valuation of Family Planning Counselling in North Jordan
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2017, Vol 17, Issue 4
Abstract
Objectives: Counselling plays a key role in enhancing reproductive services, providing contraceptionrelated information and supporting long-term family planning for women of childbearing age. Tis study aimed to evaluate family planning counselling sessions in selected governmental and private clinics in northern Jordan. Methods: Tis cross-sectional study was conducted between January and June 2016 in Irbid, Jordan. A total of 200 women attending two private clinics afliated with the Jordanian Association for Family Planning and Protection (JAFPP) and six governmental clinics were invited to participate in the study. Counselling sessions were attended by an independent observer and evaluated with regards to their compliance with the standard Greet, Ask, Tell, Help, Explain, Return (GATHER) framework. Results: A total of 198 women participated in the study (response rate: 99.0%), including 80 women (40.4%) from JAFPP clinics and 118 (59.6%) from governmental clinics. In total, 42.9% of the counselling sessions were deemed adequate, with providers applying 80% or more of the GATHER framework, while 26.8% of the sessions were deemed semi-adequate and 30.3% were considered inadequate. Counselling services provided in the governmental clinics were signifcantly less adequate than those provided in JAFPP clinics (P <0.001). Conclusion: Te quality of counselling services in governmental family planning centres in Jordan needs to be improved to ensure that women receive the highest possible level of care. Healthcare policymakers should therefore focus on developing and supporting effective family planning counselling services in northern Jordan.
Authors and Affiliations
Abdulhakeem M. Okour| Department of Public Health & Community Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan, Rami A. Saadeh| Department of Public Health & Community Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan, Mona Zaqoul| Department of Public Health & Community Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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