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Family Planning Vouchers in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Systematic Review

Family Planning Vouchers in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Systematic Review

Authors :
Craig L. Lissner
Carol Bulaya
Benjamin Bellows
Sophie Inambwae
Ashish Bajracharya
Moazzam Ali
Source :
Studies in Family Planning. 47:357-370
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Wiley, 2016.

Abstract

Family planning (FP) vouchers have targeted subsidies to disadvantaged populations for quality reproductive health services since the 1960s. To summarize the effect of FP voucher programs in low- and middle-income countries, a systematic review was conducted, screening studies from 33 databases through three phases: keyword search, title and abstract review, and full text review. Sixteen articles were selected including randomized control trials, controlled before-and-after, interrupted time series analyses, cohort, and before-and-after studies. Twenty-three study outcomes were clustered around contraceptive uptake, with study outcomes including fertility in the early studies and equity and discontinuation in more recent publications. Research gaps include measures of FP quality, unintended outcomes, clients' qualitative experiences, FP voucher integration with health systems, and issues related to scale-up of the voucher approach.

Details

ISSN :
17284465 and 00393665
Volume :
47
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Studies in Family Planning
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........3faa9f2425982ead33652d165b3b2199
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/sifp.12006