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. 2022 Jan 28;19:22. doi: 10.1186/s12978-022-01325-w

Table 1.

Coordinated and integrated family planning service delivery in Rwanda themes

Major themes Minor themes Subthemes
Coordinated FP service delivery First point of contact: CHW Proximity: CHWs enable easy access to FP provider and methods
Rapport: CHWs accessible as friends and confidants
Provision: information, resupply, and counseling on side effects
CHW refers client to health center CHW may accompany client to health center
Pregnancy tests in case of delayed resupply
Unmanageable side effects
Medical tests at the health center Tests prior to initiation of new method
Tests during sustained use
Nurses transfer client back to CHW Clients transferred back to CHWs for resupply of short term methods
CHWs reconnect with all clients
Coordinated integration of FP during antenatal and postnatal care Timing of integration FP information during pregnancy
FP initiation during infant health checks