Authors: Siri Wood, Ericka Roberts, Aurora Anna Stout, Alain Kaboré, Allen Namagembe, Jane Cover, Marème Dia Ndiaye, Mouminatou Diokh, Farmata Sèye and Beth Balderston
Training health workers on new contraceptive methods can be costly and challenging. To address this, PATH created an online course to teach family planning providers in Senegal and Uganda how to offer a self-injection contraceptive option, DMPA-SC. This digital course includes 10 lessons on topics like informed choice and self-injection training. Rolled out in 2019-2020, the course proved especially useful during COVID-19, when in-person training was limited. Evaluations showed that most participants scored high on a knowledge test and felt more confident offering DMPA-SC after a follow-up supervision visit. Results suggest that digital training is effective, cost-efficient, and works best when combined with in-person support.
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Resource Topic: Contraception, Mobile health
Resource Type: Evaluation
Year: 2024
Region: Africa
Publisher May Restrict Access: No