Muia Esther, Blanchard Kelly, Lukhando Moses, Olenja Joyce, Liambila Wilson
Population Council, Nairobi, Kenya.
Contraception. 2002 Oct;66(4):255-60. doi: 10.1016/s0010-7824(02)00405-5.
The Consortium for Emergency Contraception introduced Postinor-2, a progestin-only EC product, into Kenya as part of its work to expand access to EC in developing countries. Introduction activities included registering Postinor-2, training providers, and developing provider and client materials. We surveyed family planning clients and providers to assess the impact of these activities. Knowledge of EC among clients and providers improved between the baseline and evaluation surveys. More women and providers had heard of EC and more providers were distributing it. Support for access to EC in Kenya also improved. The results indicate, though, that further information is needed. Only one-fifth of women at the evaluation had heard of EC and almost half of the women expressed concerns about EC at baseline and evaluation. More research and experience using novel ways of informing women about EC in Africa is needed, and information needs to address women's concerns.
紧急避孕联盟将仅含孕激素的紧急避孕产品“保仕婷2号”引入肯尼亚，作为其在发展中国家扩大紧急避孕可及性工作的一部分。引入活动包括“保仕婷2号”的注册、培训服务提供者以及编写服务提供者和客户资料。我们对计划生育客户和服务提供者进行了调查，以评估这些活动的影响。在基线调查和评估调查之间，客户和服务提供者对紧急避孕的了解有所提高。更多的女性和服务提供者听说过紧急避孕，并且更多的服务提供者在分发紧急避孕产品。肯尼亚对紧急避孕可及性的支持也有所改善。不过，结果表明仍需要更多信息。在评估时，只有五分之一的女性听说过紧急避孕，并且几乎一半的女性在基线调查和评估时对紧急避孕表示担忧。需要开展更多研究并积累经验，采用新颖的方式向非洲女性宣传紧急避孕，并且宣传信息需要解决女性的担忧。
