Improving Quality of Care in Family Planning : A Research and Advocacy Agenda for India

"In this book the authors review initiatives in improving the quality of care for family planning in India and bring them to the broader forum of policy-level discussions. The global Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) framework argues for voluntary rights-based family planning programmes. The rights-based approach builds on the bedrock of quality of care, which means listening to what women want, treating individuals with dignity and respect and ensuring that everyone has access to full information and high quality care. Improving the quality of care in family planning services in a country like India is crucial from individual, national and global considerations. This book critically discusses and evaluates the various interventions undertaken so far and the reasons for success and failure. It also synthesizes current research studies in India, identifies gaps and presents a research agenda to bridge this gap and accelerate progress towards improving quality of care in family planning. It presents a comprehensive framework that underscores the importance of health systems and community environments in creating enabling, motivating and empowering roles for providers and clients. The examples and perspectives presented in this book make a strong case for adoption into policy frameworks and scaling up of quality of care efforts, and identifying research priorities for strengthening the response to family planning. This book greatly contributes towards enhancing the quality of family planning care at the grass-roots level in low resource settings and is of interest to researchers and practitioners of public health, particularly community health, maternal and child health, and social work." -- prové de l'editor Front Matter ....Pages i-xxix The Need to Improve Quality of Care in India’s Family Planning (Jay Satia, Kavita Chauhan)....Pages 1-11 What is Quality? Quality of Care Frameworks (Jay Satia, Kavita Chauhan)....Pages 13-31 Steps Taken by the Government of India to Improve Quality of Care (Jay Satia, Kavita Chauhan)....Pages 33-52 Steps Taken by NGOs and the Private Sector to Improve Quality of Care (Jay Satia, Kavita Chauhan)....Pages 53-73 Review of Research Studies (Jay Satia, Kavita Chauhan)....Pages 75-104 Consensus Building on Quality of Care Priorities (Jay Satia, Kavita Chauhan)....Pages 105-118 Operationalizing the Action and Advocacy Agenda for Quality of Care (Jay Satia, Kavita Chauhan)....Pages 119-132 Developing a Research Agenda for Accelerating Progress on Improving Quality of Care (Jay Satia, Kavita Chauhan)....Pages 133-155 Enhancing Demand for Quality of Care in Family Planning in India: A Consultation Report (Jay Satia, Kavita Chauhan)....Pages 157-173 Erratum to: Review of Research Studies (Jay Satia, Kavita Chauhan)....Pages E1-E1 Back Matter ....Pages 175-196