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

Sara Riese, MA, MPH

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

wellbeing”

Coverage Area

• Only female CHWs

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

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PRISE-C

https://commcarehq.org

CHW Application Health Worker Application

Registration Registration

Counseling Counseling

Choice of Method Choice of Method

FP Method Follow-up FP Method Follow-up

Product Sales

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

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

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.

CHW

Health Worker

CHW or Health Worker

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

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

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Percentage

75%

19%6%

Methods chosen by clients initiating FP after counseling by a CHW using mhealth application, Feb-May 2013

Implant

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

Any questions?