Quality of family planning services in HIV integrated and non-integrated health facilities in Malawi and Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The integration of family planning (FP) and HIV-related services is common in sub-Saharan Africa. Little research has examined how FP quality of care differs between integrated and non-integrated facilities. Using nationally representative data from Malawi and Tanzania, we examined how HIV integration was associated with FP quality of care.

Methods

Data were drawn from Service Provision Assessments (SPAs) from Malawi (2013-2014) and Tanzania (2014-2015). The analytic sample was restricted to lower-level facilities in Malawi (n = 305) and Tanzania (n = 750) that offered FP services. We matched SPA measures to FP quality of care indicators in the Quick Investigation of Quality (QIQ). We conducted bivariate and multivariate analyses of 22 QIQ indicators to examine ho

SUBMITTER: Close MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6538555 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature