Community Health Workers as Social Marketers of Injectable Contraceptives: A Case Study from Ethiopia

Ethiopia has made notable progress in increasing awareness and knowledge of family planning and is considered a success story among funders and program planners. Yet unmet need among rural women (28.6%) is almost double that of urban women (15.5%), with a wide gap in total fertility rate depending on urban (2.6) or rural (5.5) residence. This study investigates the impact of a service delivery model that combines community-based distribution (CBD) of contraception with social marketing in Tigray, Ethiopia, to create a more sustainable approach to CBD.

Year: 
2017
Organization: 
Bixby Center
Mekelle University, Ethiopia
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Tigray Regional Health Bureau, Ethiopia
Languages: 
English
Author(s): 
Weidert Ka, Gessessew Am, Bell Su, Godefay Ha, Prata Nd