Mobile Tools for Family Planning in Benin: Texting for maternal wellbeing

Partnership for Community Management of Child Health (PRISE-C)

Sara Riese, MA, MPH

Coverage Area

Only female CHWs Network of female CHWs and maternity health workers trained in FP and mhealth application. (7 CHWs, 2 maternity workers)

Formation des RC et AS sur les modules mhealth

Formation en PF des RC et AS

Information flow

https://commcarehq.org

PRISE-C

Toffo Z

CHW Application
Registration Counseling Choice of Method FP Method Follow-up Product Sales

Health Worker Application

Registration Counseling Choice of Method FP Method Follow-up

CHW (on the left) provides FP counseling in the village of Dowa in the commune of Toffo

Mme GANDJALO Lonie and her husband after choosing to get an implant at the health facility of Koudopoe in Z

Monitoring and Reporting

Conducted by the PRISE-C team with the health care workers.

Activity data are verified and analyzed, feedback sent to CHWs and health care workers.
Data are validated during monthly site visits. Supervisors observe case management and provide feedback.

Percentage of women who adopted an FP method by source of counseling, Feb-May 2013

14

CHW or Health Worker

43 43
50 100

Feb
Mar Apr May

Health Worker

70

92 80

13

37

CHW

31 44

50 Percentage

100

Methods chosen by clients initiating FP after counseling by a CHW using mhealth application, Feb-May 2013
Implant
6% 19% 75%

Injection IUD

Lessons Learned
SIM data cards Adapt the counseling images Ensure accessibility of FP products Management of FP rumors Monitoring of activities

Conclusions
Promising activity for scale-up Empowers female CHWs Improves communication and linkages in health system

Thank you for your attention

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