necessary in order to induce a client to accept family planning, with 3.1 being the mean number mentioned. The majority felt their prestige in the village had increased since they started work for the family planning program. The IUD seems to be the increasingly most popular method while foam tablets are losing popularity and condoms and sterilization do not interest female workers. Performance was measured on the number of IUD referrals per month or the number of condoms sold; information available was very limited. |
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