Developing a culturally appropriate family planning program for the navrongo experiment
| dc.contributor.author | Nazzar, A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Adongo, P.B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Binka, F.N. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Phillips, J.F. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Debpuur, C. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-25T14:10:13Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-16T12:23:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-25T14:10:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-10-16T12:23:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1995 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This article describes the first six months of the strategic planning process to develop a culturally appropriate community health and family planning program for a traditional community in a district of northern Ghana, served by the Navrongo Health Research Centre. To explain the context within which fertility decisions are made, this article describes the district's severe ecological, social, economic, and health constraints to family planning. It discusses related programmatic obstacles and presents the strategies developed to respond to them. A system of care has been developed that is closely coordinated with traditional leaders and communication networks. Management systems support outreach workers by emphasizing the importance of peer leadership, supervisory support, and community liaison in the implementation of village-based services. A large-scale experiment will be fielded to test the demographic impact of this approach. -Authors | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Nazzar, A., Adongo, P. B., Binka, F. N., Phillips, J. F., &Debpuur, C. (1995). Developing a culturally appropriate family planning program for the navrongo experiment. Studies in Family Planning, 26(6), 307-324. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://197.255.68.203/handle/123456789/4065 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | GEOBASE Subject Index: community health; cultural aspect; cultural context; developing country; family planning; family planning programme; fertility decision; health constraint; planning process; social policy Regional Index: Ghana, Narrongo; Ghana, Navrongo EMTREE medical terms: Africa; Africa south of the Sahara; African medicine; article; consumer; cultural anthropology; cultural factor; Demographic Factors; developing country; English Speaking Africa; family planning; Family Planning Programs; Ghana; health; health care delivery; health care planning; health service; human; organization and management; pilot study; population; population and population related phenomena; program development; rural population; social support; Western Africa Medline keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Culture; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; English Speaking Africa; Family Planning; Family Planning Programs; Ghana; Health; Health Services; Population; Population Characteristics; Rural Population; Western Africa Medline is the source for the MeSH terms of this document. MeSH: Consumer Participation; Cultural Characteristics; Family Planning Services; Ghana; Health Resources; Health Services, Indigenous; Humans; Medicine, African Traditional; Pilot Projects; Planning Techniques; Program Development; Social Support Medline is the source for the MeSH terms of this document | en_US |
| dc.title | Developing a culturally appropriate family planning program for the navrongo experiment | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |