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. 2014 May 30;11:39. doi: 10.1186/1742-4755-11-39

Table 3.

Description of intervention and comparison arms

Description Intervention group 1
Intervention group 2
Intervention group 3
Comparison group
Rural private providers ( Suraj Model) Urban public providers Urban private providers Mix of mid-level, public and urban providers
Location
Rural
Peri-urban
Urban
Rural, peri-urban and urban
Type of provider
Mid-level private providers (e.g. physicians, nurses, midwives, lady health visitors (LHVs))
Public providers (e.g. basic health unit (BHU), population welfare department (PWD) doctors
Private providers (e.g. doctors)
Private and public doctors and mid-level providers
S.no
Intervention components
1
Selection, training and accreditation
Selection, training, and post-training evaluation
Selection, training, and post-training evaluation
Selection, training and post-training evaluation
2
Branding, marketing: IEC material, wall chalking etc.
-
-
-
3
Field worker mobilisation
Field worker mobilisation
Field worker mobilisation
-
4 Free vouchers short-term and long-term (IUD only*) methods Free vouchers short- term and long-term methods Free vouchers short-term and long-term methods -

*According to Pakistan health policy, only qualified doctors can insert Femplant.