1. Family Planning Effort Scores Results from the 2004 Round John Ross, ‘Demi Adelaja, John Stover Supported by the MEASURE Evaluation Project September 14, 2005

2. 2 Purpose To measure inputs to national family planning programs, separate from outputs such as contraceptive use or total fertility rates Assess effort in 30 components to create profiles of effort – summarize in 4 components Monitor program effort in over 90 countries over time (1972, 1982, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004)

3. 3 Component 1: Policy Policy on fertility reduction and family planning Statement by leaders Level of program leadership Policy on age at marriage Import laws and legal regulations Advertising of contraceptives allowed Involvement of other ministries and public agencies Percent of in-country funding of family planning budget

4. 4 Component 2: Services Involvement of private-sector agencies and groups Civil bureaucracy involved Community-based distribution (CBD) Social marketing Postpartum program Home-visiting workers Administrative structure Training program Personnel carry out assigned tasks Logistics and transport Supervision system Mass media for IEC Incentives and disincentives

5. 5 Component 3: Evaluation and Monitoring Record keeping Evaluation Management’s use of evaluation findings

6. 6 Component 4: Method Availability IUDs Pills or injectables Female sterilization Male sterilization Condoms Safe abortion

7. 7 Trends in Total FP Effort Score Long form score for 2004 estimated from short form score

8. 8 Trends in Total FP Effort Score with Population Weights

9. 9 Effort Trends by Region

10. 10 Close Match of 30 Effort Scores Between 1999 and 2004 Policies Services M&E Availability

11. 11 Effort Scores by Effort in 1972

12. 12 Effort Scores by Component and Region

13. 13 Percent with Reasonable Access to Each Contraceptive Method

14. 14 Strength of Justification for National Program: All Countries

15. 15 Emphasis on Special Populations: All Countries

16. 16 Influences on National Programs: All Countries

17. 17 Influences on National Programs: Distribution of Countries

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19. 19 Thank you!