I'm writing to share a new technical brief from Pathfinder International, Reaching Young Married Women and First-time Parents for Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancies in Burkina Faso: http://www.pathfinder.org/publications-tools/reaching-young-married-women-first-time-parents.html. This technical brief discusses Pathfinder's experience implementing a project in Burkina Faso to reach young married women, first-time parents, and their key influencers for healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy through contraceptive use.
Burkina Faso has a high total fertility rate and low contraceptive prevalence. Girls and young women tend to marry early, and most sexual activity occurs within the context of marriage. Despite a significant need for timely and accurate sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services, there is a dearth of targeted SRH interventions for young married women and first-time parents. From 2012 to 2015, Pathfinder International worked with the Burkina Faso Ministry of Health and local partners to develop and implement a project that has supported increased contraceptive use among young married women and first-time parents for healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies. This technical brief discusses implementation experience stemming from this project, and also explores Pathfinder's approach to responding to an existing gap in evidence (how to reach these populations), through intensive qualitative and monitoring documentation.
Please share widely! Apologies for cross-posting.
Best,
Sarah
Sarah Mehta, MPH
Technical Advisor for Program Documentation
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