Structural quality of health facilities to provide family planning services in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2021-22 Ethiopia Service Provision Assessment survey.

ABSTRACT: The structural quality of family planning services reflects the capacity of health facilities to deliver effective care through adequate infrastructure, supplies, commodities, and trained personnel. While some evidence exists, recent national-level estimates of structural quality in Ethiopia remain limited. This study addresses this gap by assessing the overall structural quality of family planning services and the factors influencing it. Using data from the 2021-22 Ethiopia Service Provision Assessment survey, we assessed the structural quality across four domains: availability of trained staff, family planning guidelines, contraceptives, and equipment and supplies, aggregated into a composite score ranging from 0 to 100%. A survey-weighted multiple linear regression model was applied to

SUBMITTER: Liyeh TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12671807 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature