Family Planning Research Centre

8/3/2019 Family Planning Research Centre

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Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa

Population (2010 est)155,215,573

(growth rate: 1.9%);

birth rate: 36.0/1000;

infant mortality rate: 92.9/1000;

Relatively high levels of maternal mortality

(800 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births) Current prevalence rate for contraceptive use in

Nigeria is approximately 11% - 13%


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Preference for large families runs deep inNigerian culture

Huge majority of Nigerians belonged toreligious groups (Islam and Catholic) whichrejected Western birth control methods onmoral grounds.


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Project

funded by the Pathminder Fund

headed by Dr. Watage

Objective: Organizing and training five teams of fieldworkers to demonstrate acceptance of a new method ofbirth control.

Birth Control Implant (Implanon)

Birth Control Patch (Ortho Evra)

Main constraintonly 10 staff

Two types of training materials must be prepared


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Main Findings:10 staff to conduct the training

94 days calculated to complete the training

IssuesNot enough Human Resources

Training need to be completed in 60 days

Materials need to be prepared ahead of time

Stakeholders cooperation and endorsement is vital

Assumptions

If there is enough human resources and if the project iscompleted in 60 days, then the project should be successful.


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Stakeholders Donor

Trainers

Trainees

Health Committees/Council Community of Over-The-River Province

Community of neighboring provinces

Churches People of Nigeria


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If we want to decrease the number of days to complete theproject to 60 days, then we need extra funding ($500)

We need extra manpower on certain days to be able tocomplete the project.

Need to be specific on what task should be implemented Activities not on the critical path can be moved around

depending on the late finishing time so that the criticalpath activities can be completed on time according to

schedule. Benchmark will be based on comparing to other similar

projects.

Need to be sensitive to cultural context and values, and

religious beliefs.


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Will the project be accepted by all stakeholders? If any of the stakeholders reject the project, will

some reward (monetary or other) change theirmind?

Cultural acceptance.will the community acceptthis form of training, considering values and norms

Geographic diversitywill the training cover thewhole geographical land-area?

Supplies of contraception.where, how many,quality and consistency


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To ensure that this project is successful and

timely , we need to take into seriousconsideration the fact that, even though wemight have enough funding from the donors,enough human resources and materials,

BUT..if we do not have the cooperation andendorsement of the Stakeholders, the projectwould fail.

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